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SP-ICON 250 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Part (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Farewell of Slavyanka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Blokada Leningrada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Part's chin.
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160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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156 lbs
42 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Part!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Leningrada does no damage.
Part forces Leningrada back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leningrada.
Leningrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Part.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leningrada.
Leningrada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leningrada tries to throw a body punch but Part avoids it by throwing Leningrada back against the cage.
Leningrada prevents a takedown attempt there.
I was talking to Part's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Part blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
Part lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leningrada backwards.
Leningrada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Part.
Part using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada misses with some punches.
Part tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leningrada's elbow.
Part throws an elbow but it misses.
Leningrada stops a takedown attempt from Part.
Part crunches a lovely knee into Leningrada's ribcage.
Part breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Part closes the distance and clinches.
Leningrada misses with a punch to the body.
Part breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Part connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Part has taken the fight to the clinch.
Part working aggressively here.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leningrada prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Part tries to break the clinch but Leningrada is controlling the position.
Leningrada can't find room to land a body shot as Part controls the action.
Leningrada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leningrada lands with a short shot to the head.
Leningrada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Part tries for a takedown but Leningrada manages to get underhooks.
Part is looking for a takedown.
Leningrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leningrada stops a takedown attempt from Part.
Leningrada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Part is working for takedown but Leningrada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Leningrada - that landed with a thud.
Leningrada misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leningrada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Part tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leningrada misses with a knee strike.
Part looking for a takedown.
Leningrada tries to throw a body punch but Part avoids it by throwing Leningrada back against the cage.
Part blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leningrada tries to throw a body punch but Part avoids it by throwing Leningrada back against the cage.
Part utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leningrada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Part backwards.
Part tries to pull guard but Leningrada won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leningrada is defending well.
Part avoiding damage as Leningrada throws knees to the body.
Leningrada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Part blocks it with crossed arms.
Leningrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Part works on Leningrada's body with a couple of short punches.
Part looking to throw knees to the head but Leningrada is blocking nicely.
Leningrada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leningrada avoiding damage as Part throws knees to the body.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Leningrada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leningrada working aggressively here.
Leningrada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Part managing to block the knees to the body from Leningrada.
Part looking for a takedown.
Part swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Part changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leningrada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Part blocks a jab.
Part clinches.
Leningrada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leningrada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Part backwards.
Leningrada misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leningrada throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Part.
Part struggles to land a body shot inside as Leningrada controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leningrada.
Part tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leningrada's elbow.
Leningrada misses with a knee to the head.
Leningrada gets underhooks to prevent Part's takedown attempt.
Part misses with a knee strike.
Leningrada pushes Part back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Part avoiding damage as Leningrada throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leningrada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Part.
Leningrada pushes Part up against the cage in a clinch.
Part is trying to drag Leningrada to the mat but Leningrada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Leningrada.
Part managing to block the knees to the body from Leningrada.
Leningrada working aggressively here.
Part is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leningrada is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leningrada obliges.
Leningrada misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada misses with a punch to the body.
Part blocking some punches.
Leningrada has a couple of punches blocked by Part.
Leningrada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Part blocks it with crossed arms.
Leningrada misses with a knee to the head.
Leningrada lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Part swings wildly with an uppercut but Leningrada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leningrada stops a takedown attempt from Part.
Part is working for takedown but Leningrada is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leningrada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leningrada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Part tries to pull guard but Leningrada holds him up against the cage and eventually Part drops back down to his feet.
Leningrada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Part using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leningrada working aggressively here.
Leningrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Part uses good head movement to avoid it.
Part is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hand to the body from Part.
Part's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Part looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chris Part is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Part throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leningrada misses with a head kick.
Part takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leningrada just misses with a punch to the body.
Part shoots in looking for a takedown but Leningrada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Part's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Part displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leningrada throws out the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Part shoots in looking for a takedown but Leningrada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Part's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leningrada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Part is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Leningrada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Leningrada can't find room to land a body shot as Part controls the action.
Blokada Leningrada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leningrada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leningrada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Part backwards.
Leningrada tries a body shot but Part blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Part breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leningrada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Part tries to close the distance and clinch but Leningrada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chris Part seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leningrada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Part.
Leningrada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Part drives through and clinches with Leningrada against the cage.
Part fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Part changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leningrada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leningrada misses with a straight right.
Part wants to clinch up but Leningrada keeps it at a distance.
Leningrada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leningrada wants it to stay on the feet.
Leningrada let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Part throws a right and a left that Leningrada avoids nicely.
Leningrada lands a nice hook to Part's body. Part takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leningrada rushes Part and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Leningrada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Leningrada.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Part blocking some punches.
Leningrada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Part.
Part fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Leningrada fails to land.
Leningrada throws a head punch that misses.
Part trying to land knees to the body.
Part looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Part.
Part tries to stall but Leningrada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leningrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Part.
Part with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leningrada lands a nice shot to the body.
Part wants to get back to striking at distance but Leningrada won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Part tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Leningrada to counter with a crisp jab.
Part wants to clinch
and Leningrada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Part stuffs the takedown.
Part tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Part is looking to chop away at Leningrada's legs.
Part misses with a series of wild punches.
Leningrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Part has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Part looking for a takedown.
Part breaks the clinch.
Part shoots in looking for a takedown. Leningrada tries to sprawl out of it but Part keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leningrada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leningrada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Part.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leningrada blocks the body kick.
Leningrada is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Part tries to clinch there but Leningrada circles away.
Leningrada throws a jab but it's blocked by Part.
Leningrada throws a sloppy head kick and Part moves out of range easily.
Leningrada throws a right hand that Part ducks under and follows up with a left that Part also avoids with ease.
Part goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Part uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leningrada.
Part dodges the punch combination from Leningrada.
Leningrada moves into range and clinches up with Part.
Leningrada lands a hook that snaps the head of Part backwards.
Leningrada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leningrada scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leningrada.
Leningrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Part.
Leningrada stops a takedown attempt from Part.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Part. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leningrada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leningrada throws a head punch that misses.
Part tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leningrada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Part is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Part is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leningrada is defending well for now.
Leningrada tries to throw a body punch but Part avoids it by throwing Leningrada back against the cage.
Leningrada tries a knee to the head but Part blocks it.
Part is trying to trip Leningrada. He has hold of a leg but Leningrada is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Part persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Leningrada is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Part has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Part wants to get back to striking at distance but Leningrada won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Part or not.
Leningrada misses with some punches.
Part taking a breather.
Leningrada misses with a punch to the body.
Part tries for a takedown. No joy.
Part blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Part pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Part takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leningrada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Part avoids the body shot from Leningrada.
Part tries to keep at a distance but Leningrada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Part tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blokada Leningrada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leningrada gets through Part's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Part wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Part.
Leningrada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Part blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
Part drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leningrada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Part tries a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks it.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Leningrada.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blokada Leningrada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leningrada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blokada Leningrada!
Blokada Leningrada bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter has managed to clinch.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzeneg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baxter walks away with a smile on his face. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baxter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baxter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schwarzenegs head.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzeneg avoids it.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
Baxter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schwarzeneg's efforts to push away.
Baxter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter thumps Schwarzeneg with a low kick.
Ryan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Schwarzeneg avoids them all with ease.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Schwarzeneg backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Roger Schwarzeneg has been cut.
Baxter forces Schwarzeneg back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schwarzeneg breaks from the clinch.
Schwarzeneg throws a series of strikes that have Baxter backpedaling.
Baxter takes the fight into the clinch.
Baxter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but Baxter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schwarzeneg is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Baxter to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Baxter.
Baxter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schwarzeneg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxter clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
Schwarzeneg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzeneg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baxter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter misses with a two punch combination.
Baxter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baxter avoids the head kick by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baxter gets through Schwarzeneg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg takes a shot to the head.
Baxter scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Baxter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baxter leaves Schwarzeneg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baxter lands a head kick!
Baxter moves into range and clinches up with Schwarzeneg.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks it.
Baxter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schwarzeneg is defending well for now.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baxter walks away with a smile on his face. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baxter has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Baxter swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwarzeneg.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwarzeneg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baxter throws a series of strikes that have Schwarzeneg backpedaling.
Schwarzeneg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baxter rushes Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter lands a head kick. Schwarzeneg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baxter scores with a head kick.
Schwarzeneg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Schwarzeneg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schwarzeneg shoots in and drives through. Baxter sprawls well.
Schwarzeneg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baxter defends well and Schwarzeneg ends up having to push Baxter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baxter has closed the distance and engaged Schwarzeneg in a clinch.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Baxter.
Baxter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzeneg's face.
A body shot lands from Baxter.
Schwarzeneg is looking to break free of the clinch but Baxter has double underhooks.
Baxter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwarzeneg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baxter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
Baxter pushes Schwarzeneg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxter lands an uppercut.
Baxter digs a right hand into Schwarzeneg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schwarzeneg's gas tank.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schwarzeneg gets tackled into the cage by Baxter. Baxter maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schwarzeneg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter looks to land a combination. Schwarzeneg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Baxter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarzeneg controls his hands.
Schwarzeneg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage as Baxter throws knees to the body.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryan Baxter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baxter prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Baxter.
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baxter defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baxter duly obliges.
Schwarzeneg dodges the punch combination from Baxter.
Baxter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baxter, right into the meat.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Baxter looks to move away, Schwarzeneg throws a big counter combo bu Baxter just gets out of the way.
Baxter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg blocks an elbow strike.
Baxter lands a nice elbow.
Baxter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Schwarzeneg avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Schwarzeneg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Baxter working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baxter.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baxter defends it nicely.
Baxter unleashes a big counter combination but Schwarzeneg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Schwarzeneg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Baxter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter gets through Schwarzeneg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baxter misses with an elbow over the top.
Schwarzeneg managing to block the knees to the body from Baxter.
Baxter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schwarzeneg or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter lands an uppercut.
Schwarzeneg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baxter smiles and moves away.
Ryan Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarzeneg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baxter defends well and Schwarzeneg ends up having to push Baxter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baxter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter closes the distance and pushes Schwarzeneg back into the cage.
Baxter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarzeneg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baxter.
Schwarzeneg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Roger Schwarzeneg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
Baxter drives through and clinches with Schwarzeneg against the cage.
Baxter working hard to break the clinch.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzeneg avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzeneg has Baxter pressed against the cage, preventing Baxter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schwarzeneg fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg is trying to break the clinch but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands an elbow that stopped Schwarzeneg in his tracks for a moment.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter jabs Schwarzeneg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter has closed the distance and engaged Schwarzeneg in a clinch.
Baxter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schwarzeneg backwards.
A right hand to the body from Baxter.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baxter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Roger Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Baxter does no damage.
Baxter darts in and clinches Schwarzeneg up against the cage.
Baxter breaks from the clinch.
Schwarzeneg gets a double leg takedown into Baxter's guard.
Schwarzeneg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baxter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schwarzeneg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schwarzeneg landing some decent shots from guard.
Schwarzeneg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baxter has Schwarzeneg pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg trying to control but Baxter is working from the bottom.
Baxter controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Baxter throws a series of punches but Schwarzeneg avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baxter.
Schwarzeneg throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter gets a clinch.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard and drags Baxter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Baxter is in close to Schwarzeneg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baxter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Baxter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baxter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Baxter!
Ryan Baxter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo comes to the cage accompanied by On The Floor. Luis Guerrero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
153 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guerrero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Polo somewhat.
Polo throws a poor cross that misses
and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Polo!
You can see the frustration on Polo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
My spies in LOD: Xtreme MMA inform me that Guerrero has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Polo is not content to let Guerrero control the position.
An elbow from Guerrero crashes against the mat.
Guerrero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Polo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Guerrero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo regains half guard.
Polo manages to get to full guard.
Guerrero throws a big right hand that misses.
Guerrero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Polo has control of Guerrero's left arm, preventing Guerrero from doing any damage.
Guerrero wants to control from the top but Polo keeps moving.
Guerrero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Polo trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Guerrero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polo pulls Guerrero in close to prevent any damage.
Guerrero's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Polo has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Guerrero is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guerrero works over Polo with some ground and pound from guard.
Polo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Polo trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Guerrero throwing strikes from guard but Polo blocks nicely.
Polo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Polo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guerrero tries to get to full guard but Polo has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero trying to control from the bottom.
Polo prevents Guerrero from improving his position.
Polo slips a nice elbow through Guerrero's hands, connecting with Guerrero's forehead.
Guerrero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guerrero is defending against the submission attempts here by Polo.
Guerrero wants to sweep but Polo has passed to side control!
Guerrero manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guerrero is concentrating on defense, preventing Polo from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is not content to let Polo control the position.
Polo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guerrero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guerrero has given up his back here.
Polo lands a shot to the head.
Polo has the hooks in. Guerrero is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Guerrero looking very determined here, making life difficult for Polo.
Polo is hanging on to Guerrero's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo lands punches and elbows.
Polo is trying to stick to Guerrero's back but Guerrero is turning into Polo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Polo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Guerrero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marco Polo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Polo throws a right hand that Guerrero ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerrero also avoids with ease.
Polo tries to clinch up.
Guerrero changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerrero throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guerrero, as that shot connected.
A nice combination there by Polo.
Polo shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guerrero drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Polo defends it well.
Polo walks into a jab.
Polo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo lands a head kick!
Guerrero gets the takedown into side control.
Polo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerrero stuffs the takedown.
Guerrero throws out a counter right but Polo avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt.
Polo throws a leg kick
and Guerrero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Guerrero.
Polo keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Guerrero postures up in Polo's guard and throws a big left but Polo blocks it.
Guerrero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polo is trying to control the position but Guerrero postures up.
Polo has his foot on Guerrero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Guerrero works his way back into a safe position though.
Guerrero working some strikes from top position.
Polo working a defensive guard here.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polo keeping full guard, as Guerrero tries to pass.
Polo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polo has control of Guerrero's left arm, preventing Guerrero from doing any damage.
Guerrero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guerrero throws a big elbow that misses.
Guerrero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marco Polo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guerrero won't allow Polo to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Polo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guerrero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polo has momentary wrist control but Guerrero slips an elbow through the middle.
Polo pulls Guerrero in close to his closed guard and prevents Guerrero from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guerrero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Polo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guerrero misses with a hook.
Polo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to control but Polo postures up.
Polo controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerrero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Polo is looking to take a break and control but Guerrero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guerrero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guerrero takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Guerrero is looking for a sweep.
Guerrero manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guerrero trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Guerrero will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Polo.
Polo slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Guerrero enables Polo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guerrero manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Polo looking to pass the guard.
Guerrero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero wants to hit a switch here but Polo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Guerrero there!
Polo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guerrero is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guerrero is looking to escape.
Polo is really struggling to control Guerrero but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Polo unloading with bombs!
Polo wants to control the pace but Guerrero is squirming around nicely.
Guerrero tries to hold on but Polo pushes him away.
Polo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Guerrero tries to hold on but Polo postures up.
Guerrero is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Polo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Guerrero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Polo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Guerrero working to try and regain half guard.
Polo lands a big elbow.
Polo misses with a head shot.
Polo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Polo wants to control the pace but Guerrero is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Polo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guerrero wants to hold on but Polo pushes him away.
Polo with shots to the head and body - Guerrero looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guerrero is working to get back to half guard.
Polo wants to control the pace but Guerrero is squirming around nicely.
Guerrero tries to hold on but Polo postures up.
Guerrero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Polo looking to finish Guerrero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guerrero!
Guerrero is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is still trying to improve position.
Guerrero wants to control but Polo is having none of it.
Polo lands a big shot there that rocks Guerrero but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Guerrero is desperately trying to improve his position but Polo has a good base and remains in mount.
Guerrero tries to improve his position but instead Polo has taken his back!
Guerrero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Polo softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Guerrero tries to break free.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polo looking for the choke but no joy.
Polo missing with punches from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Polo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Polo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Polo!
Our winner, Marco Polo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frey Grabovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Sherry Monocle. Frey Grabovski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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32
171 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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28
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frey Grabovski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabovski lands with a nice body kick.
Grabovski staying out of range there.
Grabovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a big counter combination but Grabovski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grabovski blocks a head kick by Morgan.
As Morgan backs off Grabovski throws a huge counter combo but Morgan manages to avoid it all.
Jab by Morgan.
Grabovski misses with the combination.
Simon Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morgan.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
Grabovski throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Morgan works over Grabovski's head and body with a nice combination.
Morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grabovski.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Grabovski feints the counter takedown.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Grabovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grabovski throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grabovski slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Grabovski moves into the clinch.
Grabovski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
Morgan cracks Grabovski with an open hand slap.
Grabovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Grabovski.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabovski manages to avoid it.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Grabovski counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan being controlled here, momentarily.
Grabovski stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Grabovski is pushing down on Morgan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morgan is fighting to maintain full guard but Grabovski has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabovski prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Grabovski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grabovski wants to pass the guard but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grabovski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morgan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Grabovski is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Morgan lands.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabovski can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Grabovski tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Grabovski.
Grabovski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morgan is trying to defend but Grabovski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grabovski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morgan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabovski unleashes a big counter combination but Morgan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Grabovski slips the punch.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan throws the left hand but Grabovski avoids the punch easily.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grabovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Grabovski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabovski fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grabovski wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Grabovski takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Grabovski blocks a jab.
Simon Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Grabovski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Grabovski.
Grabovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Simon Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabovski.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grabovski checks it well.
Despite the aggression on Grabovski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grabovski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabovski.
And Grabovski tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Simon Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabovski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Grabovski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabovski.
Grabovski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Grabovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Grabovski moves into range and clinches up with Morgan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan jabs Grabovski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan lunges at Grabovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabovski's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that second round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morgan throws a series of punches but Grabovski avoids them all with ease.
And Grabovski tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
Grabovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morgan tries to bum rush Grabovski with a series of wild strikes but Grabovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grabovski counters by moving into the clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Grabovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan cracks Grabovski with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Grabovski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Grabovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabovski tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Grabovski misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Grabovski's head but Grabovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Grabovski does no damage.
Grabovski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan stuns Grabovski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabovski fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Grabovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabovski doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Grabovski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grabovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Grabovski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Grabovski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Morgan misses with a double jab
so Grabovski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Grabovski is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabovski works the jab nicely.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Grabovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Grabovski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grabovski gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Grabovski there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Morgan!
An out of breath Simon Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jens Kylling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylling comes to the cage accompanied by Agonoize - Bäng Bäng Goodbye . Dellaria has chosen Kill or Become by CANNIBAL CORPSE as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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143 lbs
16 - 24 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jens Kylling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Dellaria!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kylling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Dellaria. Beautiful body shot.
Kylling misses with a two punch combination.
Jens Kylling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dellaria throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Kylling misses.
Kylling tries to clinch up
and Dellaria counters with a takedown into side control.
Kylling sneaks out the side door and pushes Dellaria away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dellaria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kylling lands with a slapping head kick.
Dellaria is rocked!
Kylling throws a sloppy head kick and Dellaria moves out of range easily.
Dellaria is still on wobbly legs! Can Kylling finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Dellaria there.
Kylling seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kylling tries to land a leg kick but Dellaria saw it coming and moves away.
Dellaria avoids the body shot from Kylling.
Dellaria wants to counter the offense by Kylling and move into the clinch position.
Dellaria seems to have recovered his senses.
Kylling jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dellaria.
Dellaria looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kylling!
Dellaria trying to control the action but Kylling is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kylling is trying to get back to half guard.
Dellaria controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kylling struggling a bit here.
Kylling is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kylling is pushing Dellaria's head away, looking to escape. Dellaria manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Kylling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kylling is letting Dellaria control him for a moment.
Kylling tries to buck Dellaria off but Dellaria is having none of it.
Dellaria trying to control the action but Kylling is working from the bottom.
Dellaria wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kylling, who protects the arm well.
Kylling is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria controls the position from side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kylling clinches up with Dellaria and pushes him back against the cage.
Kylling missing with knees to the body.
Kylling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellaria.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dellaria.
Dellaria looking for a takedown.
Kylling misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kylling.
Kylling lands a nice knee to the body.
Kylling utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kylling really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria lands a right hand.
Dellaria looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kylling tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dellaria avoids it.
Dellaria avoiding damage as Kylling throws knees to the body.
Kylling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dellaria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kylling is defending well for now.
Dellaria can't get the takedown.
Dellaria misses with a punch to the body.
Dellaria lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kylling pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dellaria has picked Kylling up - he's going for a ride! Dellaria dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dellaria wants to free his trapped foot but Kylling is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kylling is refusing to be controlled, as Dellaria sits in half guard.
Kylling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dellaria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Kylling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dellaria misses the jab.
Kylling lands a leg kick that knocks Dellaria off balance momentarily.
Kylling scores with a leg kick.
Kylling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dellaria.
Kylling throws an overhand right that lands on Dellaria's shoulder, as Dellaria tries to avoid the shot.
Dellaria throws a head kick that Kylling semi-blocks.
Dellaria shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dellaria was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kylling struggling a bit here.
Dellaria controls the position.
Kylling tries to bench press Dellaria off him but Dellaria keeps the position.
The ground and pound from Dellaria seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dellaria misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kylling wants to get back to his feet.
Dellaria tries to advance to mount but Kylling denies him.
Kylling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kylling is working hard here to advance position.
Kylling manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Well, if Kylling is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kylling is trying to control. Dellaria wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kylling wants to take a breather but Dellaria is having none of it.
Kylling trying to mount his opponent but Dellaria defends it.
Dellaria wants to get back to full guard.
Dellaria has his hands clasped together around Kylling's back. He's all about the action.
Jens Kylling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kylling trying to control the action but Dellaria is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria strikes from the bottom but Kylling passes into mount!
Kylling looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kylling has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dellaria's face.
Dellaria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kylling controlling the pace for now.
Dellaria is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kylling controlling from mount.
Kylling dominating with strikes here.
Dellaria tries to reverse the position but Kylling maintains control.
Kylling content just to control the position here.
Kylling lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellaria really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kylling controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Kylling dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dellaria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kylling is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kylling throws a body punch but Dellaria moves out of range.
Kylling has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kylling throws a leg kick but Dellaria checks it.
Dellaria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kylling.
A punch lands to the side of Dellaria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kylling throws an off balance right hand
and Dellaria counters with a nice body shot.
Kylling is looking to chop away at Dellaria's legs.
Kylling sets himself, and Dellaria steps forward looking for the clinch! Kylling avoids it this time.
Dellaria swats away the attempt to clinch by Kylling.
Kylling misses with a low kick.
Dellaria wants to counter the offense by Kylling and move into the clinch position.
Kylling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dellaria manages to avoid it.
Dellaria defending well as Kylling loads up on a big left hand.
Kylling connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellaria staying out of range there.
Dellaria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dellaria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dellaria defending well as Kylling loads up on a big left hand.
Dellaria throws a sloppy head kick and Kylling moves out of range easily.
Kylling takes a swing at Dellaria's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria throws a sloppy head kick and Kylling moves out of range easily.
Kylling looks to throw the jab but Dellaria is out of range.
Dellaria steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kylling.
Dellaria avoids the body shot from Kylling.
Kylling misses the jab.
Kylling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kylling is looking to clinch but Dellaria is avoiding it.
Dellaria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dellaria looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kylling has one foot on Dellaria's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dellaria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kylling manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kylling throws a hook to the side of Dellaria's head but Dellaria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dellaria looks to land a right hand but Kylling moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Dellaria.
Dellaria fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kylling.
Dellaria lands a head kick!
Kylling tries to clinch but Dellaria moves away
and Dellaria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kylling. Dellaria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dellaria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kylling fails to land with a series of punches.
Dellaria misses with an uppercut.
Kylling lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dellaria's sensitive parts.
Dellaria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jens Kylling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kylling fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dellaria checks it well.
Dellaria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kylling tries to clinch up.
Kylling walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kylling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dellaria can do to turn this around?
Dellaria throws a wild body kick that Kylling sees coming a mile off.
Kylling clinches up with Dellaria and pushes him back against the cage.
Kylling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kylling missing with knees to the body.
Kylling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellaria.
Dellaria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kylling tries to land knees in the clinch but Dellaria avoids the damage to the body.
Kylling misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dellaria.
Jens Kylling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kylling misses with an elbow over the top.
Dellaria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dellaria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kylling is keeping busy.
Jens Kylling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dellaria throws an elbow but it misses.
Dellaria can't find room to land a body shot as Kylling controls the action.
Dellaria digs a right hand into Kylling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kylling's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria tries to land knees in the clinch but Kylling avoids the damage to the body.
Dellaria wants a takedown but no success here.
Dellaria misses with the head strike.
Dellaria tries to throw a body punch but Kylling avoids it by throwing Dellaria back against the cage.
Kylling blocks an elbow strike from Dellaria.
Greg Dellaria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dellaria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kylling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dellaria can't find room to land a body shot as Kylling controls the action.
Dellaria tries to work over Kylling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dellaria has a couple of punches blocked by Kylling.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jens Kylling.
Well Kylling has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Kylling!
Jens Kylling made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
Greg Dellaria spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to all the fans in the audience tonight...I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z- Big Pimpin. Goins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay-Z - Tom Ford. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33 - 18 - 5 |
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins misses with the combination.
Goins scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Goins.
Henderson cracks Goins with a good jab.
Goins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Henderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Goins moves forwards but Henderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Goins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Henderson lands.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goins tries to clinch up.
Goins cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Goins's head but Goins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
Goins throws a series of strikes that have Henderson backpedaling.
Donk. Henderson catches Goins right on the button with a cross.
Goins misses with a head kick.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goins.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Henderson. Goins shrugs it off though.
Goins misses with a head kick.
Goins misses with a combination
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Goins connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Goins.
Goins moves out of range of the strikes.
Goins is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goins wants it to stay on the feet.
Goins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Leroy Goins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goins throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
Goins thuds his shin into the meat of Henderson's side.
Goins throws a sloppy head kick
and Henderson counters with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henderson, as that shot connected.
Henderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goins is looking to land body kicks.
Goins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a low kick, right behind Goins 's knee.
Goins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goins misses with a looping left.
Goins darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goins's guard.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Goins's brow.
Henderson won't allow Goins to sweep him here.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Goins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goins working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goins's head.
Goins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Goins trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson postures up in Goins's guard and throws a big left but Goins blocks it.
Henderson trying to control but Goins is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goins trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goins's head.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Goins is quick to defend against it.
A head kick misses from Goins.
Goins throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Goins tries to clinch up.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Goins misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Goins throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Goins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson is looking to slow Goins down with leg kicks.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Goins.
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson cracks Goins with a big right hand but Goins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Goins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goins takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henderson grinds an elbow into Goins's temple.
Goins gets back to half guard.
Henderson working Goins over with strikes.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard.
Goins tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Henderson working over Goins with some ground and pound. Goins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goins tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson trying to control the action but Goins is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is nestled in close to Goins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henderson connects with a nice short shot to Goins's temple.
Henderson wants to control but Goins is keeping him busy.
Goins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goins pushes Henderson off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goins.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Goins had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goins can do to turn this around?
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
Goins lands a jab-cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goins checks a leg kick.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goins's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Goins wants to clinch
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goins tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Goins.
Goins moves out of range of the leg kick from Henderson.
Goins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Goins.
Sloppy strikes from Goins. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Goins.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Goins moves out of range.
Goins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Henderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goins really felt that one!
Some wild striking there from Goins.
It appears Henderson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Goins walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Goins's body.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson throws out a leg kick but Goins moves out of range and Henderson only half commits.
Henderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson stuns Goins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goins misses with a double jab.
Goins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goins misses with a wild combination.
Henderson lunges at Goins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goins's hand.
Goins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Goins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is working Goins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goins throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Goins is quick to defend against it.
Goins walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goins throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Goins misses the jab.
Goins throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Goins throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goins swivels and escapes.
Goins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Goins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Goins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henderson takes a swing at Goins's ribcage but misses.
Henderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goins on the side of the head.
Goins throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Goins misses with a few strikes there.
Goins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Goins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Henderson clobbers Goins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
Goins fails to land with a series of punches.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Goins. Those never looked like landing.
Goins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Goins off the cage and back into range.
Goins takes one to the chin there.
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goins misses with a wild combination.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson lands a high kick!
Goins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Goins misses.
Henderson lands a head kick. Goins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Goins off the cage and back into range.
Goins misses with a combination
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson lands with an overhand left.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses.
Goins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goins misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Goins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Goins tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson sizes up Goins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goins.
Goins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a kick to the body.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Goins moved out of range.
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Goins.
Goins blocks a head kick by Henderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Goins backpedaling.
Goins tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leroy Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goins.
Goins misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mike Henderson waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden's entrance music is Judgement Night by ONYX & BIOHAZARD . A fine choice. Monet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Downstait - Open Your Eyes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boros Monet!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monet looks to score with a jab to the body but Fadden is just out of range.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fadden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monet is looking to land body kicks.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Monet.
Monet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Monet. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Fadden misses.
Fadden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fadden somewhat.
Fadden moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMonet.
Monet ducks right into an uppercut from Fadden.
Fadden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Fadden does no damage.
Fadden misses the shot to the body.
Fadden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monet.
Fadden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fadden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fadden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden throws a front kick aimed at Monet's knee but Monet avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fadden.
Fadden lands a really nice looking cross but Monet seems unphased.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Monet.
Fadden is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Monet.
Monet slips under a jab from Fadden.
Monet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fadden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monet.
Fadden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fadden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monet tries a head kick but it misses.
Fadden lands a nice hook to Monet's body. Monet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monet defending well as Fadden loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Monet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Monet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fadden missing with a left hand there. Monet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monet staying out of range there.
Monet throws a sloppy head kick and Fadden moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Fadden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden misses with a wild combination.
Fadden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monet. Monet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Monet checks a leg kick.
Monet lands with a right hand.
Fadden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monet.
Monet scores with the left hand. Fadden knows he should have avoided that one.
Fadden misses with a body shot.
Monet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monet blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Fadden - just one landing.
Monet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadden.
Fadden sizes up Monet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fadden throws a shot from downtown. Monet moves away and avoids it.
Monet throws a leg kick but Fadden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fadden digs a good hook to Monet's body.
Fadden misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fadden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monet can pounce on him.
Monet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fadden lands with a straight right. Monet didn't see that one coming.
Boros Monet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fadden throws a low kick but Monet moves out of range easily.
Monet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadden.
Monet throws a hook to the side of Fadden's head but Fadden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monet throws a series of punches but Fadden avoids them all with ease.
Fadden closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monet to the mat! Monet manages to get full guard.
Fadden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Monet told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fadden throws a big right hand that misses.
Monet wants to stand but Fadden is controlling the position.
Fadden stays in close to Monet's body and controls the position.
Monet wants to stand up but Fadden is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fadden throws a front kick aimed at Monet's knee but Monet avoids it well.
Fadden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monet is out of range and Fadden settles back down.
Monet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden throws a hook but Monet blocks it.
Monet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Fadden both land. Nice combination.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fadden misses with a wild combination.
Monet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monet can do to turn this around?
Monet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fadden moves away.
Fadden throws a shot from downtown. Monet moves away and avoids it.
Monet unleashes a big counter combination but Fadden bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Monet connects with a single shot there.
Fadden misses with a left hand
enabling Monet to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fadden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fadden!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fadden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Monet stuffs the takedown attempt from Fadden. Fadden gets slowly back to his feet.
Fadden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fadden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fadden avoids the head kick by Monet.
Monet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Monet. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Monet both land. Nice combination.
Monet defending well as Fadden loads up on a big left hand.
Fadden throws a right hand that misses
and Monet counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadden. Monet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fadden lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Monet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monet slips a jab from Fadden.
Monet throws a sloppy head kick and Fadden moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden tries to bum rush Monet with a series of wild strikes but Monet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fadden tests Monet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fadden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fadden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monet counters with a right hand to the body.
John Fadden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fadden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fadden throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fadden.
No joy there for Fadden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Monet.
Monet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadden.
Fadden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monet was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadden.
Fadden throws a right hand that misses
and Monet counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Monet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monet jabs Fadden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fadden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fadden throws a body shot but no joy.
Fadden tries a low kick but Monet avoids it.
Fadden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monet moves away from the strike by Fadden.
Fadden throws a hook but Monet avoids it easily.
Monet lands with a kick to the temple. Fadden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fadden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fadden misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monet scores with a shot to the body.
Fadden misses with a left hand
and Monet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fadden throws a lazy right hand but Monet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Monet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fadden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monet manages to avoid it.
Fadden throws a poor cross that misses
and Monet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadden.
Fadden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fadden throws a jab but it's blocked by Monet.
Fadden takes a swing at Monet's ribcage but misses.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Monet.
Fadden throws a shot from downtown. Monet moves away and avoids it.
Fadden looks to land a left hand but Monet moved out of range nicely.
Monet is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Monet swings for the body but Fadden moves out of range.
Monet cracks a nice hook into Fadden's ribs.
Fadden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fadden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boros Monet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big left from Fadden misses.
Fadden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Fadden.
Monet looks to land a combination but Fadden avoids it well.
Monet tries to bum rush Fadden with a series of wild strikes but Fadden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fadden connects with a nice looking jab.
Fadden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monet. Monet obviously looking to wear him down.
Fadden throws a solid leg kick but Monet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fadden.
Monet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monet misses with a hook.
Fadden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fadden throws a body shot but no joy.
Fadden lands a nice shot to the body.
Monet misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fadden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boros Monet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fadden.
Fadden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monet defends it nicely.
Fadden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monet.
Monet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadden.
A slow jab from Fadden misses its intended target.
Monet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fadden throws a big shot that misses.
As Fadden backs off Monet throws a huge counter combo but Fadden manages to avoid it all.
Fadden throws a shot from downtown. Monet moves away and avoids it.
Monet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fadden throws out the jab.
Monet throws a counter combo.
Monet gets caught napping as Fadden dives in and scores a takedown. Monet manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monet keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Fadden content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fadden looking to sit in guard and control but Monet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monet wants to get up but he can't break Fadden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Monet won't allow Fadden to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden is pulling down on Monet's head. It's preventing any offense from Monet, at least for the moment.
Fadden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Monet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monet has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fadden is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monet moves out of range of the strikes.
Fadden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Fadden.
Fadden blocks a head kick by Monet.
Fadden checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fadden.
Fadden throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Fadden misses
and Monet counters with a head kick. That will keep Fadden thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Monet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monet lands with a right hand.
Monet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fadden.
Monet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Fadden.
Well Fadden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fadden!
John Fadden was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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40 - 20 - 1 |
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212 lbs
38 - 22 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Datsik.
Datsik scores with the left hand. Suri knows he should have avoided that one.
Datsik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Datsik missing with a left hand there. Suri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Datsik.
Suri ducks under a wild hook from Datsik.
Datsik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suri backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Datsik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri blocks a head kick by Datsik.
A counter left hand to the body from Suri misses its target.
Suri throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Datsik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suri throws a hook but Datsik blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri throws the left hand but Datsik avoids the punch easily.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Suri shakes him off and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Datsik working aggressively here.
Suri takes an elbow to the temple.
Datsik pushes Suri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik throws an elbow but it misses.
Datsik misses with a body punch.
Suri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Datsik blocks a body shot from Suri.
Suri blocking some punches.
Datsik lands an elbow inside.
Suri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Suri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike.
Suri avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Datsik throws an elbow but misses.
Suri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Datsik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Datsik lands an elbow inside.
Datsik lands an elbow just above Suri 's eye.
Suri can't find room to land a body shot as Datsik controls the action.
Datsik lands a shot to the body.
Suri is breathing heavily.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Datsik lands an uppercut.
Suri is rocked!
Datsik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Suri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Datsik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik throws an elbow but it misses.
Datsik working aggressively here.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suri avoids a wild elbow strike from Datsik.
Suri avoids a wild elbow strike from Datsik.
Suri blocks an elbow strike.
Suri misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suri.
Datsik misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Datsik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suri's brow.
Datsik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Datsik working aggressively here.
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
Suri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Suri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by Suri.
Suri blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Datsik throws an elbow but it misses.
Datsik misses with an elbow over the top.
Datsik misses with the head strike.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Suri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Suri dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik throws an elbow but it misses.
Suri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by Suri.
Suri seems to have got his legs back now.
Suri working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Datsik.
Datsik lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Suri to his knees! Datsik keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viacheslav Datsik!
Viacheslav Datsik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ephraim Baraka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil has chosen Full Retard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ephraim Baraka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephraim Baraka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ephraim Baraka has been cut.
Pencil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baraka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pencil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baraka shoots in but Pencil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baraka scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Baraka as he checks the leg kick.
Baraka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pencil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baraka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baraka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baraka looks up at the clock and then as Pencil takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Baraka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baraka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pencil has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Baraka but great work by Pencil.
Baraka tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil decides to stand back up.
Pencil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baraka.
Ephraim Baraka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil throws a chopping leg kick but Baraka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pencil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pencil tries a low kick but Baraka avoids it.
Baraka misses with a wild body shot.
Baraka has a takedown stuffed.
Pencil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pencil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baraka lands a nice looking body shot.
Pencil throws out a leg kick but Baraka moves out of range and Pencil only half commits.
Baraka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pencil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baraka is rocked!
Ephraim Baraka's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a takedown attempt
and Pencil rattles Baraka with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Baraka tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pencil dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Baraka stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wooden Pencil!
During a confident post fight interview, Wooden Pencil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Laar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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32
213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Laar feints a counter leg kick.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Laar moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Laar moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Laar down.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laar thumps Smith with a low kick.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Laar feints a counter leg kick.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Laar settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Arvo Laar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laar thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Laar saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith lands a jab to Laar's midsection.
Laar misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Laar 's knee.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Laar tries a quick counter leg kick but Smith is wise to it.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a hook but Laar blocks it.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Laar pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Laar wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laar's head.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Laar is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Laar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Laar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Laar working to try and regain half guard.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Laar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Laar is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Laar has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Smith is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Laar up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Laar's body.
Laar is trying to remain composed but Smith is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Smith is punishing Laar with strikes - can he finish him?!
Laar is really stuck here.
Laar takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Laar misses.
Smith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laar finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Laar dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Laar throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Laar seems unphased.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laar wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith throws a body punch but Laar moves out of range.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laar can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Laar seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laar moves away.
Smith checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith avoids the body shot from Laar.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Laar moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar moves out of range of the strikes.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Laar settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith blocks a head kick by Laar.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laar cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar thumps Smith with a low kick.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Laar moves away and avoids it.
Arvo Laar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Laar seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laar manages to avoid it.
Smith thumps Laar with a low kick.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Laar throws a big counter head kick but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Laar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Laar slips under a jab.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar thumps Smith with a low kick.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laar is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Laar ducks down to avoid it.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar slips a jab from Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Smith misses.
A nice side step and Laar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Smith misses.
Laar takes one to the side of the head.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Laar blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arvo Laar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Laar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Laar settles back down.
Smith swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
Laar is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Laar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laar was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Despite the aggression on Laar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Laar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Laar slips the punch.
Laar throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Laar blocks it.
Smith throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Laar moved out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Laar blocks it.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Laar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Laar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laar lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Laar's head but Laar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Laar moves away and avoids it.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laar lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Laar.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith avoids the head kick by Laar.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laar did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Laar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laar is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is keen to just control but Laar is a slippery customer.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith throwing shots but Laar is blocking nicely.
Laar wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Laar is working from the bottom.
Laar is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Laar's head.
Smith is looking to stall here but Laar recovers full guard.
Laar keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
A very excited looking Arvo Laar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Ian Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I still don't have what it takes. I must train harder.'.
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