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MFN 245: Kersikov vs. Mood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier comes into the arena with Forever Angel blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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189 lbs
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190 cm
32
195 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim looks for the body kick but Couturier saw that one coming.
Couturier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Couturier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Couturier clinches up against the cage.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couturier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kim breaks from the clinch.
Couturier has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Couturier feints and as Kim raises his hands in defense, Couturier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couturier stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Couturier trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couturier has managed to get both his arms back between Kim's legs - danger averted.
Couturier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Couturier trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kim is on top in guard.
Couturier trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Kim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier working a defensive guard here.
Kim cracks Couturier with a solid left hand.
Couturier trying to control the position here.
Kim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Couturier holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kim passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Couturier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tests Couturier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Couturier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couturier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Couturier misses with a looping right.
Kim tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Couturier connects with a looping right hand.
Couturier looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Kim shoots in and gets a takedown into Couturier's guard.
Couturier controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Couturier seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kim wants to control from the top but Couturier keeps moving.
Couturier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couturier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Couturier has control of Kim's left arm, preventing Kim from doing any damage.
Couturier keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Couturier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Couturier fails to land with a series of punches.
Couturier with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim connects with a crisp jab.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Kurtis Couturier will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Couturier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couturier misses with a series of wild punches.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Couturier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Couturier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Couturier to the ground. Kim is now in Couturier's guard.
Couturier has control of Kim's left arm, preventing Kim from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is pushing down on Couturier's leg trying to pass to half guard. Couturier is fighting to maintain full guard but Kim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Couturier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couturier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Couturier preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier is staying active underneath Kim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kim winds up and cracks Couturier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Couturier is not content to let Kim control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kim working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Couturier wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Couturier defends it.
Couturier trying to control but Kim postures up.
Kim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Couturier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kim keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Couturier misses.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Couturier shows good takedown defense.
Couturier seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Kim.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
Couturier lands a nice looking body shot.
Couturier throws a series of strikes that have Kim backpedaling.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Couturier just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim feints the counter takedown.
Kim pushes Couturier away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Couturier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Couturier is just out of range.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couturier looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Couturier down.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Couturier sprawls well. Couturier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kim gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Couturier!
Kim working away.
Couturier managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kim.
Couturier is looking for a sweep.
Kim working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier is not content to let Kim control the position.
Kim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Couturier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim cracks Couturier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Couturier being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kurtis Couturier will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kim throws a hook but Couturier blocks it.
Couturier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kim shoots for a double leg takedown but Couturier sprawls well. He's pushed Kim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Couturier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Couturier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Couturier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier landing with the ground and pound.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Couturier defends easily.
Couturier throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Couturier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couturier as he avoids it easily.
Kim shoots in and drives through. Couturier sprawls well.
Kurtis Couturier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Kim.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couturier.
Roberto Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Couturier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kim throws a head kick but Couturier moves out of range.
Couturier connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Couturier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Couturier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Couturier lands in his opponent's guard.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Couturier wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Couturier tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kim is proving hard to escape from.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couturier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Couturier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Couturier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Couturier postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Couturier wants to stand but Kim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couturier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couturier with a hook.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couturier as he avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Couturier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Couturier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kim is rocked!
It looks like Roberto Kim has been cut.
Couturier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Couturier finish him?
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and Couturier counters with a big right hand! Oh Kim is in trouble here! Couturier follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurtis Couturier!
Kurtis Couturier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Roberto Kim spoke after the fight, saying 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Jones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends. Jones Junior is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Denial by Sevendust. Davy Jones Junior acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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193 lbs
33 - 20 - 3 |
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181 cm
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193 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
33 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davy Jones Junior!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones Junior connects with a single shot there.
Jones Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickock is just out of range.
Hickock ducks under a wild hook from Jones Junior.
Hickock looks to land a left hand but Jones Junior moved out of range nicely.
Jones Junior misses with a jab to the body
and Hickock counters with a series of strikes. Jones Junior will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones Junior throws a big shot that misses.
Jones Junior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hickock thumps Jones Junior with a low kick.
Jones Junior misses with a body shot.
Jones Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Junior. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones Junior misses with a straight right.
Hickock jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jones Junior has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hickock throws a low kick but Jones Junior avoids it.
Hickock misses with a double jab
and Jones Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Junior.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Jones Junior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones Junior misses.
Jones Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Richard Hickock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hickock.
Jones Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones Junior scores with a nice strike.
Hickock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones Junior lands a nice hook to Hickock's body. Hickock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Jones Junior misses its intended target.
Jones Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hickock throws a quick counter head kick but Jones Junior was just out of range.
Jones Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hickock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Davy Jones Junior has been cut.
Jones Junior gets a double leg takedown into Hickock's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones Junior manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones Junior escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hickock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hickock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hickock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hickock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones Junior misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hickock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones Junior in his tracks.
Jones Junior misses the shot to the body.
Hickock moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones Junior is trying to break free.
Hickock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hickock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones Junior dives in for a single leg takedown but Hickock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hickock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Hickock.
Hickock tries to counter by clinching up but Jones Junior breaks away and moves out of range.
Hickock throws a series of punches but Jones Junior moves out of range.
Hickock tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones Junior shoots in for a double leg but Hickock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hickock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones Junior.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davy Jones Junior.
Jones Junior bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hickock's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock slips under a jab from Jones Junior.
Jones Junior misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones Junior fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hickock on the side of the head.
Jones Junior dives in for a single leg takedown but Hickock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Hickock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hickock moves out of range as Jones Junior strikes.
Hickock connects with a leg kick. Jones Junior looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hickock wants to land a leg kick but Jones Junior is out of range.
Jones Junior fails with the takedown.
Jones Junior connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hickock's hands.
Jones Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickock counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones Junior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hickock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones Junior.
Hickock works the jab nicely.
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 Richard Hickock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davy Jones Junior's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Jones Junior shoots in.
Hickock scores with a nice strike.
Jones Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones Junior slips a jab and a cross from Hickock.
It looks like Hickock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jones Junior slips under a jab.
Jones Junior missing with a left hand there. Hickock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hickock tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones Junior avoided it.
Jones Junior misses with a looping left.
It looked like Hickock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hickock avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Junior slips under a jab from Hickock.
Jones Junior throws a jab when Hickock was well out of range.
Jones Junior has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hickock finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones Junior's head.
Jones Junior looks to throw the jab but Hickock is out of range.
Jones Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Junior throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Hickock won't allow it.
Hickock lands a nice elbow.
Jones Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Hickock.
Jones Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones Junior is trying to break free.
Jones Junior is trying to drag Hickock to the mat but Hickock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davy Jones Junior.
Hickock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hickock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones Junior tries to break free but Hickock pushes him back against the cage.
Jones Junior has clasped his hands together around Hickock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hickock throws Jones Junior to one side and escapes!
Jones Junior throws a right and a left that Hickock avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickock misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones Junior blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hickock.
Hickock has closed the distance and engaged Jones Junior in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones Junior as Hickock tries to tie him up.
Jones Junior prevents a body shot from Hickock.
Jones Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hickock looks for the body kick but Jones Junior saw that one coming.
Hickock tries to clinch but Jones Junior is having none of it.
Hickock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones Junior shoots in but Hickock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hickock tries to counter by clinching up but Jones Junior breaks away and moves out of range.
Davy Jones Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Junior shoots in and drives through. Hickock sprawls well.
Hickock scores with a jab to the body.
Jones Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hickock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richard Hickock is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones Junior throws a series of strikes that have Hickock backpedaling.
Jones Junior loads up on a big right hand but Hickock slips the punch.
Jones Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
No joy there for Jones Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hickock lands with a good body shot.
Jones Junior looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hickock kicks off Jones Junior and gets to his feet.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Hickock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hickock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior throws a good cross that connects.
Hickock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hickock wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones Junior gets tackled into the cage by Hickock. Hickock maintains the clinch.
A short right from Hickock on the inside.
Jones Junior has had enough of the clinch but Hickock keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hickock.
Jones Junior wants to take the fight to the mat but Hickock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hickock lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jones Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davy Jones Junior's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hickock.
Hickock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Junior.
Hickock thumps Jones Junior with a low kick.
Jones Junior lands a jab.
Jones Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hickock lands a head shot.
Hickock throws a body punch but Jones Junior moves out of range.
Hickock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones Junior.
Hickock throwing a counter right hand but Jones Junior manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Junior shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hickock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hickock pulls Jones Junior in to control the position.
Hickock 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock wants to get back to his feet but Jones Junior is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hickock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hickock looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hickock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hickock holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hickock wants to get back to his feet but Jones Junior is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones Junior misses with a looping right.
Hickock defending well as Jones Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hickock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hickock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hickock with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hickock.
Hickock pushes Jones Junior away with a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Junior misses the target.
Jones Junior has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones Junior there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones Junior slips a straight right by Hickock.
Jones Junior throws a lazy right hand but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Junior.
Hickock rushes Jones Junior and presses him up against the cage.
Jones Junior's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hickock smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Hickock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davy Jones Junior.
Hickock lands with an overhand left.
Hickock throws a one two combo.
Hickock lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones Junior off the cage and back into range.
Hickock lands a right hook to the body.
Hickock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davy Jones Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickock throws the left hand but Jones Junior avoids the punch easily.
Jones Junior slips under a jab.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Junior.
Hickock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hickock!
A jab from Hickock does it's job there.
A punch combination from Hickock misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Jones Junior darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones Junior trying to control from Hickock's half guard. Hickock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hickock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones Junior can do to turn this around?
Hickock wants to stand up but Jones Junior is controlling him.
Jones Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones Junior trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Jones Junior preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hickock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hickock, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hickock!
After the big win, Richard Hickock made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tickel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Garota de Ipanema. Will Tickel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
184 lbs
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185 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Tickel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickel looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Tickel blocks an uppercut.
Tickel wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos avoiding damage.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tickel's defenses.
It looks like Will Tickel has been cut.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tickel controls his hands.
I was talking to Santos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Tickel's ribcage. Tickel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Neymar Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Tickel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos cracks Tickel with a nice body shot.
Tickel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos pushes Tickel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tickel.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tickel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Santos cracks Tickel with a nice body shot.
Tickel looks winded!
Tickel prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Tickel prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands a left hand.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tickel tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tickel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tickel's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tickel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes Tickel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tickel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tickel.
Tickel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tickel backwards.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Tickel in his tracks for a moment.
Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tickel backwards.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos pushes Tickel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tickel breaks from the clinch.
Tickel misses with a looping right.
As Tickel tries to get set, Santos tries to push him back and clinch up but Tickel manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tickel.
Santos lands a nice looking body kick.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tickel fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Tickel is rocked!
Santos plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Tickel swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Tickel face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neymar Santos!
A very excited looking Neymar Santos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eluard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Martinez Eluard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Barcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martinez Eluard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eluard throws a jab but it's blocked by Barcos.
Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but Eluard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barcos drops his hands momentarily and Eluard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barcos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barcos is nestled in close to Eluard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eluard wants to get back to his feet.
Barcos drops an elbow to the side of Eluard's head.
Eluard pushes Barcos off looking to stand but Barcos dives back in and keeps control.
Eluard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barcos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barcos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eluard to regain full guard.
Barcos 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eluard is trying to keep Barcos in close.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos looking to sit in guard and control but Eluard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eluard won't allow Barcos to sweep him here.
Eluard wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving.
Eluard tries to free his leg and advance position but Barcos is retaining full guard.
Barcos wants to sweep here but Eluard controlling him for the moment.
Barcos has a closed guard, preventing Eluard from standing up.
Barcos is trying to keep Eluard in close.
Eluard wants to pass the guard but Barcos is keeping the position.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Eluard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barcos has his hands on Eluard's head, controlling the position.
Barcos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barcos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eluard's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nicolas Barcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eluard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barcos.
Barcos shoots for a takedown but Eluard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but Eluard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barcos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barcos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eluard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eluard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barcos lands a couple of elbows.
Barcos throws a strike but Eluard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eluard passes Barcos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barcos gets full guard.
Barcos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barcos keeping full guard, as Eluard tries to pass.
Barcos 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos pulls Eluard in close to prevent any damage.
Eluard advances position into side control!
Eluard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barcos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eluard tries to advance to mount but can't.
Barcos struggling a bit here.
Barcos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eluard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four 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.
Eluard is trying to get an arm triangle but Barcos is defending well.
Barcos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Eluard's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barcos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard passes Barcos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eluard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barcos shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barcos.
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 Nicolas Barcos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eluard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barcoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eluard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barcos shoots in but Eluard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barcos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eluard defends well and Barcos ends up having to push Eluard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barcos misses with a takedown
and Eluard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Eluard circles away easily
and Eluard counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eluard counters with a straight right hand.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt - Eluard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eluard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Eluard there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eluard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barcos has time to react.
Eluard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barcos on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barcos walks into a straight right hand from Eluard.
Eluard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eluard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eluard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eluard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barcos is rocked!
Barcos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Barcos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eluard scores with a jab to the head.
Eluard slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eluard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barcos scores with a takedown into Eluard's guard.
Barcos seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos throws a big right hand that misses.
Barcos throws an elbow that misses. Eluard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barcos's guard. Nice move by Eluard!
Barcos wants to sweep here but Eluard controlling him for the moment.
Barcos is trying to keep Eluard in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard trying to control the position from guard on top but Barcos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eluard passes into half guard.
Eluard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Eluard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barcos keeps working.
Barcos trying to control but Eluard postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eluard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barcos on the side of the head.
Barcos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Eluard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eluard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez Eluard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barcos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eluard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eluard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eluard jabs at Barcos's body.
Eluard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Barcos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt - Eluard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eluard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eluard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eluard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eluard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Eluard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eluard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eluard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barcos dives in and grabs Eluard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eluard pushes down on Barcos's head and hops out.
Eluard lands with a nice body punch.
Barcos darts in looking for a takedown but Eluard gets double underhooks and turns Barcos into the cage.
Barcos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eluard finds it's way round the side to connect with Barcos's head.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown but Eluard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eluard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez Eluard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barcos takes one to the side of the head.
Eluard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barcos shoots and misses
and Eluard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eluard lands a nice shot to the body.
Barcos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eluard scores with a decent looking hook.
Barcos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barcos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eluard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eluard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martinez Eluard 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! This is the final round!
Eluard jabs at Barcos's body.
Eluard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barcos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eluard tries to avoid it but Barcos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eluard to the ground. Eluard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barcos misses with a takedown attempt
and Eluard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eluard lands a jab to the nose.
Barcos shoots in but Eluard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eluard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Eluard duly obliges.
Eluard connects with a looping right hand.
Eluard slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eluard connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Eluard.
Eluard drops Barcos with a big left hand and mounts him. Barcos is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barcos is trying to escape the mount.
Eluard has hold of Barcos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barcos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eluard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Eluard looking to control but Barcos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eluard swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barcos is now in Eluard's guard. A big mistake from Eluard there, giving up the dominant position!
Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barcos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eluard's head.
Barcos working some strikes from top position.
Barcos throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eluard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barcos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Eluard's head.
Eluard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barcos throws a big elbow that misses.
Barcos lands a couple of digs.
Eluard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcos.
Eluard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barcos is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eluard is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eluard gets to his feet - Barcos follows without any prompting.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Eluard circles away easily
and Eluard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barcos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eluard counters with a nice uppercut.
Barcos tries for a takedown but Eluard circles away easily
and Barcos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eluard cracks Barcos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barcos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eluard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eluard lands a head shot.
Eluard connects with a body shot.
Eluard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barcos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eluard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barcos scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Eluard.
Barcos takes one on the button.
Eluard slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eluard connects with a nice looking jab.
Barcos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barcos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barcos there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Eluard. Beautiful body shot.
Barcos goes for a double leg but Eluard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eluard continues to drive forward.
Eluard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barcos tries to counter with a takedown but Eluard is quick to defend against it.
Eluard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eluard thuds his right hand into Barcos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barcos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eluard circles away.
Eluard cracks Barcos with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martinez Eluard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eluard 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martinez Eluard!
Martinez Eluard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andy Chick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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219 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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Chick. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chick.
A combination from Chick does no damage.
No luck for Chantry with that takedown attempt.
Chick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chantry attempts a counter takedown but Chick avoids it well and moves away.
Chick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chantry shoots in looking for a takedown but Chick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chantry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chantry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chick to the ground. Chantry is now in Chick's guard.
Chick looking for a sweep. Not yet Chick, not yet.
Chick wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chantry is one step ahead there.
Chantry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chantry throws a big right hand that misses.
Chantry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chick is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Chantry presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Chick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chick lands a nice shot that snaps Chantry's head back.
Chantry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chantry fails with the takedown.
Chick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chick!
Chick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick cracks Chantry with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chantry to stand back up!
Chantry is rocked!
Chantry switches off momentarily and Chick cracks him with a monster right hand! Chantry topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Chick dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Chick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Chick!
A relieved looking Andy Chick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dancing Buddha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zorba Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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211 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Beast.
A slow jab from Beast misses its intended target.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast slips under a jab from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the head kick by Beast.
Beast fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast lands a lovely overhand right.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a nice combination. Beast backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by The Dancing Buddha.
Beast has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA in the buildup to the fight.
The Dancing Buddha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dancing Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and The Dancing Buddha moves out of range easily.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the side of Beast's head but Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a double jab
and Beast counters with a leg kick.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dancing Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beast avoids the body shot from The Dancing Buddha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beast slips under a jab from The Dancing Buddha.
Beast went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Dancing Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast works over The Dancing Buddha's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Zorba The Dancing Buddha has been cut.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. The Dancing Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a jab to the body.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a jab to the body.
The Dancing Buddha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beast.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast misses with a hook.
The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Beast lands.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab.
The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dancing Buddha lands a jab to the nose.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha throws a looping overhand right but Beast ducks down to avoid it.
Beast takes a swing at The Dancing Buddha's ribcage but misses.
The Dancing Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beast scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a shot to the body.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha moves away.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dancing Buddha.
Beast takes one on the button.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast connects with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha throws a right hand that misses
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - The Dancing Buddha coming out on top.
Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on The Dancing Buddha's shoulder, as The Dancing Buddha tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
The Dancing Buddha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Beast.
Beast on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Beast.
The Dancing Buddha throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
The Dancing Buddha throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Beast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Dancing Buddha throws a body shot but no joy.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dancing Buddha digs a good body shot into Beast's ribs.
The Dancing Buddha throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
Beast throws a wild body kick that The Dancing Buddha sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dancing Buddha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Dancing Buddha lands a slapping body shot.
The Dancing Buddha lunges at Beast with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beast's hand.
Beast avoids the body shot from The Dancing Buddha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zorba The Dancing Buddha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zorba The Dancing Buddha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beast throws a head kick that misses.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
Beast misses with an uppercut. The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook to the body
and Beast makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beast connects with the punch.
Beast misses with a body punch
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
It looked like Beast wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBeast.
Beast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beast misses with a straight right.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast tests The Dancing Buddha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Dancing Buddha misses the jab.
Beast wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dancing Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Billy Beast is winning the standup battle so far.
Beast scores with a spinning back kick!
The Dancing Buddha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
Beast throws the left hand but The Dancing Buddha avoids the punch easily.
Beast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Dancing Buddha is breathing heavily.
The Dancing Buddha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The Dancing Buddha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast's corner calls for a 1-2. Beast obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a jab to the body
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast looks to land a body kick but The Dancing Buddha moved away.
Beast throws a wild body kick that The Dancing Buddha sees coming a mile off.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beast slips a jab from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Beast fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Dancing Buddha avoids a kick to the body.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on The Dancing Buddha's shoulder, as The Dancing Buddha tries to avoid the shot.
The Dancing Buddha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beast cracks The Dancing Buddha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Dancing Buddha 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.
Beast blocks a jab.
The Dancing Buddha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast scores with a leg kick.
Beast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beast looks to land a right hand but The Dancing Buddha moved out of range.
The Dancing Buddha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Dancing Buddha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Dancing Buddha throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
It appears Beast was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Dancing Buddha throws a series of punches but Beast avoids them all with ease.
The Dancing Buddha lands a right hook to the body.
Beast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Dancing Buddha finds it's way round the side to connect with Beast's head.
Beast misses with a hook to the body
and The Dancing Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dancing Buddha misses with an uppercut
and Beast counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beast connects with the punch.
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!
Beast scores with a nice body kick.
Beast lands a nice shot that snaps The Dancing Buddha's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dancing Buddha.
The fighters circling - The Dancing Buddha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
The Dancing Buddha misses the body punch
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
The Dancing Buddha missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beast throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beast stuns The Dancing Buddha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Dancing Buddha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Dancing Buddha throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Beast dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zorba The Dancing Buddha's cut.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Dancing Buddha throws a sloppy body shot
and Beast counters with a leg kick.
The Dancing Buddha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dancing Buddha.
That kick from Beast tenderised The Dancing Buddha's leg. The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beast paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beast shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Dancing Buddha might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Beast has got the better of the exchanges.
A left lands for Beast.
The Dancing Buddha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beast.
Beast connects with a jab.
Beast jabs The Dancing Buddha right on the nose. The Dancing Buddha blinks but takes it well.
You can see that The Dancing Buddha has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast lands a nice shot to the body.
Beast throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Beast.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beast sizes up The Dancing Buddha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast thuds a left hand into The Dancing Buddha's body.
Beast lands a jab to the head.
The Dancing Buddha is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Beast misses the target.
Beast keeps The Dancing Buddha at a distance using the push kick.
Beast delivers a nice body kick.
Beast lands a head shot.
The Dancing Buddha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Dancing Buddha is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - The Dancing Buddha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast blocks a leg kick.
Beast throws out a loose jab but The Dancing Buddha uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Dancing Buddha seems to have recovered his senses.
The Dancing Buddha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beast connects with the punch.
The Dancing Buddha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beast.
That's two 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!
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast throws a front kick aimed at The Dancing Buddha's knee but The Dancing Buddha avoids it well.
The Dancing Buddha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beast can pounce on him.
Beast scores with a three punch combo!
Beast misses with a body kick.
Beast is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Beast tenderised The Dancing Buddha's leg. The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beast moves away from the strike by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a left hand
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Beast misses the target.
The Dancing Buddha throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast throws a hook but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beast chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a right hand
and Beast counters with a nice body kick.
Beast moves out of range as The Dancing Buddha strikes.
It looked like Beast was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Dancing Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast works the jab nicely.
The Dancing Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha swings widly with a right hand
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
The Dancing Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beast counters with a left to the body.
Beast throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast lands a jab to the head.
Beast scoring well with a low kick there.
Beast drives through and clinches with The Dancing Buddha against the cage.
Nice body punch from Beast.
A right hook to the body lands for Beast.
Beast throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beast lands a shoulder strike.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beast throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Dancing Buddhas head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dancing Buddha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dancing Buddha.
Beast misses with the head strike.
The Dancing Buddha can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Beast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beast 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Beast!
Post fight, Billy Beast took to the microphone: 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azusa Moribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moribe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Krayzie Bone - Drama. Azusa Moribe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
34 - 15 - 0 |
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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
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Azusa Moribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moribe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helgi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moribe. That one must have hurt.
Helgi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moribe at a distance.
Moribe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Helgi lands a right hand.
Moribe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moribe prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moribe blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Moribe tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
A short right from Moribe on the inside.
Moribe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Moribe.
Helgi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moribe misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moribe up against the cage.
Helgi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moribe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moribe swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi digs a right hand underneath Moribe's ribcage. Moribe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Helgi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moribe.
Moribe misses with a body punch.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Moribe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moribe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
Helgi misses with a body punch.
Moribe prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Moribe misses with some punches.
Moribe breaks from the clinch.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi wants to clinch up but Moribe keeps it at a distance.
Moribe throwing a counter right hand but Helgi manages to avoid it.
Helgi throws a hook to the side of Moribe's head but Moribe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moribe scores with a kick to the body.
Helgi throws a body shot but no joy.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Moribe.
Helgi wants to counter the offense by Moribe and move into the clinch position.
Helgi throws an off balance right hand
and Moribe counters with a right hand to the body.
Moribe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moribe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moribe sets himself, and Helgi steps forward looking for the clinch! Moribe avoids it this time.
Helgi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helgi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helgi scores with a punch to the head.
Moribe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moribe swings for the body but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi throws a nice looking combination but Moribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moribe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moribe is looking to wear down Helgi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Helgi throws a hook but Moribe avoids it easily.
Helgi is looking to land body kicks.
Moribe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Moribe checks it.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Helgi.
Moribe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moribe scores with a punch to the head.
Moribe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moribe. Helgi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moribe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Helgi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moribe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Moribe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moribe tries to clinch but Helgi is having none of it.
Moribe tries to clinch up but Helgi circles away and keeps his distance.
Moribe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helgi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moribe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Moribe.
Helgi throws out a loose jab but Moribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moribe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moribe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Helgi takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Moribe.
Moribe blocks a head kick by Helgi.
Moribe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moribe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helgi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moribe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Helgi throws a sloppy head kick and Moribe moves out of range easily.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi throws a leg kick
and Helgi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moribe is looking to score with low kicks.
Moribe takes a swing at Helgi's ribcage but misses.
Moribe swings for the body but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi swings for the body but Moribe moves out of range.
Moribe connects with a body shot that sends Helgi's belly button to the back.
Jab from Helgi.
Helgi cracks Moribe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Helgi digs a good body shot into Moribe's ribs.
Helgi moves out of range of the body kick from Moribe.
Moribe darts in and clinches Helgi up against the cage.
Moribe lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moribe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Moribe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Moribe.
A short uppercut from Moribe.
Moribe tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi lands a left hand.
Moribe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Moribe misses with the head strike.
Helgi tries to work over Moribe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moribe tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi working aggressively here.
Moribe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Moribe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moribe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moribe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moribe working aggressively here.
Helgi scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moribe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moribe.
Moribe working hard to break the clinch.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Moribe.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi tries a body shot but Moribe blocks it.
Moribe breaks from the clinch.
Moribe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helgi tries a quick counter leg kick but Moribe is wise to it.
Helgi moves into range and clinches up with Moribe.
Moribe blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Moribe.
Moribe blocks an uppercut.
Moribe misses with the head strike.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Moribe misses with the head strike.
Helgi prevents Moribe from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Moribe on the inside.
Moribe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moribe blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moribe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moribe lands with a right to the head.
Helgi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moribe's elbow.
Moribe digs a right hand underneath Helgi's ribcage. Helgi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moribe throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Helgi misses with some punches.
Helgi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moribe up against the cage.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moribe tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi pushes Moribe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moribe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moribe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helgi. Helgi obviously looking to wear him down.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Moribe moved away.
Helgi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moribe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helgi throws a jab when Moribe was well out of range.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Moribe throws a push kick but Helgi slaps the foot to one side.
Helgi scores with a jab to the body.
Helgi throws a head kick but Moribe moves out of range.
Moribe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Helgi will feel that in the morning.
Moribe digs a good hook to Helgi's body.
Jab by Helgi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Azusa Moribe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgi. Moribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moribe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Helgi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Helgi scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A solid body kick from Moribe.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Moribe misses with a straight right.
Helgi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moribe.
Helgi tries to land a leg kick but Moribe saw it coming and moves away.
Helgi connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moribe avoids a kick to the body.
Moribe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moribe throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Moribe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moribe tries a head kick but it misses.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moribe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Moribe scores with a hook.
Helgi takes a swing at Moribe's ribcage but misses.
And Moribe counters with a quick kick to the body but Helgi blocks it.
Moribe is looking to land body kicks.
Moribe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgi. Moribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helgi scores with a hook to the body. Moribe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Helgi scores with a nice head shot.
Helgi lands with a hook. Moribe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Helgi misses the target.
Moribe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moribe tries to clinch there but Helgi circles away.
Helgi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helgi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moribe is rocked!
Helgi lands a jab to Moribe's midsection.
Oh Moribe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helgi darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Moribe's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Helgi before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Helgi!
After winning the bout, Bjorn Helgi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach comes to the cage accompanied by Rich Like Me. Johnny Reach has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phraya Phichai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach moves out of range of the leg kick from Phichai.
Phichai drives through and clinches with Reach against the cage.
Reach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phichai wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Reach.
Reach misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reach just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phichai's brow.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phichai misses with some punches.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phichai stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phichai throws an elbow that misses.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Reach fails to land.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Phichai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reach breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai misses with a lunging right hand
and Reach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phichai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Phichai as he connects with a hook.
Phichai dodges the punch combination from Reach.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai works Reach's body with a nice hook.
Phichai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
Reach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reach seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phichai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phichai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reach tries to counter by clinching up but Phichai breaks away and moves out of range.
Phraya Phichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phichai lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phichai lands a body shot.
Phichai throws a front kick that sends Reach stumbling back into the cage.
Phichai throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reach backing away here, and Phichai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Reach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phichai scores with a decent looking hook.
Phichai misses with a left hand
and Reach counters with a solid body kick.
Reach is looking to score with low kicks.
Reach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phichai.
Phichai throws a push kick but Reach slaps the foot to one side.
Phichai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reach doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phichai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Phichai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Phichai misses.
Phichai scores with a jab to the body.
Reach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phichai. Phichai obviously looking to wear him down.
Reach delivers a nice body kick.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Phichai moves out of range easily.
Phichai lands with a good body shot.
Phichai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reach is able to avoid easily.
Phichai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reach manages to avoid it.
Phichai loads up on a big right hand but Reach slips the punch.
Reach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phichai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phichai blocks a head kick by Reach.
Phichai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phichai throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Reach to counter with a crisp jab.
Phichai thumps Reach with a low kick.
Phichai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phichai misses with an uppercut.
Phichai works Reach's body with a nice hook.
Reach moves away from the strike by Phichai.
Reach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phichai instigates a clinch.
Reach creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phichai's defenses.
Reach lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Phraya Phichai has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Phichai misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phraya Phichai's cut.
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.
Phichai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Phichai scrambles back to his feet.
Phichai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reach back to the cage. Phichai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reach moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Reach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phichai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phichai.
Phichai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reach throws a big shot that misses.
Phichai misses with a leg kick.
Phichai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reach lands with a nice body kick.
Reach misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reach cracks Phichai with an open hand slap.
Phichai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phraya Phichai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phichai throws out the jab.
Phichai lands a nice looking body shot.
Phichai slips under a jab.
Reach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reach swats away the attempt to clinch by Phichai.
Reach walks into a straight right hand from Phichai.
Phichai clinches.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Reach.
Reach dodges an elbow strike from Phichai.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Reach avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Reach lands a nice shot to the body.
Phichai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Phichai.
A right hook to the body lands for Reach.
Phichai misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phichai takes a swing at Reach's ribcage but misses.
Reach misses with a right hand
and Phichai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phichai on the side of the head.
Reach misses with a body shot.
Phichai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Reach counter with a right hand.
Phichai misses with a right hand
and Reach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reach quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phichai.
Reach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phichai is looking to slow Reach down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Reach.
Phichai tried to score with a low kick but Reach checks it.
Reach is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reach is looking to counter the offense by Phichai and move into the clinch.
Phichai misses with a jab to the body
and Reach counters by clinching up.
Reach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phichai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reach's face.
Phichai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reach backwards.
Phichai looking to throw knees to the head but Reach is blocking nicely.
Phichai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phichai blocks a body shot from Reach.
Reach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Reach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
A short uppercut from Phichai.
Reach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phichai.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phichai blocks a body shot from Reach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phichai throws an elbow but misses.
Phraya Phichai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach breaks the clinch.
Reach throws a hook to the side of Phichai's head but Phichai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reach throws a looping overhand right but Phichai ducks down to avoid it.
Reach connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Phichai momentarily.
Reach misses with a body shot.
Phichai thuds a left hand into Reach's body.
A left lands for Phichai.
Reach thuds his shin into the meat of Phichai's side.
Reach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reach throws a hook but Phichai avoids it easily.
Phichai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reach rather than just go for the knockout.
Phichai lands a nice shot to the body.
Phichai scores with a jab. Reach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phraya Phichai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phraya Phichai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reach scoring well with a low kick there.
Reach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Reach.
Reach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Phichai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phichai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reach backing away here, and Phichai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Reach finds it's way through Phichai's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phichai.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reach looks to land a right hand but Phichai moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Reach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Phichai cracks a nice hook into Reach's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phichai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phichai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Reach 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reach misses with an uppercut. Phichai saw that one coming.
Phichai throws a jab when Reach was well out of range.
Reach scores with a push kick.
Phichai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phichai moves to clinch but Reach breaks away
and Reach counters with a stiff right hand.
Reach misses with an uppercut. Phichai saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Phichai misses its intended target.
Reach thows a body kick. Phichai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reach throws a lazy body kick
enabling Phichai to counter with a crisp jab.
Phichai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reach.
Phichai scores with a shot to the body.
Phichai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Phichai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reach.
Phichai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Phichai misses.
Phichai misses with a hook
letting Reach counter with a right hand.
Phichai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reach makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Phichai really felt that one!
Phichai ducks under a wild hook from Reach.
Phichai looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Phichai misses with a shot to the body
and Reach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phichai has time to react.
Phichai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reach.
Phichai lands with a right hand.
Phichai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reach.
Phichai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reach's head backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reach.
Phichai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reach's sensitive parts.
Reach scores with a jab.
Phichai moves out of range of the body kick.
Phichai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phichai scores with a leg kick.
Reach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reach there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Reach misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phichai ducks under a wild hook from Reach.
Phichai throws a chopping leg kick but Reach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Phichai - the referee stops the clock and Reach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Phichai. Reach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reach scores with a jab to the head.
Phichai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phichai misses with a few strikes there.
Reach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reach feints and then cracks Phichai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phichai down.
Reach throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phichai is rocked!
A head kick by Reach - that's a beauty! Phichai is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Reach can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Reach!
After winning the bout, Johnny Reach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov tries to clinch up
and Mood counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
Mood misses with the body kick
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mood moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
It seemed like Mood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Mood.
Mood tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Mood lands a high kick!
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Mood tries to land a body kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Mood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kersikov swinging wildly here.
Mood lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Mood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mood counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Kersikov is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mellow Mood!
Mellow Mood is the new super heavyweight champion!
Mellow Mood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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