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L.V.P. - Kulakov vs. Hendrix PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viet Nam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viet Nam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Nam's guard.
Silva postures up.
Nam keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nam can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Nam tries to control Silva's body but Silva pushes him off. Nam squirms to his side and now Silva has his back!
Nam showing good submission defense here.
Nam is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nam defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nam is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.
Nam is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to break Nam's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Nam remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silva will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Nam takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Nam breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nam defends well.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nam has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nam is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nam landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nam escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexio Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Nam avoids it.
Nam tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Nam throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Nam as Silva shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Nam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nam scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nam lands the left hand.
Nam lands a front kick.
Alexio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Nam shows good takedown defense.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nam.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nam circles away.
Nam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nam is looking for a sweep.
Silva is putting a hurting on Nam here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nam wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva has hold of Nam's hands but Nam slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nam throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Nam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nam trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nam throws a big right hand that misses.
Nam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nam trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Nam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's four 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.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nam trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nam throwing strikes but missing.
Nam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nam trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Nam is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Nam's guard.
Nam looking for a sweep. Not yet Nam, not yet.
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 Viet Nam will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva slips under a jab from Nam.
Nam tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Nam keeps him there for the moment.
Nam prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nam.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Nam in a clinch.
Nam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is trying to trip Nam. He has hold of a leg but Nam is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nam trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Nam working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Nam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Nam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva tries to roll over but Nam keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Nam.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Nam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nam throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nam works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nam postures up.
Nam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nam works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Nam trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Alexio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nam wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Nam is defending well.
Nam moves into full guard.
Nam keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viet Nam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nam has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viet Nam!
Alexio Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I'd like to say sorry to all my fans that came out to support me tonight he was the better fighter tonight ill come back stronger next time i promise you all that!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Tischler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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131 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Tischler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tischler moves into the clinch.
Maguire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maguire is trying to force a seperation but Tischler has the dominant position.
Tischler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tischler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maguire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maguire, right into the meat.
Tischler has closed the distance and engaged Maguire in a clinch.
Tischler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maguire's efforts to push away.
A short left from Maguire.
Maguire blocks a body shot from Tischler.
Tischler struggles to land a body shot inside as Maguire controls his hands.
Tischler stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tischler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maguire is defending well.
Maguire has had enough of the clinch but Tischler keeps him there for the moment.
Maguire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maguire has a couple of punches blocked by Tischler.
Tischler is trying to trip Maguire. He has hold of a leg but Maguire is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tischler persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maguire has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tischler is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tischler is working for takedown but Maguire is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Tischler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tischler misses with a punch on the inside.
Tischler scores with a shot to the side of Maguire's head.
Maguire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maguire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tischler shoots in looking for a takedown but Maguire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tischler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tischler backing away here, and Maguire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tischler's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maguire.
Tischler shoots in looking for a takedown. Maguire tries to sprawl out of it but Tischler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maguire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tischler cracks Maguire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tischler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cormac Maguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tischler closes the distance but Maguire moves to the side
and Maguire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tischler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maguire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maguire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tischler is looking to clinch but Maguire is avoiding it.
A combination from Tischler does no damage.
Maguire tries to score with a low kick but Tischler moves his leg out of the way.
Maguire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maguire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maguire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tischler ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Tischler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tischler avoids a kick to the body.
Tischler misses with a head kick.
Tischler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maguire is defending against the submission attempts here by Tischler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maguire preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maguire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tischler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maguire defends it well.
Tischler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maguire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tischler.
Tischler misses with a head shot. Maguire uses the momentum to regain guard.
Maguire 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.
Tischler has gone for a leg lock! Maguire slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tischler's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Maguire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tischler misses with a hook
and Maguire counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tischler is defended easily by Maguire.
Tischler backing away here, and Maguire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Cormac Maguire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tischler clinches up against the cage.
Tischler pushes Maguire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tischler is trying to trip Maguire. He has hold of a leg but Maguire is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tischler persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maguire pulls Tischler in close to his closed guard and prevents Tischler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tischler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maguire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tischler stands and throws Maguire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tischler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tischler.
Tischler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maguire gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Maguire is in trouble now - Tischler has advanced to mount!
Tischler throws a wild left hand from mount and Maguire manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Maguire is defending against the submission attempts here by Tischler.
Tischler is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tischler slips a nice elbow through Maguire's hands, connecting with Maguire's forehead.
Tischler prevents Maguire from improving his position.
Tischler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Tischler there.
Tischler lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is trying to stand back up but Tischler is controlling him
Tischler seems to be working for a kimura but Maguire defends the submission attempt.
Tischler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maguire!
Tischler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maguire tries to hold on but Tischler pushes him away.
Maguire tries to buck Tischler off but he can't manage it.
Tischler controlling the pace for now.
Tischler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tischler 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.
Tischler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tischler throws some wild stikes that Maguire manages to avoid easily.
Tischler wants to finish this one by submission but Maguire is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tischler.
Tischler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tischler goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Maguire is on top in guard.
Tischler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maguire stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tischler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maguire counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Tischler dominated that second round.
That's time! Tischler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tischler darts in looking for a takedown but Maguire gets double underhooks and turns Tischler into the cage.
Tischler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maguire counters with a good low kick that Tischler was not able to check.
Maguire is looking to slow Tischler down with leg kicks.
Tischler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tischler is looking to clinch.
Tischler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Tischler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tischler tries to clinch up but Maguire circles away and keeps his distance.
Tischler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maguire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tischler's head.
Tischler clinches.
A short right from Maguire on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tischler fails to land.
Tischler gets through Maguire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tischler.
Tischler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maguire breaks from the clinch.
Tischler has Maguire up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tischler wants to take the fight to the mat but Maguire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tischler lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maguire.
Maguire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maguire has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maguire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maguire tests Tischler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tischler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tischler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maguire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maguire stuffs the takedown attempt from Tischler. Tischler gets slowly back to his feet.
Tischler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maguire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Tischler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maguire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maguire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tischler. That did some damage!
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
Tischler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maguire avoids it really well and circles away.
Tischler backing away here, and Maguire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tischler has managed to clinch.
Tischler lands a nice uppercut.
Maguire breaks the clinch.
Tischler moves to clinch but Maguire breaks away
and Maguire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maguire lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tischler throws a punch but it's blocked by Maguire.
Maguire prevents a body shot from Tischler.
Tischler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tischler manages to end up in side control.
Tischler tries to advance to mount but can't.
Maguire is looking for a sweep.
Maguire wants to control but Tischler postures up.
Tischler throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Maguire works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tischler is taking a breather. Maguire says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is trying to get back to full guard.
Tischler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tischler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maguire sees it coming and defends easily.
Tischler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maguire trying to control but Tischler postures up.
Tischler throws a strike but Maguire avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Maguire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maguire 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Maguire!
A victorious Cormac Maguire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Bashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Bashman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bashman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goodman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bashman avoids the head kick by Goodman.
Goodman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bashman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goodman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bashman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bashman is looking to counter the offense by Goodman and move into the clinch.
Bashman lands a high kick!
Goodman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bashman connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Bashman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bashman drops Goodman with a beautiful combination! Goodman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bashman is looking for the KO!
Goodman is rocked!
It looks like John Goodman has been cut.
Goodman misses with a head kick.
Bashman blocks a head kick by Goodman.
Bashman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashman throws a powerful right kick. Goodman tried to block low but the kick was high! Goodman was taken right off of his feet! Bashman jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hulk Bashman!
During a confident post fight interview, Hulk Bashman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loki Schwager has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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229 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loki Schwager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asashoryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwager throws a series of punches but Asashoryu moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Schwager - just one landing.
Asashoryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schwager's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asashoryu under the eye.
A slow jab from Schwager misses its intended target.
Asashoryu works Schwager's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asashoryu. Schwager does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asashoryu cracks Schwager with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Loki Schwager has been cut.
Loki Schwager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asashoryu throws a jab when Schwager was well out of range.
Schwager misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwager. Asashoryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asashoryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager.
A left and a right from Schwager both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asashoryu dodges the punch combination from Schwager.
Schwager slips a jab from Asashoryu.
Asashoryu misses with a double jab.
Schwager misses with a body shot.
Asashoryu swings for the body but Schwager moves out of range.
Asashoryu looks to throw the jab but Schwager is out of range.
Schwager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asashoryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwager.
Schwager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwager misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Asashoryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asashoryu connects with a right hand. Schwager shakes it off.
Schwager misses with a hook
and Asashoryu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asashoryu knocks Schwager to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Schwager is rocked!
Loki Schwager's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asashoryu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Schwager, who protects the arm well.
Oh Schwager is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwager is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Schwager seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asashoryu tries to advance to mount but Schwager denies him.
You can see the frustration on Schwager's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Asashoryu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Asashoryu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schwager is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Iron Palace, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Schwager gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Asashoryu trying to control from half guard but Schwager is working away.
Asashoryu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schwager is looking to improve his position.
Asashoryu wants to stand but Schwager has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schwager is holding on to half guard well.
Asashoryu passes to full mount!
Asashoryu is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Schwager thows a leg kick but Asashoryu checks it
and Asashoryu counters with a stiff right hand.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schwager.
Schwager misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Asashoryu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asashoryu.
Loki Schwager's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Asashoryu throws a powerful right kick. Schwager tried to block low but the kick was high! Schwager was taken right off of his feet! Asashoryu jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yokozuna Asashoryu!
Our winner, Yokozuna Asashoryu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Am Hell. Richard B Riddick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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211 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Walter misses with a looping right.
Riddick is looking to counter punch.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walter thuds a left hand into Riddick's body.
Walter moves out of range of the strikes.
Riddick looks to land a body kick but Walter moved away.
Riddick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riddick.
Walter throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Riddick misses the target.
Walter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riddick.
Riddick throws a low kick, looking for Walter's leg but Walter calmly moves out of range.
Walter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter throws a right hand that Riddick ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddick also avoids with ease.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Walter's coach down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riddick clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riddick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Stephan Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter throws a hook to the side of Riddick's head but Riddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walter finds it's way round the side to connect with Riddick's head.
Riddick rushes Walter and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Walter is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Riddick Piles on the pressure and Walter crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard B Riddick!
Richard B Riddick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Espiridion Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peelo Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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28
195 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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26
186 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Espiridion Araya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peelo Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Araya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Araya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulkkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but Araya is wise to it.
Araya fails to land the takedown.
Araya misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Araya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pulkkinen's guard.
Pulkkinen has Araya pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen pulls Araya in to control the position.
Araya stopping the sweep attempt from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position.
Araya looking to sit in guard and control but Pulkkinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pulkkinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Araya is pulling down on Pulkkinen's head to control his posture.
Araya keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Pulkkinen throwing strikes from guard but Araya blocks nicely.
Araya wants to control but Pulkkinen passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Araya looking for submissions off his back.
Pulkkinen not doing much here.
Araya is trying to control but can't.
Pulkkinen stalling.
Pulkkinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pulkkinen content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulkkinen is looking to take a break and control but Araya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Araya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Araya slips under a jab.
Araya throws a head kick that misses.
Espiridion Araya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen tries to keep at a distance but Araya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pulkkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Araya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Araya tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Araya back against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Araya backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Araya.
Pulkkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araya blocks an uppercut.
Araya effectively controlling the action here.
Araya is trying to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling him.
Araya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Araya has Pulkkinen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Araya pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pulkkinen tumbling to the mat - Araya dives into Pulkkinen's guard.
Pulkkinen controlling the position.
Araya is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Araya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pulkkinen keeping full guard, as Araya tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peelo Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Araya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Araya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Araya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Araya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Araya changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Araya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Araya sets himself, and Pulkkinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Araya avoids it this time.
Araya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Araya at a distance.
Araya looks for a takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Araya!
Araya moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Araya backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Pulkkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Araya lands a shoulder strike.
Araya tries to score a body lock takedown but Pulkkinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Araya avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Araya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Araya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
Araya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araya thuds a left hand into Pulkkinen's body.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Araya.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen works Araya's body with a nice hook.
Espiridion Araya is winning the standup battle so far.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pulkkinen enables Araya to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pulkkinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Araya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araya scoring with some ground and pound.
Araya looking to pass the guard.
Pulkkinen working a defensive guard here.
Araya trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Araya passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Araya moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Araya misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araya is trying to ground and pound but Pulkkinen uses the momentary lack of control by Araya to regain half guard.
Araya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Araya is working for a submission of some sort.
Araya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Araya is looking for a kimura here.
Araya trying to control the action but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pulkkinen is positioning himself well to prevent Araya advancing to mount.
Araya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pulkkinen wants to control but Araya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Araya thows a huge punch but Pulkkinen dodges it nicely.
Araya content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Araya 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.
Pulkkinen wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espiridion Araya dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Araya.
Araya's corner calls for a 1-2. Araya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Araya.
Pulkkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Araya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Araya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Araya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Araya's shoulder, as Araya tries to avoid the shot.
Araya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Araya shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Araya throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Araya steps away.
Araya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Araya lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araya works over Pulkkinen's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Araya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pulkkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Espiridion Araya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araya throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Araya pushes Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Araya avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Pulkkinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Araya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Araya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Araya avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Araya blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Araya managing to block the knees to the body from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen works on Araya's body with a couple of short punches.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Araya blocks it.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Araya backwards.
Pulkkinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Araya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pulkkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Araya is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Araya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Araya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen pushes Araya against the cage. Pulkkinen is working some dirty boxing. Pulkkinen pushes off with a quick right hook! Araya goes down! Araya tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pulkkinen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peelo Pulkkinen!
Peelo Pulkkinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Veilleux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veilleux has chosen Pou Lari A. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
275 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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38
284 lbs
22 - 23 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillaume Veilleux!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Veilleux looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Boone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Veilleux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Veilleux prevents Boone from improving position.
Veilleux is looking to reverse the position.
Boone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Veilleux some visible discomfort.
Veilleux is trying to get back to half guard.
Boone trying to control the position but Veilleux is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veilleux regains half guard there - taking advantage of Boone's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Veilleux tries to roll over but Boone keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Veilleux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Veilleux is staying active underneath Boone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Veilleux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Veilleux looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Veilleux looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Veilleux!
Veilleux tries to score with some ground and pound. Boone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Veilleux's best efforts.
Boone is staying active underneath Veilleux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Veilleux from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Veilleux got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Veilleux has managed to get both his arms back between Boone's legs - danger averted.
Boone 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux postures up in Boone's guard and throws a big left but Boone blocks it.
Boone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Veilleux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veilleux preventing the sweep.
Veilleux trying to control the position from guard on top but Boone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Veilleux manages to get himself to full guard.
Veilleux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boone is aware though and is defending well.
Boone throws a big elbow that misses.
Boone trying to control but Veilleux is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veilleux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boone's guard.
Boone trying to control the position.
Boone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veilleux wants to control from the top but Boone keeps moving.
Boone is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Veilleux has his hands clasped together but Boone extends and breaks Veilleux's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Boone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Boone!
Our winner, Robert Boone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gimme Shelter. Kahui has chosen Mustasch - Dogwash as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arana Kahui!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Kahui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michaels seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kahui thows a body kick. Michaels tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kahui thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Michaels blocks a leg kick.
Kahui throws a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
Kahui connects with an inside leg kick.
Kahui moves into the clinch.
Michaels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahui is defending well for now.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kahui lands with a right to the head.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kahui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Michaels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Kahui throws a leg kick but Michaels checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahui scoring well with a low kick there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kahui 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.
Kahui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Michaels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands with a hook. Kahui tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Michaels connects with a solid leg kick.
Kahui is looking to score with low kicks.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Kahui dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kahui feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Michaels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kahui throws a leg kick but Michaels checks it.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Michaels blocks the leg kick.
And Michaels counters with a quick kick to the body but Kahui blocks it.
Michaels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Michaels lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Kahui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Kahui moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahui lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Michaels.
Kahui feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Michaels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahui dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahui does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Kahui misses.
Kahui throws a solid leg kick but Michaels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kahui.
Kahui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels scores with a hook.
Kahui tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
Michaels checks a low kick from Kahui.
Kahui looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels lands with an overhand left.
Kahui tried to score with a low kick but Michaels checks it.
Kahui wants to land a leg kick but Michaels is out of range.
Kahui scoring well with a low kick there.
Kahui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui throws a leg kick
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahui misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michaels. Michaels obviously looking to wear him down.
Michaels lands with a nice body kick.
Kahui throws a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
Kahui lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Kahui.
Kahui throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
Kahui is looking to land body kicks.
Kahui tries a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Kahui is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kahui tries to land a front kick but Michaels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kahui misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Michaels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michaels connects with a nice looking jab.
Kahui throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
Kahui takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels throws a right and a left that Kahui avoids nicely.
Kahui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahui throws a leg kick but Michaels checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kahui throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michaels!
Kahui lands a nice looking body kick.
Michaels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michaels.
Michaels wants to slow Kahui down by chopping away at his legs.
Michaels scores with a one two! Kahui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kahui is rocked!
Michaels lands with a nice body kick.
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.
Kahui is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Kahui scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Kahui.
Kahui seems to have recovered his senses.
Michaels blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Michaels misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kahui, right into the meat.
Michaels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels scores with a hook.
Kahui does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michaels appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Karl Michaels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kahui misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kahui 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michaels scores with a nice strike.
Kahui forces Michaels back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Kahui - that landed with a thud.
Kahui can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Michaels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahui.
Kahui just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahui throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Kahui misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Michaels blocks the leg kick.
Kahui is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahui misses with an uppercut.
Kahui lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kahui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Michaels.
Karl Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michaels has time to react.
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from Kahui.
Michaels slips under a jab from Kahui.
Kahui throws a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
Kahui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Michaels - just one landing.
Kahui chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michaels with a hook.
Kahui misses with a left hand
and Michaels counters with a straight that turns Kahui's legs to rubber! Michaels pushes forward with more strikes and Kahui goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Michaels!
Karl Michaels really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 9 - 0 |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Eerkilaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lanes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eerkilaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lanes.
Eerkilaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lanes's hands.
Eerkilaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Eerkilaa drives through and clinches with Lanes against the cage.
Eerkilaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lanes backwards.
We've been informed that Lanes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lanes looking to throw knees to the head but Eerkilaa is blocking nicely.
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eerkilaa misses with a body punch.
Eerkilaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eerkilaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eerkilaa throws a head punch that misses.
Lanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lanes tries a knee to the head but Eerkilaa blocks it.
Eerkilaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanes takes a shot to the head.
Eerkilaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eerkilaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eerkilaa pushes Lanes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lanes tries a knee to the head but Eerkilaa blocks it.
Eerkilaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Eerkilaa.
Lanes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Eerkilaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lanes misses with a knee strike.
Eerkilaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lanes looks winded!
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but Eerkilaa blocks with his arms.
Eerkilaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lanes or not.
Still in the clinch, Eerkilaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Eerkilaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Eerkilaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lanes is rocked!
Eerkilaa trying to land knees to the body.
Lanes is still on wobbly legs! Can Eerkilaa finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lanes's defenses.
Eerkilaa pushes Lanes against the cage. Eerkilaa is working some dirty boxing. Eerkilaa pushes off with a quick right hook! Lanes goes down! Lanes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Eerkilaa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toni Eerkilaa!
Toni Eerkilaa retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Toni Eerkilaa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tony Lanes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I cant believe I lost to this bag of shit fuck your life '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov comes into the arena with Lube-Shparu blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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26 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Kulakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix with a hook.
Kulakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hendrix throws a body punch but Kulakov moves out of range.
Hendrix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulakov.
Hendrix throws a leg kick
and Kulakov counters with a three punch combo that has Hendrix backing up. Hendrix nods at Kulakov to acknowledge the strikes.
Hendrix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulakov.
Hendrix was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hendrix's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hendrix's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendrix fails to land with a series of punches.
Hendrix looks to land a body kick but Kulakov moved away.
Kulakov misses with a wild body shot.
Kulakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendrix slips under a jab from Kulakov.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Kulakov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hendrix lands a nice looking body kick.
Kulakov looks to land a left hand but Hendrix moved out of range nicely.
Kulakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulakov. Hendrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendrix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hendrix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hendrix wants to clinch up but Kulakov keeps it at a distance.
Hendrix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulakov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kulakov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulakov finds it's way round the side to connect with Hendrix's head.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Hendrix wants to slow Kulakov down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hendrix.
Hendrix connects with a right hand. Kulakov shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hendrix catches Kulakov right on the button with a cross.
Hendrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulakov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulakov misses the target.
Hendrix unleashes a big counter combination but Kulakov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kulakov looks to throw the jab but Hendrix is out of range.
Kulakov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kulakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hendrix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hendrix is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kulakov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hendrix!
Hendrix slips a jab from Kulakov.
Kulakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendrix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kulakov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kulakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulakov stuns Hendrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hendrix scores with a leg kick.
Kulakov scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kulakov.
Kulakov scores with a three punch combo!
Kulakov misses with the combination.
Kulakov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hendrix's corner calls for a 1-2. Hendrix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Hendrix tenderised Kulakov's leg. Kulakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendrix missing with a left hand there. Kulakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Kulakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulakov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hendrix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kulakov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hendrix is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hendrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulakov moves away.
Kulakov misses with a hook.
Hendrix moves away from the strike by Kulakov.
Hendrix tries to bum rush Kulakov with a series of wild strikes but Kulakov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hendrix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hendrix's head.
Hendrix defending well as Kulakov loads up on a big left hand.
Hendrix cracks Kulakov with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Kulakov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Kulakov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulakov scores with a punch to the head.
Kulakov looks to throw the jab but Hendrix is out of range.
Kulakov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hendrix counters with a three punch combo that has Kulakov backing up. Kulakov nods at Hendrix to acknowledge the strikes.
Kulakov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Hendrix coming out on top.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulakov.
Kulakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Kulakov misses.
Kulakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hendrix scores with a jab.
Hendrix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Hendrix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulakov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hendrix throws a looping overhand right but Kulakov ducks down to avoid it.
Hendrix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulakov.
It looked like Kulakov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hendrix avoids the body shot from Kulakov.
Hendrix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hendrix throws a shot from downtown. Kulakov moves away and avoids it.
Hendrix throws a hook but Kulakov blocks it.
Hendrix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hendrix slips a jab and a cross from Kulakov.
A countering left hand to the body from Hendrix misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kulakov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kulakov with a nice cross.
Kulakov misses with a left hand
and Hendrix counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulakov misses with a combination
and Hendrix counters with a good low kick that Kulakov was not able to check.
Hendrix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kulakov misses with a looping left.
Viktor Kulakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendrix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a wild body kick that Kulakov sees coming a mile off.
Hendrix lands with a nice body punch.
Kulakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hendrix lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kulakov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kulakov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Kulakov.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulakov takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a hook but Kulakov blocks it.
Hendrix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hendrix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hendrix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kulakov throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulakov throws a lazy right hand but Hendrix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kulakov.
Kulakov connects with a body shot.
Kulakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hendrix.
Kulakov blocks a jab.
Hendrix misses with a wild combination.
Hendrix throws a leg kick
and Kulakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendrix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kulakov moves out of range as Hendrix strikes.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Kulakov staying out of range there.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulakov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hendrix scores with a hook to the body. Kulakov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kulakov misses with a double jab
and Hendrix counters with a thumping low kick.
Kulakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendrix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kulakov counters with a left and a right that stings Hendrix.
Kulakov checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a wild body shot.
Kulakov walks into a jab.
A big left from Hendrix misses.
Hendrix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hendrix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendrix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulakov throwing a counter right hand but Hendrix manages to avoid it.
Hendrix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kulakov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendrix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kulakov checks it well.
Hendrix fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kulakov checks it well.
No joy there for Kulakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hendrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulakov manages to avoid it.
Kulakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulakov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kulakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendrix.
Kulakov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kulakov slips a straight right by Hendrix.
Hendrix scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix motions for Kulakov to come forward. Hendrix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hendrix misses with a low kick.
Kulakov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Hendrix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kulakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hendrix moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendrix throws a nice head kick!
Hendrix throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulakov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Kulakov saw that one coming.
Kulakov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kulakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kulakov lands with a hook. Hendrix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hendrix is rocked!
Hendrix misses with a hook
and Kulakov counters with a left right combination that sends Hendrix crashing to the mat - Kulakov wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Hendrix out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Kulakov!
Viktor Kulakov is the new middleweight champion!
Viktor Kulakov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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