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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Kuznetsov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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158 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Perez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuznetsov sprawls well initially but Perez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Perez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is landing with some decent strikes but Kuznetsov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Perez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuznetsov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Perez landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Perez.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Perez content just to control the position here.
Perez lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Kuznetsov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Perez breaks from Kuznetsov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Perez.
Perez controlling his opponent.
Kuznetsov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Perez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez landing strikes from the mount and Kuznetsov is in trouble!
Perez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuznetsov looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kuznetsov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Perez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perez controlling from mount.
Kuznetsov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Perez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Perez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dyson Too (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amsterdam Vallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hell's Bell's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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164 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dyson Too!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amsterdam Vallon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallon drives through and clinches with Too against the cage.
Vallon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vallon connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dyson Too has been cut.
Vallon scores with a shot to the side of Too's head.
Too avoids a wild elbow strike from Vallon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vallon.
Vallon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Too is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vallon throws an elbow that misses.
Vallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vallon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Too is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vallon scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vallon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Too has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vallon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Too up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallon swings wildly with an uppercut but Too uses good head movement to avoid it.
Too is trying to drag Vallon to the mat but Vallon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dyson Too. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vallon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vallon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Too is defending well for now.
Vallon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallon working aggressively here.
Vallon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vallon connects with a knee to the head.
Vallon lands an elbow inside.
Vallon missing with knees to the body.
Too blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Too blocks an uppercut.
Vallon lands a nice knee to the body.
Vallon tries a knee to the head but Too blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Too on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vallon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Too looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vallon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Too drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vallon sprawls and moves away.
Vallon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Too half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Too avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Too shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vallon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vallon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Vallon misses.
Too fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Vallon.
Vallon is looking to clinch but Too is avoiding it.
Too half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vallon wants to clinch up but Too keeps it at a distance.
Too shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Too working over Vallon with some ground and pound. Vallon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vallon has hold of Too's hands but Too slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vallon is trying to get back to full guard.
Too lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Too is nestled in close to Vallon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Too not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vallon is trying to get back to full guard.
Too lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Too 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amsterdam Vallon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dyson Too's cut.
That's time! Too's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vallon tries to sprawl but Too drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Too seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Too is looking to take a break and control but Vallon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Too looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vallon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Too working over Vallon with some ground and pound. Vallon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vallon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Too stands up over Vallon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dyson Too overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Too wants to control from the top but Vallon keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Too landing with the ground and pound.
Too throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Too trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Too scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vallon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Too working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Too working some strikes from top position.
Vallon is rocked!
Too gets to his feet and stands over Vallon, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Vallon felt that one! Too unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Vallon from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dyson Too!
A very excited looking Dyson Too 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yury Kulikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yury Kulikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yusuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kulikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Yusuke circles away.
Kulikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Yusuke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kulikov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yusuke fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kulikov.
Yusuke is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kulikov lands a slapping body shot.
Yusuke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kulikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Yusuke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kulikov dodges an elbow strike from Yusuke.
Kulikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kulikov is trying to push Yusuke away but Yusuke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kulikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulikov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kulikov has Yusuke pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kulikov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yusuke tumbling to the mat - Kulikov dives into Yusuke's guard.
Yusuke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kulikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yusuke working a defensive guard here.
Yusuke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulikov is looking to stand up but Yusuke won't let him.
Yusuke controls Kulikov momentarily but Kulikov frees himself.
Kulikov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yusuke wants to sweep here but Kulikov controlling him for the moment.
Yusuke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yusuke looking for a guillotine here but Kulikov defends easily.
Kulikov pushing down on Yusuke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yusuke has a hand on Kulikov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kulikov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yusuke tries to lock up and control but Kulikov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yusuke is squirming around, avoiding Kulikov's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yusuke wants to control but Kulikov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yusuke is looking to escape.
Yusuke tries to hold on but Kulikov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulikov throws some wild stikes that Yusuke manages to avoid easily.
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 Yury Kulikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kulikov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yusuke to the mat! Yusuke manages to get full guard.
Yusuke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yusuke trying to control but Kulikov is working from the bottom.
Kulikov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kulikov is trying to keep Yusuke in close.
Yusuke passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kulikov trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulikov wants to get back to full guard.
Kulikov is positioning himself well to prevent Yusuke advancing to mount.
Yusuke is looking to take a break and control but Kulikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yusuke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kulikov is refusing to be controlled, as Yusuke sits in half guard.
Yusuke passes to full mount!
Kulikov tries to lock up and control but Yusuke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kulikov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kulikov is looking to regain half guard here but Yusuke keeps moving and retains side control.
Kulikov is working hard here to advance position.
Kulikov parries the strikes from Yusuke easily there. Yusuke is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kulikov to escape.
Kulikov trying his best to control but Yusuke has mounted him.
Kulikov is squirming around, avoiding Yusuke's attempts to control the action.
Kulikov wants to control but Yusuke is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Yusuke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kulikov is squirming around, avoiding Yusuke's attempts to control the action.
Kulikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yusuke on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kulikov really wants to buck Yusuke off and get back to his feet.
Yusuke misses with a head shot.
Yusuke looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kulikov tries to buck Yusuke off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusuke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kulikov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yusuke looking to ground and pound but Kulikov is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kulikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kulikov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yusuke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kulikov somewhat.
Kulikov closes the distance and clinches.
Yusuke has Kulikov pressed against the cage, preventing Kulikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulikov jumps guard and drags Yusuke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yusuke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kulikov's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke trying to control from half guard but Kulikov is working away.
Fujii Yusuke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yusuke prevents Kulikov from standing back up.
Yusuke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Yusuke works his way into side control.
Yusuke is looking to take a break and control but Kulikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kulikov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yusuke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yusuke misses with the ground and pound.
Kulikov is not content to let Yusuke control the position.
Yusuke tries to stand but Kulikov is controlling his head.
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.
Yusuke throws an elbow but Kulikov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yusuke tries for a kimura but Kulikov is defending well.
Yusuke trying to control the position but Kulikov is working away.
Kulikov struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yusuke is looking to take a break and control but Kulikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yusuke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kulikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yusuke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yusuke has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kulikov!
Kulikov has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Yusuke's lack of action.
Yusuke moves into full mount! Kulikov won't be happy about that!
Yusuke throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulikov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yusuke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kulikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fujii Yusuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yusuke 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujii Yusuke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jezza Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Baker (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 Joe Baker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jezza Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Baker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker's coach down at Elite Burn was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Baker throws a leg kick which misses Kyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyle tries to avoid it.
Kyle catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kyle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baker scores with a push kick.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kyle misses with a left hand
and Baker counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Baker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Kyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baker. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kyle's knee momentarily.
Baker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kyle throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kyle.
Baker throws a head kick that half lands.
Kyle misses with a straight right.
Baker moves into the clinch successfully.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Baker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kyle scores with a hook to the body.
Kyle gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker connects with a knee to the head.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kyle.
Kyle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baker working Kyle over with knees to the body.
Kyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baker obliges.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Baker.
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
Baker letting Kyle take a breather here.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kyle managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Kyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Kyle managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Kyle is trying to stall.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyle is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyle avoids the damage to the body.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyle lands an uppercut.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Kyle working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker lands a good knee to the midsection. Kyle won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Baker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baker.
Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker throws a push kick but Kyle slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Kyle misses the target.
Joe Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker flicks out a counter leg kick but Kyle steps away.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kyle loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Kyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker. Baker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kyle misses with a hook.
Baker thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyle.
Kyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Baker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baker thinks about the counter body kick.
Kyle wants to clinch.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baker clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker lands a good knee to the midsection. Kyle won't want to take too many of those.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Kyle gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker missing with knees to the body.
Baker taking a breather.
Kyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Kyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.
Jezza Kyle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Kyle avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.
Kyle jumps guard but Baker stands there with Kyle around his waist. Kyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kyle working aggressively here.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker lands a knee to the body.
Kyle misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baker lands a good knee to the midsection. Kyle won't want to take too many of those.
Kyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baker smiles and moves away.
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Baker tries a quick counter leg kick but Kyle is wise to it.
Kyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker scores with a nice body kick.
Baker scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baker, right into the meat.
Kyle throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Kyle misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a thumping low kick.
Baker moves away from the strike by Kyle.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Baker scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with an uppercut
and Baker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Kyle.
Baker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kyle.
Baker is trying to counter with his kicks.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyle swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker throws a leg kick which misses Kyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyle tries to avoid it.
Kyle swings widly with a right hand
and Baker counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyle misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kyle will feel that in the morning.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kyle if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Baker.
Kyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Kyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kyle looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Baker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kyle blocks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baker, right into the meat.
Baker moves out of range as Kyle strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baker - the referee stops the clock and Kyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baker. Kyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baker.
Kyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.
Kyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker throws a head kick but Kyle moves out of range.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baker.
Baker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle lands a jab.
Baker moves out of range as Kyle strikes.
Nice body kick from Baker.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Jezza Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Baker moves out of range as Kyle strikes.
Baker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joe Baker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kyle forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Kyle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle lands a left hand.
Kyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kyle.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyle gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Kyle is blocking nicely.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Kyle scores with a hook to the body.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Kyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Kyle throws a head punch that misses.
Baker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jezza Kyle has been cut.
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Baker!
A very excited looking Joe Baker 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dario Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Belford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Cop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dario Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Belford!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belford lands a jab to the nose.
Cop misses with a low kick.
Cop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belford finds it's way round the side to connect with Cop's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belford throws a head punch that misses.
Belford is trying to stall.
Cop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cop closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Belford is looking to get back to is feet but Cop passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop is trying to get an arm triangle but Belford is defending well.
Belford defending against the ground and pound.
Cop working the ground and pound but Belford is defending the strikes.
Belford is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cop in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Belford looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cop turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Cop!
During a confident post fight interview, Dario Cop 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Smoak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoak comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Devils. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jiang's choice of entrance music: Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Smoak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang checks a low kick from Smoak.
A swing and a miss from Jiang.
It looked like Smoak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Smoak.
Smoak throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiang flicks out a counter leg kick but Smoak steps away.
Smoak misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Jiang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smoak at a distance.
Jiang 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoak avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Jiang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jiang 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jiang's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Jiang.
Smoak blocks a head kick by Jiang.
Smoak checks a leg kick.
Jiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smoak was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiang.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Smoak appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smoak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Smoak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang has closed the distance and engaged Smoak in a clinch.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Smoak struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiang controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jiang.
Smoak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smoak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smoak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Smoak is rocked!
Jiang unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Smoak! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jiang is unloading with more strikes now! Smoak drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heng Jiang!
Heng Jiang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Oliver Smoak was interviewed post fight and said 'I have failed my city. Hats off to Jiang. He was the better fighter tonight. Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Dauntless.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willems kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rollin'. Lovelair has chosen Freak on a Leash as his entrance music. Jan Willems could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raistlin Lovelair's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Willems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovelair changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lovelair misses with the combination.
Willems throws a low kick, looking for Lovelair's leg but Lovelair calmly moves out of range.
Willems takes the fight into the clinch.
Lovelair gets underhooks to prevent Willems's takedown attempt.
Lovelair gets underhooks to prevent Willems's takedown attempt.
Lovelair tries to break free but Willems pushes him back against the cage.
Lovelair tries to break free but Willems pushes him back against the cage.
Lovelair scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Jan Willems has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willems tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willems backwards.
Lovelair scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair breaks the clinch.
Lovelair's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lovelair's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair sizes up Willems with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lovelair grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Willems takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Lovelair cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raistlin Lovelair!
After winning the bout, Raistlin Lovelair 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conrado Lc Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conrado Lc Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ricci connects with a body shot that sends Lc Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Ricci moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ricci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lc Barbosa.
Ricci tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lc Barbosa manages to circle out of the way.
Ricci cracks Lc Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ricci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lc Barbosa throws out the jab.
Lc Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Ricci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lc Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Ricci's shoulder, as Ricci tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lc Barbosa throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Ricci with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricci tests Lc Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lc Barbosa takes one to the side of the head.
Albert Ricci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lc Barbosa tries to clinch there but Ricci circles away.
Lc Barbosa takes one on the button.
Lc Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricci with a nice cross.
Nice body punch from Ricci.
Ricci fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lc Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ricci moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Ricci.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricci scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ricci.
Lc Barbosa is rocked!
Ricci closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lc Barbosa! Ricci dives in looking to finish! Lc Barbosa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Ricci!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muen Gnar (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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154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muen Gnar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
Gnar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pain tries for a takedown but Gnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gnar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gnar throws a leg kick but Pain checks it.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Gnar circles away.
Gnar gets in close and tags Pain with a short punch that almost sends Pain to the mat! Oh Pain is in big trouble! He turns his back on Gnar, trying to create some distance but Gnar rushes him, striking wildly and Pain goes down! The referee tackles Gnar into the cage to end the fight! Gnar is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muen Gnar!
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