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*T119* - Feast of Samhain PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redd Brophy (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Redd Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd Brophy shoots in and gets a takedown into Red Brophy's guard.
Red Brophy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Red Brophy trying to keep a closed guard but Redd Brophy is proving a slippery customer.
Redd Brophy stopping the sweep attempt from Red Brophy.
Redd Brophy stands and steps away. Red Brophy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Red Brophy gets a clinch.
Red Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red Brophy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Red Brophy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Red Brophy pushes Redd Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Redd Brophy tries to pull guard but Red Brophy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd Brophy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Redd Brophy manages to pull guard.
Red Brophy throws a big elbow that misses.
Red Brophy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redd Brophy's head.
Red Brophy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redd Brophy is keeping the position for now.
Red Brophy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Redd Brophy is proving hard to escape from.
Red Brophy looking to pass the guard.
Red Brophy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Brophy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Redd Brophy is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redd Brophy looking to control.
Red Brophy won't allow Redd Brophy to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Redd Brophy shoots in and drives through. Red Brophy sprawls well.
Red Brophy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Redd Brophy.
Red Brophy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redd Brophy moves in looking to clinch but Red Brophy pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Red Brophy - that will leave a mark!
Red Brophy tries to clinch but Redd Brophy is having none of it.
Redd Brophy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Red Brophy lands with a good body shot.
Red Brophy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Red Brophy 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Brophy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton has chosen Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnito Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stapleton misses with a body shot.
Mustacho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Stapleton ducks under a wild hook from Mustacho.
Stapleton throws a lazy right hand but Mustacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Stapleton blocks the low kick.
Mustacho misses with a kick to the body
and Stapleton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stapleton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mustacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustacho throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jeremy Stapleton has been cut.
Nice shot by Mustacho.
Mustacho walks into a left hand.
Stapleton throws a jab when Mustacho was well out of range.
Stapleton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mustacho on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stapleton lands a nice looking body shot.
Stapleton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jeremy Stapleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Mustacho.
Mustacho tried to counter with a leg kick but Stapleton avoided it.
Mustacho throws a sloppy head kick and Stapleton moves out of range easily.
Stapleton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mustacho's head.
Stapleton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mustacho on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stapleton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stapleton throws a right hand that misses
and Mustacho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stapleton takes one on the button.
Stapleton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stapleton loads up on a big right hand but Mustacho slips the punch.
Stapleton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustacho counters with a nice body kick.
Mustacho misses with an uppercut. Stapleton saw that one coming.
Mustacho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stapleton is out of range.
Mustacho ducks under a wild hook from Stapleton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stapleton. Mustacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mustacho fails to land with a series of punches.
Stapleton missing with a left hand there. Mustacho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stapleton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stapleton stuns Mustacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mustacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustacho looks to land a body kick but Stapleton moved away.
Stapleton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Stapleton.
Mustacho tries to land a body kick
and Stapleton counters with a stiff right hand.
Stapleton throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Stapleton throws a poor cross that misses
and Mustacho counters with a low kick, right behind Stapleton 's knee.
Stapleton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stapleton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mustacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Stapleton.
Stapleton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stapleton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustacho's hands.
Mustacho with a jab.
Mustacho misses with a head kick.
Mustacho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stapleton cracks Mustacho with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stapleton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mustacho to stand back up!
Mustacho is rocked!
It looks like Donnito Mustacho has been cut.
A head kick by Stapleton - that's a beauty! Mustacho is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Stapleton can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Stapleton!
A victorious Jeremy Stapleton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Alaniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alaniz comes to the cage accompanied by Beck - Loser . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Alaniz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a double jab.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alaniz doesn't seem bothered though.
Alaniz tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Alaniz counters with a left to the body.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Alaniz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murray punishes Alaniz's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray scores with a body shot.
Alaniz tries for a takedown but Murray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray throws a right and a left that Alaniz avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Alaniz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murray has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Alaniz is on him like a limpet, forcing Murray back against the cage.
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!
Murray stalling in the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alaniz backwards.
Alaniz tries a knee to the head but Murray blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
Murray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alaniz backwards.
Murray landing knees to the head.
Murray gets underhooks to prevent Alaniz's takedown attempt.
Murray misses with a knee to the head.
Alaniz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Alaniz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alaniz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murray misses with a right hand
and Alaniz counters with a shoot takedown. Murray fights it but they end up in guard.
Murray uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Alaniz moves away and avoids it.
Alaniz tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alaniz fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Alaniz. Alaniz gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alaniz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Murray - just one landing.
Alaniz shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Alaniz moves into the clinch.
Murray is looking to break free of the clinch but Alaniz has double underhooks.
Alaniz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murray prevents it.
Murray is pressed up against the cage. Alaniz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murray down to the mat. Murray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alaniz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alaniz shoots in but Murray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz throws a hook to the side of Murray's head but Murray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Alaniz is looking for a counter combo.
Murray's corner calls for a 1-2. Murray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alaniz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murray won't be happy with that.
Murray explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alaniz dives in and grabs Murray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes down on Alaniz's head and hops out.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alaniz.
Murray misses with a left hand
and Alaniz counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Alaniz to acknowledge the strikes.
Murray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alaniz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alaniz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murray was covering up waiting for the punch and Alaniz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alaniz wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alaniz throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray wants to sweep here but Alaniz controlling him for the moment.
Alaniz postures up in Murray's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Murray has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Alaniz is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alaniz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murray swivels and escapes.
Alaniz darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Alaniz into the cage.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murray.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Alaniz slips the punch.
It looked like Alaniz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Alaniz moved out of range nicely.
Alaniz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murray swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Alaniz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaniz is just out of range.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaniz.
A counter left hand to the body from Alaniz misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alaniz tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Alaniz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Alaniz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alaniz trying to move into half guard but instead Murray has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray working some strikes from top position.
Alaniz managing to control the position.
Murray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alaniz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Alaniz.
Murray wants to control from the top but Alaniz keeps moving.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Alaniz has wrist control.
Murray throwing strikes from guard but Alaniz blocks nicely.
Murray postures up and lands a big shot to Alaniz's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaniz keeping full guard, as Murray tries to pass.
Alaniz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alaniz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alaniz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charlie Alaniz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alaniz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alaniz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alaniz doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alaniz.
Alaniz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaniz is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alaniz shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
John Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Alaniz slips the punch.
Murray takes a swing at Alaniz's ribcage but misses.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alaniz circles away quickly and effectively.
Alaniz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alaniz fails with a takedown attempt.
Murray throws a fast counter high kick but Alaniz manages to duck under it in time.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
Alaniz is looking for a counter combo.
Alaniz misses with a takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alaniz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a jab when Alaniz was well out of range.
Murray swings for the body but Alaniz moves out of range.
Murray misses with a shot to the body
and Alaniz counters with a series of strikes. Murray will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaniz manages to avoid it.
Alaniz gets the takedown into side control.
Murray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Alaniz tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray takes a swing at Alaniz's ribcage but misses.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaniz.
Murray lands a slapping body shot.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murray throws a right and a left that Alaniz avoids nicely.
Murray throws a combination. Alaniz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alaniz fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Alaniz slips the punch.
Alaniz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murray scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Murray misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray scores with a jab.
Alaniz is rocked!
Murray digs a good hook to Alaniz's body.
Alaniz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alaniz walks into a left hand.
Oh Alaniz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alaniz gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Alaniz tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Murray is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Alaniz buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Alaniz!! Alaniz is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Murray throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Murray!
John Murray gave a mention to Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Charlie Alaniz stepped up to the mic, saying 'congratulations, who will the next one to beat me?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saming might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter the Tiger. Rousey has chosen Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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174 lbs
17 - 16 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey dodges the punch combination from Saming.
Rousey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
Rousey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Rousey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rousey scores with a nice strike.
Rousey throws an off balance right hand
and Saming counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rousey is defended easily by Saming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Saming as he checks the leg kick.
Saming misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Rousey - just one landing.
Rousey throws a lazy body kick
and Rousey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saming pinned against the cage. Saming gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rousey avoids the body shot from Saming.
Rousey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rousey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saming defends it well.
Saming is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rousey.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rousey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rousey lands a nice shot to the body.
Rousey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rousey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rousey throws a leg kick but Saming sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saming lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming misses with a hook. Rousey ducked under it nicely.
Rousey misses with the body kick
and Saming counters with a straight right hand.
Saming misses with a body shot.
Saming blocks a jab.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses.
Saming lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rousey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saming avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rousey. Rousey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick and Saming moves out of range easily.
Rousey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saming.
Saming cracks Rousey with an open hand slap.
Saming scores with a punch to the head.
Rousey throws a leg kick but Saming moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Saming.
Rousey is rocked!
Rousey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rousey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rousey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saming.
Saming is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left lands for Rousey.
Rousey throws the kick towards the body but Saming avoids it.
Saming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Saming connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rousey's hands.
Rousey misses the shot to the body.
Saming connects with a jab.
Saming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rousey manages to avoid it.
Saming lands with a good body shot.
Saming connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rousey is still on wobbly legs! Can Saming finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rousey seems to have recovered his senses.
Rousey misses with a head kick.
Saming was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saming throws a looping overhand right but Rousey ducks down to avoid it.
Rousey scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saming.
Rousey tries to move into range but Saming moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rousey misses with a leg kick
and Saming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rousey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saming is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rousey. Rousey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saming misses with a straight left.
Rousey tries a low kick but Saming avoids it.
Saming lands the left hand.
Rousey throws a poor cross that misses
and Saming counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rousey! Saming lets Rousey back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sud Saming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saming just misses with a punch to the body.
Saming is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saming takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rousey misses with an uppercut
and Saming counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rousey throws a body punch but Saming moves out of range.
It looked like Saming was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rousey.
Rousey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rousey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saming.
Rousey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rousey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saming misses the shot to the body.
Rousey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Saming misses.
Rousey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rousey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sud Saming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey wants to clinch.
Rousey dips to his left and cracks Saming with an uppercut!
Saming misses with a wild body shot.
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick and Saming moves out of range easily.
Saming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rousey can do to turn this around?
Rousey tries a low kick but Saming avoids it.
Saming appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rousey connects with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Rousey.
Rousey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saming.
Saming ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming misses with a two punch combination.
Saming checks a low kick from Rousey.
Rousey throws a leg kick but Saming sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rousey moves out of range as Saming strikes.
Saming avoids the head kick by Rousey.
Rousey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saming. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rousey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rousey staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Rousey there.
Rousey throws a body kick that misses.
Rousey throws a leg kick that misses.
Rousey wants to land a leg kick but Saming is out of range.
It looked like Saming wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick and Saming moves out of range easily.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saming swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saming is looking to counter punch.
Saming misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Rousey.
A counter left hand to the body from Saming misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Saming.
Saming stuns Rousey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rousey lands with a slapping head kick.
Rousey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saming's guard.
Saming seems keen to control Rousey's posture.
Rousey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saming is keeping the position for now.
Rousey is fighting to break Saming's control of his arms but Saming is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey pushing down on Saming's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saming holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rousey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rousey wants to control but Saming is keeping him busy.
Rousey is trying to work for a kimura but Saming is defending well.
Rousey is looking to take a break and control but Saming is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rousey throws a sloppy head kick
and Saming counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Rousey slams his shin into Saming's torso.
Saming drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rousey misses with an uppercut
and Saming counters with a right hand to the body.
Saming misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Rousey misses.
Saming ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saming rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rousey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saming misses with an uppercut.
Rousey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rousey with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Saming to counter with a crisp jab.
Saming misses the jab.
Rousey avoids the body shot from Saming.
Saming uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rousey.
Rousey lands with a nice body punch.
Saming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rousey avoids the body shot from Saming.
Saming is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saming misses with a straight left.
And Rousey tries to counter it with a takedown but Saming pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Saming misses the shot to the body.
Rousey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rousey.
Rousey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saming slips under a jab.
Saming finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saming throws an overhand right that lands on Rousey's shoulder, as Rousey tries to avoid the shot.
Saming looks to land a combination. Rousey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saming drops his hands momentarily and Rousey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rousey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saming but Saming pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saming is looking to counter punch.
Rousey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sud Saming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Rousey.
Saming takes a swing at Rousey's ribcage but misses.
Rousey misses with a head kick.
Rousey lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Saming catches Rousey right on the button with a cross.
Rousey lands a leg kick that knocks Saming off balance momentarily.
Saming looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saming throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rousey ducks under a wild hook from Saming.
Rousey throws a leg kick which misses Saming's front leg but catches the back leg as Saming tries to avoid it.
Sud Saming is winning the standup battle so far.
Saming jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rousey misses with a left hand
and Rousey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saming throws a jab but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saming takes a swing at Rousey's ribcage but misses.
Rousey connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saming.
Rousey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saming slips a jab from Rousey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saming throws a hook to the side of Rousey's head but Rousey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rousey throws an off balance right hand
and Saming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rousey misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rousey.
Rousey misses with a takedown attempt
letting Saming counter with a right hand.
Saming keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Saming wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Saming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rousey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saming looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sud Saming showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saming 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sud Saming!
Sud Saming seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ronald Rousey was interviewed post fight and said 'My hat's off to my opponent. He fought a great fight and won fair and square. I'm glad we were able to put on an exciting fight for you fans. Give it up, people!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
31 - 10 - 1 |
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27
162 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Larry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiarmanda wants to slow Balls down by chopping away at his legs.
Balls throws a body punch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
A big right from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balls, pushing him back against the cage.
Balls struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiarmanda controls his hands.
Balls pushes Chiarmanda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chiarmanda obliges.
Balls drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chiarmanda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balls finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiarmanda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chiarmanda lands a jab to Balls's midsection.
Balls throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Balls moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda lands a jab.
Chiarmanda connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls scores with a hook to the body. Chiarmanda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balls's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chiarmanda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balls scrambles back to his feet.
Balls throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chiarmanda connects with a body shot that sends Balls's belly button to the back.
Balls throws a lazy right hand but Chiarmanda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balls gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chiarmanda tries to land a leg kick but Balls saw it coming and moves away.
Chiarmanda staying out of range there.
Chiarmanda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chiarmanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chiarmanda throws a low kick, looking for Balls's leg but Balls calmly moves out of range.
Balls throwing a counter right hand but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balls. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiarmanda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Balls cracks Chiarmanda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chiarmanda misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balls throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Chiarmanda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Balls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Balls.
Balls throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiarmanda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chiarmanda cracks Balls with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda keeps Balls at a distance using the push kick.
Balls works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch there but Balls circles away.
Chiarmanda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balls's calf.
Balls misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balls scores with a punch to the head.
Balls seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab. Balls acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balls misses with a leg kick.
Chiarmanda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balls on the side of the head.
Balls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Chiarmanda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chiarmanda lands a nice looking body kick.
Chiarmanda connects with a leg kick. Balls looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chiarmanda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Chiarmanda there.
A jab from Balls misses.
Chiarmanda wants to slow Balls down by chopping away at his legs.
Chiarmanda misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws a body punch but Balls moves out of range.
Chiarmanda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balls misses with a lunging right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balls misses with a hook
and Chiarmanda counters with a body kick.
Balls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balls cracks Chiarmanda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balls tries a low kick but Chiarmanda avoids it.
Balls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Balls misses.
Balls throws out a powerful jab.
Balls closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balls throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Balls misses.
Balls walks into a straight right hand from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balls had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Balls blocks a jab.
Chiarmanda drives through and clinches with Balls against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chiarmanda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balls.
Balls misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. Balls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chiarmanda circles away quickly and effectively.
Balls throws a looping overhand right but Chiarmanda ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Balls - just one landing.
Balls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Balls lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chiarmanda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Balls digs a good hook to Chiarmanda's body.
Nice body punch from Chiarmanda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda clinches with his opponent.
Balls lands a shoulder strike.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chiarmanda cracks Balls with a nice body shot.
Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands with a light punch inside.
Balls tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing Balls back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiarmanda.
Balls lands a body shot.
Balls tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing Balls back against the cage.
Balls jumps into guard, dragging Chiarmanda to the mat.
Balls lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Balls stopping the sweep attempt from Chiarmanda.
Balls throws an elbow that misses. Chiarmanda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balls's guard. Nice move by Chiarmanda!
Chiarmanda trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiarmanda is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
Balls controlling the position.
Chiarmanda slips nicely into half guard.
Balls won't allow Chiarmanda to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Chiarmanda seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Chiarmanda keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Balls is trying to stall.
Balls breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balls takes one to the chin there.
Balls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balls throws a low kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range easily.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balls swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chiarmanda scores with a push kick.
The fighters circling - Balls throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda tries a quick counter leg kick but Balls is wise to it.
Balls will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chiarmanda throws a lazy head kick
letting Balls counter with a right hand.
Chiarmanda lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls cracks Chiarmanda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda loads up on a big right hand but Balls slips the punch.
Balls connects with a body shot.
Chiarmanda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balls.
Chiarmanda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balls.
Balls just misses with a punch to the body.
Balls misses with a straight right.
Chiarmanda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Balls circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chiarmanda.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a nice looking combination but Balls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chiarmanda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chiarmanda connects with the punch.
Balls looks to throw the jab but Chiarmanda is out of range.
Balls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiarmanda.
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 Larry Balls will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balls checks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for a 1-2. Chiarmanda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balls swings widly with a right hand
letting Chiarmanda counter with a right hand.
Balls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiarmanda.
Balls throws a head kick that misses.
Balls throws a right hand that Chiarmanda ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiarmanda also avoids with ease.
Balls throws a leg kick that misses.
Chiarmanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balls.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab. Balls acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Balls has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Balls takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balls checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Chiarmanda.
Balls looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
Balls throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balls slips a straight right by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws an overhand right that lands on Balls's shoulder, as Balls tries to avoid the shot.
Balls is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chiarmanda throws a good cross that connects.
Balls throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balls steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chiarmanda.
A head kick misses from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Balls.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chiarmanda! But no joy.
Balls misses the shot to the body.
Balls tries to land a leg kick but Chiarmanda saw it coming and moves away.
Balls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chiarmanda - that will leave a mark!
Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balls backing away here, and Chiarmanda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balls misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chiarmanda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with a straight right.
It looked like Balls wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balls looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chiarmanda misses with a double jab
and Balls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balls lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chiarmanda will feel that in the morning.
Balls blocks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick which misses Balls's front leg but catches the back leg as Balls tries to avoid it.
Balls slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Chiarmanda.
An attempted straight right counter from Balls misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Balls catches Chiarmanda right on the button with a cross.
Balls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Balls throws a head kick that half lands.
Balls throws a hook but Chiarmanda blocks it.
Chiarmanda flicks out a counter leg kick but Balls steps away.
A good leg kick by Balls.
Balls moves forwards but Chiarmanda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Chiarmanda. Beautiful body shot.
Balls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away.
Balls avoids a kick to the body.
Balls throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balls misses with a low kick.
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!
Chiarmanda thuds a left hand into Balls's body.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Balls does it's job there.
Balls moves out of range as Chiarmanda strikes.
Balls blocks the body kick.
Chiarmanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balls doesn't seem bothered though.
Chiarmanda throws out a powerful jab.
Balls displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chiarmanda throws out the jab.
Chiarmanda connects with a crisp jab.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balls moves away.
Balls takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balls.
Balls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balls connects with a solid leg kick.
Balls throws a low kick, looking for Chiarmanda's leg but Chiarmanda calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ossilus Chiarmanda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chiarmanda 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossilus Chiarmanda!
A victorious Ossilus Chiarmanda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Larry Balls had this to say: 'Hey, fuck you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole has chosen I Miss The Misery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sithole throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sithole ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Sithole missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sithole tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton connects with a body shot that sends Sithole's belly button to the back.
That kick from Sithole tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sithole misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newton checks a leg kick.
Sithole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sithole blocks a jab.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Sithole slips the punch.
Sithole tries to move into range but Newton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Newton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sithole.
Sithole plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Moses Sithole has been cut.
Sithole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Sithole's defenses.
A big right from Newton misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Newton does it's job there.
Sithole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithole.
Newton lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Sithole - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Newton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Newton!
Aaron Newton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schelokov's entrance music is Sirens . A fine choice. Tappenahomma has chosen Tatanka 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schelokov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tappenahomma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Chief Tappenahomma has been cut.
Schelokov throws a head kick that misses
and Tappenahomma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schelokov is trying to push Tappenahomma away but Tappenahomma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schelokov breaks the clinch.
Schelokov scores with a jab to the body.
Schelokov swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schelokov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schelokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Schelokov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Schelokov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schelokov seems to be looking for submissions.
Tappenahomma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schelokov throwing shots but Tappenahomma is blocking nicely.
Schelokov thows a huge punch but Tappenahomma dodges it nicely.
Schelokov 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.
Schelokov is trying to control. Tappenahomma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schelokov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tappenahomma wants to control but Schelokov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tappenahomma is staying active underneath Schelokov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schelokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Schelokov.
Tappenahomma controlling the position for now.
Schelokov thows a huge punch but Tappenahomma dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schelokov trying to control the action but Tappenahomma is working from the bottom.
Schelokov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tappenahomma is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tappenahomma is looking for a sweep. Schelokov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tappenahomma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schelokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schelokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schelokov misses with a body kick.
Schelokov throws an off balance right hand
and Tappenahomma finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but Schelokov is having none of it.
Schelokov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schelokov fails with the takedown
and Tappenahomma counters with a two punch combo.
Schelokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tappenahomma! But no joy.
Tappenahomma lands a jab.
Schelokov is rocked!
Tappenahomma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schelokov will feel that in the morning.
Oh Schelokov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schelokov leaves his chin hanging out and Tappenahomma seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Schelokov crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Tappenahomma!
Chief Tappenahomma 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustav Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jintao.
Ragnarson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ragnarson working away.
Ragnarson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jintao dodges the ground and pound from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson prevents Jintao from escaping the position.
Ragnarson working the head with strikes.
Ragnarson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ragnarson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jintao works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ragnarson working over Jintao with some ground and pound. Jintao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ragnarson wants to pass to mount but Jintao is defending the position.
Jintao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ragnarson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jintao's head.
Ragnarson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson throws a strike but Jintao avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ragnarson throwing strikes from guard but Jintao blocks nicely.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jintao keeping full guard, as Ragnarson tries to pass.
Ragnarson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ragnarson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ragnarson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnarson works over Jintao with some ground and pound from guard.
Ragnarson is in close to Jintao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jintao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jintao has wrist control.
Jintao keeping full guard, as Ragnarson tries to pass.
Jintao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jintao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ragnarson 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.
Ragnarson is in close to Jintao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ragnarson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jintao is keeping the position for now.
Jintao working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jintao's head.
Jintao pulls Ragnarson in close to prevent any damage.
Jintao wants to stand but Ragnarson is controlling the position.
Jintao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ragnarson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragnarson wants to pass the guard but Jintao is keeping the position.
Ragnarson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jintao trying to control the position.
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.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnarson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jintao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnarson defends well.
Ragnarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnarson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnarson works over Jintao with some ground and pound from guard.
Jintao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarson.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ragnarson forces his way into half guard.
Jintao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Ragnarson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ragnarson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jintao makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarson really felt that one!
Ragnarson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jintao can do to turn this around?
Ragnarson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnarson shoots in for a takedown but Jintao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragnarson shoots for a takedown but Jintao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jintao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jintao lands a nice looking body kick.
Donk. Jintao catches Ragnarson right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Gustav Ragnarson has been cut.
Ragnarson tries to move into range but Jintao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jintao.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jintao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jintao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jintao scores with a jab to the body.
Jintao scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Jintao misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jintao looks to throw the jab but Ragnarson is out of range.
A low kick from Jintao misses
and Ragnarson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao wants to get back to his feet.
Ragnarson 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.
Ragnarson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jintao is avoiding damage well.
Jintao tries to escape but Ragnarson is in control.
Ragnarson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ragnarson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ragnarson working away.
Ragnarson working the body and head with strikes.
Ragnarson working the ground and pound.
Ragnarson scores with punches from side control.
Ragnarson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gustav Ragnarson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jintao!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson lands with some strikes.
Ragnarson looking to finish with strikes here!
Jintao regains half guard.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jintao to regain full guard.
Ragnarson won't allow Jintao to get back to his feet.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jintao wants to stand but Ragnarson is controlling the position.
Ragnarson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarson working some strikes from top position.
Ragnarson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ragnarson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jintao is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jintao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jintao keeping full guard, as Ragnarson tries to pass.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jintao manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but Jintao holds him up against the cage and eventually Ragnarson drops back down to his feet.
Ragnarson is trying to drag Jintao to the mat but Jintao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ragnarson is working for takedown but Jintao is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Ragnarson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Jintao.
Ragnarson fails to pull guard.
A short left from Jintao.
Ragnarson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jintao digs a right hand into Ragnarson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarson's gas tank.
Jintao is stalling here.
Jintao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jintao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jintao scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jintao's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ragnarson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jintao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jintao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jintao scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarson fails to pull guard.
Jintao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jintao pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jintao digs a right hand underneath Ragnarson's ribcage. Ragnarson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarson can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinyo Jintao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ragnarson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ragnarson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ragnarson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ragnarson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ragnarson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jintao, which made it look bad.
Jintao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jintao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnarson's hands.
Jintao lands with a right hand.
Jintao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnarson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jintao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ragnarson is rocked!
Ragnarson looks for a takedown but Jintao sprawls well.
Jintao feints a counter leg kick.
Oh Ragnarson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnarson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ragnarson sprawling to the canvas! Ragnarson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jintao finish him?!
Jintao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ragnarson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jintao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Ragnarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jintao lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ragnarson off his feet! Ragnarson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinyo Jintao!
An out of breath Shinyo Jintao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Centurion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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29
177 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Centurion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boulami looks to land a right hand but Centurion moved out of range.
Jab by Centurion.
Boulami throws a body kick that misses.
As Boulami tries to get set, Centurion tries to push him back and clinch up but Boulami manages to avoid the attempt.
Centurion lands a glancing blow to the side of Boulami's head.
Centurion checks a leg kick.
Boulami lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boulami darts in trying to clinch
and Centurion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centurion throws a leg kick which misses Boulami's front leg but catches the back leg as Boulami tries to avoid it.
Centurion throws a leg kick but Boulami moved away.
Centurion walks into a left hand.
Boulami clinches with his opponent.
Centurion throws a head punch that misses.
Boulami's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Centurion cracks Boulami with a nice body shot.
Boulami has Centurion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Centurion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boulami misses with an elbow strike.
Centurion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Centurion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion lands an elbow just above Boulami 's eye.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Boulami lands a right hand.
Centurion lands an elbow just above Boulami 's eye.
Centurion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boulami gets control of Centurion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boulami will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Centurion wants to stand but Boulami is controlling his posture from full guard.
Centurion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boulami swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boulami looking to control.
Boulami wants to sweep but no luck.
Boulami keeping full guard, as Centurion tries to pass.
Boulami looking for a guillotine here but Centurion defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centurion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boulami looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Centurion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Centurion pushes Boulami up against the cage in a clinch.
Centurion scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Boulami.
Boulami jumps guard but Centurion stands there with Boulami around his waist. Boulami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Centurion.
Centurion lands a nice elbow.
Centurion can't find room to land a body shot as Boulami controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boulami.
Boulami managing to block the knees to the body from Centurion.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
Centurion crunches a lovely knee into Boulami's ribcage.
Centurion misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boulami.
Centurion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boulami.
Boulami tries to pull guard but Centurion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Boulami.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Centurion.
Boulami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Centurion tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boulami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Centurion was well out of range. Poor timing from Boulami.
Centurion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Centurion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Centurion lands the left hand.
Boulami misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centurion blocks a head kick by Boulami.
Boulami gets tackled into the cage by Centurion. Centurion maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Boulami scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Carlos Centurion has been cut.
A short right from Centurion on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boulami.
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Centurion throws a punch but it's blocked by Boulami.
With the fighters up against the cage, Centurion throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Centurion obliges.
Boulami wants to stall.
Boulami blocks an uppercut.
Centurion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boulami lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Centurion is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boulami looks winded!
A body shot lands from Boulami.
Boulami manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boulami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boulami looking to stall.
Boulami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Centurion dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Centurion moves into range and clinches up with Boulami.
Centurion misses with a punch to the body.
Centurion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boulami avoids it.
Centurion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulami's elbow.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
Boulami lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boulami.
Boulami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boulami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Centurion misses with a straight left.
Boulami throws a sloppy head kick and Centurion moves out of range easily.
Centurion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boulami lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Centurion misses with a wild body shot.
Boulami wants to clinch up but Centurion keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami throws a poor cross that misses
and Centurion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Centurion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boulami can do to turn this around?
Centurion takes the fight into the clinch.
Centurion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
Boulami misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion pushes off an throws an elbow but Boulami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boulami scores with a shoulder strike.
Boulami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boulami tries a body shot but Centurion blocks it.
Boulami scores with a hook to the body.
Centurion using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Centurion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Centurion blocks a body shot from Boulami.
Boulami breaks from the clinch.
Centurion instigates a clinch.
Boulami trying to control the position but instead, Centurion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boulami into the cage.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
Centurion takes a shot to the head.
Boulami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boulami tries to circle away but Centurion has him pinned against the cage.
Boulami blocks an elbow strike.
Boulami trying to control the position but instead, Centurion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boulami into the cage.
Centurion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Boulami misses with a body punch.
Centurion throws an elbow but it misses.
Centurion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boulami scores with a shot to the side of Centurion's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami displaying some good clinch control by pressing Centurion up against the cage.
Boulami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Centurion lands with a light punch inside.
Boulami takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boulami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boulami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Centurion.
A lazy left from Centurion finds it's target.
Centurion throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boulami counters with an inside leg kick.
Boulami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boulami takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carlos Centurion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Centurion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Centurion is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Centurion misses the shot to the body.
Boulami keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boulami.
Boulami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Centurion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Centurion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Centurion misses with a looping right.
Boulami walks into a stiff left hand from Centurion.
Boulami's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Centurion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boulami scrambles back to his feet.
Carlos Centurion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulami scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Centurion doesn't seem bothered though.
Centurion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Centurion lands a glancing blow to the side of Boulami's head.
Boulami is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Centurion rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centurion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters circling a little - Boulami finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws a quick inside leg kick.
Centurion missing with a left hand there. Boulami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Centurion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Centurion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boulami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boulami connects with the punch.
Centurion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boulami finds it's way round the side to connect with Centurion's head.
Centurion blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Centurion.
Centurion throws a head kick that misses.
Boulami throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Centurion tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boulami is in Centurion's guard.
Boulami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Centurion's head.
Centurion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boulami throws a big right hand that misses.
Centurion wants to stand and escape but Boulami is having none of it.
Boulami with a nice head shot there.
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 Carlos Centurion will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Centurion tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Boulami.
Centurion rushes Boulami and presses him up against the cage.
Centurion misses with a body punch.
Centurion with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Centurion putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boulami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boulami.
Boulami misses with a punch on the inside.
Centurion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boulami blocks the elbow strike.
Centurion trying to land knees to the body.
Centurion blocking some punches.
Carlos Centurion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boulami stalling.
Centurion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centurion misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Centurion.
Boulami tries to stall but Centurion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boulami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Centurion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Centurion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boulami's elbow.
Centurion lands a good knee to the midsection. Boulami won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion blocks a body shot from Boulami.
Centurion lands an elbow inside.
Centurion tries to throw a body punch but Boulami avoids it by throwing Centurion back against the cage.
Boulami has Centurion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Centurion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boulami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centurion tries a knee to the head but Boulami blocks it.
Centurion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Centurion lands a nice uppercut.
Boulami dodges an elbow strike from Centurion.
Centurion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Centurion.
Centurion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boulami is defending well for now.
Centurion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boulami lands a right hand.
Centurion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boulami.
Centurion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boulami lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centurion throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boulami creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boulami works on Centurion's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Boulami.
Boulami drags the fight down to the ground.
Centurion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boulami wants to sweep but no luck.
Centurion is fighting to break Boulami's control of his arms but Boulami is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Centurion trying to control the position from guard on top but Boulami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boulami manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Centurion manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami wants to pass the guard but Centurion is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Centurion's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Centurion scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Boulami closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Centurion scores with a hook.
Centurion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boulami manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boulami throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boulami takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Centurion tries to clinch but Boulami moves out of range.
Centurion checks a low kick from Boulami.
A solid leg kick lands there for Centurion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Centurion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami lands a right hand.
Centurion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boulami turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Centurion is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boulami is controlling him well.
Boulami scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Centurion to see if he's OK.
Centurion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Boulami looks up at the clock and then as Centurion takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boulami smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Centurion explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Boulami throws a series of punches but Centurion moves out of range.
Boulami lands a nice looking body shot.
Boulami throws a lazy right hand but Centurion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Centurion tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Carlos Centurion did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boulami tries to bum rush Centurion with a series of wild strikes but Centurion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boulami. Centurion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Boulami finds it's target.
Centurion forces Boulami back against the cage and clinches.
Boulami lands a right hand.
Centurion lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boulami avoids a wild elbow strike from Centurion.
Centurion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Centurion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boulami breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulami throws a leg kick but Centurion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Centurion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Centurion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Omar Boulami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Centurion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Centurion.
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!
Boulami dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boulami.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Centurion.
Centurion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Centurion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Centurion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boulami scores with a shot to the side of Centurion's head.
Centurion tries to land a knee to the head but Boulami blocks with his arms.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
Centurion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boulami blocks it with crossed arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A body shot lands from Boulami.
Boulami pulls Centurion into guard.
Boulami looking for a sweep. Not yet Boulami, not yet.
Centurion trying to control but Boulami is working from the bottom.
Boulami keeping full guard, as Centurion tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Centurion pushes Boulami off looking to stand but Boulami dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Boulami.
Centurion has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Boulami is on him like a limpet, forcing Centurion back against the cage.
Boulami has a couple of punches blocked by Centurion.
Centurion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boulami avoids it.
Boulami has a couple of punches blocked by Centurion.
Boulami blocks an elbow strike from Centurion.
Boulami lands a nice shot to the body.
Boulami has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Centurion uses from the top position.
Boulami wants to sweep here but Centurion controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boulami keeping moving, preventing Centurion from controlling successfully.
Boulami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Centurion defends it easily.
Boulami has control of Centurion's left arm, preventing Centurion from doing any damage.
Boulami trying to control the position.
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.
Centurion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boulami moves forwards but Centurion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boulami fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Centurion manages to avoid it.
Boulami takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Centurion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Centurion tests Boulami's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boulami misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Carlos Centurion will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Boulami. Beautiful body shot.
Centurion swats away the attempt to clinch by Boulami.
Centurion moves out of range as Boulami strikes.
Boulami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boulami lands with a nice combination. Centurion backs away looking to recover.
Centurion misses with a wild body shot.
Centurion cracks Boulami with a right hand to the side of the head.
Centurion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boulami steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Centurion.
Boulami closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centurion unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Centurion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Centurion missing with knees to the body.
Boulami can't find room to land a body shot as Centurion controls the action.
Centurion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boulami is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Centurion tries to land knees in the clinch but Boulami avoids the damage to the body.
Boulami avoiding damage as Centurion throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centurion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boulami avoids a wild elbow strike from Centurion.
Centurion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boulami misses with a punch to the body.
Boulami wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Centurion.
Centurion misses with some punches.
Boulami is trying to pull guard but Centurion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Centurion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Centurion lands a nice elbow.
Boulami has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boulami tries to pull guard but Centurion holds him up against the cage and eventually Boulami drops back down to his feet.
Carlos Centurion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Boulami.
Boulami lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Centurion backwards.
Boulami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boulami throws a punch but it's blocked by Centurion.
Boulami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulami takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Centurion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Centurion throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boulami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boulami walks into a jab.
Boulami moves out of range as Centurion throws a body kick.
Centurion doesn't manage to clinch there - Boulami circles away.
Centurion clinches.
Boulami trying to stall but Centurion improves his position.
Centurion lands a nice uppercut.
Boulami lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Centurion.
Centurion tries to land a knee to the head but Boulami blocks with his arms.
Boulami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Centurion backwards.
Boulami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Centurion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Centurion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boulami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boulami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulami is trying to stall.
Centurion pushes off an throws an elbow but Boulami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Centurion lands a nice elbow.
Boulami has had enough of the clinch but Centurion keeps him there for the moment.
Centurion tries a body shot but Boulami blocks it.
Boulami lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Centurion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Centurion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boulami managing to block the knees to the body from Centurion.
Omar Boulami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boulami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centurion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boulami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boulami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Centurion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Centurion clobbers Boulami with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Centurion dodges the punch combination from Boulami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami throws a nice looking combination but Centurion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Centurion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Centurion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boulami throws a hook but Centurion avoids it easily.
Carlos Centurion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Centurion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Centurion.
Boulami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Centurion connects with a body shot.
Centurion connects with a body shot that sends Boulami's belly button to the back.
Centurion stuffs the takedown attempt from Boulami. Boulami gets slowly back to his feet.
Centurion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boulami throws a low kick, looking for Centurion's leg but Centurion calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Centurion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Centurion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Centurion!
Carlos Centurion retains his welterweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brynden Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puch has chosen I Am The Killer Of Trolls as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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163 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch connects with a jab.
Epicity walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Brynden Epicity has been cut.
Epicity tries to sprawl but Puch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Epicity is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Blackthorn that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Puch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Epicity's head.
Puch working over Epicity with some ground and pound. Epicity looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Puch thows a huge punch but Epicity dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Puch there.
Epicity wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Puch in particular looking to stall.
Puch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch is nestled in close to Epicity, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Epicity is looking to control Puch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Epicity avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Puch seems content to control.
Puch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Epicity trying to hold on to Puch's head to control him but Puch postures up.
Epicity kicks off Puch and gets to his feet.
Epicity throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Puch fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Epicity misses.
Robledo Puch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicity swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Puch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch postures up.
Epicity is really struggling to control Puch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch wants to control from the top but Epicity keeps moving.
Puch looking to pass the guard.
Puch trying to control but Epicity is working from the bottom.
Puch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Epicity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Epicity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Epicity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Epicity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puch throws a strike but Epicity rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Epicity is aware though and is defending well.
Puch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Epicity can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity trying to control but Puch is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Puch has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Puch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Epicity defends well.
Epicity wants to control from the top but Puch keeps moving.
Puch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Epicity postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brynden Epicity's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Epicity scores with a head kick. Puch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Puch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Epicity. Epicity obviously looking to wear him down.
Puch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Epicity to the mat! Epicity manages to get full guard.
Epicity pushes Puch off and scrambles back to his feet.
Puch fails with a takedown attempt.
Puch tries for a takedown but Epicity sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Puch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch connects with a crisp jab.
Puch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epicity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puch shoots for a takedown but Epicity saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It appears Epicity was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brynden Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Puch.
Puch shoots in and drives through. Epicity sprawls well.
Epicity feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Puch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Epicity but Epicity pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Epicity lands a slapping body shot.
Puch shoots in for a takedown but Epicity shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puch blocks a jab.
Epicity connects with a solid leg kick.
Epicity throws a looping overhand right but Puch ducks down to avoid it.
Epicity throws a front kick that sends Puch stumbling back into the cage.
Puch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Epicity is trying to defend but Puch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Epicity is trying to control but Puch manages to pass to mount!
Puch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Puch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Epicity that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Epicity avoids a series of strikes thrown by Puch.
Epicity manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Epicity, under a barage of strikes from Puch.
Puch is taking a breather. Epicity 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.
Puch is trying to control. Epicity wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Epicity is doing well to control the position and prevent Puch from advancing to side control.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity trying to control from the bottom.
Puch is trying to control. Epicity wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Epicity's head.
Puch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puch is looking to advance position but Epicity won't allow it.
Puch throwing shots but Epicity is blocking nicely.
Puch is pressing down on Epicity's thigh, looking to free his foot. Epicity is holding on for now.
Puch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Epicity keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Epicity has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puch is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Epicity wants to land a leg kick but Puch is out of range.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Epicity tried to score with a low kick but Puch checks it.
Epicity slips under a jab from Puch.
Puch throws a looping overhand right but Epicity ducks down to avoid it.
Puch dives in and grabs Epicity's left leg, looking for a takedown. Epicity pushes down on Puch's head and hops out.
Epicity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Epicity.
Epicity throws a head kick but Puch moves out of range.
Puch tests Epicity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puch missing with a left hand there. Epicity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Puch looks to move away, Epicity throws a big counter combo but Puch just gets out of the way.
Puch blocks a head kick by Epicity.
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 Brynden Epicity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brynden Epicity's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Puch tries to bum rush Epicity with a series of wild strikes but Epicity uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Epicity missing with a left hand there. Puch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puch lands an overhand right.
Puch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Puch looks to move away, Epicity throws a big counter combo but Puch just gets out of the way.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Puch.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puch moves away.
No luck for Puch with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity throws a nice looking combination but Puch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Epicity throws a head kick that misses.
Puch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Epicity throws a front kick that sends Puch stumbling back into the cage.
Puch goes for a double leg but Epicity avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Epicity continues to drive forward.
Brynden Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity looks to land a combination but Puch avoids it well.
Brynden Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puch shoots for a takedown but Epicity saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Epicity tried to counter with a leg kick but Puch avoided it.
Puch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epicity thinks about countering with a body kick.
Puch throws out a powerful jab.
Epicity moves out of range of the strikes.
Epicity slips under a jab from Puch.
Puch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puch scores with a hook.
Epicity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Epicity looks to score with a jab to the body but Puch is just out of range.
Puch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puch wants to pass to mount but Epicity is defending the position.
Puch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch trying to control the action but Epicity is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Epicity manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Epicity keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Epicity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puch.
Puch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch postures up in Epicity's guard and throws a big left but Epicity blocks it.
Puch throws a big elbow that misses.
Epicity wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Puch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Puch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Epicity circles away.
Epicity throws a quick counter kick to the body but Puch avoids it.
Epicity looks to land a right hand but Puch moved out of range.
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puch.
Puch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puch with a poor takedown
and Epicity counters with a nice kick to the body.
Puch misses with a right hand
and Epicity counters with a body kick that stops Puch in his tracks momentarily.
Puch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puch lands a glancing blow to the side of Epicity's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Epicity sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Puch somewhat.
Puch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Epicity defends it nicely.
Epicity tried to counter with a leg kick but Puch avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Puch misses the target.
Epicity cracks Puch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puch lands a slapping body shot.
Epicity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puch moves away from the strike by Epicity.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Epicity defends it well.
Epicity throws a front kick that sends Puch stumbling back into the cage.
Puch lands with a cross.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brynden Epicity.
I think Epicity 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Brynden Epicity!
An out of breath Brynden Epicity thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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FIGHT
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