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MFN 298: Last Minute PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightbeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madrigal has chosen Lil Jon-Throw it Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julio Madrigal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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178 cm
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149 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buzz Lightbeer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Madrigal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightbeer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lightbeer scores with a leg kick.
Lightbeer digs a good body shot into Madrigal's ribs.
Lightbeer feints and then cracks Madrigal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madrigal down.
Lightbeer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madrigal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer lands a nice shot to the body.
Madrigal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightbeer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madrigal.
Lightbeer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Madrigal on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lightbeer lands a right hook to the body.
Lightbeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lightbeer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightbeer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lightbeer slips under a jab from Madrigal.
Madrigal misses with an uppercut.
Madrigal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lightbeer in his tracks.
Madrigal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lightbeer.
Madrigal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbeer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbeer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madrigal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lightbeer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madrigal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightbeer. Madrigal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightbeer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madrigal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madrigal closes the distance and clinches up with Lightbeer, looking for a takedown. Madrigal pushes Lightbeer against the cage but Lightbeer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lightbeer scores with a push kick.
Madrigal avoids the body shot from Lightbeer.
Buzz Lightbeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madrigal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lightbeer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lightbeer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Madrigal.
It looked like Lightbeer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madrigal.
Lightbeer scores with a head kick.
Lightbeer ducks under a wild hook from Madrigal.
Madrigal closes the distance and clinches up with Lightbeer, looking for a takedown. Madrigal pushes Lightbeer against the cage but Lightbeer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buzz Lightbeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
Lightbeer connects with a solid leg kick.
Lightbeer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightbeer looks to score with a jab to the body but Madrigal is just out of range.
Madrigal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown but Lightbeer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lightbeer lands with a kick to the temple. Madrigal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightbeer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lightbeer moves away from the strike by Madrigal.
Lightbeer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Madrigal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightbeer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madrigal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lightbeer - the referee stops the clock and Madrigal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lightbeer. Madrigal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Madrigal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Madrigal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madrigal looks for a takedown but Lightbeer sprawls well.
Buzz Lightbeer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madrigal fails to land with a series of punches.
Madrigal looks winded!
Madrigal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot.
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lightbeer as he jumps to the side.
Lightbeer is looking to slow Madrigal down with leg kicks.
Lightbeer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madrigal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madrigal.
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown but Lightbeer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lightbeer cracks a nice hook into Madrigal's ribs.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madrigal. That did some damage!
Madrigal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lightbeer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madrigal is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightbeer.
Lightbeer throws a shot to the body.
Lightbeer connects with a body shot that sends Madrigal's belly button to the back.
Madrigal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madrigal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lightbeer defends it nicely.
Madrigal looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightbeer is just out of range.
Madrigal lands a jab.
Lightbeer misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Lightbeer.
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!
Lightbeer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lightbeer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal throws a looping overhand right but Lightbeer ducks down to avoid it.
Lightbeer is looking to wear down Madrigal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madrigal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madrigal. That did some damage!
Lightbeer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madrigal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightbeer.
It seemed like Madrigal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madrigal. That did some damage!
Lightbeer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Madrigal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lightbeer. Lightbeer obviously looking to wear him down.
Lightbeer takes a swing at Madrigal's ribcage but misses.
Madrigal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightbeer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Madrigal dives in for a single leg takedown but Lightbeer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lightbeer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Madrigal if he has to take too many more of those.
Lightbeer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Lightbeer. No joy for Madrigal on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lightbeer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbeer tests Madrigal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madrigal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lightbeer.
Lightbeer throws a leg kick which misses Madrigal's front leg but catches the back leg as Madrigal tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Lightbeer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lightbeer is looking to slow Madrigal down with leg kicks.
Madrigal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madrigal goes for a double leg but Lightbeer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lightbeer continues to drive forward.
Madrigal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightbeer was well out of range. Poor timing from Madrigal.
Lightbeer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madrigal. That did some damage!
Madrigal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lightbeer.
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown but Lightbeer shows good takedown defense.
Madrigal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lightbeer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madrigal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightbeer can pounce on him.
Madrigal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lightbeer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lightbeer scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lightbeer, right into the meat.
Lightbeer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightbeer throws a body kick that misses.
Lightbeer is looking to slow Madrigal down with leg kicks.
Lightbeer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madrigal's calf.
Lightbeer swings for the body but Madrigal moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer scores with a shot to the body.
Lightbeer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madrigal moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal fails to land with a series of punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madrigal might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lightbeer has got the better of the exchanges.
Madrigal is breathing heavily.
Lightbeer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Madrigal tries to clinch up.
Lightbeer feints a jab promting Madrigal to slip. Lightbeer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Madrigal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lightbeer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightbeer cracks a nice hook into Madrigal's ribs.
A jab from Madrigal does it's job there.
Madrigal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lightbeer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lightbeer lands a leg kick that knocks Madrigal off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Madrigal.
Buzz Lightbeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
Madrigal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lightbeer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightbeer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lightbeer throws a leg kick but Madrigal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madrigal tries for a takedown but Lightbeer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot.
Lightbeer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madrigal can do to turn this around?
Madrigal swings for the body but Lightbeer moves out of range.
Lightbeer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madrigal doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buzz Lightbeer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lightbeer misses with a head kick.
Madrigal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lightbeer lands an overhand right.
Lightbeer slips a straight right by Madrigal.
A quick step to the side and Lightbeer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Madrigal takes a step back to recover.
Lightbeer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lightbeer swings for the body but Madrigal moves out of range.
Lightbeer lands with a kick to the temple. Madrigal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lightbeer tries a head kick but it misses.
Madrigal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lightbeer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madrigal scores with a jab to the body.
Madrigal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lightbeer sprawls well. Lightbeer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Madrigal gets slowly back to his feet.
Madrigal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lightbeer swats away the attempt to clinch by Madrigal.
Madrigal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lightbeer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lightbeer lands a nice hook to Madrigal's body. Madrigal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lightbeer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madrigal.
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!
Madrigal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lightbeer. Lightbeer obviously looking to wear him down.
Madrigal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lightbeer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lightbeer.
Madrigal lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lightbeer.
Madrigal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lightbeer thuds a left hand into Madrigal's body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Madrigal.
Lightbeer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal looks for a takedown but Lightbeer sprawls well.
Lightbeer misses with a body kick.
Madrigal throws out a counter right but Lightbeer avoids it with no problem.
Madrigal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightbeer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lightbeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightbeer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightbeer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Madrigal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightbeer moves away.
Madrigal shoots for a double leg takedown but Lightbeer sprawls well. He's pushed Madrigal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lightbeer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madrigal misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Lightbeer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madrigal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Madrigal gets a clinch.
Lightbeer scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Lightbeer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lightbeer connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lightbeer.
Madrigal darts in looking for a takedown but Lightbeer gets double underhooks and turns Madrigal into the cage.
Madrigal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lightbeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightbeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madrigal manages to avoid it.
Lightbeer misses with a wild body shot.
Madrigal wants to clinch up but Lightbeer keeps it at a distance.
Madrigal forces Lightbeer back against the cage and clinches.
Madrigal is trying to drag Lightbeer to the mat but Lightbeer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lightbeer lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightbeer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Madrigal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lightbeer is trying to keep an underhook but Madrigal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madrigal stops Lightbeer from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrigal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightbeer has hold of Madrigal's hands but Madrigal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lightbeer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Madrigal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lightbeer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madrigal shoots in and drives through. Lightbeer sprawls well.
Buzz Lightbeer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
Lightbeer looks to score with a jab to the body but Madrigal is just out of range.
Madrigal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lightbeer pinned against the cage. Lightbeer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lightbeer connects with a leg kick. Madrigal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lightbeer.
Lightbeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madrigal manages to avoid it.
Madrigal shoots in looking for a takedown but Lightbeer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Madrigal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lightbeer.
Lightbeer scores with a hook to the body. Madrigal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madrigal misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer thumps Madrigal with a low kick.
Lightbeer scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madrigal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lightbeer pinned against the cage. Lightbeer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Lightbeer tenderised Madrigal's leg. Madrigal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lightbeer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madrigal throws out the jab.
Lightbeer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lightbeer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Madrigal.
Madrigal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightbeer can pounce on him.
Madrigal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lightbeer.
Madrigal shoots in and drives through. Lightbeer sprawls well.
Lightbeer connects with a solid leg kick.
Lightbeer jabs Madrigal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Lightbeer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lightbeer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer scores with a body shot.
Madrigal closes the distance and clinches.
Lightbeer stalling in the clinch but Madrigal improves position.
Lightbeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Madrigal prevents a body shot from Lightbeer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madrigal.
Julio Madrigal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightbeer throws a head punch that misses.
Madrigal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lightbeer backwards.
Nice body punch from Lightbeer - that landed with a thud.
Madrigal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lightbeer pushes Madrigal off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madrigal tries to clinch up but Lightbeer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lightbeer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madrigal.
Lightbeer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madrigal moves away.
A shot to the liver by Lightbeer. Beautiful body shot.
Lightbeer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightbeer throws a wild body kick that Madrigal sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightbeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madrigal manages to avoid it.
Lightbeer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madrigal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightbeer.
Madrigal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lightbeer throws a big counter combination but Madrigal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madrigal avoids the body shot from Lightbeer.
Lightbeer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madrigal shoots in and drives through. Lightbeer sprawls well.
Lightbeer scores with a push kick.
Lightbeer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lightbeer lands with a nice body punch.
Lightbeer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Madrigal tries to clinch but Lightbeer is having none of it.
Madrigal throws a hook but Lightbeer blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madrigal shoots for a double leg takedown but Lightbeer sprawls well. He's pushed Madrigal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lightbeer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Buzz Lightbeer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lightbeer scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Lightbeer tenderised Madrigal's leg. Madrigal is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Lightbeer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lightbeer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Lightbeer!
Buzz Lightbeer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Julio Madrigal spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
202 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khavin misses with an uppercut.
Khavin fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Khavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lopez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khavin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lopez throws a strike aimed at the side of Khavin's head but Khavin avoids it well.
Khavin is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Lopez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lopez slows the pace down.
Khavin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
Khavin is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Lopez taking a break here but Khavin is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Khavin is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khavin avoid being mounted?
Lopez seems to be looking for submissions.
Khavin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
Khavin tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khavin taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Khavin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lopez uses his free foot to push down on Khavin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khavin.
Khavin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khavin tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lopez wants to control the pace but Khavin is squirming around nicely.
Khavin tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez lands a heavy elbow.
Oooh a big shot lands for Lopez! Khavin is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pepe Lopez!
Konstantin Khavin was interviewed post fight and said 'My English is still not so good... I dunno how much I have left. As long as their is a check, I continue to fight... FOR MOTHER RUSSIA!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bone Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lords Of Salem . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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12 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bone Crash!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a leg kick but Crash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero wants to land a leg kick but Crash is out of range.
Romero scores with a nice body kick.
Romero avoids the head kick by Crash.
Romero tries to land a front kick but Crash steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero lands a front kick.
Crash throws a head kick that misses
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Romero throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Crash stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Romero follows into mount!
Crash is rocked!
It looks like Bone Crash has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Crash can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Crash is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
Romero looking to isolate an arm here. Crash doesn't see it coming and as Romero extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Romero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nicodemo Romero!
Nicodemo Romero took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quian Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Tourniquet by Evanescence. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quian Kane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
A short left from Li.
Kane slows down the pace here.
Kane prevents a body shot from Li.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Li's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li lands a body shot.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane lands an elbow inside.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Kane tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Li pushes Kane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li blocks a body shot from Kane.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li blocking some punches.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane wants to stall.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Li back against the cage.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Li blocks a body shot from Kane.
A hook to the body from Li.
Kane looks winded!
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Li scores with a shoulder strike.
Li digs a right hand underneath Kane's ribcage. Kane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Li has Kane pushed against the cage.
Li tries a body shot but Kane blocks it.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li has Kane pushed against the cage.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li is trying to stall.
Li lands a left hand.
Li lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Li content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li misses with a body punch.
Kane blocks a body shot from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanes head.
Kane is rocked!
Li unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kane! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Li is unloading with more strikes now! Kane drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Li!
Jet Li bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rocky Blyer enters the cage!
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41 - 42 - 1 |
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Cardio machine |
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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
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 42 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen misses with a leg kick.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Tikkanen lands an overhand right.
Blyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Blyer.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Blyer staying out of range there.
It seemed like Blyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice combination there by Blyer.
Blyer misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Tikkanen moves away and avoids it.
Tikkanen with a nice cross.
Tikkanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tikkanen.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Tikkanen avoids them all with ease.
Blyer throws the left hand but Tikkanen avoids the punch easily.
Blyer jabs Tikkanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Blyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tikkanen lands a leg kick that knocks Blyer off balance momentarily.
Blyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tikkanen.
Blyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikkanen.
Blyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tikkanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blyer scores with a hook.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
Tikkanen moves away from the strike by Blyer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikkanen. That's going to slow Blyer down.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Tikkanen slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tikkanen.
Blyer dodges the punch combination from Tikkanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen lands a jab to Blyer's midsection.
Tikkanen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blyer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tikkanen - the referee stops the clock and Blyer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tikkanen. Blyer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blyer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Tikkanen.
Blyer throws a body punch but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Tikkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Tikkanen slips the punch.
Tikkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikkanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Tikkanen moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Blyer as he checks the leg kick.
Tikkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Blyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tikkanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tikkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tikkanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tikkanen scores with the left hand. Blyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick
and Blyer counters with a nice body shot.
Tikkanen thuds a left hand into Blyer's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tikkanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tikkanen connects with a right hand. Blyer shakes it off.
A low kick from Tikkanen misses
and Tikkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer cracks Tikkanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Tikkanen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tikkanen tries to land a leg kick but Blyer saw it coming and moves away.
Blyer takes one to the chin there.
Rocky Blyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen thuds a left hand into Blyer's body.
Blyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tikkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tikkanen.
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blyer checks a low kick from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen cracks the inside of Blyer's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blyer, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tikkanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Blyer should have avoided that one.
Tikkanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tikkanen's head.
Some wild striking there from Blyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikkanen.
An inside leg kick from Tikkanen misses.
Blyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Tikkanen.
Blyer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Tikkanen avoids them all with ease.
Blyer tries to bum rush Tikkanen with a series of wild strikes but Tikkanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Blyer backs away, Tikkanen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tikkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikkanen throwing a counter right hand but Blyer manages to avoid it.
Tikkanen staying out of range there.
Tikkanen slips a jab from Blyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blyer cracks Tikkanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikkanen misses the shot to the body.
Tikkanen tries a low kick but Blyer avoids it.
Tikkanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Tikkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Blyer avoids the head kick by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tikkanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tikkanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tikkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tikkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer cracks Tikkanen with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tikkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tikkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer jabs Tikkanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tikkanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot
and Blyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tikkanen darts in looking for a takedown but Blyer gets double underhooks and turns Tikkanen into the cage.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer misses with a wild combination.
And Tikkanen counters with a quick kick to the body but Blyer blocks it.
Tikkanen moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Blyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blyer slips a jab from Tikkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a hook.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blyer.
Rocky Blyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blyer misses the shot to the body.
Blyer misses with a straight left.
Blyer blocks a leg kick.
Tikkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blyer. That did some damage!
Blyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blyer moves out of range as Tikkanen throws a body kick.
It seemed like Blyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Blyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tikkanen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blyer avoids a kick to the body.
Blyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen cracks Blyer with a good jab.
Tikkanen slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyer. Tikkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyer connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyer throws a jab when Tikkanen was well out of range.
Blyer lands a jab to the nose.
Blyer misses with a combination
and Tikkanen counters with a low kick, right behind Blyer 's knee.
Blyer throws a jab when Tikkanen was well out of range.
Tikkanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blyer on the side of the head.
Tikkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blyer's sensitive parts.
Tikkanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tikkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blyer.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blyer missing with a left hand there. Tikkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Tikkanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Blyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tikkanen swings widly with a right hand
and Blyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tikkanen moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Tikkanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tikkanen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tikkanen scores with a jab. Blyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tikkanen.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tikkanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer jabs at Tikkanen's body.
Tikkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyer defending well as Tikkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Tikkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Blyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen digs a good body shot into Blyer's ribs.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Tikkanen avoids nicely.
Blyer throws out a loose jab but Tikkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tikkanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blyer checks a low kick from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer throws a right hand that misses
and Tikkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tikkanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tikkanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Blyer off the cage and back into range.
Blyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tikkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tikkanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tikkanen is looking to land body kicks.
Esa Tikkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Blyer.
Blyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blyer walks into a left hand.
Blyer misses with a combination
and Tikkanen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tikkanen dives in for a single leg takedown but Blyer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tikkanen misses with a hook to the body
enabling Blyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Tikkanen swings for the body but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tikkanen cracks a nice hook into Blyer's ribs.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Tikkanen moves out of range.
Tikkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tikkanen throws a right hand that misses
and Blyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tikkanen thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tikkanen ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Blyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Tikkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyer works Tikkanen's body with a nice hook.
Tikkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blyer.
Nice cross by Blyer.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Blyer misses.
Blyer catches Tikkanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tikkanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blyer lands a jab to Tikkanen's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikkanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tikkanen gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tikkanen tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Blyer is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tikkanen buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tikkanen!! Tikkanen is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Blyer throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!
Rocky Blyer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leduc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trivium-Through Blood And Dirt And Bone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dr Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Leduc!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Schultz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leduc takes one to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schultz.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz misses with a straight right.
Schultz wants to land a leg kick but Leduc is out of range.
Leduc with the counter takedown but Schultz avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Schultz.
Schultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leduc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schultz misses with a hook. Leduc ducked under it nicely.
Leduc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leduc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schultz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schultz.
Schultz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schultz tries to work over Leduc's front leg with a kick but Leduc checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Leduc checks it.
Dr Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Leduc.
Leduc checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Leduc.
Leduc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leduc tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crunch! Schultz slams his shin into Leduc's torso.
Leduc tries to keep at a distance but Schultz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leduc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
Leduc throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leduc's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Leduc is blocking nicely.
Schultz manages to break the clinch.
Leduc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schultz lands a leg kick that knocks Leduc off balance momentarily.
Leduc slips under a jab.
Schultz tests Leduc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schultz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Leduc does it's job there.
A jab from Leduc finds it's way through Schultz's defenses.
Schultz throws a shot from downtown. Leduc moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Leduc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leduc looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultz is just out of range.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Leduc with the counter takedown but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schultz misses with a kick to the body.
Leduc feints the counter takedown.
Schultz moves out of range of the leg kick from Leduc.
Schultz clinches up with Leduc and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz connects with a knee to the head.
Leduc has a couple of punches blocked by Schultz.
Leduc struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leduc avoids it.
Leduc lands with a left to the head.
Schultz trying to stall but Leduc improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Leduc is blocking nicely.
Leduc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schultz or not.
Leduc tries to work over Schultz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leduc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leduc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz can't find room to land a body shot as Leduc controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leduc.
Leduc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leduc prevents Schultz from breaking the clinch.
Leduc misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leduc.
Leduc avoiding damage as Schultz throws knees to the body.
Schultz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Joe Leduc has been cut.
Leduc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Leduc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Schultz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Leduc's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Leduc moves out of range easily.
Leduc checks a low kick from Schultz.
Leduc checks a leg kick nicely.
Schultz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leduc can do to turn this around?
Leduc avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Leduc scores with a jab to the head.
Schultz's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Schultz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leduc on the side of the head.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leduc misses with a looping right.
It appears Schultz was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leduc tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Schultz is predictable there
and Leduc counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schultz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leduc has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Leduc's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leduc is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leduc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schultz's brow.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leduc is defending well for now.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Schultz.
Schultz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Leduc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schultz doesn't seem phased though.
Schultz lands with a hook. Leduc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Leduc tenderised Schultz's leg. Schultz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schultz, right into the meat.
Leduc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Leduc checks a low kick from Schultz.
Leduc dips to his left and cracks Schultz with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leduc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Leduc moves out of range easily.
Leduc is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz is looking to chop away at Leduc's legs.
Leduc avoids the body shot from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a body kick.
Schultz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz thows a body kick. Leduc tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leduc swings widly with a right hand
and Schultz counters with a good low kick that Leduc was not able to check.
Leduc is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schultz.
Leduc just misses with a punch to the body.
Leduc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schultz misses with a low kick.
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Schultz after a bit of a struggle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leduc can't get the takedown.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leduc tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Leduc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schultz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leduc in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leduc blocks it with crossed arms.
Leduc takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leduc blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schultz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schultz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leduc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but Leduc blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schultz landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leduc backwards.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leduc.
Schultz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leduc is defending well for now.
Leduc tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
Leduc has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leduc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Leduc is blocking nicely.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schultz.
Schultz connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Schultz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Leduc's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leduc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leduc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultz.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schultz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Leduc avoids the head kick by Schultz.
Leduc feints the counter takedown.
Leduc keeps the fight on the outside.
Leduc misses with a head kick.
Schultz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leduc avoids a kick to the body.
Leduc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schultz clinches.
Schultz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leduc creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schultz's defenses.
Leduc swings wildly with an uppercut but Schultz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leduc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leduc lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Leduc misses with a hook to the ribs.
You can see that Leduc has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leduc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leduc managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Leduc managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Leduc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Schultz.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Schultz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leduc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schultz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schultz has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz breaks from the clinch.
Schultz misses with a straight left.
And Leduc tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leduc blocks a jab.
Leduc moves out of range as Schultz throws a body kick.
Leduc lands a nice shot that snaps Schultz's head back.
Schultz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leduc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Schultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Leduc's head but Leduc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dr Schultz is winning the standup battle so far.
Leduc looks to throw the jab but Schultz is out of range.
Schultz throws a body punch but Leduc moves out of range.
Dr Schultz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws the kick towards the body but Leduc avoids it.
Leduc throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Leduc.
Leduc throws a hook but Schultz blocks it.
Leduc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schultz. Schultz obviously looking to wear him down.
Leduc thows a leg kick but Schultz checks it
and Schultz counters with a nice uppercut.
Leduc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Schultz blocking some punches.
Leduc managing to block the knees to the body from Schultz.
Leduc misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leduc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leduc misses with some punches.
Joe Leduc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leduc backwards.
Leduc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leduc misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Leduc fails to land.
Leduc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz blocks a body shot from Leduc.
Leduc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Leduc.
Leduc throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Leduc pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leduc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schultz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Schultz!
During a confident post fight interview, Dr Schultz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Avicii - Wake Me Up ft Aloe Blacc. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Bryant moved away.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bryant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryant cracks Kersikov with a solid left hand.
Bryant sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kersikov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bryant presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bryant has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kersikov after a bit of a struggle.
Bryant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick from Kersikov.
Andrei Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Bryant 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov misses with the combination.
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov thows a body kick. Bryant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Kersikov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryant under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a few strikes there.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bryant doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Bryant.
Kersikov takes one on the button.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Bryant sees coming a mile off.
Bryant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bryant there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bryant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Bryant looks winded!
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bryant if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
Kersikov cracks Bryant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Bryant manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Kersikov wants to slow Bryant down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Bryant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
Kersikov lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bryant cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Bryant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Bryant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryant blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bryant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov is looking to wear down Bryant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Bryant moves out of range easily.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
And Bryant tries to counter it with a takedown but Kersikov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryant off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bryant!
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kersikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kersikov kicks off Bryant and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Nice uppercut lands for Bryant. That snapped Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Bryant is looking for the big counter here.
Bryant feints and as Kersikov raises his hands in defense, Bryant changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kersikov has his hands on Bryant's head, controlling the position.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kersikov looking to control.
Gerbert Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant won't allow Kersikov to get back to his feet.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Bryant stands up over Kersikov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kersikov pulls Bryant in close to his closed guard and prevents Bryant from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kersikov seems keen to control Bryant's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant shoots for a double leg takedown but Kersikov sprawls well. He's pushed Bryant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Bryant 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.
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.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Bryant had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Bryant checks a leg kick nicely.
Bryant lands a head shot.
Kersikov is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Bryant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Bryant.
Bryant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kersikov jabs at Bryant's body.
Kersikov misses with the body kick
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andrei Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryant with a hook.
Bryant works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Bryant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
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 Andrei Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bryant avoids it.
Kersikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bryant will feel that in the morning.
Kersikov tries to land a body kick
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kersikov.
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that Bryant was not able to check.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Bryant takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Bryant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kersikov.
You can see that Bryant has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Bryant's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryant tries to avoid it.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bryant is defended easily by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves forwards but Bryant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bryant. That snapped Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bryant! But no joy.
Bryant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kersikov's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Bryant moved away.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kersikov misses
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Bryant checks it.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Bryant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrei Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Gerbert Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant with a hook.
Kersikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Bryant.
Kersikov tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bryant tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Bryant throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Bryant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combo that has Bryant backing up. Bryant nods at Kersikov to acknowledge the strikes.
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 Andrei Kersikov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kersikov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Gerbert Bryant stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good fight, but now my wife's probably gonna cuckold me with my opponent, and man that's gonna suck'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marailov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Вставай. On his way into the cage it seems that Gustav Marailov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gustav Marailov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marailov misses the shot to the body.
Farrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marailov.
Farrelly tries to clinch up but Marailov circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marailov misses the shot to the body.
Farrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marailov moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Marailov misses the target.
Marailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marailov moves out of range of the leg kick from Farrelly.
Marailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Marailov.
Marailov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly throws a right hand that misses
and Marailov counters with a three punch combo that has Farrelly backing up. Farrelly nods at Marailov to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, jab by Marailov - just one landing.
Farrelly misses with a body kick.
Marailov throws a big shot that misses.
Marailov takes a swing at Farrelly's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Farrelly misses
and Marailov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrelly misses with a looping right.
Farrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Marailov.
Marailov swings for the body but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Marailov does no damage.
Marailov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farrelly.
Farrelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farrelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marailov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marailov slips under a jab.
Marailov throwing a counter right hand but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
Marailov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marailov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marailov.
Marailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marailov, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Marailov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marailov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marailov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Farrelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farrelly thuds a left hand into Marailov's body.
Farrelly misses with a hook
and Marailov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marailov looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrelly is just out of range.
Marailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrelly scores with a spinning back kick!
Marailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Marailov.
Farrelly avoids the body shot from Marailov.
Farrelly misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Marailov misses its target.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Marailov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Farrelly back to the cage. Marailov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
An inside leg kick lands from Farrelly.
Marailov lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marailov is looking to score with low kicks.
Farrelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marailov is looking to wear down Farrelly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marailov swings for the body but Farrelly moves out of range.
Marailov throws a nice looking combination but Farrelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marailov slips under a jab.
A cross from Farrelly lands.
Farrelly throws a right hand that misses
and Marailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marailov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marailov.
Marailov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrelly.
Marailov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marailov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farrelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marailov slips a straight right by Farrelly.
Farrelly misses the jab.
Farrelly looks to land a right hand but Marailov moved out of range.
Farrelly moves forwards but Marailov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marailov misses with a hook
and Farrelly counters with a body kick that stops Marailov in his tracks momentarily.
Farrelly misses with a straight left.
Marailov misses with a looping right.
Farrelly throws a looping overhand right but Marailov ducks down to avoid it.
Marailov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrelly cracks Marailov with a good jab.
Marailov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marailov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farrelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Marailov should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Farrelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marailov's head backwards.
Marailov scores with a sloppy right hand. Farrelly should have avoided that one.
Farrelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Marailov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Farrelly.
Farrelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marailov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farrelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustav Marailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Farrelly dodges the punch combination from Marailov.
Marailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Marailov clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marailov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marailov slips under a jab.
Farrelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marailov misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farrelly, right into the meat.
Marailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a hook but Marailov avoids it easily.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marailov moves away.
Marailov fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Marailov misses with a straight right.
Marailov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrelly moves away.
Marailov misses with a wild combination.
Marailov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Marailov's head.
Farrelly lands with a hook. Marailov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marailov ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Marailov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marailov throws out a powerful jab.
Farrelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marailov's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marailov ducks under a wild hook from Farrelly.
Marailov lands with a shot to the body.
Marailov swinging wildly here.
Marailov misses with a double jab
and Farrelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
As Farrelly looks to move away, Marailov throws a big counter combo but Farrelly just gets out of the way.
Marailov throws a combination that misses
and Farrelly counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farrelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrelly jabs Marailov right on the nose. Marailov blinks but takes it well.
Farrelly is looking to slow Marailov down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Farrelly.
Farrelly tries to land a front kick but Marailov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Farrelly looks to move away, Marailov throws a big counter combo but Farrelly just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marailov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farrelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrelly throws a hook to the side of Marailov's head but Marailov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marailov in his tracks.
Marailov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
Farrelly misses with a head kick.
Marailov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrelly. Marailov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marailov lands with a hook. Farrelly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gustav Marailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marailov, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marailov.
Farrelly clobbers Marailov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Farrelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marailov looks to land a left hand but Farrelly moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marailov throws a series of punches but Farrelly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Marailov moves out of range.
Marailov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrelly counters with a leg kick.
Farrelly cracks Marailov with an open hand slap.
Marailov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marailov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Marailov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farrelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marailov throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrelly slips under a jab from Marailov.
Farrelly misses with a jab to the body
and Marailov counters with a straight right hand.
Marailov throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Farrelly misses its intended target.
Marailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marailov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Farrelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Farrelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Farrelly scores with a push kick.
Farrelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marailov.
Marailov slips a jab and a cross from Farrelly.
Marailov blocks a head kick by Farrelly.
Marailov slips under a jab.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Marailov throws a nice looking combination but Farrelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marailov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrelly swings widly with a right hand
and Marailov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrelly connects with a body shot that sends Marailov's belly button to the back.
Marailov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marailov cracks the inside of Farrelly's front leg.
Farrelly slips a jab and a cross from Marailov.
Marailov swings for the body but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly throws a chopping leg kick but Marailov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrelly.
A slow jab from Farrelly misses its intended target.
Marailov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marailov throws a combination. Farrelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marailov scores with a punch to the head.
Farrelly scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farrelly, right into the meat.
Farrelly cracks Marailov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farrelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Farrelly connects with a looping right hand.
Farrelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marailov. That did some damage!
Farrelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farrelly moves out of range as Marailov strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Farrelly.
Marailov with a nice cross.
Farrelly connects with a crisp jab.
Farrelly misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Marailov misses.
Marailov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farrelly backs up against the cage.
Marailov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrelly misses the jab.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly punishes Marailov's body with a nice straight punch.
Marailov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marailov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Marailov's head.
Farrelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Marailov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marailov throws a good cross that connects.
Farrelly misses with a straight right.
Farrelly scores with a body shot.
Marailov looks to throw the jab but Farrelly is out of range.
Marailov misses with a hook.
Farrelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
Farrelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marailov scores with a nice head shot.
Marailov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrelly.
Marailov throwing a counter right hand but Farrelly manages to avoid it.
Farrelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marailov missing with a left hand there. Farrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrelly misses with a low kick as Marailov jumps back.
A jab lands there for Farrelly.
Marailov avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
Marailov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marailov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrelly moves away.
Farrelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrelly looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Farrelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrelly.
Farrelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Marailov in the body.
A shot to the body from Farrelly misses
and Marailov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrelly connects with a leg kick. Marailov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marailov throws a body punch but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly throws a jab when Marailov was well out of range.
Farrelly slips under a jab.
Farrelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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 Gustav Marailov.
I think Marailov 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade has chosen Eyes of a Ranger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
165 lbs
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33
165 lbs
40 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McQuade has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McQuade looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
McQuade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
Booker McQuade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Good shot there by McQuade.
McQuade scores with a leg kick.
Brown lands a head kick that stumbles McQuade and the fighters go to the mat.
McQuade is rocked!
It looks like Booker McQuade has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuade is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McQuade is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown distracts McQuade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McQuade seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown trying to control but McQuade is working from the bottom.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown prevents McQuade from getting back to his feet.
McQuade being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
McQuade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown preventing the sweep.
McQuade wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown postures up.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McQuade is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McQuade can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McQuade wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuade content to stall in guard here.
Brown trying to control the position.
McQuade trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
McQuade gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McQuade looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
McQuade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. McQuade moves away and avoids it.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McQuade misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQuade throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQuade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McQuade wants to clinch.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by McQuade.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McQuade blocks a jab.
McQuade throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Booker McQuade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McQuade's calf.
McQuade tries to clinch up.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQuade.
McQuade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McQuade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
McQuade avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McQuade looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
McQuade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McQuade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
McQuade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McQuade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
McQuade throws a head kick that misses
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
McQuade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McQuade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown stuns McQuade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown clobbers McQuade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McQuade with a jab.
McQuade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Booker McQuade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown slips under a jab from McQuade.
A swing and a miss from McQuade.
Brown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McQuade scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from McQuade misses the target.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuade was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
McQuade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McQuade uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuade thows a left - swing and a miss!
As McQuade backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McQuade!
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
McQuade is looking for a sweep.
Brown trying to control the action but McQuade is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on McQuade's face as Brown controls the position.
Brown advances to full mount.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
McQuade is trying desperately to improve position.
McQuade is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McQuade scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Brown land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Brown stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Brown!
A relieved looking Daniel Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind. Sellus Gravius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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36
330 lbs
38 - 14 - 0 |
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34
277 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Gravius - just one landing.
We've been told by Gravius's head coaches at Sweat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Griever takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
No joy there for Griever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griever steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravius.
Griever misses with a hook. Gravius ducked under it nicely.
Gravius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griever throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Sellus Gravius has been cut.
Griever walks into a jab.
Griever keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griever steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gravius.
Griever get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Griever stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Gravius runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sellus Gravius!
Sellus Gravius bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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