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EVO 235: Tires vs McColgan 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bring me to life. This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomas Marley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley defending well as France loads up on a big left hand.
Marley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as France is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and France counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
France missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
France thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marley blocking the ground and pound attempt from France.
France is looking for submissions but instead, Marley has regained full guard.
France trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
France missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
France postures up.
France in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but France frees his head nicely. Oh but Marley has switched to an armbar! France is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tomas Marley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tomas Marley waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. 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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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a head kick that half lands.
Gold tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas tries to counter with a takedown but Gold is quick to defend against it.
Douglas goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Douglas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Douglas cracks Gold with a good jab.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas feinted with a counter takedown.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Gold 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.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Douglas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Gold's corner calls for a 1-2. Gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gold's corner calls for a 1-2. Gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Gold.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas tries to land a leg kick but Gold saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gold throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Douglas.
Douglas remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Douglas misses with the ground and pound.
Douglas in side control, throwing shots but Gold defends.
Gold is looking for a sweep.
Douglas with the ground and pound but Gold regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gold wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gold is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas is thwarting Gold's attempts to control the position.
Gold is looking to get back to full guard here but Douglas has managed to pass to side control instead.
Douglas trying to control the position but Gold is working away.
Gold defending against the ground and pound.
Gold avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Douglas.
Sloppy strikes there by Douglas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets back to half guard.
Douglas trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Douglas wants to work for an arm triangle but Gold is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gold is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
Gold is not content to let Douglas control the position.
Douglas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Douglas is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liquid Gold 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.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Liquid Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Douglas in his tracks.
Gold throws a head kick that misses
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Gold.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Douglas moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Gold misses with the body kick
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gold misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas tried to counter with a leg kick but Gold avoided it.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gold blocks the leg kick.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gold leaves Douglas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gold is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gold's hands.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gold as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Gold misses.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Douglas. Gold shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Douglas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gold is out of range and Douglas settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Gold. No joy for Douglas on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
Douglas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Douglas scrambles back to his feet.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gold throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gold drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but Douglas saw it coming and moves away.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Liquid Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Douglas lands with a hook. Gold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas fails to land the takedown.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gold throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold is looking to chop away at Douglas's legs.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Douglas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gold was covering up waiting for the punch and Douglas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Douglas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Douglas postures up and lands a big shot to Gold's brow.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Douglas is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Douglas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gold misses the jab.
Douglas is looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Gold misses.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gold throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but Douglas saw it coming and moves away.
Gold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gold.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Douglas misses with a takedown attempt - Gold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
Douglas throwing a counter right hand but Gold manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold checks the leg kick.
Gold throws a chopping leg kick but Douglas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gold motions for Douglas to come forward. Gold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Douglas.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Douglas slips under a jab from Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Douglas, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Douglas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Douglas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Gold misses.
Douglas fails with the takedown
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Gold.
A good leg kick by Gold.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Douglas feinted with a counter takedown.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid body kick from Gold.
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gold.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold throws a leg kick but Douglas checks it.
Gold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Gold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Douglas lands the left hand.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Douglas under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
A relieved looking Liquid Gold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Check My Swag kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 3, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana misses with an uppercut.
Santana moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks Santana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Santana.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Santana makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santana misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santana throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Santana is rocked!
Santana swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a crisp right that sends Santana to the canvas! Jokinen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ode Jokinen!
A victorious Ode Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Apeman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Milat throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez lands a high kick to the side of Milat's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Lopez dives into guard, looking to finish.
Milat is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Milat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Milat is still in real trouble! Can Lopez finish him?
Milat wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Milat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Milat has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
Milat seems to have recovered his senses.
Milat trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez passes Milat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Milat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez drops an elbow to the side of Milat's head.
Milat tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milat's head.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Milat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lopez working Milat over with strikes.
Milat wants to sweep but Lopez has passed to side control!
Milat on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Milat tries to escape but Lopez is in control.
Lopez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Milat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat tries to improve position but can't.
Milat is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lopez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Milat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milat slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
Milat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez working over Milat with some ground and pound. Milat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milat's head.
Lopez prevents Milat from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez is thwarting Milat's attempts to control the position.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Milat tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milat's head.
Lopez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milat defending well though.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Milat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milat is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Milat avoid being mounted?
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Milat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat is looking to improve his position.
Lopez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Milat wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez lands strikes from half guard.
Lopez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lopez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lopez connects with a nice short shot to Milat's temple.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Milat has managed to free his arm - good work.
Milat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Milat tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Milat throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Milat's head but Milat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milat lands a jab to the nose.
Milat throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Milat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Milat is looking to clinch.
Milat misses with a body kick.
Milat scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Milat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
Milat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Milat misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez is stalling here.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Milat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Milat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Milat lands with a left to the head.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Milat misses with a knee strike.
Milat throws an elbow that misses.
Milat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Milat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick lands from Lopez that sends Milat to the canvas. Milat tries to scramble back to his feet but Lopez brings him back down into side control.
Lopez cracks Milat with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lopez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Milat is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Lopez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arunas Samusiovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arunas Samusiovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maellard throws a head kick that Samusiovas semi-blocks.
It looks like Arunas Samusiovas has been cut.
Samusiovas cracks Maellard with a good jab.
Maellard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Samusiovas staying out of range there.
Maellard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samusiovas misses with a body kick.
Samusiovas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maellard! But no joy.
Samusiovas 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.
Maellard thuds his right hand into Samusiovas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maellard tries to land a leg kick but Samusiovas saw it coming and moves away.
Samusiovas scores with a nice strike.
Samusiovas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Samusiovas.
Maellard digs a good hook to Samusiovas's body.
Maellard throws a lazy uppercut
and Samusiovas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Samusiovas.
A clash of legs there as Samusiovas blocks the low kick.
Samusiovas connects with a solid leg kick.
Maellard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Samusiovas blocks a head kick by Maellard.
Maellard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Samusiovas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Samusiovas throws a right hand that Maellard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maellard also avoids with ease.
Maellard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Maellard misses.
Samusiovas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maellard's hands.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Maellard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Samusiovas is looking to score with low kicks.
Maellard avoids the body shot from Samusiovas.
Maellard wants to counter the offense by Samusiovas and move into the clinch position.
Samusiovas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maellard's calf.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick which misses Maellard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maellard tries to avoid it.
Maellard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samusiovas lands a nice looking body shot.
Samusiovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maellard can pounce on him.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maellard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maellard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Samusiovas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a combination that misses
and Maellard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samusiovas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samusiovas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samusiovas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maellard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samusiovas connects with a solid leg kick.
Samusiovas swings for the body but Maellard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maellard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maellard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samusiovas walks into a left hand.
Maellard lands a leg kick that knocks Samusiovas off balance momentarily.
Samusiovas throws a jab when Maellard was well out of range.
Samusiovas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maellard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samusiovas can pounce on him.
Maellard walks into a left hand.
Samusiovas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samusiovas cracks the inside of Maellard's front leg.
Maellard throws a sloppy body shot
and Samusiovas counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maellard cracks a nice hook into Samusiovas's ribs.
Samusiovas connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses with a straight left.
Samusiovas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maellard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maellard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Samusiovas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maellard punishes Samusiovas's body with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maellard checks a leg kick.
Samusiovas scoring well with a low kick there.
Samusiovas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maellard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maellard tries to move into range but Samusiovas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maellard stuns Samusiovas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samusiovas lands a really nice looking cross but Maellard seems unphased.
Maellard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samusiovas.
Nice defenses there by Samusiovas.
Maellard scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Samusiovas. Those never looked like landing.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick and Samusiovas moves out of range easily.
Maellard misses with a hook. Samusiovas ducked under it nicely.
Maellard misses with a kick to the body.
Maellard moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
Maellard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maellard walks into a left hand.
Samusiovas throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
Samusiovas tries a head kick but it misses.
Maellard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arunas Samusiovas is winning the standup battle so far.
Maellard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maellard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samusiovas throws a chopping leg kick but Maellard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maellard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Samusiovas has got the better of the exchanges.
Samusiovas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maellard throws a head kick but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Samusiovas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maellard can do to turn this around?
Samusiovas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maellard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maellard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samusiovas manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas connects with a leg kick. Maellard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maellard is looking to chop away at Samusiovas's legs.
Maellard misses the shot to the body.
Samusiovas throwing a counter right hand but Maellard manages to avoid it.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick
and Maellard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samusiovas avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard lands a nice shot to the body.
Samusiovas lands a nice hook to Maellard's body. Maellard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Samusiovas catches Maellard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Samusiovas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maellard if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maellard looks to land a left hand but Samusiovas moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws a push kick but Samusiovas slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Samusiovas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maellard.
Maellard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samusiovas scores with a leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samusiovas slips a straight right by Maellard.
Maellard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maellard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick which misses Maellard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maellard tries to avoid it.
Samusiovas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maellard clinches.
Samusiovas breaks the clinch.
Samusiovas throws a body kick that misses.
Maellard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That kick from Samusiovas tenderised Maellard's leg. Maellard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Samusiovas throws out a powerful jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maellard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maellard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maellard throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard throws a lazy uppercut
and Samusiovas counters with a body kick that stops Maellard in his tracks momentarily.
Maellard is breathing heavily.
Maellard swings for the body but Samusiovas moves out of range.
Samusiovas feints and then cracks Maellard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maellard down.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses
and Maellard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samusiovas catches Maellard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maellard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Samusiovas.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Samusiovas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Samusiovas.
Samusiovas scores with a decent looking hook.
Samusiovas checks a leg kick.
Samusiovas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samusiovas scores with a spinning back kick!
Samusiovas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard connects with a leg kick. Samusiovas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samusiovas with a hook.
Maellard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samusiovas blocks a low kick nicely.
Samusiovas cracks Maellard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samusiovas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samusiovas moves out of range of the strikes.
Samusiovas cracks Maellard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Maellard misses its intended target.
Samusiovas throws a big counter combination but Maellard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maellard moves out of range of the body kick from Samusiovas.
Maellard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Samusiovas pushes Maellard away with a front kick.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arunas Samusiovas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arunas Samusiovas'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. This is the final round!
Maellard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samusiovas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samusiovas avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Samusiovas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maellard tries to clinch but Samusiovas is having none of it.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick that misses.
Samusiovas lands with a right hand.
Maellard checks a leg kick nicely.
Samusiovas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Samusiovas.
Samusiovas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maellard counters with a straight right hand.
Maellard swings widly with a right hand
and Samusiovas counters with a left to the body.
Maellard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maellard is looking to chop away at Samusiovas's legs.
Maellard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samusiovas misses the shot to the body.
Maellard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samusiovas throws a low kick but Maellard moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
A lazy body kick from Samusiovas
and Maellard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Samusiovas lands a lovely overhand right.
Samusiovas misses the jab.
Maellard wants to counter the offense by Samusiovas and move into the clinch position.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samusiovas.
Samusiovas throws a leg kick
and Maellard counters by moving into the clinch.
Maellard misses with a body punch.
Maellard tries a body shot but Samusiovas blocks it.
Samusiovas blocking some punches.
Maellard has a couple of punches blocked by Samusiovas.
Maellard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samusiovas backwards.
Samusiovas misses with the head strike.
Arunas Samusiovas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard can't find room to land a body shot as Samusiovas controls the action.
Maellard throws a head punch that misses.
Maellard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Maellard fails to land.
Maellard tries a body shot but Samusiovas blocks it.
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!
Maellard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maellard tries a body shot but Samusiovas blocks it.
Samusiovas cracks Maellard with a nice body shot.
Samusiovas misses with a punch on the inside.
Samusiovas lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maellard.
Maellard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samusiovas scores with a shot to the side of Maellard's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maellard.
Pops Maellard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maellard misses with a punch to the body.
Maellard can't find room to land a body shot as Samusiovas controls the action.
Samusiovas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
You can see that Maellard has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Samusiovas blocks an uppercut.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samusiovas throws a punch but it's blocked by Maellard.
Maellard tries to work over Samusiovas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maellard misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Samusiovas fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maellard is pushing Samusiovas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maellard.
Samusiovas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pops Maellard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maellard misses with some punches.
Maellard misses with the head strike.
Samusiovas manages to break the clinch.
Samusiovas throws a body punch but Maellard moves out of range.
Samusiovas backing away here, and Maellard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samusiovas is looking to slow Maellard down with leg kicks.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samusiovas connects with a right hand. Maellard shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arunas Samusiovas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samusiovas, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arunas Samusiovas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. Kersikov has chosen ЦельРазгроl as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duggan connects with a nice looking jab.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Duggan off balance momentarily.
Duggan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duggan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Duggan tries to clinch but Kersikov is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duggan.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Duggan is wise to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov wants to clinch up but Duggan keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Duggan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Duggan's torso.
Duggan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov wants to slow Duggan down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan clinches up against the cage.
Kersikov pushes Duggan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duggan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Duggan misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duggan.
Duggan throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov thumps Duggan with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duggan's calf.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duggan.
Kersikov stuns Duggan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duggan.
Kersikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duggan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn in the buildup to the fight.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duggan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends Duggan stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duggan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duggan is breathing heavily.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Duggan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duggan can't break the clinch.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov has Duggan pressed against the cage.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Good body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Dean Duggan's cut is getting worse.
Duggan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Duggan feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Duggan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Duggan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kersikov tries to work over Duggan's front leg with a kick but Duggan checks it.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Duggan avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan lands with a nice combination. Kersikov backs away looking to recover.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Kersikov throws a combination that misses
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kersikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kersikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duggan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Duggan clinches.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan lands with a light punch inside.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan pushes Kersikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duggan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duggan lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duggan has Kersikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Duggan manages to break the clinch.
Duggan moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Duggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duggan.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duggan moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Kersikov lands a big head kick that sends Duggan tumbling to the mat! Kersikov takes a step backwards and waves Duggan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Duggan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan ducks into an uppercut from Kersikov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rustam Kersikov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
210 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May lands with a right hand.
May throws out a loose jab but Custer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
Custer feinted with a counter takedown.
Custer moves out of range as May throws a body kick.
Custer attempts a counter takedown but May avoids it well and moves away.
May looks to land a body kick but Custer moved away.
May looks for the body kick but Custer saw that one coming.
Custer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brad May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
May tries a low kick but Custer avoids it.
May jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
May connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Custer does it's job there.
Custer cracks a nice hook into May's ribs.
May fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Custer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Custer throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
Custer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
May looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - May throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
May feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Custer's calf.
May misses with an uppercut
and Custer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Custer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Custer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Custer is in close to May's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May trying to control the position.
Custer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
May has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
May has his foot on Custer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Custer works his way back into a safe position though.
May looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
May wants to control the position but Custer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
May avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Custer.
Custer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
May avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Custer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Custer there.
Custer prevents May from improving his position.
Custer is looking to take a break and control but May is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Custer connects with a nice short shot to May's temple.
Custer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
May is trying to control but Custer passes into side control!
Custer throws an elbow but May slips to the side and avoids it well.
Custer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but May is avoiding damage well.
May struggling a bit here.
May is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May parries the strikes from Custer easily there. Custer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable May to escape.
Custer cracks May with an elbow. That is naaassty.
May taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Custer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Custer.
May taking a bit of punishment here - Custer scoring with strikes.
Custer wants to control for a moment but May uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Custer thows a huge punch but May dodges it nicely.
May wants to get back to full guard.
Custer is keen to just control but May is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
May connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
May tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Custer is able to avoid easily.
Custer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
May avoids the body shot from Custer.
Custer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
May scores with a jab to the head.
May wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Custer misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
May throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
May tries to score with a low kick but Custer moves his leg out of the way.
Custer moves out of range as May throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May throws a body kick that misses.
Custer throws a jab when May was well out of range.
Brad May seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Custer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Custer swings for the body but May moves out of range.
May misses with a series of wild punches.
May throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Custer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but May manages to avoid it.
Custer ducks under a wild hook from May.
May is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May connects with a nice looking jab.
May ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custer moves away.
Jab from May.
An inside leg kick lands from May.
May misses with a low kick.
Custer misses the shot to the body.
May checks a low kick from Custer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Custer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May takes one on the button.
Custer moves away from the strike by May.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from May.
Custer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. May doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Custer finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Custer. That snapped May's head back.
May is looking to chop away at Custer's legs.
Custer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but May checks it well.
May throws out a counter right but Custer avoids it with no problem.
Custer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Custer drops his shoulder and cracks May with a huge uppercut! May goes down! Can Custer finish him?
May is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Custer throws a big right hand that misses.
May is still in real trouble! Can Custer finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May is adopting a defensive guard.
May seems to have recovered his senses.
Custer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Custer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Custer landing some decent shots from guard.
Custer throwing strikes but missing.
Custer landing some decent shots from guard.
Custer stopping the sweep attempt from May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Custer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that May can do to turn this around?
May thows a leg kick but Custer checks it
and Custer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Custer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jesse Custer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Custer distracts May with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
May working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Custer.
May is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Custer scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer is working May over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Custer stopping the sweep attempt from May.
Custer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Custer chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer chips away with some ground and pound.
Custer throws a strike but May rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Custer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Custer is trying to keep May in close.
Custer is really struggling to control May but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Custer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. May doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. May manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Custer is looking for a triangle here but May uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brad May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Custer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Custer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Custer is working hard here to advance position.
Custer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
May prevents Custer from improving his position.
Custer gets full guard.
Custer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. May doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. May manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Custer trying to keep a closed guard but May is proving a slippery customer.
Jesse Custer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Custer is adopting a defensive guard.
Custer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in May's guard.
Custer content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Custer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Custer, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Custer!
Jesse Custer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Cyco Vision. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: UFC Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
135 lbs
29 - 17 - 2 |
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39
142 lbs
56 - 11 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
56 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers throws a nice head kick!
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Rivers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivers has time to react.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Rivers scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Rivers ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva jabs Rivers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivers misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Rivers misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Rivers lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rivers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivers has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rivers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Rivers.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
A jab from Rivers does it's job there.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Rivers cracks Silva with a good jab.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses the jab.
Rivers throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Rivers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Rivers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a low kick as Rivers jumps back.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva blocks a head kick by Rivers.
Stan Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rivers drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Silva follows Rivers to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva!
A relieved looking Rafa Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Stan Rivers spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Museum of Monsters & Madmen for making me look so good,the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym,all of my loved ones back home,and Mega Jug for letting me fight here in EVOLUTION! I really wanted the win tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Maldini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldini has chosen Just one cornetto as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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41
282 lbs
42 - 10 - 0 |
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33
275 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Giuseppe Maldini!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Maldini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maldini connects with a high kick.
It looks like Stack Shillings has been cut.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Shillings throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shillings tries to bum rush Maldini with a series of wild strikes but Maldini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldini appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maldini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maldini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shillings misses with a straight right.
Maldini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maldini takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shillings.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Shillings has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldini tries to clinch up.
Maldini misses with a series of wild punches.
Shillings scores with a nice strike.
Shillings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldini.
Shillings throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maldini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maldini moves out of range of the strikes.
Shillings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws a hook but Maldini avoids it easily.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Shillings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Shillings.
Shillings throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldini counters with an inside leg kick.
Shillings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini lands with a nice body kick.
Shillings slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Shillings throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shillings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldini unleashes a big counter combination but Shillings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shillings thows a body kick. Maldini tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shillings bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maldini's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a jab to the body
and Maldini counters with a nice leg kick.
Shillings wants to slow Maldini down by chopping away at his legs.
Shillings connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shillings circles away quickly and effectively.
Shillings went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shillings lands with a right hand.
Shillings misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Shillings finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shillings misses with a double jab
and Maldini counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shillings throws an overhand right that lands on Maldini's shoulder, as Maldini tries to avoid the shot.
Maldini tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shillings swinging wildly here.
Maldini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Shillings coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Shillings.
Shillings ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Shillings misses.
Maldini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shillings swings widly with a right hand
letting Maldini counter with a right hand.
Shillings throws a jab when Maldini was well out of range.
Shillings lands a jab to Maldini's midsection.
Shillings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldini.
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Shillings moves out of range easily.
Shillings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shillings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shillings feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maldinis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maldini has time to react.
Shillings scores with a body shot.
Shillings misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maldini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shillings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shillings misses with a hook.
Maldini follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shillings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldini can do to turn this around?
Maldini goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maldini tries to move into range but Shillings moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shillings misses with a looping left.
A head kick from Shillings lands but Maldini takes it in his stride.
Shillings misses with a kick to the body.
Shillings throws a shot from downtown. Maldini moves away and avoids it.
Maldini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maldini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shillings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shillings.
Maldini throws a big counter head kick but Shillings avoids it with no problem.
Shillings throws a leg kick that misses.
Shillings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maldini counters with a body kick.
Shillings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini is looking to land body kicks.
Shillings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maldini digs a good body shot into Shillings's ribs.
Shillings falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maldini might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shillings has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maldini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shillings throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Shillings.
Stack Shillings is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maldini misses with a few strikes there.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Shillings.
A slow jab from Shillings misses its intended target.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maldini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shillings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shillings lands with a nice combination. Maldini backs away looking to recover.
Maldini staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shillings.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Shillings.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings throws a hook but Maldini blocks it.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shillings.
It seemed like Maldini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shillings's corner calls for a 1-2. Shillings obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a stiff right hand.
Shillings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Shillings misses.
A little jabbing left from Maldini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Shillings.
Shillings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldini throws a low kick, looking for Shillings's leg but Shillings calmly moves out of range.
Maldini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stack Shillings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini moves out of range as Shillings throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shillings looks to land a left hand but Maldini moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Maldini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shillings dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldini. That did some damage!
Maldini throws a right and a left that Shillings avoids nicely.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a solid body kick.
Shillings throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Shillings connects with a body shot.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maldini counters with an inside leg kick.
Shillings throws a leg kick
and Maldini counters with a straight right hand.
Shillings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shillings misses with a two punch combination.
Maldini with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maldini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shillings throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a left to the body.
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shillings throws a sloppy head kick and Maldini moves out of range easily.
Maldini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shillings rather than just go for the knockout.
Shillings with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shillings throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maldini.
Shillings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shillings taking a breather.
A short right from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shillings tries to land a body kick
and Maldini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shillings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shillings throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Shillings swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shillings throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shillings lands an overhand right.
Shillings bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shillings moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shillings throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shillings misses the jab.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Maldini defending well as Shillings loads up on a big left hand.
Maldini raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shillings.
Shillings misses with a body shot
and Maldini counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maldini slips under a jab from Shillings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini slips a jab from Shillings.
Shillings misses with a wild body shot.
Maldini thinks about the counter body kick.
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shillings.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
A jab from Shillings misses.
Shillings checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Maldini really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shillings tries to keep at a distance but Maldini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shillings is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shillings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shillings tries to land a body kick
and Maldini counters with a left and a right that stings Shillings.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shillings misses with a body shot.
Shillings misses with a lunging right hand
and Maldini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shillings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini throws a body kick that misses.
Shillings moves out of range of the strikes.
Shillings connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maldini blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
Maldini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shillings throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Maldini to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shillings.
Maldini lands a big head kick that sends Shillings tumbling to the mat! Maldini takes a step backwards and waves Shillings back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shillings is rocked!
Maldini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Shillings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldini throws a sloppy head kick and Shillings moves out of range easily.
Maldini slips under a jab from Shillings.
Maldini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shillings doesn't seem bothered though.
Shillings seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shillings.
Nice cross by Shillings.
Shillings connects with a leg kick. Maldini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Shillings.
Shillings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldini manages to avoid it.
Maldini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
Shillings will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shillings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Shillings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldini.
Shillings misses with a looping right.
Maldini looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shillings lands with a cross.
Shillings lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Shillings both land. Nice combination.
Maldini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shillings throws a looping overhand right but Maldini ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shillings.
Shillings cracks Maldini with a good jab.
Maldini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shillings.
Maldini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shillings lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shillings.
Shillings lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Maldini.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldini! But no joy.
Maldini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini throws a jab when Shillings was well out of range.
Shillings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldini misses with a leg kick.
Maldini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Shillings.
Shillings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maldini.
Shillings misses with a hook. Maldini ducked under it nicely.
Shillings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shillings backing away here, and Maldini unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shillings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stack Shillings had his way with Giuseppe Maldini in that round.
The cut man is working on Stack Shillings's cut.
That's time! Shillings's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shillings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maldini checks it well.
Maldini is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shillings connects with a leg kick. Maldini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maldini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shillings with a jab.
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Maldini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldini slips a jab from Shillings.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shillings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shillings throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shillings, as that shot connected.
Shillings misses the body punch
and Maldini counters with a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws out a powerful jab.
Maldini misses with a head kick.
Shillings throws the left hand but Maldini avoids the punch easily.
Shillings missing with a left hand there. Maldini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Maldini responds with a good body kick, but Shillings manages to step out the way in time.
Shillings feints and then cracks Maldini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maldini down.
Shillings throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shillings looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Shillings misses
and Maldini counters with a thumping low kick.
Shillings throws a poor cross that misses
and Maldini counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldini thows a leg kick but Shillings checks it
and Shillings makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maldini really felt that one!
Stack Shillings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shillings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shillings misses the jab.
A big left from Shillings misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldini misses.
Shillings throws a right hand that misses
and Maldini counters with a good low kick that Shillings was not able to check.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Shillings.
Maldini flicks out a counter leg kick but Shillings steps away.
Shillings misses with a right hand
and Maldini makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shillings misses with a hook
and Maldini counters with a good, hard body kick but Shillings shrugs it off.
Maldini tries to bum rush Shillings with a series of wild strikes but Shillings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shillings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldini tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maldini misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shillings punishes Maldini's body with a nice straight punch.
Shillings throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldini is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shillings throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini unleashes a big counter combination but Shillings bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shillings throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giuseppe Maldini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shillings. Maldini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shillings throws out a loose jab but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shillings fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maldini on the side of the head.
Maldini lands a high kick!
Shillings looks to land a body kick but Maldini moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Shillings.
Shillings ducks under a wild hook from Maldini.
It looked like Shillings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Shillings lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maldini doesn't seem phased though.
Shillings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shillings was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldini.
Maldini throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shillings finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shillings lands with a hook. Maldini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maldini swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shillings counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maldini staying out of range there.
Maldini feints a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stack Shillings showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shillings 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stack Shillings!
Stack Shillings is the new super heavyweight champion!
Stack Shillings thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky McColgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McColgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Gael. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brick Tires!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McColgan is looking to land body kicks.
Tires moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tires avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tires looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brick Tires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tires misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from McColgan both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Brick Tires has been cut.
Tires moves away from the strike by McColgan.
McColgan lands an overhand right.
McColgan lands a jab to Tires's midsection.
Tires ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McColgan cracks Tires with a good jab.
Tires lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McColgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McColgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tires moves away.
McColgan checks a low kick from Tires.
Tires takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tires tries to work over McColgan's front leg with a kick but McColgan checks it.
McColgan misses with a kick to the body.
Tires was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tires staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Tires misses the target.
McColgan misses with a low kick as Tires jumps back.
McColgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tires wants to clinch up but McColgan keeps it at a distance.
McColgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tires. Tires circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McColgan tries to land a front kick but Tires steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Tires was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McColgan.
Tires throws a low kick but McColgan avoids it.
Tires misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tires.
Tires lands a leg kick that knocks McColgan off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from McColgan misses the target.
And Tires counters with a quick kick to the body but McColgan blocks it.
McColgan looks to throw the jab but Tires is out of range.
Tires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tires swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tires lands a nice shot to the body.
McColgan throws a solid leg kick but Tires takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McColgan.
McColgan swings for the body but Tires moves out of range.
McColgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tires turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McColgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McColgan gets tackled into the cage by Tires. Tires maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McColgan.
Tires fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tires prevents a body shot from McColgan.
McColgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McColgan lands a jab to the head.
Tires clinches up with McColgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Tires lands with a light punch inside.
Tires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McColgan takes a shot to the head.
Tires misses with some punches.
Tires throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McColgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Tires.
McColgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tires gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McColgan blocking some punches.
Tires misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tires throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by McColgan.
Tires does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McColgan thumps Tires with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Tires. Beautiful body shot.
Tires throws a body punch but McColgan moves out of range.
McColgan misses with a straight left.
Tires throws a body shot but no joy.
McColgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tires half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tires takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tires moves out of range of the body kick.
Tires slips under a jab.
McColgan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tires goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McColgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tires is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McColgan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tires tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McColgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tires takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tires moves out of range as McColgan throws a body kick.
McColgan scores with a body shot.
Tires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McColgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and McColgan counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tires, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocky McColgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brick Tires'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.
McColgan lands with a kick to the temple. Tires shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McColgan throws a jab when Tires was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Tires.
McColgan scores with a jab.
McColgan looks for the body kick but Tires saw that one coming.
Tires misses with a jab to the body
and McColgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tires thinking.
Tires avoids the body shot from McColgan.
McColgan misses with an uppercut. Tires saw that one coming.
Tires cracks McColgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tires lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tires tries to clinch there but McColgan circles away.
McColgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters circling a little - Tires finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tires moves in looking to clinch but McColgan pushes him off.
McColgan keeps the fight on the outside.
McColgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McColgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tires cracks a nice hook into McColgan's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from McColgan.
McColgan keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like McColgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tires pushes McColgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, McColgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
McColgan misses with the head strike.
Tires misses with the head strike.
Tires can't find room to land a body shot as McColgan controls the action.
McColgan lands a nice uppercut.
Tires throws a punch but it's blocked by McColgan.
Tires throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tires prevents a body shot from McColgan.
McColgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McColgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tires controls his hands.
Tires stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McColgan is breathing heavily.
Tires misses with a body punch.
McColgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tires or not.
Tires misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McColgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tires lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McColgan blocks a body shot from Tires.
Tires lands with a short shot to the head.
McColgan blocking some punches.
Tires softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brick Tires has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McColgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tires just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tires lands with a left to the head.
Tires stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tires tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McColgan blocks an uppercut.
Tires lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tires pushes McColgan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tires lands a body punch.
Tires digs a right hand underneath McColgan's ribcage. McColgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tires working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Tires.
Tires gets through McColgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tires lands a right hand that snaps the head of McColgan backwards.
Tires lands an uppercut.
McColgan is rocked!
Tires working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McColgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tires finish him?
McColgan has a couple of punches blocked by Tires.
McColgan seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Tires.
McColgan blocks an uppercut.
Tires lands a shoulder strike.
Tires lands a hook that snaps the head of McColgan backwards.
Tires drops McColgan with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, McColgan is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brick Tires!
Brick Tires retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Brick Tires was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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