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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Funnie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Gotovina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funnie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doug Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doug Funnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ante Gotovina!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gotovina.
Funnie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gotovina has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Funnie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gotovina shoots in for a double leg but Funnie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funnie 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.
Gotovina closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Funnie's guard.
Gotovina throwing strikes but missing.
Gotovina trying to control the position from guard on top but Funnie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funnie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotovina is fighting to break Funnie's control of his arms but Funnie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotovina throws a big elbow that misses.
Funnie is pulling down on Gotovina's head. It's preventing any offense from Gotovina, at least for the moment.
Funnie trying to control the position.
Funnie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gotovina is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gotovina postures up.
Funnie keeping moving, preventing Gotovina from controlling successfully.
Funnie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Funnie tries to get out of the position.
Gotovina throwing strikes but missing.
That's two 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.
Funnie trying to keep a closed guard but Gotovina is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Funnie throws a leg kick which misses Gotovina's front leg but catches the back leg as Gotovina tries to avoid it.
Funnie throws a leg kick which misses Gotovina's front leg but catches the back leg as Gotovina tries to avoid it.
Gotovina tries for a takedown but Funnie circles away easily
and Funnie counters with a left to the body.
Doug Funnie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ante Gotovina.
Gotovina lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Funnie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gotovina wants a takedown.
Funnie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gotovina.
Funnie lands a nice shot to the body.
Gotovina looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funnie lands a left hand.
Funnie lands a left hand.
Funnie scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Funnie - that landed with a thud.
Funnie lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funnie.
Funnie works on Gotovina's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Funnie.
Funnie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Funnie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gotovina backwards.
Gotovina goes for a takedown attempt but Funnie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Funnie circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Gotovina tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Funnie wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doug Funnie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose El Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Angel comes to the ring accompanied by Descending Angel. Sims has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed it Out as his entrance music. Ryan Sims told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose El Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Sims!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Angel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - El Angel lands in his opponent's guard.
Sims keeping full guard, as El Angel tries to pass.
Sims pulls El Angel in close to his closed guard and prevents El Angel from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sims can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sims keeping moving, preventing El Angel from controlling successfully.
Sims wants to get back to his feet but El Angel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Angel postures up in Sims's guard and throws a big left but Sims blocks it.
Sims looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Angel drops back looking for a leg! Sims is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sims manages to kick El Angel off! El Angel jumps back into Sims's guard.
Sims keeping moving, preventing El Angel from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
El Angel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
El Angel dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sims is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sims.
It looks like Jose El Angel has been cut.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
El Angel is trying to break the clinch but Sims has him pressed against the ropes.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El Angel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose El Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sims lands an elbow just above El Angel 's eye.
El Angel blocks the elbow strike.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
El Angel takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Sims is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Sims.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sims lands an elbow just above El Angel 's eye.
El Angel takes an elbow to the forehead.
El Angel takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims stalling against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sims takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Angel's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Angel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Angel tries for a takedown but Sims sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sims closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
El Angel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sims after a bit of a struggle.
El Angel is breathing heavily.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Angel takes an elbow to the temple.
El Angel tries to pull guard but Sims forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sims.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
El Angel avoids a wild elbow strike from Sims.
Sims manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sims lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Sims dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose El Angel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
El Angel has his takedown stuffed
and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
El Angel dodges an elbow strike from Sims.
El Angel takes an elbow to the temple.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Sims lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
El Angel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sims avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sims lands a damaging elbow.
Sims creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through El Angel's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Sims.
Sims lands an elbow just above El Angel 's eye.
El Angel is rocked!
Sims throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh El Angel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from Sims.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Angel avoids the elbow strike from Sims, against the ropes.
Sims comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sims lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sims throws an elbow but misses.
Sims pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sims gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
El Angel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sims just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose El Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sims just misses with a elbow thrown towards El Angel's brow.
Sims pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns El Angel! Sims unloads with more strikes and El Angel sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Sims!
Ryan Sims very nearly forgot to thank MMA Hype Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Jose El Angel stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just dont know what happened. The water i had was bad...i just dont know...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Human Equation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redding has chosen Alive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Human Equation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Redding!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redding throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Equation counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Equation are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Redding struggling a bit here.
Equation throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Redding wants to control but Equation postures up.
Redding is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Equation is staying active.
Equation tries to advance to mount but can't.
Equation wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Redding, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redding is looking for a sweep.
Equation throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redding tries to buck Equation off but Equation is having none of it.
Equation tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Equation throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Redding is not content to let Equation control the position.
Equation is trying to ground and pound but Redding uses the momentary lack of control by Equation to regain half guard.
Equation thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redding's head.
Redding looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Equation is looking for a kimura but Redding is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Equation to get the leverage.
Redding trying to control but Equation postures up.
Redding might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Equation haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equation prevents Redding from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redding is refusing to be controlled, as Equation sits in half guard.
Equation controlling the action here.
Equation is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Redding doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Equation.
Equation seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equation thows a huge punch but Redding dodges it nicely.
Equation seems to be looking for submissions.
Equation trying to control from half guard but Redding is working away.
Redding gets back to full guard.
Equation might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Redding keeping moving, preventing Equation from controlling successfully.
Equation controls from within his opponent's guard.
Equation tries to free his leg and advance position but Redding is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Redding working for a triangle but Equation defends it easily.
Equation throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Redding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Equation landing with the ground and pound.
Equation drops back looking for a leg! Redding is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Redding manages to kick Equation off! Equation jumps back into Redding's guard.
Equation controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Redding keeping moving, preventing Equation from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Human Equation dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Equation misses.
Redding is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Equation with a body shot.
Equation gets a takedown into half guard.
Equation slows the pace down in half guard.
Redding is trying to get back to full guard.
Human Equation overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equation thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redding's head.
Equation throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Equation is thwarting Redding's attempts to control the position.
Redding keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equation seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Redding does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Equation is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Redding is trying to maintain the position but Equation is very close to passing his half guard.
Equation is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Redding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redding manages to get to full guard.
Redding had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Equation defends it easily.
That's two 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.
Equation trying to control the position from guard on top but Redding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redding pulls Equation in to control the position.
Equation's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Equation is looking to work some ground and pound but Redding has wrist control.
Redding has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Equation can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Redding being controlled here, momentarily.
Equation trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redding fails to land the takedown.
Equation feints and as Redding raises his hands in defense, Equation changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Equation engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Equation in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Equation controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Redding escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Equation gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equation passes Redding's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Equation wants to take a breather but Redding is having none of it.
Redding is looking to improve his position.
Equation seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Redding is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Human Equation!
In defeat, Joshua Redding stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry to everyone I let down. I will take this experience, learn from it, and come back like a bat out of hell. You'll all see.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hensen comes to the ring accompanied by Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon. Hobbs has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sven Hensen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs throws a head kick that misses.
Hobbs throws a head kick but Hensen moves out of range.
Hensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hobbs sprawls and moves away.
Hensen scores with a leg kick.
Hobbs throws a sloppy head kick and Hensen moves out of range easily.
Hensen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hobbs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hobbs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hensen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hobbs, who protects the arm well.
Hobbs is trying to control Hensen's posture but Hensen avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs is looking to reverse the position.
Hobbs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hensen working the strikes but Hobbs uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen throwing shots but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Hensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hobbs trying to control but Hensen postures up.
Hensen is taking a breather. Hobbs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hensen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hensen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hensen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hensen 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.
Hensen trying to control but Hobbs is having none of it.
Hensen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hobbs has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hobbs!
Hensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hobbs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hobbs defends it easily.
Hobbs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hensen is trying to keep Hobbs in close.
Hensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hobbs is one step ahead there.
Hobbs trying to control but Hensen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs stopping the sweep attempt from Hensen.
Hobbs wants to control from the top but Hensen keeps moving.
Hensen controls Hobbs momentarily but Hobbs frees himself.
Hensen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hobbs has passed into half guard!
Hobbs wants to pass the guard but Hensen is defending well.
Hobbs tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hensen controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hensen wants to get back to full guard.
Hobbs is keen to just control but Hensen is a slippery customer.
Hensen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 5 Star Spar Bazaar, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hensen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hobbs is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hensen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hobbs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hensen is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hensen trying to control but Hobbs is working from the bottom.
Hensen is really struggling to control Hobbs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Hensen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hobbs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hensen counters with a takedown into side control.
Hensen tries to advance position but instead Hobbs slips a leg back in to half guard.
Hobbs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hensen stalling away here and it's allowed Hobbs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hensen is looking to advance position but Hobbs has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hensen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hensen is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hobbs is looking to take a break and control but Hensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs trying to mount his opponent but Hensen defends it.
Hensen tries to roll over but Hobbs keeps him under control.
Hensen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hensen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hobbs defends well.
Hobbs postures up.
Hensen has his foot on Hobbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hobbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Hensen has his foot on Hobbs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hobbs works his way back into a safe position though.
Hensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hobbs is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensen is trying to control the position but Hobbs postures up.
Hensen keeping moving, preventing Hobbs from controlling successfully.
Hensen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hobbs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hensen keeping moving, preventing Hobbs from controlling successfully.
Hensen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hobbs defends it easily.
Hensen trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hobbs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hobbs trying to control but Hensen is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hensen avoids a kick to the body.
Hensen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hobbs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hensen.
Hobbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hobbs.
Hensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hensen stuffs the takedown attempt from Hobbs. Hobbs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hensen - that will leave a mark!
Hobbs fails to land the takedown.
Hensen lands a front kick.
Hobbs closes the distance and clinches up with Hensen, looking for a takedown. Hobbs pushes Hensen against the ropes but Hensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hensen tries to counter with a takedown but Hobbs is quick to defend against it.
Sven Hensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Hobbs fails with the takedown
so Hensen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hensen works over Hobbs with some ground and pound from guard.
Hensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hensen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hobbs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hensen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Hensen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crunch! Hensen slams his shin into Hobbs's torso.
Hensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hensen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hensen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hobbs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hensen pinned against the ropes. Hensen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs tries for a takedown but Hensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hobbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hobbs dives in for a single leg takedown but Hensen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Sven Hensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Hensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hobbs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen jabs Hobbs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hensen.
Hobbs tries to land a leg kick but Hensen saw it coming and moves away.
Hensen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hobbs's half guard.
Hobbs is looking to improve his position.
Hensen is looking to take a break and control but Hobbs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hensen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hensen trying to pass the guard but Hobbs defending well.
Sven Hensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensen is looking to stall here but Hobbs recovers full guard.
Hobbs keeping moving, preventing Hensen from controlling successfully.
Hobbs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hensen is one step ahead there.
Hensen wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Hensen advances position into side control!
Hensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hobbs can do to turn this around?
Hensen cracks Hobbs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensen misses with the ground and pound.
Hensen landing strikes.
It looks like Luke Hobbs has been cut.
Hensen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hobbs's legs.
Hensen working away.
Hobbs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hobbs being controlled for a moment.
Hobbs is looking for a sweep.
Hensen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hensen is trying to ground and pound but Hobbs uses the momentary lack of control by Hensen to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hensen slips a nice elbow through Hobbs's hands, connecting with Hobbs's forehead.
Hensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hobbs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hensen trying to control from half guard but Hobbs is working away.
Hobbs is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hensen lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hensen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hobbs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Hensen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Hobbs'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.
Hobbs dives in and grabs Hensen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hensen pushes down on Hobbs's head and hops out.
Hensen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hobbs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hensen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hensen fakes the leg kick and cracks Hobbs in the body.
Hobbs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hensen scores with a spinning back kick!
Hensen scores with a head kick. Hobbs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hobbs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hensen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hensen shoots in and gets a takedown into Hobbs's guard.
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!
Hensen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hensen is in close to Hobbs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hobbs is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hensen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hensen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hensen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hensen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hobbs struggling a bit here.
Hensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hensen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hobbs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hensen but great work by Hobbs.
Hensen is trying to control Hobbs's posture but Hobbs avoids it.
Hensen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hobbs trying to control the position but Hensen is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hensen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hensen seems to be working for a kimura but Hobbs defends the submission attempt.
Hobbs has hold of Hensen's hands but Hensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Luke Hobbs's cut even more.
Hensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The cut above Luke Hobbs's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hensen trying to control the action but Hobbs is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hensen passes to side control.
Hensen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hobbs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hensen but great work by Hobbs.
Hensen struggling a bit here.
Hensen is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Hensen had his way with Luke Hobbs in that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Hobbs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hobbs shoots and misses
and Hensen counters with a nice body kick.
Hensen is looking to slow Hobbs down with leg kicks.
Hensen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hobbs if he has to take too many more of those.
Danga de danga de dang - Hensen scores with a four punch combination!
Hobbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hensen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hobbs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hensen.
Hensen misses with a two punch combination.
Hensen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hobbs takes a step back to recover.
Hobbs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hensen counters with a nice leg kick.
Hensen lands a high kick!
Luke Hobbs's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hobbs is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hobbs 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hobbs enables Hensen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hobbs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hensen won't allow Hobbs to get back to his feet.
You can see that Hobbs has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hobbs controls Hensen momentarily but Hensen frees himself.
Hensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hobbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hobbs is keeping the position for now.
Hobbs keeping moving, preventing Hensen from controlling successfully.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hensen throws a big elbow that misses.
Hensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hobbs's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Hobbs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sven Hensen!
Sven Hensen 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chrys Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Reeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Reeves told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
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169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrys Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reeves works Kyle's body with a nice hook.
Kyle slips under a jab.
Reeves slips under a jab from Kyle.
Reeves throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Kyle misses its target.
Reeves throws a good cross that connects.
Reeves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reeves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle lands a jab to Reeves's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeves throws a shot from downtown. Kyle moves away and avoids it.
Kyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reeves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Reeves catches Kyle right on the button with a cross.
Reeves moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Kyle's head coaches at Thunder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reeves throws a looping overhand right but Kyle ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeves tries to bum rush Kyle with a series of wild strikes but Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reeves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reeves looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Reeves is looking for the big counter here.
Reeves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reeves throws a jab when Kyle was well out of range.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Kyle.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reeves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reeves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Reeves takes a swing at Kyle's ribcage but misses.
Kyle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Reeves. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reeves clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reeves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kyle's efforts to push away.
Kyle has Reeves pushed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reeves lands a shot to the body.
Reeves lands an uppercut.
Kyle wants to break free but Reeves has control.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reeves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Reeves moves forwards but Kyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Reeves is rocked!
Kyle throws a head kick but Reeves moves out of range.
Reeves is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
Reeves throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kyle misses the target.
Kyle cracks Reeves with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Reeves tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kyle pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Reeves is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrys Kyle!
An out of breath Chrys Kyle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Clack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellis Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Clack!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Clack's head.
Clack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clack dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
It looks like Ellis Miller has been cut.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Clack saw it coming and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Miller has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Miller is looking to clinch but Clack is avoiding it.
Clack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clack loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller throws a head kick but Clack moves out of range.
Clack looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Clack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Clack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Clack moves away and avoids it.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Miller lands but Clack takes it in his stride.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clack throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a head kick that drops Clack to the mat! Clack scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Clack is rocked!
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Clack is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Clack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clack seems to have recovered his senses.
Clack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Clack slams his shin into Miller's torso.
Clack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Clack misses the jab.
Miller 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Clack - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Miller.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Clack back into the ropes.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clack blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Clack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Clack swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clack changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Clack tumbling to the mat! Miller takes a step backwards and waves Clack back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Clack scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Kenny Clack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller tries to bum rush Clack with a series of wild strikes but Clack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clack throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Clack misses with a looping right.
Clack misses with a straight right.
Clack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Clack's shoulder, as Clack tries to avoid the shot.
Miller looking to score a takedown here. Clack is defending well but Miller drives through and ends up in Clack's guard.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miller wants to control from the top but Clack keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Miller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller is looking to slow Clack down with leg kicks.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clack misses with a straight right.
Clack scores with a body shot.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clack throws a big shot that misses.
Clack throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Miller clinches up against the ropes.
Miller gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Miller 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clack wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
Clack is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller prevents Clack from improving his position.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Clack's hands, connecting with Clack's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller winds up and cracks Clack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clack trying to control from the bottom.
Miller thows a huge punch but Clack dodges it nicely.
Miller is nestled in close to Clack, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clack wants to get back to full guard.
Miller winds up and cracks Clack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Miller connects with a nice short shot to Clack's temple.
Miller is controlling the pace.
Clack actively working from the bottom here.
Miller is looking to advance position but Clack won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clack tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miller stalling.
Clack is looking to improve his position.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Clack is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clack on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller wants to control but Clack is keeping him busy.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Clack's hands, connecting with Clack's forehead.
Clack tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clack.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Clack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clack postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Miller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clack.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clack misses with a double jab.
Miller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clack is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Miller lands a big head kick that sends Clack tumbling to the mat! Miller takes a step backwards and waves Clack back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Clack. Beautiful body shot.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Clack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws a head kick but Clack moves out of range.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clack can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Clack. That snapped Miller's head back.
Clack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clack shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clack throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Clack tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Miller misses.
Clack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller staying out of range there.
Jab by Miller.
Clack throws a good cross that connects.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Clack.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Clack avoided it.
Miller slips a jab from Clack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clack. Clack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Clack saw that one coming.
Miller moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clack wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Clack.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clack.
Miller pushes Clack back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clack.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work over Clack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Clack controls his hands.
Miller tries to work over Clack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Miller.
Clack takes a shot to the head.
Miller misses with some punches.
Ellis Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Clack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Miller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Clack regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is working Clack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller is pushing down on Clack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clack is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Clack is hurt! He's hurt bad - Miller fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Clack from any more punishment! Congratulations to Miller! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ellis Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Ellis Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwan Matwijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matwijenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: RANDORI!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Iwan Matwijenko enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iwan Matwijenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Matwijenko. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Matwijenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matwijenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barca moves into range and clinches up with Matwijenko.
Matwijenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barca throws a leg kick but Matwijenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matwijenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matwijenko.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Matwijenko's ribs.
Matwijenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barca throws out a loose jab but Matwijenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matwijenko misses the shot to the body.
Barca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matwijenko checks it well.
Barca digs a good body shot into Matwijenko's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Matwijenko down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Barca both land. Nice combination.
Barca scores with a shot to the body.
Matwijenko looks winded!
Barca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barca lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Matwijenko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Barca dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
A victorious Hannibal Barca 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tully Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah McAdoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tully Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanchard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Noah McAdoo has been cut.
McAdoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAdoo moves out of range of the strikes.
McAdoo misses with a hook.
McAdoo throws a head kick but Blanchard moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAdoo. Blanchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Blanchard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blanchard missing with a left hand there. McAdoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McAdoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blanchard missing with a left hand there. McAdoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McAdoo scores with a jab to the jaw.
McAdoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo slips under a jab.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Blanchard connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Blanchard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard misses with a right hand
and McAdoo counters with a slapping leg kick.
McAdoo throws a lazy head kick
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAdoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McAdoo throws a chopping leg kick but Blanchard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blanchard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blanchard drives through with a takedown into McAdoo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McAdoo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blanchard defends it easily.
McAdoo trying to control the position.
Blanchard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McAdoo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo wants to sweep but no luck.
McAdoo trying to control the position.
McAdoo working a defensive guard but Blanchard passes into half guard.
McAdoo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McAdoo trying to hold on to Blanchard's head to control him but Blanchard postures up.
McAdoo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blanchard pulls his head out easily.
Blanchard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo tries to get to full guard but Blanchard has control of the leg.
McAdoo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blanchard wants to pass to mount but McAdoo is defending the position.
McAdoo is staying active underneath Blanchard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blanchard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McAdoo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blanchard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McAdoo misses the body punch
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAdoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blanchard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McAdoo.
Nice uppercut lands for Blanchard. That snapped McAdoo's head back.
McAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
It looked like McAdoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blanchard.
Blanchard scores with a body shot.
Blanchard misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tully Blanchard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blanchard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAdoo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Blanchard finds it's way through McAdoo's defenses.
McAdoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Noah McAdoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAdoo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blanchard to counter with a crisp jab.
McAdoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blanchard.
McAdoo throwing a counter right hand but Blanchard manages to avoid it.
Blanchard throws out a loose jab but McAdoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAdoo defending well as Blanchard loads up on a big left hand.
McAdoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blanchard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Blanchard does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McAdoo, as that shot connected.
McAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
Blanchard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard just misses with a punch to the body.
McAdoo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blanchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blanchard dives in for a single leg takedown but McAdoo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Blanchard throws a shot from downtown. McAdoo moves away and avoids it.
McAdoo throws a head kick that misses.
Blanchard throws out a counter right but McAdoo avoids it with no problem.
Blanchard loads up on a big right hand but McAdoo slips the punch.
Blanchard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by McAdoo.
McAdoo scores with a leg kick.
Blanchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAdoo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blanchard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tully Blanchard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAdoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blanchard throws out a counter right but McAdoo avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blanchard under the eye.
McAdoo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blanchard was covering up waiting for the punch and McAdoo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanchard wants to sweep but no luck.
McAdoo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blanchard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
McAdoo trying to keep a closed guard but Blanchard is proving a slippery customer.
Blanchard trying to control the position from guard on top but McAdoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanchard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McAdoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo trying to keep a closed guard but Blanchard is proving a slippery customer.
Blanchard wants to control from the top but McAdoo keeps moving.
McAdoo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blanchard trying to control the position from guard on top but McAdoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McAdoo trying to control the position.
McAdoo 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.
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.
McAdoo trying to keep a closed guard but Blanchard is proving a slippery customer.
McAdoo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blanchard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blanchard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blanchard slips nicely into half guard.
Blanchard stalling.
McAdoo looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tully Blanchard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blanchard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanchard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McAdoo.
A nice leg kick lands there from McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blanchard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blanchard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blanchard throws a hook but McAdoo blocks it.
McAdoo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blanchard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanchard misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo moves out of range of the strikes.
McAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Blanchard.
McAdoo gets caught napping as Blanchard dives in and scores a takedown. McAdoo manages to retain guard.
McAdoo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blanchard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blanchard wants to control from the top but McAdoo keeps moving.
Blanchard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blanchard lands a couple of elbows.
Blanchard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McAdoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blanchard controls the pace.
McAdoo is looking for a triangle but Blanchard pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McAdoo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blanchard's guard.
McAdoo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanchard is keeping the position for now.
Blanchard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McAdoo manages to get himself to full guard.
McAdoo trying to control the position.
Blanchard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McAdoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blanchard trying to control but McAdoo is working from the bottom.
Tully Blanchard has got the better of the ground game so far.
McAdoo trying to control the position.
McAdoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blanchard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McAdoo's head.
Blanchard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blanchard got a little sloppy there for a moment and McAdoo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blanchard has managed to get both his arms back between McAdoo's legs - danger averted.
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.
McAdoo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McAdoo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McAdoo working a defensive guard here.
Blanchard looking to pass the guard.
Blanchard trying to control but McAdoo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McAdoo tries to clinch but Blanchard moves away
and Blanchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanchard walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tully Blanchard just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McAdoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanchard.
McAdoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blanchard misses with a straight right.
McAdoo cracks a nice hook into Blanchard's ribs.
McAdoo moves into the clinch.
McAdoo has a couple of punches blocked by Blanchard.
McAdoo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McAdoo looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McAdoo is defending well.
Blanchard is trying to force a seperation but McAdoo has the dominant position.
Blanchard throws a punch but it's blocked by McAdoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by McAdoo.
Blanchard blocks a leg kick.
McAdoo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noah McAdoo's cut is getting worse.
McAdoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blanchard throws a big shot that misses.
Blanchard throws a jab when McAdoo was well out of range.
Nice jab there from McAdoo.
McAdoo swings widly with a right hand
and Blanchard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAdoo connects with a single shot there.
McAdoo slips under a jab.
McAdoo looks to throw a body kick
and Blanchard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Blanchard misses with an uppercut. McAdoo saw that one coming.
McAdoo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanchard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blanchard misses with a looping right.
Blanchard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blanchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McAdoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blanchard throws an overhand right that lands on McAdoo's shoulder, as McAdoo tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McAdoo.
Blanchard defending against the ground and pound.
Blanchard prevents McAdoo from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo trying to control the position but Blanchard is working away.
Blanchard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blanchard is looking to control McAdoo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blanchard avoid being mounted?
McAdoo passes to side control.
Blanchard is trying to control McAdoo's posture but McAdoo avoids it.
Blanchard is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo moves into full mount!
McAdoo trying to control but Blanchard is having none of it.
Blanchard is trying to stand up.
McAdoo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blanchard is now in McAdoo's guard. A big mistake from McAdoo there, giving up the dominant position!
Blanchard trying to control but McAdoo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Noah McAdoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from McAdoo. Blanchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Blanchard.
Nice defenses there by McAdoo.
Blanchard missing with a left hand there. McAdoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blanchard blocks the body kick.
McAdoo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blanchard pinned against the ropes. Blanchard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Blanchard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAdoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
McAdoo moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
McAdoo with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Blanchard to counter with a crisp jab.
Blanchard looks to land a left hand but McAdoo moved out of range nicely.
McAdoo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blanchard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo misses with a kick to the body
and McAdoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAdoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Blanchard blocks the low kick.
Blanchard misses with a looping left.
Blanchard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McAdoo.
Blanchard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah McAdoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAdoo moves out of range as Blanchard strikes.
McAdoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McAdoo shoots and misses
and Blanchard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blanchard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McAdoo fails with a takedown attempt.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McAdoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanchard shoots in and drives through. McAdoo sprawls well.
Blanchard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McAdoo defends it nicely.
McAdoo drives through and clinches with Blanchard against the ropes.
Noah McAdoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blanchard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McAdoo is defending well.
Blanchard is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. McAdoo can't fight it off and eventually Blanchard manages to take the fight to the floor. McAdoo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo working a defensive guard but Blanchard manages to pass into side control anyway.
McAdoo is trying to improve his position.
McAdoo manages to get back to half guard.
McAdoo wants to control but Blanchard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McAdoo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McAdoo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McAdoo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McAdoo working for a triangle but Blanchard defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo wants to sweep but no luck.
McAdoo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McAdoo keeping moving, preventing Blanchard from controlling successfully.
McAdoo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McAdoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanchard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tully Blanchard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McAdoo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blanchard defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tully Blanchard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blanchard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tully Blanchard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Langerholc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hypocrisy - Fractured Millennium. Malone Jr has chosen Who Let the Dogs Out as his entrance music. Davor Langerholc had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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226 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Davor Langerholc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langerholc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malone Jr but Malone Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malone Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malone Jr thuds a left hand into Langerholc's body.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
Langerholc pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malone Jr is out of range and Langerholc settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Langerholc.
Malone Jr looks to land a combination but Langerholc avoids it well.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Langerholc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malone Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malone Jr lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malone Jr. Langerholc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Langerholc.
Malone Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langerholc.
Malone Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Langerholc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langerholc looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone Jr is just out of range.
Malone Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malone Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langerholc rather than just go for the knockout.
Langerholc blocks a head kick by Malone Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langerholc manages to avoid it.
Malone Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davor Langerholc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Malone Jr lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Malone Jr there.
Malone Jr 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.
Langerholc pushes Malone Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malone Jr breaks from the clinch.
Langerholc shoots in but Malone Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malone Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malone Jr misses with a wild combination.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langerholc moves away.
Langerholc appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Langerholc moves into range and clinches up with Malone Jr.
Malone Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langerholc misses the jab.
Malone Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Langerholc in his tracks.
Langerholc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malone Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone Jr throws a shot to the body.
Langerholc shoots in for a takedown but Malone Jr shows good takedown defense.
Nice jab there from Malone Jr.
Langerholc misses with a leg kick.
Malone Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langerholc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Langerholc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malone Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Malone Jr throws the left hand but Langerholc avoids the punch easily.
Langerholc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Langerholc throws a shot from downtown. Malone Jr moves away and avoids it.
Langerholc is looking to slow Malone Jr down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Langerholc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr defending well as Langerholc loads up on a big left hand.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malone Jr avoids the body shot from Langerholc.
Malone Jr with a nice cross.
Malone Jr cracks Langerholc with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Langerholc.
Langerholc throws a leg kick
and Malone Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Malone Jr catches Langerholc right on the button with a cross.
Malone Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Malone Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Langerholc.
Malone Jr works Langerholc's body with a nice hook.
Zoey Malone Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langerholc takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malone Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Langerholc had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langerholc throws a jab when Malone Jr was well out of range.
Malone Jr digs a good body shot into Langerholc's ribs.
Langerholc misses with a looping left.
Malone Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Langerholc momentarily.
Malone Jr digs a good hook to Langerholc's body.
Langerholc is breathing heavily.
Langerholc blocks a head kick by Malone Jr.
It looked like Langerholc was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Malone Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Langerholc swings widly with a right hand
and Malone Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langerholc takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malone Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malone Jr connects with a body shot.
Malone Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Langerholc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malone Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langerholc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malone Jr swinging wildly here.
Langerholc fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Malone Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoey Malone Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malone Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Malone Jr cracks Langerholc with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malone Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone Jr lands with a straight right. Langerholc didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Langerholc misses its intended target.
Malone Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malone Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langerholc circles away quickly and effectively.
Langerholc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malone Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Langerholc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malone Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Langerholc somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Langerholc walks into a stiff left hand from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Langerholc pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malone Jr is out of range and Langerholc settles back down.
Langerholc throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Langerholc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Langerholc is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malone Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Malone Jr connects with a right hand. Langerholc shakes it off.
Langerholc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malone Jr tries to avoid it but Langerholc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malone Jr to the ground. Malone Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davor Langerholc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langerholc moves away.
Langerholc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Langerholc moves out of range.
Langerholc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malone Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Langerholc scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Malone Jr - just one landing.
Langerholc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone Jr.
Malone Jr missing with a left hand there. Langerholc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Langerholc's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Malone Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Malone Jr misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Malone Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Langerholc.
Malone Jr lands a jab.
Malone Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Langerholc.
Langerholc throws a head kick that misses.
Malone Jr cracks Langerholc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Malone Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malone Jr connects with a single shot there.
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr connects with a single shot there.
Malone Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Langerholc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malone Jr.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Langerholc. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Langerholc swings for the body but Malone Jr moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Langerholc is just out of range.
Malone Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langerholc.
Langerholc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Langerholc looks to land a right hand but Malone Jr moved out of range.
Malone Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Langerholc is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Langerholc's head backwards.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langerholc manages to avoid it.
Malone Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Langerholc moves out of range easily.
Langerholc swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Langerholc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Langerholc.
Langerholc takes a swing at Malone Jr's ribcage but misses.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zoey Malone Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malone Jr works Langerholc's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone Jr cracks Langerholc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Malone Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langerholc moves away.
Langerholc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Langerholc tries to score with a low kick but Malone Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Malone Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Langerholc avoids the body shot from Malone Jr.
A shot to the liver by Malone Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Malone Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Langerholc.
Malone Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Langerholc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malone Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malone Jr counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoey Malone Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Langerholc slips under a jab from Malone Jr.
Malone Jr throws a lazy right hand but Langerholc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Langerholc defending well as Malone Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Malone Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malone Jr works Langerholc's body with a nice hook.
Malone Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malone Jr throws a body punch but Langerholc moves out of range.
Langerholc shoots for a double leg takedown but Malone Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Langerholc's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malone Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Malone Jr throws out a loose jab but Langerholc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langerholc swings for the body but Malone Jr moves out of range.
Malone Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Langerholc.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone Jr! But no joy.
Langerholc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malone Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Langerholc's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone Jr lands a shot to the body.
Malone Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Langerholc backwards.
Malone Jr is leaning against Langerholc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malone Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone Jr lands the left hand.
Malone Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malone Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Langerholc darts in looking for a takedown but Malone Jr gets double underhooks and turns Langerholc into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davor Langerholc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langerholc manages to avoid it.
Langerholc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malone Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malone Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Malone Jr drops Langerholc with a left right combo! Malone Jr follows him down to the ground into side control.
Langerholc is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Langerholc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
and Malone Jr counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Langerholc! He's just covering up as Malone Jr starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoey Malone Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zoey Malone Jr made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Davor Langerholc had this to say: 'My vengeance will be torture and murder.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Mercury.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercury throws the kick towards the body but Prime avoids it.
Prime is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mercury throws the kick towards the body but Prime avoids it.
Prime scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Prime misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Mercury's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Prime misses.
Mercury is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Prime was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Mercury.
Mercury misses with a double jab
and Prime counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mercury wants to get back to his feet but Prime passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prime throwing shots but Mercury is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mercury's thigh. Mercury counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Prime slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Prime decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mercury, up you get!
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
Mercury scores with a head kick.
We've been informed that Prime has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Freddie Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Mercury lands but Prime takes it in his stride.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercury.
It looked like Mercury was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Prime moves out of range as Mercury throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a front kick that sends Prime stumbling back into the ropes.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercury jabs Prime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury is looking to slow Prime down with leg kicks.
Prime throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercury moves away from the strike by Prime.
Prime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from Prime.
Nice cross by Mercury.
Prime moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime walks into a jab.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury slips under a jab from Prime.
Prime throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
Prime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prime missing with a left hand there. Mercury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Mercury was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prime.
Mercury throws a leg kick but Prime moved away.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Prime looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercury throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
And Prime tries to counter it with a takedown but Mercury pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
Mercury defending well as Prime loads up on a big left hand.
Mercury staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Mercury throws a low kick but Prime moves out of range easily.
Prime walks into a straight right hand from Mercury.
Mercury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mercury.
Prime connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercury misses with the combination.
Mercury closes the distance and pushes Prime back into the ropes.
Prime tries to break free but Mercury pushes him back against the ropes.
Prime is trying to push Mercury away but Mercury has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Prime is trying to push Mercury away but Mercury has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prime.
Freddie Mercury is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mercury's guard.
Prime trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prime stops Mercury from standing up.
Mercury keeping moving, preventing Prime from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Prime stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury feints and then cracks Prime's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prime down.
Prime checks a low kick from Mercury.
Prime appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mercury scoring well with a low kick there.
Prime misses with a left hand
and Mercury counters with a left and a right that stings Prime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses with a hook to the body
and Mercury counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Prime sees coming a mile off.
Mercury is looking to slow Prime down with leg kicks.
Mercury slips a jab and a cross from Prime.
Prime tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prime connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercury. Mercury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prime's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prime lands a jab to the head.
Freddie Mercury's cut is getting worse.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Mercury scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prime is rocked!
Mercury drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Prime's head, knocking him out cold! Mercury is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddie Mercury!
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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