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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dazza Nicholson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nicholson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's a hard knock life - remix. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dazza Nicholson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Statham!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicholson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Statham to the ground. Nicholson is now in Statham's guard.
Nicholson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Statham can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nicholson controls the pace.
Nicholson is in close to Statham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Statham can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nicholson controls the pace.
Statham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nicholson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nicholson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nicholson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nicholson is working Statham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nicholson scoring with some ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Statham has eaten all the pies!
Nicholson postures up and lands a big shot to Statham's brow.
Nicholson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nicholson forces his way into half guard.
Nicholson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Nicholson there.
Nicholson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicholson is trying to control. Statham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Nicholson connects with a nice short shot to Statham's temple.
Nicholson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nicholson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nicholson.
Statham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Statham taking some punishment here, with Nicholson in his half guard.
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. Nicholson connects with a nice short shot to Statham's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicholson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Statham is rocked!
Nicholson scores with a big shot! Statham's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Statham! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dazza Nicholson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dazza Nicholson made sure he mentioned Shinobi, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apotolos Margaritis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Jewtuszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Apotolos Margaritis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewtuszko tries to clinch there but Margaritis circles away.
Jewtuszko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jewtuszko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Margaritis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jewtuszko tries to break free but Margaritis pushes him back against the cage.
Margaritis breaks from the clinch.
Margaritis closes the distance and clinches.
Margaritis pulls guard successfully.
Margaritis is pulling down on Jewtuszko's head to control his posture.
Jewtuszko is in close to Margaritis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Margaritis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Margaritis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewtuszko postures up and lands a big shot to Margaritis's brow.
Margaritis working a defensive guard here.
Jewtuszko won't allow Margaritis to get back to his feet.
Margaritis keeping moving, preventing Jewtuszko from controlling successfully.
Margaritis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jewtuszko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewtuszko stands and steps away. Margaritis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Margaritis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Margaritis throws a sloppy head kick and Jewtuszko moves out of range easily.
Jewtuszko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Margaritis throws a sloppy head kick and Jewtuszko moves out of range easily.
Margaritis gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margaritis wants to stand but Jewtuszko is controlling his arm.
Jewtuszko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jewtuszko sneaks out the side door and pushes Margaritis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Margaritis tries to keep at a distance but Jewtuszko has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Margaritis backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margaritis breaks from the clinch.
Jewtuszko clinches with his opponent.
Jewtuszko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jewtuszko lands a knee to the body.
Jewtuszko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jewtuszko gets underhooks to prevent Margaritis's takedown attempt.
Margaritis tries to stall but Jewtuszko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jewtuszko connects with a knee to the head.
Margaritis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jewtuszko walks away with a smile on his face. Margaritis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Margaritis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jewtuszko's head.
Jewtuszko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Margaritis lands a head kick!
Margaritis misses with a body kick.
Jewtuszko moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Margaritis wants a takedown.
Maciej Jewtuszko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apotolos Margaritis.
Jewtuszko lands an elbow inside.
Jewtuszko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Margaritis breaks the clinch.
Jewtuszko instigates a clinch.
Jewtuszko is trying to pull guard but Margaritis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jewtuszko lands an elbow inside.
Margaritis tries to pull guard but Jewtuszko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jewtuszko misses with an elbow over the top.
Jewtuszko decides to pull guard.
Margaritis wants to control from the top but Jewtuszko keeps moving.
Jewtuszko kicks Margaritis off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margaritis avoids the elbow strike from Jewtuszko, against the cage.
Jewtuszko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Margaritis tries to pull guard but Jewtuszko won't allow it.
Margaritis avoiding damage as Jewtuszko throws knees to the body.
Margaritis blocks an elbow strike.
Jewtuszko lands a nice elbow.
Margaritis tries to pull guard but Jewtuszko won't allow it.
Jewtuszko lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jewtuszko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Margaritis's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jewtuszko throws an elbow but misses.
Margaritis breaks from the clinch.
Margaritis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Jewtuszko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jewtuszko wants to clinch.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch up but Margaritis circles away and keeps his distance.
Margaritis shoots in and bounces Jewtuszko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jewtuszko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jewtuszko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margaritis can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Jewtuszko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Jewtuszko backs off Margaritis throws a huge counter combo but Jewtuszko manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewtuszko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jewtuszko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margaritis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jewtuszko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMargaritis.
Margaritis shoots in looking for a takedown but Jewtuszko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Margaritis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jewtuszko moves into range and clinches up with Margaritis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margaritis breaks the clinch.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch up but Margaritis circles away and keeps his distance.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch up but Margaritis circles away and keeps his distance.
Margaritis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Margaritis. Jewtuszko shrugs it off though.
Jewtuszko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jewtuszko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Margaritis working a defensive guard here.
Margaritis has momentary wrist control but Jewtuszko slips an elbow through the middle.
Margaritis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margaritis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jewtuszko gets underhooks to prevent Margaritis's takedown attempt.
Margaritis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margaritis lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jewtuszko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Margaritis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Margaritis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jewtuszko moves in looking to clinch but Margaritis pushes him off.
Apotolos Margaritis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jewtuszko clinches.
Jewtuszko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Margaritis tries to pull guard but Jewtuszko won't allow it.
Maciej Jewtuszko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apotolos Margaritis.
Margaritis breaks the clinch.
Margaritis throws a sloppy head kick and Jewtuszko moves out of range easily.
Jewtuszko is looking to clinch.
Margaritis tries a head kick but it misses.
Margaritis throws a nice head kick!
Jewtuszko dives in for a single leg takedown but Margaritis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Margaritis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jewtuszko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Margaritis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko darts in and clinches Margaritis up against the cage.
Margaritis blocks an elbow strike from Jewtuszko.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jewtuszko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jewtuszko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Margaritis.
Margaritis managing to block the knees to the body from Jewtuszko.
Jewtuszko landing knees to the head.
Margaritis takes an elbow to the temple.
Jewtuszko trying to land knees to the body.
Jewtuszko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Margaritis rushes Jewtuszko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jewtuszko crunches a lovely knee into Margaritis's ribcage.
Jewtuszko lands an elbow inside that Margaritis shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margaritis wants a takedown.
Maciej Jewtuszko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Margaritis goes for a takedown attempt but Jewtuszko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Margaritis tries to counter with a clinch but Jewtuszko shakes him off and moves away.
Jewtuszko avoids the head kick by Margaritis.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margaritis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margaritis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jewtuszko.
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!
Margaritis moves into the clinch successfully.
Margaritis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jewtuszko is defending well.
Jewtuszko digs a right hand underneath Margaritis's ribcage. Margaritis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margaritis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Margaritis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch but Margaritis is having none of it.
Margaritis throws a counter combo.
Jewtuszko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Margaritis but Margaritis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Margaritis misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Apotolos Margaritis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Margaritis misses with a head kick.
Jewtuszko darts in looking for a takedown but Margaritis gets double underhooks and turns Jewtuszko into the cage.
Margaritis throws a head kick that misses.
Jewtuszko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Margaritis.
Jewtuszko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jewtuszko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jewtuszko lands in his opponent's guard.
Jewtuszko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jewtuszko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jewtuszko trying to control but Margaritis is working from the bottom.
Maciej Jewtuszko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Margaritis working for a triangle but Jewtuszko defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margaritis has momentary wrist control but Jewtuszko slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margaritis keeping moving, preventing Jewtuszko from controlling successfully.
Jewtuszko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jewtuszko distracts Margaritis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jewtuszko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Margaritis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jewtuszko landing with the ground and pound.
Margaritis keeping moving, preventing Jewtuszko from controlling successfully.
Jewtuszko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Margaritis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Margaritis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jewtuszko cracks Margaritis with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jewtuszko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jewtuszko 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.
Margaritis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margaritis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jewtuszko stands and steps away. Margaritis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Margaritis gets tackled into the cage by Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko maintains the clinch.
Jewtuszko is trying to maintain a safe position but Margaritis gets an underhook and turns Jewtuszko into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jewtuszko tries to land knees in the clinch but Margaritis avoids the damage to the body.
Margaritis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jewtuszko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Margaritis breaks the clinch.
Margaritis swinging wildly here.
Margaritis looks to land a combination. Jewtuszko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jewtuszko is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jewtuszko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Margaritis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jewtuszko defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko forces Margaritis back against the cage and clinches.
Jewtuszko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jewtuszko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jewtuszko with a knee to the head.
Margaritis tries to score a body lock takedown but Jewtuszko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Margaritis manages to break the clinch.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch up but Margaritis circles away and keeps his distance.
Margaritis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jewtuszko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margaritis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margaritis swats away the attempt to clinch by Jewtuszko.
Jewtuszko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margaritis tries to avoid it but Jewtuszko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margaritis to the ground. Margaritis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jewtuszko tries to clinch up.
Jewtuszko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Margaritis. Margaritis obviously looking to wear him down.
Margaritis lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko wants to clinch.
Margaritis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jewtuszko tries to clinch but Margaritis moves out of range.
Margaritis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jewtuszko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jewtuszko lands an elbow inside that Margaritis shrugs off.
Margaritis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jewtuszko stalling.
Jewtuszko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jewtuszko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Margaritis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jewtuszko. That did some damage!
Jewtuszko closes the distance and clinches.
Margaritis misses with an elbow over the top.
Jewtuszko stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maciej Jewtuszko.
I think Jewtuszko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maciej Jewtuszko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Racionais MC. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Kim!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
Kim walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
Barbosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kim is rocked!
Kim tries to get into range but Barbosa steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kim! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Barbosa scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clayton Barbosa!
After the fight, Clayton Barbosa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Black (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a looping left.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
Black moves into the clinch.
Abbot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Black gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Abbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Abbot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abbot is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Black works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
A short right from Black.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Black obliges.
A short right from Black.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black is working Abbot over against the cage.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Abbot is rocked!
Black working the clinch nicely. Abbot is working for position but Black cracks him with a big knee to the head! Abbot crumples up against the cage and Black lands two more shots before the ref can save Abbot! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Sterling Black!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Overeem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overeem throws a combination that misses
and Paterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Overeem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paterson moves into range and clinches up with Overeem.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Overeem is trying to break free.
Overeem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Paterson prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Paterson.
Paterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Paterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Paterson won't allow it.
Paterson controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Overeem.
Paterson keeps control of Overeem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paterson presses Overeem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paterson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson has Overeem pushed against the cage.
Paterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Paterson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Paterson has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem tries to break free but Paterson pushes him back against the cage.
Paterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paterson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paterson.
Paterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paterson lands an uppercut.
Overeem is rocked!
Paterson throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Overeem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overeem blocks an uppercut.
Paterson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paterson throws a head punch that misses.
Overeem blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Paterson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paterson throws a head punch that misses.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paterson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
A head punch on the inside from Paterson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Paterson fails to land.
Paterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paterson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overeem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Paterson fails to land.
Paterson throws a head punch that misses.
Paterson working aggressively here.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem blocking some punches.
Overeem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
A head punch on the inside from Paterson fails to land.
Paterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overeem blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Paterson throws a head punch that misses.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paterson.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paterson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overeem blocks an uppercut.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson working aggressively here.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Overeem blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Paterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Paterson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
Overeem blocks an uppercut.
Paterson throws a head punch that misses.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Overeem.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paterson.
Overeem blocking some punches.
Paterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Paterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overeem or not.
Paterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Overeem blocks an uppercut.
Paterson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
Overeem seems to have got his legs back now.
Paterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paterson has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Paterson misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Paterson has double underhooks.
Paterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overeem or not.
Paterson has Overeem pressed against the cage.
Paterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
A body shot lands from Paterson.
Paterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overeem or not.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paterson presses Overeem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Paterson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paterson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Overeem! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Paterson is unloading with more strikes now! Overeem drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Paterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roast Sammich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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227 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roast Sammich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammich avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Sammich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis moves out of range as Sammich throws a body kick.
Sammich lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Justin Lewis has been cut.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Sammich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sammich blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Sammich lands an overhand right.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a head kick but Sammich moves out of range.
Sammich throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Sammich only half commits.
Sammich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sammich gets a double leg takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammich works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis being controlled here, momentarily.
Sammich postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sammich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sammich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sammich stands up over Lewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sammich is controlling him.
Sammich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sammich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Sammich has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lewis wants to stand up but Sammich is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sammich avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Sammich misses.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Sammich looks for a takedown but Lewis sprawls well.
Sammich takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Roast Sammich has been cut.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis defending well as Sammich loads up on a big left hand.
Sammich avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Sammich looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sammich shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Justin Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roast Sammich.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
A swing and a miss from Sammich.
Lewis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lewis misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Sammich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sammich with a nice cross.
Sammich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lewis has time to react.
Sammich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Sammich misses.
Sammich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sammich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sammich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Sammich.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Sammich.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Sammich. That snapped Lewis's head back.
A combination from Sammich does no damage.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Sammich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sammich.
Lewis throws a head kick but Sammich moves out of range.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roast Sammich will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sammich misses the target.
Sammich jabs at Lewis's body.
Sammich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sammich. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sammich misses with a series of wild punches.
Justin Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammich misses with a straight left.
Sammich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sammich throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sammich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sammich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sammich throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roast Sammich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Sammich counters with a stiff right hand.
Sammich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis throws a head kick but Sammich moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sammich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sammich lands a head shot.
Sammich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis throws a counter high kick but Sammich was just alert enough to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sammich.
Sammich looking to score a takedown here. Lewis is defending well but Sammich drives through and ends up in Lewis's guard.
Sammich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sammich distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sammich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sammich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis wants to stand up but Sammich is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammich controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Justin Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sammich shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammich misses with a straight right.
Sammich throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
enabling Sammich to counter with a crisp jab.
Sammich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammich lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Sammich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sammich lands with a cross.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Sammich.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Sammich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Roast Sammich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sammich goes for a double leg but Lewis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lewis continues to drive forward.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Sammich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sammich delivers a nice body kick.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammich blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Sammich is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Sammich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sammich blocks a head kick by Lewis.
It seemed like Sammich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sammich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sammich just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLewis.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sammich replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lewis blocks it well.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Sammich moves out of range easily.
Sammich throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Sammich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis throws a head kick but Sammich moves out of range.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sammich as he connects with a hook.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sammich cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roast Sammich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sammich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lewis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sammich avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sammich misses the target.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sammich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sammich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sammich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sammich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sammich connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich scores with a shot to the body.
Sammich with a hook.
Sammich misses with a wild combination.
Sammich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lewis throws a head kick but Sammich moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sammich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sammich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sammich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lewis pushes Sammich off looking to stand but Sammich dives back in and keeps control.
Lewis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sammich manages to mount him!
Sammich won't let Lewis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammich controlling from the full mount.
Lewis is trying to stand up.
Sammich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammich lands a nice shot to the head.
Justin Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sammich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Roast Sammich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sammich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sammich landing strikes from the mount and Lewis is in trouble!
Sammich controlling the pace for now.
Lewis tries to buck Sammich off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammich controlling the position easily from mount.
Lewis really wants to buck Sammich off and get back to his feet.
Lewis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sammich won't let Lewis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lewis is bucking up trying to escape but Sammich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sammich controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Lewis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sammich content just to control the position here.
Lewis is trying to stand.
Sammich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lewis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sammich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sammich blocks Lewis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roast Sammich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sammich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roast Sammich!
After winning the bout, Roast Sammich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Eclipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Didier Drogba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Eclipse's chin.
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185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Eclipse!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eclipse was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogba.
Eclipse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drogba swings for the body but Eclipse moves out of range.
Eclipse tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drogba takes a swing at Eclipse's ribcage but misses.
Eclipse swings for the body but Drogba moves out of range.
Drogba is looking to counter punch.
Eclipse tries to land a leg kick but Drogba saw it coming and moves away.
Drogba misses with an uppercut.
Eclipse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drogba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eclipse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Drogba.
Drogba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eclipse.
Eclipse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drogba as he avoids it easily.
Eclipse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drogba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Drogba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Eclipse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclipse closes the distance and clinches up with Drogba, looking for a takedown. Eclipse pushes Drogba against the cage but Drogba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Didier Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Eclipse.
Drogba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Xavier Eclipse has been cut.
Drogba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eclipse.
Eclipse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drogba.
Drogba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eclipse misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Eclipse with that takedown attempt.
Drogba throwing a counter right hand but Eclipse manages to avoid it.
Drogba with a jab.
Xavier Eclipse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eclipse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drogba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eclipse scrambles back to his feet.
Eclipse is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack! Drogba connects with the perfect overhand right and Eclipse falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Drogba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Didier Drogba!
An out of breath and clearly excited Didier Drogba thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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