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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Lanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ortais Gatavs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Lanford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 New York, Joshua Lanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ortais Gatavs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatavs throws a right hand that Lanford ducks under and follows up with a left that Lanford also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Gatavs.
Lanford lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Lanford does no damage.
A combination from Lanford does no damage.
Gatavs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lanford!
Joshua Lanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lanford with a jab.
Gatavs throws a series of punches but Lanford avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatavs swings for the body but Lanford moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatavs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Gatavs.
A little feinted left hand from Lanford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Lanford - just one landing.
Lanford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatavs stalks Lanford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lanford's face. Lanford staggers backwards, shaken.
Lanford throws a right hand that Gatavs ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatavs also avoids with ease.
Lanford lands a nice shot that snaps Gatavs's head back.
Gatavs digs a good body shot into Lanford's ribs.
Lanford lands with a nice combination. Gatavs backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanford throws a series of punches but Gatavs avoids them all with ease.
Gatavs misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gatavs back to the cage. Lanford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big left from Gatavs misses.
Gatavs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortais Gatavs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lanford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gatavs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatavs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lanford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lanford misses with a two punch combination.
Gatavs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatavs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lanford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lanford connects with a single shot there.
Lanford lands a slapping body shot.
Gatavs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanford cracks Gatavs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lanford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gatavs counters with a three punch combo that has Lanford backing up. Lanford nods at Gatavs to acknowledge the strikes.
Lanford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lanford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gatavs connects with a right that clearly hurt Lanford. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Gatavs proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Lanford collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ortais Gatavs!
Ortais Gatavs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Last Minute Power Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Joshua Lanford spoke after the fight, saying 'I take nothing from the guy it just wasnt my night. I come back stronger next time.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor McConor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McConor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious B.I.G.. Larsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat. Gregor McConor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor McConor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConor takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
McConor 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.
McConor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jake Larsen has been cut.
Larsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larsen is rocked!
McConor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen is still on wobbly legs! Can McConor finish him?
Larsen moves out of range as McConor strikes.
Larsen avoids the body shot from McConor.
Larsen seems to have recovered his senses.
McConor just misses with a punch to the body.
McConor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McConor.
McConor looks to land a left hand but Larsen moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from McConor misses its intended target.
Gregor McConor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConor cracks a nice hook into Larsen's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen feints and as McConor raises his hands in defense, Larsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Larsen drops back looking for a leg! McConor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McConor manages to kick Larsen off! Larsen jumps back into McConor's guard.
McConor can't keep his opponent in guard - Larsen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConor is concentrating on defense, preventing Larsen from advancing position.
Larsen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Larsen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McConor is surviving well by controlling Larsen's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen goes for an armbar but McConor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McConor.
Larsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Larsen working for a triangle but McConor defends it easily.
McConor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larsen on the ground.
McConor wants to control from the top but Larsen keeps moving.
Larsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McConor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Larsen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McConor has passed into side control.
Larsen is trying to work for a sweep but McConor has mounted him!
Larsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Larsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Larsen trying to hold on to McConor's head to control him but McConor postures up.
Larsen is looking for a sweep. McConor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McConor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Larsen fails with a takedown attempt.
McConor dips to his left and cracks Larsen with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor McConor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Larsen'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.
Larsen throws a jab when McConor was well out of range.
McConor scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
Larsen moves away from the strike by McConor.
McConor throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
McConor throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
McConor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McConor as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen looks for a takedown but McConor sprawls well.
McConor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gregor McConor is winning the standup battle so far.
McConor throws a lazy uppercut
and Larsen counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConor stops a takedown attempt from Larsen.
Gregor McConor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Larsen.
Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McConor misses with a body punch.
Larsen tightens his grip and picks McConor up, before dumping him to the ground. McConor manages to land in guard.
Larsen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larsen working away.
Larsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McConor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Larsen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McConor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Larsen's guard! Nice work there by McConor!
McConor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McConor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McConor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Larsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Larsen is looking for a triangle but McConor pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McConor defends well.
McConor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Larsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McConor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larsen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McConor has passed into half guard!
McConor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsen can do to turn this around?
Larsen tries to roll over but McConor keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larsen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Larsen trying to get back to full guard but McConor takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
McConor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McConor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gregor McConor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Larsen's cut.
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!
McConor throws a hook to the side of Larsen's head but Larsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McConor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Larsen moves away from the strike by McConor.
Larsen shoots in looking for a takedown. McConor tries to sprawl out of it but Larsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McConor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Larsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McConor's waist but McConor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larsen off to one side.
McConor cracks Larsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McConor scores with a jab to the body.
McConor misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larsen.
Larsen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Larsen seems to have locked his on tight now - McConor screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Larsen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jake Larsen!
Jake Larsen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adaephon Delat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Rodgers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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274 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adaephon Delat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Delat.
It looks like Brett Rodgers has been cut.
Delat scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Rodgers. Beautiful body shot.
Delat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodgers in his tracks.
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
We've been hearing reports that Delat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Delat saw that one coming.
Rodgers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Delat swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Delat.
Delat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodgers looks to land a right hand but Delat moved out of range.
Delat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delat misses with an uppercut
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Adaephon Delat has been cut.
Rodgers tries to clinch up.
Delat tries to counter by clinching up but Rodgers breaks away and moves out of range.
Delat misses with a left hand
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers tries to sprawl but Delat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodgers is concentrating on defense, preventing Delat from advancing position.
Delat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delat 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodgers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delat has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delat lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delat looking for a guillotine from mount but Rodgers is having none of it.
Delat trying to control but Rodgers is having none of it.
Delat controlling the position easily from mount.
Delat seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodgers for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delat looking to finish with strikes here!
Delat throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Delat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Delat lands a heavy elbow.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodgers is looking to escape.
Delat lands a big shot there that rocks Rodgers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodgers is squirming around, avoiding Delat's attempts to control the action.
Delat looking to finish Rodgers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodgers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adaephon Delat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodgers looks to throw the jab but Delat is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Delat misses the target.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Delat.
Delat punishes Rodgers's body with a nice straight punch.
Delat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Delat misses with the combination.
A left lands for Delat.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delat doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delat throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers closes the distance but Delat moves to the side
and Delat counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delat was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Delat here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Delat.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
A big right from Delat misses.
Brett Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Delat. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delat misses with a body shot.
Adaephon Delat is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delat throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Delat throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Delat misses.
Nice defenses there by Rodgers.
Rodgers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Delat.
Brett Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Delat misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.
Delat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delat controlling from side mount.
Delat works to advance to full mount. Rodgers defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delat unloads with some shots from mount but Rodgers bucks and avoids them well.
Rodgers tries to lock up and control but Delat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Delat landing shots from mount.
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!
Rodgers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Delat controlling from the full mount.
Delat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Delat controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control but Delat is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delat controlling from the full mount.
Delat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Delat lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Delat landing shots from mount.
Delat dominating with strikes here.
Delat controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adaephon Delat dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Delat moves away from the strike by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Delat misses.
Rodgers throws a right and a left that Delat avoids nicely.
Delat feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Delat.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Delat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Delat throwing a counter right hand but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delat.
Delat looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Delat circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers looks to land a right hand but Delat moved out of range.
Delat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodgers.
Rodgers misses with a double jab.
Delat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodgers has time to react.
The cut above Brett Rodgers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Delat throws a nice looking combination but Rodgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delat jabs Rodgers right on the nose. Rodgers blinks but takes it well.
Delat throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodgers throws out a counter right but Delat avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delat counters with a single leg into guard. Rodgers didn't expect that.
Delat forces his way into half guard.
Delat is taking a breather. Rodgers 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.
Delat works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is not content to let Delat control the position.
Rodgers wants to control but Delat postures up.
Delat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rodgers's shoulder. That is not cool.
Delat trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adaephon Delat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.
Delat wants to control but Rodgers is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodgers drops his hands momentarily and Delat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodgers moves out of range as Delat strikes.
Delat looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Delat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delat misses with an uppercut.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Delat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delat walks into a stiff left hand from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Delat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brett Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delat controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adaephon Delat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adaephon Delat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto comes to the cage accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Phenomena - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Iikka Runnisto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Garcia!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runnisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Runnisto.
Garcia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garcia 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.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Runnisto throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto 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.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Runnisto throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Bob Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Runnisto counters with a nice body shot.
Runnisto tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Runnisto blocks the leg kick.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Runnisto.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Runnisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Runnisto lands a jab to the nose.
Runnisto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRunnisto.
Runnisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia tries to counter with a clinch but Runnisto shakes him off and moves away.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Runnisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Runnisto throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Runnisto catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Runnisto. Beautiful body shot.
Runnisto slips under a jab.
Runnisto checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Runnisto's shoulder, as Runnisto tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Runnisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Runnisto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Runnisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
A counter left hand to the body from Runnisto misses its target.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Runnisto.
Runnisto checks a low kick from Garcia.
A bone on bone clash there as Runnisto blocks the leg kick.
Garcia throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Runnisto scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Runnisto's head but Runnisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Runnisto lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Runnisto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Garcia thinking.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Runnisto saw that one coming.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Runnisto circles away.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Runnisto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia closes the distance but Runnisto moves to the side
and Runnisto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a body shot
and Garcia moves into the clinch.
Runnisto tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Runnisto back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Runnisto lands a right hand.
Runnisto blocks an uppercut.
Runnisto tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Runnisto back against the cage.
Runnisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Runnisto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Runnisto has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
Runnisto tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Runnisto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iikka Runnisto dominated that round.
That's time! Runnisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Runnisto.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia throws the left hand but Runnisto avoids the punch easily.
Runnisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Runnisto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Runnisto is out of range.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto throws a head kick that misses.
Runnisto slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Garcia tries to counter with a clinch but Runnisto shakes him off and moves away.
Nice jab there from Runnisto.
Runnisto works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Runnisto duly obliges.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Runnisto cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Runnisto misses with the combination.
Garcia is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Runnisto throwing a counter right hand but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Runnisto lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto lands a jab to the nose.
Runnisto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Runnisto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runnisto scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Runnisto scores with a nice strike.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia throws a low kick but Runnisto moves out of range easily.
Runnisto fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Garcia to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Garcia looks to clinch but Runnisto throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Garcia taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Iikka Runnisto!
Iikka Runnisto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tito Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweeney McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
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159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Duran !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sweeney McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre slips a jab from Duran .
McIntyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McIntyre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McIntyre misses with a wild body shot.
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duran throws out the jab.
Duran defending well as McIntyre loads up on a big left hand.
Duran appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McIntyre.
Duran lands with a shot to the body.
McIntyre looks to throw a body kick
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
McIntyre throws a body shot but no joy.
McIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Duran .
And McIntyre responds with a good body kick, but Duran manages to step out the way in time.
McIntyre throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Duran misses the target.
McIntyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran ducks under a wild hook from McIntyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntyre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duran has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Duran slips under a jab.
McIntyre misses with a body shot
and Duran counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duran checks a leg kick.
McIntyre lands a slapping body shot.
McIntyre misses the shot to the body.
McIntyre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duran was well out of range. Poor timing from McIntyre.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
McIntyre misses with a jab to the body
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
McIntyre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Duran does no damage.
McIntyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McIntyre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duran rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran cracks McIntyre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McIntyre scores with a kick to the body.
McIntyre lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre misses with a hook.
Duran thuds a left hand into McIntyre's body.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on McIntyre's shoulder, as McIntyre tries to avoid the shot.
Duran slips a straight right by McIntyre.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McIntyre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
McIntyre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duran falls off balance throwing a combination
and McIntyre counters with a nice body shot.
A big right from McIntyre misses.
McIntyre throws a big shot that misses.
McIntyre misses with a right hand
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duran throws a jab but it's blocked by McIntyre.
McIntyre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McIntyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran 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.
A big left from McIntyre misses.
McIntyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McIntyre misses with an uppercut.
McIntyre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McIntyre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McIntyre misses with a wild body shot.
McIntyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIntyre moves out of range as Duran strikes.
McIntyre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duran .
Duran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McIntyre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre swinging wildly here.
Duran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McIntyre misses the shot to the body.
Duran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but McIntyre slips the punch.
McIntyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duran throws out the jab.
McIntyre misses the shot to the body.
McIntyre scores with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Duran blocks the low kick.
McIntyre misses with a body shot.
McIntyre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duran under the eye.
McIntyre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duran had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McIntyre misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McIntyre.
Duran misses with a jab to the body
and McIntyre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweeney McIntyre dominated that round.
That's time! Duran 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIntyre.
Duran looks to land a right hand but McIntyre moved out of range.
McIntyre scores with a nice strike.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Duran might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Duran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duran is rocked!
McIntyre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Duran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McIntyre thumps Duran with a low kick.
McIntyre drops Duran with a big left hand! Duran is injured, injured bad! McIntyre jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sweeney McIntyre!
After winning the bout, Sweeney McIntyre 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Dallara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zephaniah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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181 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filippo Dallara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zephaniah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah cracks a nice hook into Dallara's ribs.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dallara moves away.
Dallara attempts a counter takedown but Judah avoids it well and moves away.
Judah swings for the body but Dallara moves out of range.
Judah lands the left hand.
Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dallara drops his hands momentarily and Judah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Judah jabs Dallara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dallara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dallaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dallara misses with a left hand
and Judah counters with a left to the body.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dallara at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dallara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dallara feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dallara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Judah's guard.
Dallara tries to pass the half guard into mount. Judah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dallara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dallara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dallara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dallara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Judah won't allow Dallara to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dallara wants to work for an arm triangle but Judah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dallara wants to work for an arm triangle but Judah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Judah trying to control from the bottom.
Judah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dallara is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Judah reverses the position - he's now on top in Dallara's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dallara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Judah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dallara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Judah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dallara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judah has managed to get both his arms back between Dallara's legs - danger averted.
Dallara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Judah defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallara has his foot on Judah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Judah works his way back into a safe position though.
Dallara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dallara throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dallara is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Judah has his hands clasped together but Dallara extends and breaks Judah's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dallara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Filippo Dallara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Mallox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mallox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm. Granger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Scott Mallox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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22
182 lbs
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178 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Mallox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mallox. Mallox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mallox moves into the clinch.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Mallox avoids the elbow strike from Granger, against the cage.
Granger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Granger blocks an elbow strike.
Mallox throws a head punch that misses.
Granger avoids a wild elbow strike from Mallox.
Mallox breaks the clinch.
Mallox is looking to clinch.
Mallox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mallox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Granger.
It looks like Scott Mallox has been cut.
Mallox tries to clinch up but Granger circles away and keeps his distance.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mallox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mallox closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallox lands an elbow that stopped Granger in his tracks for a moment.
Mallox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mallox swings wildly with an uppercut but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mallox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Granger avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mallox backwards.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Mallox does no damage.
Granger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mallox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Granger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Granger.
Granger with a nice cross.
Granger 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.
Granger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Granger darts into range and connects with a nice straight 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!
Granger sizes up Mallox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mallox ducks right into an uppercut from Granger.
Mallox is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Mallox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mallox misses with a wild body shot.
Mallox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger clobbers Mallox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Granger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mallox momentarily.
Mallox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Granger tries to keep at a distance but Mallox has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Granger.
Granger dodges an elbow strike from Mallox.
A shot in the inside from Granger.
The referee calls for Granger to work.
Granger blocks an elbow strike from Mallox.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mallox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Granger's brow.
Mallox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Granger.
Mallox seems to have got his legs back now.
Granger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mallox uses from the top position.
Granger controlling Mallox's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Granger 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.
Mallox wants to control from the top but Granger keeps moving.
Granger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mallox content to stall in guard here.
Mallox won't allow Granger to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Granger controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Granger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mallox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mallox throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallox tries to move into range but Granger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granger connects with a nice looking jab.
Granger works Mallox's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Granger.
Granger cracks Mallox with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mallox falls to his knees and Granger doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Granger!
Pete Granger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Scott Mallox stepped up to the mic, saying 'F*ck it! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poopie Pants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yung's entrance music is 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. A fine choice. Poopie Pants will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poopie Pants!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pants misses with a body kick.
Pants connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yung throws a leg kick
and Pants counters with a two punch combo.
Yung misses with a kick to the body.
Yung lands a leg kick that knocks Pants off balance momentarily.
Yung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pants takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pants.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pants.
Pants looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yung misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yung blocks a head kick by Pants.
Pants walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yung.
Yung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pants tries to work over Yung's front leg with a kick but Yung checks it.
Yung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung throws a nice head kick!
Pants avoids the head kick by Yung.
Yung throws a head kick that misses.
Yung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yung throws a head kick that misses
and Pants counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pants looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yung connects with a solid leg kick.
Yung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pants is out of range.
Pants appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pants throws a chopping leg kick but Yung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pants misses with a low kick.
Yung ducks under a wild hook from Pants.
Yung throws a head kick that Pants semi-blocks.
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Pants moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Yung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pants scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Yung. That snapped Pants's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Pants looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yung is looking to counter with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yung.
Yung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yung checks a low kick from Pants.
Pants walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Pants is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yung with a body shot.
Yung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yung throws a head kick that misses.
Pants misses with a looping left.
Pants throws a leg kick that misses.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Pants was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pants throws a low kick but Yung moves out of range easily.
Pants goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yung throws the kick towards the body but Pants avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pants turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Pants misses
and Yung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Pants.
Yung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yung 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.
Pants feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yung's calf.
Yung moves out of range of the body kick.
Yung fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pants just manages to avoid it.
Yung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pants lands a nice shot to the body.
Yung throws a sloppy head kick
and Pants counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pants scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yung in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yung lands a high kick!
Pants thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yung if he has to take too many more of those.
Pants throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung throws a head kick that misses.
Yung throws a head kick that misses
and Pants cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pants throws a nice looking combination but Yung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yung keeps Pants at a distance using the push kick.
Yung misses with a hook
and Pants counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pants ducks under a wild hook from Yung.
Yung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yung throws a leg kick
and Pants counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pants pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yung slips a jab and a cross from Pants.
Pants tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pants lands a jab to the head.
Pants pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Poopie Pants will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yung blocks a head kick by Pants.
Good exchange - Pants coming out on top.
Pants takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pants chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yung can pounce on him.
Pants throws a jab when Yung was well out of range.
Yung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yung.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Yung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pants checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pants lands a really nice looking cross but Yung seems unphased.
Yung throws a wild body kick that Pants sees coming a mile off.
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!
Pants looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pants loads up on a big right hand but Yung slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants connects with a body shot.
Pants fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yung throws a chopping leg kick but Pants manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
David Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Pants scores with a hook to the body. Yung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pants avoids the head kick by Yung.
Some bone on bone action there as Yung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yung. That's going to slow Pants down.
Pants checks a leg kick nicely.
Pants throws a leg kick but Yung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pants looks for the body kick but Yung saw that one coming.
Pants moves out of range of the body kick.
Yung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pants counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yung scores with a leg kick.
Yung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pants to score with a decent uppercut.
Yung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Pants moves out of range easily.
Pants throws a push kick but Yung slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Pants.
Pants thumps Yung with a low kick.
Pants scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yung tries to land a leg kick but Pants saw it coming and moves away.
Pants moves out of range of the body kick.
Yung throws a head kick but Pants moves out of range.
Yung throws a head kick but Pants moves out of range.
Yung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pants is out of range.
Pants unleashes a big counter combination but Yung bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pants.
Pants blocks a leg kick.
Yung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pants misses with a hook.
Yung has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pants smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pants's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pants is looking to chop away at Yung's legs.
Pants throws a sloppy head kick and Yung moves out of range easily.
Yung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pants tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pants avoids the head kick by Yung.
Nice jab there from Pants.
Pants digs a good body shot into Yung's ribs.
Yung throws a chopping leg kick but Pants manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pants throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pants catches Yung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yung checks a leg kick nicely.
Yung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yung tries to score with a low kick but Pants moves his leg out of the way.
Pants raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yung misses with a leg kick
and Pants counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pants scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pants moves out of range as Yung throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Pants misses.
Pants throws a sloppy head kick and Yung moves out of range easily.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Pants wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pants lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Yung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Pants tenderised Yung's leg. Yung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yung throws a body kick that misses.
Pants throws a fast counter high kick but Yung manages to duck under it in time.
Yung throws a leg kick
and Pants makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pants connects with a jab.
Poopie Pants seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pants avoids the head kick by Yung.
Pants looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yung tries to move into range but Pants moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yung throws a head kick but Pants moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poopie Pants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yung gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Pants to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Yung moves out of range as Pants strikes.
Pants just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYung.
Pants feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yungs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yung throws a leg kick but Pants checks it.
Good work by Pants as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Yung misses
and Pants counters with a straight right hand.
Yung defending well as Pants loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Yung misses.
Pants cracks a nice hook into Yung's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Pants misses.
Pants avoids the head kick by Yung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pants thuds a left hand into Yung's body.
Pants misses with an uppercut.
Pants has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pants is out of range.
Pants has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pants lands a body shot.
Pants scores with a nice right hand.
Yung throws a front kick aimed at Pants's knee but Pants avoids it well.
Pants checks a low kick from Yung.
Yung throws a head kick that misses.
Yung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pants. Pants obviously looking to wear him down.
Pants throws a head kick that misses.
Yung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yung is rocked!
Pants staying out of range there.
Oh Yung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yung with a hook.
Pants misses with a looping right.
Yung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yung tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Pants throws a nice looking combination but Yung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yung seems to have got his legs back now.
Yung checks the leg kick.
Pants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yung.
A low kick from Yung misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pants cracks Yung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pants misses with a wild combination.
Yung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Yung.
Pants scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Yung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pants fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yung checks it well.
Yung connects with a solid leg kick.
Pants throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yung lands a leg kick that knocks Pants off balance momentarily.
Yung misses with a leg kick.
Pants is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yung.
Yung feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pants lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yung at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yung.
Pants looks to land a right hand but Yung moved out of range.
Pants moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pants throws a head kick that misses
and Yung counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pants changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pants throws a front kick that sends Yung stumbling back into the cage.
Yung misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pants checks a leg kick.
Pants throws a leg kick but Yung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yung throws a leg kick but Pants sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pants appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pants checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yung moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pants looks for the body kick but Yung saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Yung finds it's target.
Yung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yung will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Pants is predictable there
and Yung counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pants momentarily.
Pants misses with a straight left.
Yung connects with a high kick.
David Yung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pants scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Poopie Pants comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pants 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poopie Pants!
After winning the bout, Poopie Pants 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harrison Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vilkuttaja circles away quickly and effectively.
Neeson scores with a jab.
Neeson throws a right hand that misses
and Vilkuttaja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neeson thinking.
Neeson looks to land a right hand but Vilkuttaja moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vilkuttaja there.
Vilkuttaja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neeson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neeson misses with a hook. Vilkuttaja ducked under it nicely.
Neeson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vilkuttaja connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neeson scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Vilkuttaja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vilkuttaja scores with a nice 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!
Neeson misses with an uppercut
and Vilkuttaja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Harrison Neeson has been cut.
Vilkuttaja sizes up Neeson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vilkuttaja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neeson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neeson is breathing heavily.
Neeson ducks right into an uppercut from Vilkuttaja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja moves into the clinch successfully.
Vilkuttaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Neeson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neeson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vilkuttaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Neeson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilkuttaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilkuttaja can't find room to land a body shot as Neeson controls the action.
Vilkuttaja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vilkuttaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neeson blocking some punches.
Vilkuttaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Vilkuttaja lands an uppercut.
Vilkuttaja works on Neeson's body with a couple of short punches.
Neeson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilkuttaja working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilkuttaja is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vilkuttaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neeson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vilkuttaja misses with a punch to the body.
Neeson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vilkuttaja up against the cage.
Vilkuttaja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neeson.
Vilkuttaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vilkuttaja misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vilkuttaja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vilkuttaja tries to throw a body punch but Neeson avoids it by throwing Vilkuttaja back against the cage.
Vilkuttaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilkuttaja lands with a short shot to the head.
Vilkuttaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Neeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neeson taking a breather.
Vilkuttaja misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Neeson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neeson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja lands with a right hand.
Vilkuttaja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neeson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neeson. Vilkuttaja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neeson throws a jab when Vilkuttaja was well out of range.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neeson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja scores with a hook to the body. Neeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilkuttaja scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilkuttaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilkuttaja cracks a nice hook into Neeson's ribs.
Vilkuttaja is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilkuttaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Vilkuttaja lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neeson.
Vilkuttaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vilkuttaja gets through Neeson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vilkuttaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Neeson.
Neeson stalling.
Vilkuttaja lands with a short shot to the head.
Neeson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja prevents Neeson from breaking the clinch.
Vilkuttaja tries to throw a body punch but Neeson avoids it by throwing Vilkuttaja back against the cage.
Vilkuttaja avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson is trying to maintain a safe position but Vilkuttaja gets an underhook and turns Neeson into the cage.
Vilkuttaja lands with a short shot to the head.
Vilkuttaja has a couple of punches blocked by Neeson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vilkuttaja.
Neeson looking to slow down the pace here.
Neeson looking to stall.
Vilkuttaja taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Neeson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vilkuttaja has double underhooks.
Vilkuttaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vilkuttaja lands a nice uppercut.
Neeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neeson trying to control the position but instead, Vilkuttaja has worked for underhooks and has pushed Neeson into the cage.
Vilkuttaja lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vilkuttaja misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Vilkuttaja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neeson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neeson stalling in the clinch but Vilkuttaja improves position.
Vilkuttaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja avoiding damage.
Vilkuttaja scores with a shot to the side of Neeson's head.
Vilkuttaja tries to work over Neeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murheellinen Vilkuttaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harrison Neeson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vilkuttaja lands a slapping body shot.
Vilkuttaja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neeson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neeson tries to move into range but Vilkuttaja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vilkuttaja slips a jab from Neeson.
Neeson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vilkuttaja counters with a left to the body.
Vilkuttaja scores with a jab. Neeson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vilkuttaja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vilkuttaja lands with a nice body punch.
Vilkuttaja cracks Neeson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vilkuttaja connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilkuttaja blocks a jab.
Vilkuttaja doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vilkuttaja moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vilkuttaja scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vilkuttaja, as that shot connected.
Neeson is rocked!
Vilkuttaja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Neeson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neeson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vilkuttaja's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja lands with a shot to the body.
Vilkuttaja moves forwards but Neeson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Neeson seems to have got his legs back now.
A lazy left from Vilkuttaja finds it's target.
Vilkuttaja lands a nice hook to Neeson's body. Neeson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vilkuttaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Neeson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vilkuttaja smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilkuttaja has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Neeson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vilkuttaja connects with a body shot.
Vilkuttaja is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Neeson like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Neeson from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
A relieved looking Murheellinen Vilkuttaja thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paljas Uneksija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLean has chosen I Predict A Riot as his entrance music. Shawn McLean has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paljas Uneksija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean throws a lazy right hand but Uneksija sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Uneksija.
Uneksija throws a body shot but no joy.
McLean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uneksija lands a right hook to the body.
McLean ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
Uneksija scores with a body shot.
Uneksija misses with a body shot.
McLean throws a counter combo.
Uneksija looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uneksija works McLean's body with a nice hook.
McLean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uneksija momentarily.
Uneksija pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uneksija just misses with a punch to the body.
Uneksija just misses with a punch to the body.
McLean connects with a body shot.
McLean lands with a shot to the body.
McLean has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Uneksija.
Uneksija throws an overhand right that lands on McLean's shoulder, as McLean tries to avoid the shot.
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uneksija was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
McLean misses with a looping left.
Uneksija takes a swing at McLean's ribcage but misses.
Uneksija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLean.
McLean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uneksija fails to land with a series of punches.
McLean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uneksija.
Uneksija misses with a right hand
and McLean counters with a straight right hand.
McLean throws a right hand that misses
and Uneksija counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uneksija connects with a nice looking jab.
McLean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paljas Uneksija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uneksija, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McLean misses.
Uneksija takes a swing at McLean's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uneksija slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McLean moves away from the strike by Uneksija.
Uneksija rushes McLean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uneksija misses with some punches.
Uneksija is pressed up against the cage. McLean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Uneksija down to the mat. Uneksija avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McLean misses with an uppercut. Uneksija saw that one coming.
Uneksija misses with an uppercut. McLean saw that one coming.
Uneksija walks into a left hand.
McLean misses with an uppercut
and Uneksija counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Uneksija cracks McLean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by McLean.
Uneksija closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McLean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uneksija takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uneksija lands a right hook to the body.
Uneksija takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLean throws a jab but it's blocked by Uneksija.
Uneksija throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McLean to counter with a crisp jab.
Uneksija takes a swing at McLean's ribcage but misses.
Uneksija bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McLean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uneksija on the side of the head.
McLean misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija throws a poor cross that misses
and McLean counters with a stiff right hand.
Uneksija tests McLean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uneksija misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from McLean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McLean catches Uneksija with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLean throws a shot from downtown. Uneksija moves away and avoids it.
Uneksija displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLean throws out the jab.
Uneksija with a nice cross.
McLean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McLean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uneksija connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLean lands a left and a right that send Uneksija crashing to the mat, dazed. McLean thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uneksija is rocked!
McLean 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.
The fighters circling - Uneksija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn McLean will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uneksija darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uneksija misses with a hook
and McLean counters with a nice right hand that sends Uneksija toppling to the canvas! Uneksija scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McLean finish him?!
Oh Uneksija is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uneksija slips a jab from McLean.
Uneksija seems to have got his legs back now.
McLean feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Uneksija sprawling to the canvas! Uneksija rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McLean finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLean gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uneksija.
The fighters circling - McLean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Uneksija.
Uneksija slips under a jab.
Uneksija throws a body shot but no joy.
Uneksija misses with a lunging right hand
and McLean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uneksija has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Uneksija ducks under a wild hook from McLean.
Uneksija loads up on a big right hand but McLean slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uneksija moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Uneksija lands with a straight right. McLean didn't see that one coming.
Shawn McLean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uneksija lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Uneksija throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uneksija slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Uneksija lands a glancing blow to the side of McLean's head.
Uneksija is looking to clinch but McLean is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from McLean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Uneksija scores with a jab.
McLean looks to land a left hand but Uneksija moved out of range nicely.
McLean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uneksija.
Uneksija thuds his right hand into McLean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by McLean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLean walks into a left hand.
McLean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uneksija keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLean.
Uneksija just misses with a punch to the body.
McLean misses with a hook.
McLean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uneksija.
McLean misses with an uppercut. Uneksija saw that one coming.
Uneksija appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McLean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uneksija appears to be looking for a big counter.
McLean looks to land a combination but Uneksija avoids it well.
McLean thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for McLean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uneksija cracks McLean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McLean on the side of the head.
Uneksija misses with a hook to the body
letting McLean counter with a right hand.
McLean misses the shot to the body.
McLean throws an off balance right hand
and Uneksija counters with a right hand to the body.
Uneksija throws a body shot but no joy.
McLean throws a jab when Uneksija was well out of range.
Uneksija dips to his left and cracks McLean with an uppercut!
McLean is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Uneksija ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent McLean clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paljas Uneksija!
Paljas Uneksija 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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