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Ascension 352 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly comes to the cage accompanied by Strokin. Lucas Lunar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lunar.
Lunar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenardly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenardly throws a big counter combination but Lunar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Lunar.
Lunar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kenardly throws a chopping leg kick but Lunar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lunar throws a leg kick but Kenardly moved away.
It appears Kenardly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kenardly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lunar on the side of the head.
Kenardly works over Lunar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lunar throws a wild body kick that Kenardly sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenardly misses the target.
Kenardly misses with a head kick.
Lunar misses with a leg kick
and Kenardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lunar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenardly misses with a double jab
and Lunar counters with an inside leg kick.
Lunar throws a leg kick
letting Kenardly counter with a right hand.
Lunar throws a leg kick but Kenardly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenardly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Lunar blocks the body kick.
Lunar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lunar misses with a shot to the body
and Kenardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Lunar takes a swing at Kenardly's ribcage but misses.
Lunar throws out a leg kick but Kenardly moves out of range and Lunar only half commits.
Kenardly catches Lunar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kenardly throws a sloppy head kick and Lunar moves out of range easily.
Lunar throws a body kick that misses
and Kenardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunar throws a leg kick but Kenardly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lunar wants to clinch
and Kenardly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kenardly scores with a spinning back kick!
Donk. Lunar catches Kenardly right on the button with a cross.
Lunar wants to clinch up but Kenardly keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Kenardly lands but Lunar takes it in his stride.
Lunar misses with a leg kick.
Lunar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenardly, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lunar swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenardly manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar throws a sloppy head kick
and Kenardly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenardly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenardly thumps Lunar with a low kick.
Kenardly checks the leg kick.
Lunar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenardly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Lunar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucas Lunar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lunar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenardly.
Lunar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenardly blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Kenardly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenardly.
Kenardly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lunar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kenardly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lunar moves out of range of the body kick from Kenardly.
Lunar looks to land a body kick but Kenardly moved away.
Lunar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lunar checks a low kick from Kenardly.
Lunar checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenardly moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenardly.
Lunar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lunar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kenardly is out of range.
Lunar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenardly.
Kenardly throws the kick towards the body but Lunar avoids it.
Kenardly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lunar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenardly is just out of range.
Lunar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lunar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Lunar.
Lunar cracks the inside of Kenardly's front leg.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses
and Kenardly counters with a left and a right that stings Lunar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenardly.
Kenardly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lunar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenardly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunar tries to clinch there but Kenardly circles away.
Kenardly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lunar lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly swinging wildly here.
Lunar misses the body punch
and Lunar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kenardly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lunar checks the leg kick.
Kenardly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lunar clinches with his opponent.
Kenardly scores with a shot to the side of Lunar's head.
Lunar scores with a shot to the side of Kenardly's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lunar pushes Kenardly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Kenardly.
Lunar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunar misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Lunar as the two fighters clinch.
Kenardly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lunar has him pressed against the cage.
Kenardly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Lunar misses
and Kenardly counters with a series of strikes. Lunar will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kenardly connects with a solid leg kick.
Lunar feints and then cracks Kenardly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenardly down.
Both fighters circling a little - Lunar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenardly throws the kick towards the body but Lunar avoids it.
Lunar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenardly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lunar misses with a hook to the body
and Kenardly counters with a two punch combo.
Lunar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lunar is rocked!
Lunar connects with a solid leg kick.
Lunar is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenardly finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenardly cracks Lunar with an open hand slap.
Kenardly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lunar motions for Kenardly to come forward. Lunar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenardly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lunar can do to turn this around?
Kenardly feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Lunar crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lars Kenardly!
After winning the bout, Lars Kenardly 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Huddlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiyapairat's choice of entrance music: Ram Muay. Samak Tiyapairat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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40
166 lbs
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44
166 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Huddlestone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huddlestone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huddlestone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huddlestone lands in his opponent's guard.
Huddlestone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huddlestone stands and throws Tiyapairat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tiyapairat tries to escape but Huddlestone is in control.
Huddlestone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiyapairat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiyapairat wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huddlestone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiyapairat keeps working.
Huddlestone looking to control but instead Tiyapairat has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Huddlestone wants to stand but Tiyapairat has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Huddlestone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huddlestone working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tiyapairat's thigh. Tiyapairat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiyapairat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tiyapairat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huddlestone has Tiyapairat in his guard.
Huddlestone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huddlestone wants to get back to his feet but Tiyapairat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huddlestone is looking for a triangle here but Tiyapairat uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone is trying to get back to half guard.
Huddlestone struggling a bit here.
Huddlestone looks to move to half guard but instead Tiyapairat has passed into mount! Damn!
Tiyapairat gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Huddlestone tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Tom Huddlestone has been cut.
Huddlestone needs to keep his hands up - Tiyapairat had a free shot at his head there.
Huddlestone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tiyapairat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone won't allow Tiyapairat to get back to his feet.
Huddlestone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tiyapairat's guard.
Huddlestone wants to free his trapped foot but Tiyapairat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huddlestone stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huddlestone trying to control the action but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiyapairat tries to sprawl but Huddlestone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Huddlestone is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Huddlestone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huddlestone stalling.
Huddlestone stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
Tiyapairat has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Huddlestone is on him like a limpet, forcing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huddlestone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huddlestone somewhat.
Huddlestone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Huddlestone isn't so interested in that idea.
Huddlestone trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huddlestone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiyapairat is keeping the position for now.
Huddlestone looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Huddlestone is controlling from the bottom.
Tiyapairat postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huddlestone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiyapairat passes into side control.
Huddlestone is looking for a sweep.
Tiyapairat decides to stand back up.
An inside leg kick from Tiyapairat misses.
Huddlestone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tiyapairat quickly recovers to half guard.
Tiyapairat wants to stand back up but Huddlestone manages to pass into side control.
Tiyapairat is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Huddlestone has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tiyapairat is on top in guard.
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Huddlestone is controlling from the bottom.
Tiyapairat is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tiyapairat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huddlestone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiyapairat has managed to get both his arms back between Huddlestone's legs - danger averted.
Huddlestone is trying to keep Tiyapairat in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone wants to stand and escape but Tiyapairat is having none of it.
Huddlestone has an active guard here but Tiyapairat has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huddlestone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huddlestone wants to improve his position but Tiyapairat is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiyapairat moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Huddlestone.
Tiyapairat has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
That's time! Huddlestone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tiyapairat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huddlestone's hands.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiyapairat wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Huddlestone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huddlestone lands in his opponent's guard.
Samak Tiyapairat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but Huddlestone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Huddlestone presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Tiyapairat blocks an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Huddlestone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Huddlestone blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huddlestone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat misses with a two punch combination.
Huddlestone thinks about countering with a head kick.
Huddlestone tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Huddlestone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Huddlestone shoots in but Tiyapairat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but Huddlestone keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Huddlestone blocks the low kick.
Tiyapairat slaps away a takedown attempt from Huddlestone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone checks a leg kick nicely.
Huddlestone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiyapairat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tom Huddlestone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huddlestone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Huddlestone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but Huddlestone keeps it at a distance.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook to the body. Huddlestone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huddlestone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huddlestone shoots for a takedown but Tiyapairat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiyapairat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above Huddlestone 's eye.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huddlestone avoids it.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huddlestone avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Huddlestone looks for a takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tiyapairat - that will leave a mark!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Huddlestone is having none of it.
Huddlestone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiyapairat sprawls well. Tiyapairat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huddlestone gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huddlestone looks for a takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Tiyapairat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tom Huddlestone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch.
Huddlestone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiyapairat as he avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Huddlestone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Tiyapairat rushes Huddlestone and presses him up against the cage.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huddlestone.
A frustrated look appears on Tiyapairat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
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!
Tiyapairat blocks the elbow strike.
Huddlestone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huddlestone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiyapairat's brow.
Tiyapairat lands a left hand.
Huddlestone is rocked!
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh Huddlestone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiyapairat 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Tom Huddlestone was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time of to decide if im gonna continue to keep fighting or not!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic's entrance music is Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
48 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, Scott Spade!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ruzic wants to control from the top but Spade keeps moving.
Ruzic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruzic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ruzic trying to control but Spade is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruzic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruzic passes Spade's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruzic trying to mount his opponent but Spade defends it.
Spade actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spade wants to get back to full guard.
Spade is defending against the submission attempts here by Ruzic.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spade looking for submissions off his back.
Ruzic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruzic passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade is working to get back to half guard.
Ruzic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spade hang on?
Ruzic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruzic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spade for as long as he can get away with.
Spade is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spade is looking to escape.
Ruzic controlling his opponent.
Ruzic lands a heavy elbow.
Ruzic controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruzic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spade looks a forlorn figure.
Ruzic working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruzic 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.
Ruzic forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ruzic.
Ruzic wants to pass to mount but Spade is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Ruzic seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruzic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Spade shoots in for a takedown but Ruzic shows good takedown defense.
Ruzic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spade looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruzic advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade tries to reverse the position but Ruzic maintains control.
Ruzic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spade is looking to escape.
Spade regains half guard.
Ruzic working the head and body with strikes.
Spade is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruzic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic controlling from the full mount.
Spade avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ruzic.
Ruzic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spade is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ruzic dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade working to try and regain half guard.
Ruzic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ruzic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Spade tries to lock up and control but Ruzic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ruzic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spade can do to turn this around?
Ruzic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ruzic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Spade reaches up to try and control the position but Ruzic seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Spade rolls and tries to escape and now Ruzic has his back!
Ruzic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic punishes Spade with strikes from the back mount.
Spade trying to get back to his feet but Ruzic is in full control for now.
Spade rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Spade trying to hold on to Ruzic's head to control him but Ruzic postures up.
Ruzic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ruzic is looking to take a break and control but Spade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Spade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruzic misses with a takedown attempt
and Spade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Ruzic.
Ruzic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spade scores with a three punch combo!
Spade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Spade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruzic doesn't seem phased though.
Josip Ruzic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruzic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruzic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spade misses with an uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a series of strikes. Spade will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spade shoots in and drives through. Ruzic sprawls well.
Scott Spade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruzic shoots in for a takedown but Spade shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josip Ruzic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruzic drives through with a takedown into Spade's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spade uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Spade goes for a double leg but Ruzic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruzic continues to drive forward.
Ruzic shoots for a takedown but Spade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ruzic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spade gets caught napping as Ruzic dives in and scores a takedown. Spade manages to retain guard.
Spade is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ruzic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spade pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Spade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruzic's head backwards.
Josip Ruzic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruzic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruzic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruzic showed some decent athleticism there.
Spade is looking to get back to is feet but Ruzic passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spade is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ruzic taking a breather here.
Spade trying his best to control but Ruzic has mounted him.
Josip Ruzic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spade is squirming around, avoiding Ruzic's attempts to control the action.
Spade wants to control but Ruzic is having none of it.
Scott Spade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spade is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic landing strikes from the mount and Spade is in trouble!
Ruzic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Spade is trying to escape the mount.
Ruzic is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruzic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spade, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Spade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruzic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!
A relieved looking Josip Ruzic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Low comes to the cage accompanied by Short People. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
150 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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153 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Low!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petey Pablo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pablo throws a push kick but Low slaps the foot to one side.
Pablo rushes Low and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Low's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pablo looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pablo.
Pablo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Low leaning his opponent against the cage.
Low takes an elbow to the temple.
Pablo's coach down at The Shit-house was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pablo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pablo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Low is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low gets underhooks to prevent Pablo's takedown attempt.
Short Low has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Pablo.
Pablo tries to score a body lock takedown but Low shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Low presses Pablo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Low tries to work over Pablo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Low.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pablo.
Low stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Low.
Pablo lands a damaging elbow.
Pablo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Low lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pablo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pablo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pablo is trying to maintain a safe position but Low gets an underhook and turns Pablo into the cage.
Low prevents a takedown attempt there.
Low taking a breather.
Pablo can't get the takedown.
Pablo slowing the pace effectively.
Low stalling.
Low leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low blocks the elbow strike.
Low trying to control the position but instead, Pablo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Low into the cage.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Low moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pablo goes for a double leg but Low avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Low continues to drive forward.
Pablo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Low tries to avoid it but Pablo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Low to the ground. Low escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Low scores with a sloppy right hand. Pablo should have avoided that one.
Pablo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Low counters with a stiff right hand.
Low misses with a straight right.
Pablo wants to counter with a clinch but Low pushes him away.
The fighters circling - Low throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pablo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Low.
Low misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo with a poor takedown
and Low counters with a right hand to the body.
Low throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pablo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Pablo.
Pablo gets a takedown into half guard.
Pablo is trying to control. Low wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Low regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pablo.
Pablo postures up in Low's guard and throws a big left but Low blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pablo stopping the sweep attempt from Low.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pablo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pablo landing some decent shots from guard.
Pablo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pablo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pablo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pablo throwing strikes from guard but Low blocks nicely.
Pablo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Low dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Low throws a lazy right hand but Pablo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petey Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pablo moves away.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Low paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Low lunges at Pablo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pablo's hand.
Pablo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Low counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Low stuffs the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Low misses its target.
Low cracks Pablo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt
and Low counters with a head kick.
Short Low has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Pablo.
Pablo tries for a takedown but Low circles away easily
and Low counters with a nice uppercut.
Pablo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Low counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Low swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Low was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Low moves out of range as Pablo strikes.
Low went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Low finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Low but Low pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo fails to land the takedown.
Low was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pablo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Pablo.
Pablo working the ground and pound but Low is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Pablo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Low is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pablo can do to turn this around?
Low manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pablo working the head and body with strikes.
Low makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pablo is looking to clinch.
Low leaves Pablo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low just misses with a punch to the body.
Pablo wants to counter the offense by Low and move into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Low does it's job there.
Short Low is winning the standup battle so far.
Pablo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Low defends it nicely.
Pablo wants to slow Low down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Low.
Pablo slips a straight right by Low.
Pablo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Low buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Low throws a head kick but Pablo moves out of range.
Low works Pablo's body with a nice hook.
Pablo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pablo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pablo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Low to the mat! Low manages to get full guard.
Pablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Low is retaining full guard.
Low keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo stays in close to Low's body and controls the position.
Pablo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Petey Pablo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Low preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pablo throws a strike but Low rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Low throws a strike but Pablo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pablo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pablo throws a big elbow that misses.
Pablo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pablo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pablo.
Pablo controlling from the top position.
Low keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Pablo is looking to work some ground and pound but Low has wrist control.
Pablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pablo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Low swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Low preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Short Low dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pablo, right into the meat.
Low fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pablo manages to avoid it.
Low misses with a hook. Pablo ducked under it nicely.
Pablo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Low sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Low keeps the fight on the outside.
Low throws a good cross that connects.
Low keeps the fight on the outside.
As Pablo looks to move away, Low throws a big counter combo but Pablo just gets out of the way.
Pablo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pablo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Low avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo fails with the takedown
and Low counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Short Low has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petey Pablo.
Decent striking displayed by Low there.
Low lands a leg kick that knocks Pablo off balance momentarily.
Low moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo moves to clinch but Low breaks away
and Low makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pablo wants to clinch up but Low keeps it at a distance.
Low lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Low swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Pablo with that takedown attempt.
Pablo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Low's waist but Low gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pablo off to one side.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Low scores with a three punch combo!
Pablo is looking to score with low kicks.
Pablo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Low fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pablo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Low manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pablo fails with the takedown.
Nice shot by Pablo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Low lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Low.
Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Low pushes him off.
Low fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pablo just manages to avoid it.
Low lands a lovely overhand right.
Low looks for the body kick but Pablo saw that one coming.
Low throws a series of punches but Pablo moves out of range.
Pablo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Low defends well and Pablo ends up having to push Low into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Low lands a jab to the nose.
Low just misses with a punch to the body.
Low sets himself, and Pablo steps forward looking for the clinch! Low avoids it this time.
Low catches Pablo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Low connects with a body shot.
Low lands a lovely overhand right.
Pablo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Low sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pablo somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo cracks Low with an open hand slap.
Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Low pushes him off.
Nice shot by Low.
Pablo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo tries to clinch up.
Petey Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo shoots in for a takedown but Low shows good takedown defense.
Pablo scores with a leg kick.
Low lands with a straight right. Pablo didn't see that one coming.
Pablo clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pablo throws an elbow but misses.
Pablo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Low is trying to maintain a safe position but Pablo gets an underhook and turns Low into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low taking a breather.
Pablo trying to stall but Low improves his position.
Pablo prevents a body shot from Low.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Pablo has his takedown stuffed
and Low counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Low catches Pablo right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Low displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pablo.
Low's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Low duly obliges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pablo. Low does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown but Low shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Short Low is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Low lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Low.
Low connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Short Low showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Low, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Short Low!
After the fight, Short Low was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Petey Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'I love this shit! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balfour Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Der Kaptain. Balfour Darrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balfour Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Worm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow punishes Worm's body with a nice straight punch.
Darrow wants to clinch.
Worm feints the counter takedown.
Balfour Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darrow counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Worm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darrow tries to get to full guard but Worm has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow tries to kick Worm off but Worm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Worm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two 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.
Worm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darrow sees it coming and defends easily.
Darrow missing with punches from the bottom.
Worm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Worm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darrow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Worm's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Worm's back!
Darrow is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Worm. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
I really don't envy Worm right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm is trying to remain composed but Darrow is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Worm covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Worm defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Darrow's arms.
Worm is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Darrow is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Worm defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Darrow not allowing Worm to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controlling well, preventing Worm from escaping the position.
Darrow has his arm under Worm's chin here. Game over son! Darrow squeezes tightly and Worm is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Balfour Darrow!
After winning the bout, Balfour Darrow 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Holohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holohan comes into the arena with Come out and Fight blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Patrick Holohan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Patrick Holohan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28
135 lbs
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148 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Holohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark's corner calls for a 1-2. Stark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holohan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stark sprawls well. Stark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holohan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark lands a jab to the head.
Stark drives through and clinches with Holohan against the cage.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from Holohan.
Holohan blocks an elbow strike.
Holohan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Holohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holohan can't get the takedown.
Holohan managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holohan is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holohan wants a takedown.
Holohan wants to take the fight to the mat but Stark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stark lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holohan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holohan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holohan.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holohan is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Holohan has been cut.
Stark scores with a shot to the side of Holohan's head.
Oh Holohan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stark has Holohan pressed against the cage. He pushes Holohan back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Stark throws a beautiful elbow that sends Holohan crashing to the floor! Stark piles on the pressure with more strikes! Holohan is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Stark!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Khal Stark made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Patrick Holohan was interviewed post fight and said '"A life making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing at all."'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bathory might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brain Scan. Arzlan Bathory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bathory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bathory backs up against the cage.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bathory went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Yates ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Yates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yates avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Bathory throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Bathory only half commits.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
A jab from Yates misses.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Yates lands.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bathory misses the target.
Yates tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A right-left combo lands from Bathory.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Bathory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates tries to clinch up.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Yates.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bathory doesn't seem bothered though.
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bathory counters with a series of strikes. Yates will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Bathory moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses
and Yates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates throws a sloppy body shot
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bathory throws a sloppy body shot
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bathory tries to work over Yates's front leg with a kick but Yates checks it.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Crunch! Bathory slams his shin into Yates's torso.
Yates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bathory checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yates misses with a body punch
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yates doesn't seem bothered though.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Yates misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
Yates feints a jab promting Bathory to slip. Yates then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bathory slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yates scores with a body shot.
Bathory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Bathory.
Yates stalks Bathory and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bathory's face. Bathory staggers backwards, shaken.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Bathory was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Yates.
As Yates looks to move away, Bathory throws a big counter combo but Yates just gets out of the way.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Bathory seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Yates is predictable there
and Bathory counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates darts in trying to clinch
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bathory lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bathory has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arzlan Bathory's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Bathory defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Bathory was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yates misses with a right hand
and Bathory counters with a leg kick.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Bathory 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
Yates tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
Yates misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bathory to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yates duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bathory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Bathory throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Bathory scores with a punch to the head.
Yates throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
Yates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bathory on the side of the head.
Bathory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yates.
Yates throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Yates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yates misses with a wild combination.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates throws a head kick but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bathory checks it well.
Yates motions for Bathory to come forward. Yates throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates scores with a hook.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bathory has time to react.
Bathory is rocked!
Bathory is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Yates doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Bathory crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Bathory's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrison Yates!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
190 lbs
23 - 18 - 2 |
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25
190 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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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
23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird avoids a kick to the body.
Thrul throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baird counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baird connects with a couple of short punches.
Baird slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but Thrul blocks nicely.
Thrul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baird is one step ahead there.
Baird trying to control but Thrul is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird looking to pass the guard.
Thrul is looking to sweep but instead, Baird has passed into half guard.
Baird thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thrul's head.
Thrul is refusing to be controlled, as Baird sits in half guard.
Baird controlling the action here.
Thrul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thrul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baird's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baird's back!
Thrul keeps control of the position as Baird tries to break free.
Thrul lands punches and elbows.
Baird breaks Thrul's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrul is looking to cinch up a triangle. Baird throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thrul's body to avoid the submission. Thrul has instead reached around Baird's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thrul arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aznar Thrul!
A very excited looking Aznar Thrul rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
210 lbs
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209 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri Jr. misses with a left hand
letting Murray counter with a right hand.
Vaziri Jr. fails to land the takedown.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a looping left.
Vaziri Jr. tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murray throws a head kick but Vaziri Jr. moves out of range.
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vaziri Jr..
Neil Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. tries for a takedown but Murray manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri Jr. prevents Murray from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Vaziri Jr. goes for a takedown attempt but Murray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vaziri Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Vaziri Jr. closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vaziri Jr. looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murray is trying to maintain the position but Vaziri Jr. is very close to passing his half guard.
Murray is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Vaziri Jr. thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vaziri Jr. seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vaziri Jr. throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murray trying to control but Vaziri Jr. postures up.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vaziri Jr..
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. stalling away here and it's allowed Murray to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vaziri Jr. trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vaziri Jr. has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vaziri Jr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaziri Jr. manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murray manages to get himself to full guard.
Murray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. is working Murray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murray uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vaziri Jr. lands with a good body shot.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in looking for a takedown. Murray tries to sprawl out of it but Vaziri Jr. keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Vaziri Jr. saw that one coming.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaziri Jr..
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Vaziri Jr. cracks Murray with an open hand slap.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murray defends well and Vaziri Jr. ends up having to push Murray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vaziri Jr. falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murray counters with a thumping low kick.
Vaziri Jr. throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray jabs Vaziri Jr. right on the nose. Vaziri Jr. blinks but takes it well.
Vaziri Jr. bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vaziri Jr. tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vaziri Jr. working the head with strikes.
Murray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vaziri Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vaziri Jr. tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vaziri Jr. prevents Murray from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Murray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaziri Jr. wants to clinch.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaziri Jr. throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Vaziri Jr. moves away and avoids it.
Murray goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Vaziri Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaziri Jr. on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vaziri Jr. fails with the takedown.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaziri Jr. can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri Jr. tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray has Vaziri Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaziri Jr. looking for a takedown.
Murray gets underhooks to prevent Vaziri Jr.'s takedown attempt.
Neil Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr..
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vaziri Jr. looking for a takedown.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray throws a head kick that Vaziri Jr. semi-blocks.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray catches Vaziri Jr. with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vaziri Jr. tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaziri Jr. is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaziri Jr. drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murray takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vaziri Jr. lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Vaziri Jr.'s face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vaziri Jr. in side control, throwing shots but Murray defends.
Vaziri Jr. working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control but Murray is keeping him busy.
Vaziri Jr. scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray dodges the ground and pound from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. trying to control the position but Murray is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaziri Jr. is chipping away with strikes.
Vaziri Jr. wants to control but Murray is keeping him busy.
Vaziri Jr. lands an elbow.
Murray is rocked!
A big shot lands for Vaziri Jr.! That's hurt Murray! Will he recover? Vaziri Jr. fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hossein Vaziri Jr. thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank. McLauglin has chosen You Belong To The City as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sungwon Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung walks forward, straight into a front kick from McLauglin.
McLauglin feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from McLauglin misses
and Jung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by McLauglin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McLauglin - that will leave a mark!
Jung drives through and clinches with McLauglin against the cage.
Jung can't find room to land a body shot as McLauglin controls the action.
Jung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLauglin throws a big shot that misses.
McLauglin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Sungwon Jung has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLauglin misses the shot to the body.
Jung drops down looking for a counter takedown but McLauglin sprawls and moves away.
Jung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McLauglin is fending him off so far but Jung persists. Nope, McLauglin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McLauglin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLauglin throws a wild body kick that Jung sees coming a mile off.
McLauglin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edward McLauglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung thows a body kick. McLauglin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McLauglin looks to throw a body kick
so Jung counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McLauglin wants to sweep here but Jung controlling him for the moment.
McLauglin keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Jung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jung postures up in McLauglin's guard and throws a big left but McLauglin blocks it.
Jung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jung throws a strike but McLauglin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McLauglin stopping the sweep attempt from Jung.
McLauglin stands and steps away. Jung gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jung looks for a takedown but McLauglin sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McLauglin can pounce on him.
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!
McLauglin throws an off balance right hand
and Jung counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jung winds up and cracks McLauglin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jung scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jung lands a nice short elbow.
McLauglin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. McLauglin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to work some ground and pound but McLauglin has wrist control.
Jung scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McLauglin holds on and takes a little breather.
Jung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McLauglin is trying to keep Jung in close.
McLauglin has momentary wrist control but Jung slips an elbow through the middle.
Jung distracts McLauglin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McLauglin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McLauglin looking to control.
McLauglin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jung controls the pace.
McLauglin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jung is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jung 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.
McLauglin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jung is in close to McLauglin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McLauglin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McLauglin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McLauglin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sungwon Jung will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sungwon Jung's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLauglin manages to avoid it.
Jung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jung throws the kick towards the body but McLauglin avoids it.
McLauglin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jung circles away quickly and effectively.
McLauglin misses with a straight left.
Jung takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McLauglin circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLauglin tries to clinch but Jung is having none of it.
McLauglin looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
Jung half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin misses with a head kick.
McLauglin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and McLauglin settles back down.
Jung appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jung moves out of range as McLauglin strikes.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McLauglin.
McLauglin dips to his left and cracks Jung with an uppercut!
Jung wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Jung.
McLauglin tries to clinch up.
Jung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLauglin misses the jab.
McLauglin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McLauglin lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLauglin throws a right and a left that Jung avoids nicely.
McLauglin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jung defending well as McLauglin loads up on a big left hand.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Jung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McLauglin misses with a looping right.
Jung closes the distance and clinches up with McLauglin, looking for a takedown. Jung pushes McLauglin against the cage but McLauglin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McLauglin misses with a combination
and Jung counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McLauglin!
McLauglin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin throws a hook but Jung blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by McLauglin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McLauglin.
Jung tries to clinch but McLauglin moves out of range.
McLauglin lands the left hand.
Jung throws a looping overhand right but McLauglin ducks down to avoid it.
Jung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McLauglin's calf.
McLauglin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McLauglin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jung was well out of range. Poor timing from McLauglin.
Jung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McLauglin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McLauglin.
A swing and a miss from McLauglin.
McLauglin lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauglin throws a push kick but Jung slaps the foot to one side.
Jung appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McLauglin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLauglin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McLauglin throws out a loose jab but Jung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung shoots in looking for a takedown. McLauglin tries to sprawl out of it but Jung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McLauglin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sungwon Jung's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McLauglin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLauglin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
McLauglin looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
McLauglin misses with a hook.
McLauglin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McLauglin feints and then cracks Jung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung down.
Jung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from McLauglin.
Jung half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McLauglin throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLauglin swinging wildly here.
McLauglin throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLauglin throws a chopping leg kick but Jung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jung tries to counter with a takedown but McLauglin is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLauglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
McLauglin has closed the distance and engaged Jung in a clinch.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Jung avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
McLauglin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McLauglin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jung tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLauglin trying to control the position but instead, Jung has worked for underhooks and has pushed McLauglin into the cage.
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Jung.
McLauglin pushes Jung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLauglin working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from McLauglin as the two fighters clinch.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands with a left to the head.
Jung misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLauglin.
McLauglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jung's elbow.
Jung misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLauglin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung works on McLauglin's body with a couple of short punches.
Jung breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch but McLauglin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jung misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jung.
McLauglin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jung feinted with a counter takedown.
Jung bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin struggling a bit here.
Jung misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jung wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLauglin keeps working.
McLauglin wants to control but Jung postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Jung's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jung trying to control the position but McLauglin is working away.
McLauglin is looking for a sweep.
McLauglin parries the strikes from Jung easily there. Jung is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McLauglin to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McLauglin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McLauglin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jung is putting a hurting on McLauglin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jung throws an elbow but McLauglin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jung scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McLauglin to see if he's OK.
Jung is working McLauglin over with some ground and pound from side control.
McLauglin is not content to let Jung control the position.
Jung misses with the ground and pound.
Jung looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McLauglin is avoiding damage well.
McLauglin is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward McLauglin.
I think McLauglin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward McLauglin!
Edward McLauglin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry), into his post fight interview.
Sungwon Jung spoke after the fight, saying 'I dunno, I'll be better.'.
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