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Primal 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steaphan Beattie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steaphan Beattie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steaphan Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beattie slips under a jab from Mancini.
Beattie feints and then cracks Mancini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancini down.
Beattie walks into a stiff left hand from Mancini.
Beattie throws a solid leg kick but Mancini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beattie.
Beattie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beattie misses with an uppercut
and Mancini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Mancini lands.
Mancini seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beattie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mancini misses with a straight left.
Beattie throws the kick towards the body but Mancini avoids it.
Beattie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beattie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mancini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beattie.
Mancini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beattie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beattie throws a sloppy head kick and Mancini moves out of range easily.
That kick from Beattie tenderised Mancini's leg. Mancini is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie blocks a low kick nicely.
Beattie throws a body punch but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beattie just manages to avoid it.
Beattie misses with a left hand
and Mancini counters with a stiff right hand.
Mancini scores with a hook to the body. Beattie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mancini throws out a loose jab but Beattie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beattie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beattie lands a nice shot that snaps Mancini's head back.
Mancini throws a leg kick but Beattie moved away.
Mancini misses with a jab to the body
and Beattie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beattie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mancini blocks a low kick nicely.
Mancini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beattie swings widly with a right hand
and Mancini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Beattie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Mancini misses.
Beattie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mancini was well out of range. Poor timing from Beattie.
Beattie moves out of range as Mancini strikes.
Mancini loads up on a big right hand but Beattie slips the punch.
Beattie throws a body punch but Mancini moves out of range.
Beattie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beattie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beattie throws a body punch but Mancini moves out of range.
Beattie lands a jab to Mancini's midsection.
Beattie is looking to land body kicks.
Beattie throws a body shot but no joy.
Beattie misses with an uppercut.
Mancini is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beattie throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beattie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mancini scores with a nice strike.
Mancini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mancini throws a body punch but Beattie moves out of range.
Mancini throws a looping overhand right but Beattie ducks down to avoid it.
Beattie tries to clinch but Mancini is having none of it.
Mancini feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mancini is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mancini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mancini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beattie flicks out a counter leg kick but Mancini steps away.
Mancini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steaphan Beattie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beattie misses with a straight left.
Mancini misses with a hook. Beattie ducked under it nicely.
Beattie misses with a straight right.
Mancini ducks under a wild hook from Beattie.
Beattie throws a leg kick
and Mancini counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie lands a jab to the head.
Beattie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beattie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mancini momentarily.
Beattie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mancini throws out the jab.
Beattie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mancini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beattie.
Beattie throws a lazy head kick
and Mancini counters with a straight right hand.
Beattie misses the jab.
Beattie tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beattie.
Beattie thinks about the counter body kick.
Beattie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mancini works Beattie's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mancini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancini avoids the body shot from Beattie.
Mancini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steaphan Beattie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mancini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beattie just misses with a punch to the body.
Steaphan Beattie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beattie moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancini. Beattie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beattie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mancini connects with a jab.
Beattie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beattie misses the jab.
Beattie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mancini counters with a left right combination that sends Beattie crashing to the mat - Mancini wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Beattie out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul The Refugee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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172 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul The Refugee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Refugee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Refugee.
The Refugee tries to keep at a distance but Baird has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Refugee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Refugee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baird clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baird wants to control his opponent's hands but The Refugee gets his hands free.
The Refugee punches the canvas rather than the man.
Baird breaks The Refugee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Baird must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird wants to control from the top but The Refugee keeps moving.
The Refugee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baird is aware though and is defending well.
The Refugee 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baird showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Refugee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baird doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baird manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Refugee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baird content to stall in guard here.
Baird landing with the ground and pound.
The Refugee looking for a guillotine here but Baird defends easily.
Baird is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird is posturing up here but The Refugee has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Baird tries to roll out but it's too tight and Baird has to tap! Slick submission there by The Refugee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdul The Refugee!
Abdul The Refugee took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Satoru Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bellafonte (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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150 lbs
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163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Takada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bellafonte!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada lands with a straight right. Bellafonte didn't see that one coming.
Takada forces Bellafonte back against the cage and clinches.
Takada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellafonte lands with a left to the head.
Takada misses with a punch to the body.
Takada lands a nice uppercut.
Takada digs a right hand underneath Bellafonte's ribcage. Bellafonte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takada gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takada pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bellafonte jumps guard but Takada stands there with Bellafonte around his waist. Bellafonte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takada blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellafonte pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takada controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Takada's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Takada is working Bellafonte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bellafonte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bellafonte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takada.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takada drops Bellafonte with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bellafonte looks back up at him and smiles so Takada waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bellafonte is rocked!
It looks like Jon Bellafonte has been cut.
Takada lands a brutal uppercut that launches Bellafonte off his feet! Bellafonte tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Satoru Takada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ash Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rydeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy's entrance music is JME - The Very Best. A fine choice. Rydeland has chosen Robbery - Not sneak attack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Rydeland enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Rydeland.
Rydeland swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rydeland takes one to the side of the head.
Rydeland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rydeland throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydeland misses with the combination.
Rydeland tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Rydeland catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydeland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Rydeland throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Rydeland works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rydeland misses with a few strikes there.
Brophy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
John Rydeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy clinches up with Rydeland and pushes him back against the cage.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Rydeland.
Rydeland throws a shot to the body.
Rydeland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rydeland misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rydeland misses the target.
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Rydeland changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rydeland's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydeland throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rydeland throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rydeland there.
Rydeland looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and Rydeland counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy walks into a jab.
Good work by Rydeland as he checks the leg kick.
Rydeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
Rydeland misses with a two punch combination.
Rydeland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brophy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydeland.
Donk. Rydeland catches Brophy right on the button with a cross.
Rydeland takes one to the chin there.
Rydeland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rydeland jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brophy rushes Rydeland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Rydeland.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rydeland's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydeland.
Rydeland lands with a right to the head.
Rydeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rydeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Rydeland there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rydeland. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rydeland looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Brophy.
Rydeland slips a jab from Brophy.
Rydeland swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brophy counters with a good, hard body kick but Rydeland shrugs it off.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rydeland looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a hook but Rydeland blocks it.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Rydeland throws a right and a left that Brophy avoids nicely.
Brophy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rydeland to counter with a crisp jab.
Rydeland misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rydeland blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rydeland missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rydeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rydeland checks it well.
Rydeland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rydeland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rydeland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brophy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rydeland just manages to avoid it.
Rydeland moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Rydeland checks it.
Rydeland steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Brophy closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Rydeland to counter with a crisp jab.
Rydeland misses with a straight right.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Rydeland.
Brophy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydeland.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydeland.
Brophy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy forces Rydeland back against the cage and clinches.
Rydeland lands a body shot.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Rydeland.
A right hook to the body lands for Brophy.
Rydeland is struggling to control the position.
Brophy is trying to break free.
Rydeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brophy is defending well for now.
Brophy can't get the takedown.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Rydeland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rydeland controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Brophy.
Brophy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Rydeland controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brophy as Rydeland tries to tie him up.
Rydeland blocks an uppercut.
Rydeland digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Brophy lands a body punch.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydeland.
Rydeland struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Rydeland blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brophy.
Rydeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rydeland.
Rydeland blocking some punches.
Rydeland misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rydeland scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rydeland tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Rydeland back against the cage.
Brophy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rydeland misses with a body punch.
Rydeland misses with a knee strike.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Brophy.
Rydeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brophy tries to work over Rydeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John Rydeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rydeland lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rydeland prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Rydeland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rydeland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rydeland lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Rydeland lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rydeland presses Brophy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Rydeland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rydeland.
A short body shot lands from Rydeland as the two fighters clinch.
Rydeland tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Rydeland back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Brophy.
Rydeland cracks Brophy with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Rydeland.
Rydeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rydeland lands an uppercut.
Rydeland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rydeland.
Rydeland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rydeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rydeland scores with a hook to the body.
Rydeland digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Rydeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rydeland lands a nice uppercut.
Rydeland breaks the clinch.
Brophy misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rydeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rydeland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brophy on the side of the head.
Rydeland misses with a kick to the body
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Rydeland misses with a body shot.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Rydeland. Beautiful body shot.
Rydeland throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Rydeland swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy clinches up against the cage.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rydeland prevents Brophy from breaking the clinch.
Rydeland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rydeland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydeland can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Rydeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rydeland.
Rydeland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rydeland working Brophy over with knees to the body.
Rydeland scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rydeland - that landed with a thud.
Rydeland lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Rydeland.
Rydeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rydeland misses with a punch to the body.
Rydeland lands a body punch.
Rydeland gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydeland tries to throw a body punch but Brophy avoids it by throwing Rydeland back against the cage.
Rydeland prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Ash Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Rydeland as the two fighters clinch.
Brophy tries a body shot but Rydeland blocks it.
Brophy tries to work over Rydeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rydeland lands a nice knee to the body.
Rydeland gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rydeland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brophy up against the cage.
Rydeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brophy is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rydeland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rydeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Brophy gets an underhook and turns Rydeland into the cage.
Rydeland scores with a shoulder strike.
Rydeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rydeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rydeland lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Rydeland - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rydeland.
Rydeland lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brophy.
Rydeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydeland.
Rydeland putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brophy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rydeland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rydeland misses with a body punch.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Rydeland avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Rydeland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rydeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Rydeland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rydeland clinches up against the cage.
Brophy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rydeland digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Rydeland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Rydeland lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rydeland gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy is rocked!
Rydeland digs a right hand into Brophy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brophy's gas tank.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Rydeland pushes Brophy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rydeland.
Oh Brophy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Rydeland.
Rydeland pushes Brophy against the cage. Rydeland is working some dirty boxing. Rydeland pushes off with a quick right hook! Brophy goes down! Brophy tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rydeland moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Rydeland!
After winning the bout, John Rydeland thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Merlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cotillion Dancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cotillion Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer walks into a jab.
Dancer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Merlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dancer loads up on a big right hand but Merlin slips the punch.
Merlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dancer.
Dancer just misses with a punch to the body.
As Dancer backs away, Merlin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Merlin slips under a jab from Dancer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dancer. Merlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dancer throws a nice looking combination but Merlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Merlin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dancer clinches.
Dancer misses with a punch to the body.
Merlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dancer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Merlin controls his hands.
Merlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dancer is leaning against Merlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Merlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dancer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merlin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dancer just manages to avoid it.
Merlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer gets a clinch.
Dancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Dancer wants a takedown.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dancer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Merlin backwards.
We've been informed that Dancer 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.
Nice body punch from Merlin - that landed with a thud.
Dancer throws a head punch that misses.
Merlin can't find room to land a body shot as Dancer controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Merlin.
Merlin scores with a shot to the side of Dancer's head.
Dancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dancer tries to throw a body punch but Merlin avoids it by throwing Dancer back against the cage.
Merlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dancers head.
Dancer lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Merlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dancer is rocked!
Merlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Dancer is still on wobbly legs! Can Merlin finish him?
Merlin lands a big right hand that drops Dancer! The killer instinct kicks in and Merlin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Merlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Merlin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumbu Kalambayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy has chosen Boulevard of Broken Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Brophy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sumbu Kalambayo's chin.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sumbu Kalambayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalambayo misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Brophy tried to score with a low kick but Kalambayo checks it.
Kalambayo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kalambayo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sumbu Kalambayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalambayo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Michael Brophy has been cut.
Kalambayo throws a lazy body kick
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalambayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalambayo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kalambayo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brophy lands a right hook to the body.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalambayo throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambayo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brophy's corner calls for a 1-2. Brophy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy moves out of range as Kalambayo strikes.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
Brophy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalambayo in his tracks.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kalambayo misses with a wild body shot.
Kalambayo tries to move into range but Brophy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalambayo scores with a shot to the body.
Brophy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kalambayo lunges at Brophy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brophy's hand.
Brophy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brophy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalambayo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalambayo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalambayo misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy throws the left hand but Kalambayo avoids the punch easily.
Brophy throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kalambayo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalambayo staying out of range there.
Kalambayo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brophy flicks out a counter leg kick but Kalambayo steps away.
Kalambayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Kalambayo slips a straight right by Brophy.
Kalambayo throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy slips under a jab.
Kalambayo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kalambayo misses with an uppercut
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kalambayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalambayo throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalambayo takes one on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kalambayo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalambayo as he connects with a hook.
Kalambayo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brophy slips a straight right by Kalambayo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
A lazy body kick from Kalambayo
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Kalambayo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kalambayo misses the target.
Brophy connects with a crisp jab.
Kalambayo tries to land a front kick but Brophy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalambayo swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Brophy throws a low kick, looking for Kalambayo's leg but Kalambayo calmly moves out of range.
Kalambayo looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Kalambayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalambayo. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Brophy.
Kalambayo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Kalambayo as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Kalambayo misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kalambayo's knee momentarily.
Kalambayo throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Brophy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalambayo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalambayo is looking for a counter combo.
Kalambayo misses with a leg kick
and Kalambayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalambayo needs to keep his hands up - Brophy had a free shot at his head there.
Brophy cracks Kalambayo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kalambayo is rocked!
Kalambayo throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Kalambayo.
Brophy cracks Kalambayo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kalambayo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brophy finish him?
Oh Kalambayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brophy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Brophy is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kalambayo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kalambayo is out cold! Brophy holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Brophy!
A very excited looking Michael Brophy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Aquila Corvus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Ysengrin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Aquila Corvus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ysengrin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ysengrin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ysengrin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aquila Corvus counters with a right hand to the body.
Ysengrin moves out of range as Aquila Corvus strikes.
Ysengrin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ysengrin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ysengrin moves in looking to clinch but Aquila Corvus pushes him off.
Aquila Corvus moves out of range of the body kick from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aquila Corvus.
Ysengrin drives through and clinches with Aquila Corvus against the cage.
Ysengrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aquila Corvus tries to throw a body punch but Ysengrin avoids it by throwing Aquila Corvus back against the cage.
Aquila Corvus misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ysengrin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aquila Corvus tries to work over Ysengrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin cracks Aquila Corvus with a nice body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Ysengrin.
Aquila Corvus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ysengrin.
Aquila Corvus stalling in the clinch.
Aquila Corvus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aquila Corvus lands with a right to the head.
Ysengrin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aquila Corvus prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries to work over Aquila Corvus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aquila Corvus has had enough of the clinch but Ysengrin keeps him there for the moment.
Ysengrin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aquila Corvus's elbow.
A short right from Aquila Corvus.
Ysengrin pushes Aquila Corvus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aquila Corvus trying to stall but Ysengrin improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aquila Corvus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aquila Corvus tries a body shot but Ysengrin blocks it.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aquila Corvus lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ysengrin.
A shot in the inside from Aquila Corvus.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aquila Corvus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Ysengrin.
Aquila Corvus is trying to push Ysengrin away but Ysengrin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ysengrin swings wildly with an uppercut but Aquila Corvus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aquila Corvus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ysengrin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aquila Corvus backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Ysengrin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus prevents a body shot from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Aquila Corvus controls his hands.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ysengrin tries to work over Aquila Corvus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aquila Corvus misses with some punches.
Aquila Corvus is leaning against Ysengrin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Ysengrin tries a body shot but Aquila Corvus blocks it.
Aquila Corvus swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aquila Corvus wants to stall.
Ysengrin scores with a hook to the body.
Aquila Corvus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ysengrin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ysengrin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aquila Corvus's efforts to push away.
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Ysengrin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ysengrin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ysengrin lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin lands a body punch.
Ysengrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aquila Corvus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin misses with some punches.
Aquila Corvus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ysengrin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ysengrin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ysengrin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aquila Corvus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ysengrin backwards.
Ysengrin prevents a body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Ysengrin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aquila Corvus looks winded!
A short right from Ysengrin.
Still in the clinch, Ysengrin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ysengrin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
Aquila Corvus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Ysengrin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ysengrin throws a shot to the body.
Ysengrin connects with a body shot.
Ysengrin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aquila Corvus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aquila Corvus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aquila Corvus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ajax Aquila Corvus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aquila Corvus takes a step back to recover.
Ysengrin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aquila Corvus throws out the jab.
A jab from Ysengrin finds it's way through Aquila Corvus's defenses.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ysengrin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aquila Corvus manages to circle out of the way.
Ysengrin scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ysengrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aquila Corvus is breathing heavily.
Ysengrin lands a big right hand that sends Aquila Corvus crashing to the mat! Ysengrin stays standing though and waves Aquila Corvus back to his feet!
Aquila Corvus is rocked!
Ysengrin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aquila Corvus is still on wobbly legs! Can Ysengrin finish him?
Ysengrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aquila Corvus can do to turn this around?
Aquila Corvus drops his hands momentarily. Ysengrin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Aquila Corvus staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Aquila Corvus doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Ysengrin!
Boris Ysengrin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cleon Wright is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Harper misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright slips under a jab from Harper.
Nice body punch from Wright.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Harper stalling against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Harper half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Harper.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright clobbers Harper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Harper slips under a jab from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harper moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Wright thuds a left hand into Harper's body.
Wright tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Harper misses its target.
Harper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Harper loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright misses with a hook.
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Harper throws a lazy body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper looks to throw a body kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleon Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Harper misses.
Wright works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harper is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Harper scores with a body shot.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Wright is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Harper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Harper tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Wright has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Corey Harper has been cut.
Harper slips under a jab from Wright.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Wright gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper blocks an uppercut.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Corey Harper will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Wright is trying to counter with his kicks.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Harper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Wright with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harper.
Harper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Harper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jabs Harper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Wright stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright tries to work over Harper's front leg with a kick but Harper checks it.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Wright works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Harper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harper back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harper manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a hook
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Harper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harper if he has to take too many more of those.
Harper scores with a nice strike.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Harper moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Plisskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soares comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Snake Plisskin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Soares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Snake Plisskin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plisskin misses with a hook.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soares clinches.
Plisskin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plisskin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plisskins head.
Plisskin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Soares can't fight it off and eventually Plisskin manages to take the fight to the floor. Soares looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Plisskin is stalling in the full guard.
Plisskin is looking to pass into half guard but Soares pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Soares is in guard.
Soares won't allow Plisskin to sweep him here.
Soares looking to pass the guard.
Plisskin has his hands on Soares's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plisskin is keeping the position for now.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Plisskin has an active guard here but Soares has managed to pass into half guard.
Soares is trying to work for a kimura but Plisskin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Plisskin is controlling Soares's trapped leg to prevent Soares from advancing to side control.
Soares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soares trying to control from half guard but Plisskin is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Plisskin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soares is pressing down on Plisskin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Plisskin is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares is working for a kimura but Plisskin is defending it quite comfortably.
Plisskin is holding on to half guard well.
Soares prevents Plisskin from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Plisskin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soares tries to avoid it but Plisskin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soares to the ground. Soares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plisskin.
Plisskin scores with a jab to the head.
Plisskin lands a slapping body shot.
Soares tries to clinch but Plisskin moves out of range.
Plisskin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Soares lands.
A left lands for Plisskin.
We've been told by Soares's head coaches at Animal House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Plisskin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plisskin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plisskin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Plisskin! But no joy.
Plisskin connects with a body shot.
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 Andre Soares will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Plisskin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Soares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plisskin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Plisskin or perhaps it was just good defense by Soares, which made it look bad.
Soares is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Plisskin.
Soares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plisskin.
Plisskin avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Plisskin.
Soares cracks Plisskin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares slips under a jab.
Snake Plisskin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plisskin throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Plisskin dips to his left and cracks Soares with an uppercut!
Soares scores with a nice strike.
Plisskin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Plisskin moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Plisskin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plisskin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plisskin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Plisskin is thwarting Soares's attempts to control the position.
Soares gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plisskin landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares working a defensive guard here.
Soares has Plisskin pulled in close to control his posture.
Plisskin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soares looking to control but Plisskin passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares wants to get back to full guard.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares is looking for a triangle but Plisskin pushes his legs off easily.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Plisskin from controlling successfully.
Snake Plisskin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares wants to improve his position but instead Plisskin has moved into half guard.
Soares wants to control but Plisskin is keeping busy.
Soares manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Plisskin pushes down on Soares's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soares is trying to control but Plisskin passes into side control!
Soares is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plisskin off and has taken his back!
Soares is hanging on to Plisskin's back as he tries to escape.
Soares is looking for the choke from the back position but Plisskin is controlling his hands well.
Soares keeps control of the position as Plisskin tries to break free.
Soares working for a choke but Plisskin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Snake Plisskin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plisskin lands with a good body shot.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Plisskin coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Plisskin misses.
Soares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Plisskin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Plisskin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisskin looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Plisskin looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Plisskin swings widly with a right hand
and Soares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plisskin digs a good body shot into Soares's ribs.
Soares misses with an uppercut
enabling Plisskin to counter with a crisp jab.
Snake Plisskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Plisskin looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
Plisskin lands with an uppercut that bounces Soares off the cage and back into range.
Plisskin misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Plisskin throws a lazy uppercut
and Plisskin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisskin misses with a right hand
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plisskin misses with a wild body shot.
Plisskin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plisskin dips to his left and cracks Soares with an uppercut!
Plisskin looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Plisskin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plisskin lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a wild combination.
Soares walks into a straight right hand from Plisskin.
Soares throws a one two combo.
Soares fails to land with a series of punches.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Plisskin.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plisskin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Plisskin looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Plisskin lands a head shot.
Soares works over Plisskin's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plisskin scores with a jab.
Soares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Plisskin.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Plisskin.
Plisskin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plisskin throws a poor cross that misses
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Plisskin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soares is rocked!
Plisskin gets a double leg takedown into Soares's guard.
Oh Soares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plisskin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soares's head.
Soares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Plisskin pushing down on Soares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Plisskin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plisskin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soaress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Plisskin drops Soares with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Soares! Plisskin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snake Plisskin!
Snake Plisskin is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Snake Plisskin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buri Bokh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokh comes to the cage accompanied by Mt. KHARKHIRAA. Moore has chosen Lyin' Ass Bitch by Fishbone as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buri Bokh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Bokh misses
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Bokh throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore defending well as Bokh loads up on a big left hand.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokh.
Bokh throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Bokh throws a poor cross that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bokh is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Bokh moved out of range.
Bokh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bokh misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokh throws a leg kick
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bokh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokh swings widly with a right hand
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bokh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bokh tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bokh misses with a jab to the body
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Bokh misses with a left hand
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Bokh rushes Moore and presses him up against the cage.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Bokh swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Bokh blocks an uppercut.
Bokh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bokh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bokh lands with a right to the head.
Moore working aggressively here.
A short left from Bokh.
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!
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bokh backwards.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bokh blocks an uppercut.
Bokh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bokh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bokh blocks an uppercut.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokh cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore pushes Bokh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bokh throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Bokh cracks Moore with a nice body shot.
Bokh misses with a body punch.
Bokh swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Moore.
Bokh blocks an uppercut.
Bokh tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Bokh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bokh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buri Bokh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Buri Bokh has been cut.
Moore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Bokh.
Moore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Bokh scores with a nice right hand.
Bokh slips a straight right by Moore.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokh throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokh misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Moore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Bokh misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bokh throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bokh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Bokh throws a right hand that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokh was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Bokh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokh throws an off balance right hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buri Bokh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bokh punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Bokh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bokh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bokh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Bokh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bokh throws a poor cross that misses
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokh misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Bokh finds it's target.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Bokh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bokh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moore doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokh.
Bokh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Bokh tries to counter by clinching up but Moore breaks away and moves out of range.
Bokh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bokh punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Bokh has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Bokh avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Moore misses with some punches.
Bokh can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Bokh controls his hands.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bokh's elbow.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bokh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bokh presses Moore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bokh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bokh fails to land.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Bokh lands a shot to the body.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Bokh.
Bokh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bokh tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bokh.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bokh backwards.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bokh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bokh tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bokh.
Moore digs a right hand into Bokh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bokh's gas tank.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Bokh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokh throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Bokh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Bokh can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Bokh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bokh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Bokh lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bokh.
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Bokh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bokh throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokh throws a shot to the body.
Bokh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Bokh thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Bokh's shoulder, as Bokh tries to avoid the shot.
Bokh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moore.
Moore swings for the body but Bokh moves out of range.
Bokh misses with a left hand
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Bokh misses
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bokh throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bokh with a body shot.
Bokh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Buri Bokh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Bokh misses.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bokh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bokh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bokh looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bokh misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokh throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Bokh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bokh throws a shot to the body.
Bokh tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bokh connects with a right hand. Moore shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokh ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Bokh fails to land with a series of punches.
Bokh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Bokh throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore moves away from the strike by Bokh.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Bokh seems unphased.
Bokh misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore avoids the body shot from Bokh.
Bokh connects with a single shot there.
Bokh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Bokh tries to clinch
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buri Bokh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws the left hand but Bokh avoids the punch easily.
Bokh throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bokh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Bokh misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bokh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Bokh misses
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bokh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Bokh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moore.
Bokh misses with an uppercut
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Bokh misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Bokh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore dodges the punch combination from Bokh.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bokh misses with a hook
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bokh throws a right hand that misses
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokh throws an off balance right hand
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Bokh misses
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Bokh misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bokh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a jab to the nose.
Bokh throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bokh looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bokh throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bokh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Bokh digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Bokh misses with a hook
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Bokh misses with a right hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bokh misses with a left hand
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Moore!
Angelo Moore thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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