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2010 European WW GP 2nd Round PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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187 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Moses!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Moses is looking to clinch.
Moses moves into the clinch successfully.
Krueger goes for a takedown attempt but Moses pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moses wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Moses tries to clinch there but Krueger circles away.
Moses tries to clinch there but Krueger circles away.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Moses napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moses tries to buck Krueger off but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Moses is trying to improve his position.
Krueger is trying to get an arm triangle but Moses is defending well.
Krueger content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Krueger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Moses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moses wants to control but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krueger wants to control the pace but Moses is squirming around nicely.
Moses is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krueger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moses is looking to improve his position but Krueger isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moses's face.
Moses regains half guard.
Moses works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krueger preventing the sweep.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
Moses looking for a sweep. Not yet Moses, not yet.
Moses controls Krueger momentarily but Krueger frees himself.
Krueger is looking to work some ground and pound but Moses has wrist control.
Krueger advances position into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moses tries to bench press Krueger off him but Krueger keeps the position.
Krueger trying to control the position but Moses is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moses tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moses is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Moses. No joy for Krueger on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Krueger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses wants to clinch.
Moses tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Mark Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Moses fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moses stuffs the takedown.
Moses tries to clinch up.
Krueger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moses tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Moses as Krueger shoots in.
Mark Moses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krueger shoots in for a double leg but Moses sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krueger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moses looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moses is trying to control Krueger's posture but Krueger avoids it.
An elbow from Krueger crashes against the mat.
Krueger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moses keeps working.
Moses manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krueger's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moses manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moses is looking for a triangle but Krueger pushes his legs off easily.
Moses controls Krueger momentarily but Krueger frees himself.
Krueger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moses looks gassed!
Krueger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moses looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moses stuffs the takedown.
Moses fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moses looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Krueger coming out on top.
Moses tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Moses checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger gets a clinch.
Moses doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moses doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moses misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moses tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moses is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krueger is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Moses to the mat. Moses regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Moses thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses is trying to control the position but Krueger postures up.
Moses seems keen to control Krueger's posture.
Krueger advances to half guard.
Krueger wants to pass to mount but Moses is defending the position.
Moses is looking to control Krueger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moses avoid being mounted?
Krueger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moses is looking for a sweep. Krueger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krueger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moses defending well though.
Moses is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krueger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moses has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krueger is working away from the top position though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Krueger or perhaps it was just good defense by Moses which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moses looks to clinch
and Krueger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Moses!
Moses tries to reverse the position but Krueger maintains control.
Moses is squirming around, avoiding Krueger's attempts to control the action.
Moses defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krueger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moses flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Moses wants to hold on but Krueger pushes him away.
Krueger scoring with strikes but Moses is staying in there.
Krueger landing punches.
Moses tries to reverse the position but Krueger maintains control.
Krueger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to control but Moses wriggling away.
Moses is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krueger trying to control but Moses is having none of it.
Krueger avoids the attempt from Moses to control.
Moses in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moses is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krueger lands a big elbow.
Moses is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moses is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krueger looking to finish Moses with some ground and pound. This is bad for Moses!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moses looks a forlorn figure.
Moses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krueger lands a heavy elbow.
Moses tries to lock up and control but Krueger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krueger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moses can't escape the position.
Krueger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Krueger avoids the attempt from Moses to control.
Krueger blocks Moses's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Moses is trying to escape the mount.
Krueger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Krueger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krueger wants to pass to mount but Moses is defending the position.
Moses wants to control but Krueger is keeping busy.
Moses striking from the bottom.
Krueger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krueger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Krueger slips a nice elbow through Moses's hands, connecting with Moses's forehead.
Moses is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moses wants to get back to full guard but Krueger has passed into side control.
Moses tries to lock up and control but Krueger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger has hold of Moses's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moses manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moses wants to control but Krueger is having none of it.
Moses is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Freddy Krueger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moses slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Krueger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moses is looking to improve his position.
Krueger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Krueger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krueger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moses is just riding it out for now. Krueger eventually gives up the hold.
Moses is looking to control Krueger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moses avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moses has Krueger up against the cage in a clinch.
Moses working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moses doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moses lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
Moses throws a head punch that misses.
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krueger counters with a single leg into guard. Moses didn't expect that.
Moses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krueger's guard.
Moses postures up.
Krueger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moses throwing strikes but missing.
Moses scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krueger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moses doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moses manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moses lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Moses from controlling successfully.
Moses sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krueger's guard.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krueger defending well though.
Moses is working for a kimura but Krueger is defending it quite comfortably.
Moses is looking for a kimura here.
Mark Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moses is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Krueger to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Krueger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krueger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krueger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Bonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jesus Walks - Kanye West. Bonds has chosen Barry Bonds - Kanye West as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Bonds!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonds moves into the clinch.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Bonds is blocking nicely.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonds avoids it.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonds avoids the damage to the body.
Bonds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonds up against the cage.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Bonds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Bonds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Bonds blocks with his arms.
Shamrock stalls.
Bonds stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Bonds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonds tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonds tries to clinch up.
Bonds is looking to clinch.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shamrock.
Bonds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonds lands with a nice combination. Shamrock backs away looking to recover.
Bonds tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Bonds misses.
Bonds has managed to clinch.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Bonds effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bonds.
Bonds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonds is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonds is defending well for now.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonds managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Bonds is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Bonds.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonds as Shamrock tries to tie him up.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonds.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Bonds slows down the pace here.
Bonds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Bonds avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Bonds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonds leaning against his opponent.
Shamrock has Bonds pressed against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Bonds blocks with his arms.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonds avoids it.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonds avoids it.
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.
Shamrock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bonds avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Bonds pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonds holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonds.
Shamrock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonds up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonds.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Bonds is blocking nicely.
Shamrock trying to stall but Bonds improves his position.
Bonds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
A short right from Bonds.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Bonds blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Bonds 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.
Bonds closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonds wants to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shamrock thumps Bonds with a low kick.
Shamrock shoots in but Bonds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonds throws a series of strikes that have Shamrock backpedaling.
Bonds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shamrock counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonds tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shamrock counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonds clinches up against the cage.
Bonds taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonds lands an uppercut.
Bonds pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonds slows down the pace here.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonds is defending well for now.
Come on Shamrock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bonds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Bonds.
Shamrock avoiding damage.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonds works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonds is looking to clinch.
Barry Bonds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Bonds is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Bonds.
Barry Bonds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamrock, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonds trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Bonds blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonds.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bonds scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonds.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonds avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock letting Bonds take a breather here.
Bonds lands with a light punch inside.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonds avoids it.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonds is defending well for now.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonds blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Bonds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Shamrock.
Bonds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonds darts in trying to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a body kick that stops Bonds in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bonds moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Bonds tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonds looks to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonds tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Bonds rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Shamrock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonds scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonds.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonds swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Bonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonds moves into the clinch.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonds.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonds.
Bonds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Bonds managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonds.
Shamrock keeps control of Bonds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonds is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonds stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Bonds managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bonds takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonds is pushing Shamrock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonds avoids it.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Bonds is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry Bonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonds tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away
and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bonds lands a body shot.
Shamrock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonds is keeping busy.
Bonds pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bonds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock taking a breather.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Bonds's ribcage.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Bonds blocks it.
Shamrock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shamrock taking a breather.
Bonds lands a nice uppercut.
Bonds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Bonds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Bonds displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shamrock up against the cage.
Bonds managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Bonds is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonds.
Bonds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bonds looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonds lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonds tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonds.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Bonds blocks it.
Bonds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonds wants to clinch but Shamrock slips to the side
and Shamrock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonds works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Matt Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Bonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Bonds.
Well Bonds has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Bonds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baeumer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bonecrusher- Neva Scared. The crowd seem to be enjoying Baeumer's choice of entrance music: Die Prinzen - Deutschland. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Baeumer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman walks into a straight right hand from Baeumer.
It looks like Robert Zimmerman has been cut.
Paul Baeumer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
A big left from Baeumer misses.
Baeumer loads up on a big right hand but Zimmerman slips the punch.
Zimmerman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baeumer.
Baeumer throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Baeumer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zimmerman throws a solid leg kick but Baeumer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zimmerman.
Nice defenses there by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Baeumer.
Baeumer throws a big shot that misses.
Baeumer misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zimmerman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Baeumer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Baeumer is on top in guard.
Zimmerman wants to sweep but no luck.
Zimmerman is working hard here to advance position.
Baeumer wants to control from the top but Zimmerman keeps moving.
Baeumer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zimmerman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baeumer has managed to get both his arms back between Zimmerman's legs - danger averted.
Baeumer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baeumer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman wants to sweep but no luck.
Zimmerman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zimmerman fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Zimmerman misses.
Baeumer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baeumer takes a swing at Zimmerman's ribcage but misses.
Baeumer thows a body shot but no joy.
Baeumer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zimmerman manages to avoid it.
Baeumer misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baeumer just misses with a punch to the body.
Baeumer misses with a straight left.
Zimmerman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baeumer sprawls well. Baeumer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zimmerman gets slowly back to his feet.
Zimmerman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zimmerman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baeumer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zimmerman somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Zimmerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmerman moves out of range as Baeumer strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baeumer misses with a looping right.
Paul Baeumer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zimmerman scores with a jab to the body.
Baeumer looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
Baeumer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baeumer throws a hook but Zimmerman avoids it easily.
Baeumer looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.
Baeumer throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zimmerman looks to land a right hand but Baeumer moved out of range.
Baeumer throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Baeumer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Zimmerman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baeumer misses with a body punch
and Zimmerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Baeumer throws a body punch but Zimmerman moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Zimmerman or perhaps it was just good defense by Baeumer which made him look bad.
Zimmerman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baeumer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zimmerman somewhat.
Baeumer misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baeumer tries to move into range but Zimmerman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zimmerman avoids the body shot from Baeumer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman defending well as Baeumer loads up on a big left hand.
Baeumer misses with an uppercut.
Baeumer throws a sloppy body shot
and Zimmerman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baeumer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baeumer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baeumer needs to keep his hands up - Zimmerman had a free shot at his head there.
Baeumer misses the shot to the body.
Baeumer misses with a jab to the body
and Zimmerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Baeumer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zimmerman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zimmerman working the head with strikes.
Zimmerman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Baeumer is looking for a sweep.
Zimmerman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baeumer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zimmerman tries to score with some ground and pound. Baeumer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Zimmerman crashes against the mat.
Zimmerman throws a strike aimed at the side of Baeumer's head but Baeumer avoids it well.
Zimmerman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baeumer, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Zimmerman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Baeumer there.
Baeumer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baeumer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zimmerman throws out the jab.
Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baeumer throws out the jab.
Baeumer with a jab.
Baeumer cracks a nice hook into Zimmerman's ribs.
A big left from Baeumer misses.
A swing and a miss from Baeumer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baeumer.
Zimmerman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baeumer swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Zimmerman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zimmerman is looking to work some ground and pound but Baeumer has wrist control.
Baeumer pulls Zimmerman in to control the position.
Baeumer keeping moving, preventing Zimmerman from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baeumer pulls Zimmerman in close to prevent any damage.
Zimmerman stopping the sweep attempt from Baeumer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Baeumer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Zimmerman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zimmerman ducks under a wild hook from Baeumer.
Zimmerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul Baeumer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Zimmerman finds it's way through Baeumer's defenses.
Baeumer looks to score with a jab to the body but Zimmerman is just out of range.
Zimmerman shoots in but Baeumer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baeumer.
Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baeumer throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baeumer throws the left hand but Zimmerman avoids the punch easily.
Baeumer throws a looping overhand right but Zimmerman ducks down to avoid it.
Baeumer looks to land a right hand but Zimmerman moved out of range.
Baeumer loads up on a big right hand but Zimmerman slips the punch.
Zimmerman moves away from the strike by Baeumer.
Zimmerman throws a shot from downtown. Baeumer moves away and avoids it.
Baeumer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zimmerman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zimmerman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baeumer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zimmerman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baeumer!
Robert Zimmerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Baeumer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Baeumer and Zimmerman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Zimmerman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zimmerman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Baeumer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zimmerman lands a few punches from side control.
Zimmerman misses with the ground and pound.
Baeumer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zimmerman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zimmerman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baeumer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zimmerman throwing strikes but Baeumer manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman being controlled for a moment.
Zimmerman is trying to control Baeumer's posture but Baeumer avoids it.
Baeumer is looking to take a break and control but Zimmerman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zimmerman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Zimmerman regains half guard.
Zimmerman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baeumer pulls his head out easily.
Baeumer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zimmerman is trying to maintain the position but Baeumer is very close to passing his half guard.
Baeumer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baeumer prevents Zimmerman from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Zimmerman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baeumer 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Baeumer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce SilvA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce's entrance music is Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles. A fine choice. Tommy Boyce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
175 lbs
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22
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce SilvA!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce leaves SilvA with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boyce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
SilvA throws a head kick but Boyce moves out of range.
SilvA lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyce circles away quickly and effectively.
SilvA shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyce keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Boyce misses.
SilvA throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boyce moves out of range of the body kick from SilvA.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but SilvA is just out of range.
Boyce throws a big shot that misses.
SilvA staying out of range there.
Boyce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SilvA was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyce.
SilvA will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tommy Boyce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SilvA scores with a punch to the head.
Boyce throws a lazy right hand but SilvA sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
SilvA wants to slow Boyce down by chopping away at his legs.
Boyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
SilvA cracks the inside of Boyce's front leg.
SilvA uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
SilvA is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
SilvA uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyce.
Boyce misses with a body shot.
Boyce throws a hook but SilvA blocks it.
Boyce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but SilvA is out of range.
Boyce throws the left hand but SilvA avoids the punch easily.
Boyce loads up on a big right hand but SilvA slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyce misses the target.
SilvA feints and as Boyce raises his hands in defense, SilvA changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
SilvA trying to control but Boyce is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
SilvA wants to control from the top but Boyce keeps moving.
Boyce has control of SilvA's left arm, preventing SilvA from doing any damage.
SilvA throws a strike but Boyce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
SilvA working a defensive guard here.
SilvA working for a triangle but Boyce defends it easily.
SilvA is looking for a triangle but Boyce pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce SilvA dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
SilvA pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyce swings for the body but SilvA moves out of range.
Boyce cracks SilvA with an open hand slap.
SilvA throws a low kick, looking for Boyce's leg but Boyce calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SilvA waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyce.
SilvA ducks under a wild hook from Boyce.
Royce SilvA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SilvA moves out of range as Boyce strikes.
SilvA tries to clinch but Boyce moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boyce slips a straight right by SilvA.
SilvA throws a head kick that misses.
Boyce takes a swing at SilvA's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Boyce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
SilvA takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Royce SilvA is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SilvA.
SilvA dives in and grabs Boyce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyce pushes down on SilvA's head and hops out.
SilvA keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SilvA takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SilvA throws a big shot that misses.
Boyce swats away the attempt to clinch by SilvA.
SilvA shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boyce manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boyce looking to hit a scissor sweep but SilvA is one step ahead there.
SilvA trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyce pulls SilvA in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
SilvA distracts Boyce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
SilvA is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
SilvA stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boyce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
SilvA postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boyce is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of SilvA, into his guard.
SilvA wants to hit a switch here but Boyce passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for SilvA there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as SilvA is looking to escape.
SilvA is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Tommy Boyce will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boyce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boyce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boyce's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Boyce duly obliges.
Boyce avoids the head kick by SilvA.
SilvA misses with a head kick.
SilvA throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
SilvA feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyce's calf.
SilvA tries to work over Boyce's front leg with a kick but Boyce checks it.
A right-left combo lands from SilvA.
SilvA tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten SilvA somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SilvA misses with a kick to the body.
Boyce just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyce keeps the fight on the outside.
SilvA shoots for a takedown but Boyce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
SilvA lands a head kick!
SilvA misses with a looping left.
That's two 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.
A shot to de liver by Boyce. Beautiful body shot.
Boyce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyce lands a nice shot to the body.
SilvA throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
SilvA defending well as Boyce loads up on a big left hand.
SilvA takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyce slaps away a takedown attempt from SilvA, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tommy Boyce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce SilvA.
A swing and a miss from Boyce.
A looping hook to the body misses from SilvA. Boyce does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SilvA fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but SilvA is out of range.
Boyce throws a looping overhand right but SilvA ducks down to avoid it.
SilvA misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Boyce.
SilvA slips under a jab.
Boyce misses with an uppercut.
SilvA throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
SilvA tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyce counters with a nice uppercut.
SilvA scores with a leg kick.
SilvA has his takedown stuffed
and SilvA takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyce swings for the body but SilvA moves out of range.
Boyce misses with a straight left.
Boyce getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tommy Boyce is winning the standup battle so far.
SilvA throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boyce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from SilvA misses.
A punch lands to the side of SilvA 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Boyce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boyce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Boyce!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto comes to the cage accompanied by adu-kein scherz. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
189 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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24
199 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teppo scores with a decent looking hook.
Teppo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Augusto on the side of the head.
Augusto looks to throw the jab but Teppo is out of range.
Augusto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Augusto avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Augusto with that takedown attempt.
Augusto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo misses with a hook. Augusto ducked under it nicely.
Teppo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teppo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teppo looks to land a combination but Augusto avoids it well.
Augusto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teppo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Augusto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Teppo throws out a loose jab but Augusto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Augusto is just out of range.
Augusto throws a leg kick but Teppo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Augusto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teppo misses with a shot to the body
and Augusto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teppo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teppo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Augusto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teppo sizes up Augusto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teppo throws a right hand that Augusto ducks under and follows up with a left that Augusto also avoids with ease.
Teppo avoids the head kick by Augusto.
Augusto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teppo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Teppo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto fails with a takedown attempt.
Augusto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teppo slaps away a takedown attempt from Augusto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teppo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Augusto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teppo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teppo slips a jab from Augusto.
Teppo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Augusto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teppo throws out the jab.
Teppo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augusto at a distance.
Augusto cracks Teppo with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augusto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teppo defends it nicely.
Teppo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Augusto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Teppo throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo takes a swing at Augusto's ribcage but misses.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augusto moves away.
Augusto misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo tries to bum rush Augusto with a series of wild strikes but Augusto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teppo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Augusto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Augusto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teppo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augusto.
Augusto misses with a looping left.
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augusto manages to avoid it.
Augusto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Augusto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teppo circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Teppo as he connects with a hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Augusto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo looks to land a left hand but Augusto moved out of range nicely.
Teppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augusto manages to avoid it.
Teppo misses with a double jab
and Augusto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaakko Teppo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teppo blocks a head kick by Augusto.
Augusto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teppo lands an overhand right.
Teppo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Augusto counters with a one-two to the body.
Teppo misses with a hook.
Teppo looks to land a right hand but Augusto moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Augusto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Teppo won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augusto in side control, throwing shots but Teppo defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Teppo blocks a jab.
Teppo dodges the punch combination from Augusto.
Teppo swings for the body but Augusto moves out of range.
Teppo throws a hook but Augusto blocks it.
Teppo blocks a jab.
Teppo misses with a body shot
and Augusto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Teppo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Augusto.
Teppo throws a body punch but Augusto moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teppo lands a nice hook to Augusto's body. Augusto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Augusto avoids the body shot from Teppo.
Augusto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Augusto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Teppo both land. Nice combination.
Teppo lands with an uppercut that bounces Augusto off the cage and back into rage.
Augusto takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Teppo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Augusto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augusto misses with a straight left.
Augusto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernando Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augusto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teppo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Augusto ducks under a wild hook from Teppo.
Teppo lands with a shot to the body.
Augusto throws a right hand that Teppo ducks under and follows up with a left that Teppo also avoids with ease.
Teppo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teppo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto just misses with a punch to the body.
Augusto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Augusto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Augusto moves out of range of the strikes.
Augusto scores with a one two! Teppo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Teppo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teppo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augusto at a distance.
A shot to the body from Teppo misses
and Augusto counters with a series of strikes. Teppo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Augusto digs a good body shot into Teppo's ribs.
Augusto tries a low kick but Teppo avoids it.
Augusto misses the shot to the body.
Teppo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Augusto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto lands with a hook. Teppo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teppo lands with a straight right. Augusto didn't see that one coming.
Teppo scores with a jab to the body.
Teppo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Augusto wants to slow Teppo down by chopping away at his legs.
Teppo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teppo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Augusto.
Nice body punch from Teppo.
A nice combination there by Teppo.
Teppo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augusto.
Teppo misses with a hook to the body
and Augusto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teppo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Teppo misses
and Augusto counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo swings for the body but Augusto moves out of range.
Teppo misses with a two punch combination.
Teppo takes a swing at Augusto's ribcage but misses.
Teppo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Augusto rather than just go for the knockout.
Teppo misses with a straight left.
Teppo misses with a jab to the body
and Augusto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Augusto is just out of range.
A left and a right from Teppo both land. Nice combination.
Teppo throws a right and a left that Augusto avoids nicely.
Teppo swings for the body but Augusto moves out of range.
Teppo moves out of range as Augusto strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Augusto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teppo takes a swing at Augusto's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Augusto lands with an overhand left.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Augusto avoids them all with ease.
Teppo just misses with a punch to the body.
Teppo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Augusto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Teppo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Teppo is trying to control the position but Augusto postures up.
Teppo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Augusto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Augusto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Teppo gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Augusto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teppo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augusto thows a big elbow that misses.
Teppo kicks Augusto off and gets to his feet.
Teppo throws a series of punches but Augusto avoids them all with ease.
Teppo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teppo with a hook.
Augusto misses with a body punch
and Teppo counters with a nice uppercut.
Augusto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fernando Augusto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto tries to move into range but Teppo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augusto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Augusto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teppo.
Augusto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Teppo misses its intended target.
Teppo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augusto.
Augusto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Augusto.
Teppo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Augusto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teppo lands with an overhand left.
Teppo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Augusto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Augusto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Teppo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Augusto at a distance.
Augusto throws a big shot that misses.
Augusto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teppo swivels and escapes.
Augusto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teppo.
Nice body punch from Teppo.
Augusto slips a straight right by Teppo.
Augusto throws a hook to the side of Teppo's head but Teppo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augusto lands with a nice combination. Teppo backs away looking to recover.
Augusto moves out of range as Teppo strikes.
Teppo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teppo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Teppo duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo misses with the combination.
Teppo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Augusto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teppo's waist but Teppo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Augusto off to one side.
Augusto throws out a loose jab but Teppo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teppo misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Teppo misses
and Augusto counters with a two punch combo.
Augusto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Augusto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Augusto misses.
Augusto misses with a looping right.
Teppo scores with a jab. Augusto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Teppo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Teppo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Teppo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz has chosen Lützenkirchen - German Kiss as his entrance music. 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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219 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Muchacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchacho lands a head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muchacho digs a good hook to Wuzz's body.
Muchacho clinches.
Muchacho managing to block the knees to the body from Wuzz.
Wuzz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muchacho is defending well for now.
Wuzz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wuzz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wuzz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muchacho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wuzz.
Muchacho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wuzz.
Muchacho is trying to get back to full guard.
Muchacho gets back to full guard.
Wuzz stopping the sweep attempt from Muchacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wuzz.
Muchacho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wuzz manages to get himself to full guard.
Wuzz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wuzz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muchacho defends it easily.
Wuzz has his foot on Muchacho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muchacho works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wuzz wants to sweep here but Muchacho controlling him for the moment.
Muchacho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muchacho stands up over Wuzz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muchacho stands up over Wuzz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Muchacho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wuzz's guard.
Muchacho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muchacho passes to side control.
Muchacho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep.
Wuzz misses with a strike from the bottom.
Wuzz wants to get back to his feet.
Wuzz stops Muchacho from passing to mount.
Muchacho moves into full mount!
Wuzz tries to reverse the position but Muchacho maintains control.
Wuzz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Wuzz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wuzz is looking to get to half guard.
Wuzz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wuzz looks gassed!
Wuzz is trying desperately to improve position.
Muchacho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wuzz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muchacho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wuzz is rocked!
Muchacho drops a big elbow. That's hurt Wuzz! More shots from Muchacho and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Muchacho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Weapon of Choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: You are the best around. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Andrei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucifer Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones blocks a jab.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Emelianenko has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Emelianenko won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Emelianenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lucifer Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
Jones trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Emelianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Jones.
Emelianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a double jab.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucifer Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clinches but Jones breaks the clinch
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones wants to clinch.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Lucifer Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries to clinch
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucifer Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucifer Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Poison. Gracie has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olli Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
Jokinen takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jokinen throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jokinen on the side of the head.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen throws and low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jokinen tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Jokinen looks to throw a body kick
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jokinen's knee momentarily.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Jokinen moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with the body kick
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen is rocked!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Gracie knocks Jokinen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Helio Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and igor glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom's entrance music is Fedor Entrance Song. A fine choice. glozman has chosen enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Bobby Boom had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, igor glozman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
glozman throws a low kick but Boom avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from glozman.
Boom is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Boom has been cut.
glozman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
glozman slips under a jab.
glozman throws out a loose jab but Boom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from glozman. No joy for Boom on that attempt.
glozman fails to land with a series of punches.
glozman lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom misses with a combination
and glozman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by glozman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Boom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
glozman lands a brutal uppercut that launches Boom off his feet! Boom tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). igor glozman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is This Is War. A fine choice. Hughes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Country boy can survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Diaz slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes scores with a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Hughes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hughes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes throws a strike but Diaz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Diaz controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz with a hook.
Hughes slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Hughes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Hughes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes throws and elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Diaz won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hughes is looking to stall here but Diaz recovers full guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hughes throws and elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ratt Hughes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Diaz misses.
A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Diaz slips a straight right by Hughes.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Hughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Hughes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hughes showed some decent athleticism there.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Hughes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hughes prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Diaz throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Hughes shoots in.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Diaz misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Diaz works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diaz throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from Hughes both land. Nice combination.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes 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.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Hughes thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz slips a jab from Hughes.
Diaz misses the jab.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Hughes takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Diaz leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratt Hughes.
Diaz slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz misses the jab.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Hughes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Diaz is holding on to half guard well.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
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