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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Orsini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Carlos Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano digs a good body shot into Orsini's ribs.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsini scores with a shot to the body.
Orsini throws a leg kick but Luciano checks it.
Orsini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Orsini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luciano slips under a jab from Orsini.
Orsini cracks Luciano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orsini misses with a body shot
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Orsini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orsini connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luciano.
Orsini tries to bum rush Luciano with a series of wild strikes but Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Orsini finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano slips a jab from Orsini.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Orsini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Luciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Emilio Orsini has been cut.
Orsini misses with a shot to the body
and Orsini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano scores with a nice body kick.
Orsini looks winded!
Orsini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luciano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Orsini wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
Orsini darts in trying to clinch
and Luciano counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Luciano.
Orsini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsini sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luciano cracks Orsini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luciano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Orsini if he has to take too many more of those.
Orsini walks straight into a right hand from Luciano - that's dropped him! Luciano jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Orsini from any more punishment! Orsini complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose Carlos Luciano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Blake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire slips a jab from Blake.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Zaire, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Zaire against the cage but Zaire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zaire is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Blake.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blake has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Zaire tries to counter with a takedown but Blake is quick to defend against it.
Zaire takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zaire is keeping busy.
Blake pushes Zaire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaire breaks the clinch.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaire slips under a jab from Blake.
Zaire half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That kick from Blake tenderised Zaire's leg. Zaire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaire counters with a single leg into guard. Blake didn't expect that.
Blake has momentary wrist control but Zaire slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaire content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zaire trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Zaire won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a couple of elbows.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Zaire from controlling successfully.
Zaire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zaire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blake's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaire passes Blake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control from the bottom.
Blake actively working from the bottom here.
Blake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zaire wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
Zaire scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blake is looking to control Zaire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blake avoid being mounted?
Zaire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire winds up and cracks Blake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zaire lands strikes from half guard.
Zaire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zaire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zaire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zaire slips a nice elbow through Blake's hands, connecting with Blake's forehead.
Blake is looking for a sweep. Zaire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zaire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zaire connects with a nice short shot to Blake's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zaire connects with a jab.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zaire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Zaire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zaire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zaire looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake trying to control but Zaire is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaire throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blake uses it to pass to side control.
Zaire sneaks back into half guard.
Zaire looking for submissions off his back.
Zaire tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is trying to control but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zaire here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blake is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Zaire still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Zaire has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Blake is looking for a sweep.
Zaire gets to mount! Blake was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is in a horrible position here. Zaire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zaire lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zaire avoids the attempt from Blake to control.
Zaire content just to control the position here.
Zaire working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blake tries to hold on but Zaire pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Zaire.
Blake wants to hold on but Zaire pushes him away.
Zaire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blake?
BOOM! Zaire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zaire with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blake?
Zaire lands a big elbow.
Blake wants to control but Zaire is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zaire throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Zaire's belly button to the back.
Blake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Zaire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Zaire gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Zaire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake thinks about the counter body kick.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Blake.
Blake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaire scores with a nice body kick.
Zaire moves into the clinch.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Zaire controls the action.
Zaire throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaire backwards.
Zaire misses with some punches.
Zaire tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Zaire back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zaire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blake's brow.
Zaire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat.
Blake throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaire circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blake sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake slips a straight right by Zaire.
Zaire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire misses with a hook
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Zaire misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zaire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jesse Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Zaire off balance momentarily.
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Zaire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Zaire as Blake shoots in.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zaire - the referee stops the clock and Blake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zaire. Blake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking to land body kicks.
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Zaire moves his leg out of the way.
Zaire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blake sprawls and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Blake.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Blake throws a push kick but Zaire slaps the foot to one side.
Blake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Blake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire is looking to counter with head kicks.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaire clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Blake.
I think Zaire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Zaire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagatar Hetagurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagatar Hetagurov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetagurov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Neal Bob has been cut.
Bob connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hetagurov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bagatar Hetagurov has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob dances in with a quick combination. Hetagurov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Bob snaps Hetagurov's head back. Hetagurov stumbles backwards against the cage. Bob steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hetagurov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hetagurov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neal Bob!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Neal Bob waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaugh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Vaugh!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaugh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chukwuma tries to clinch but Vaugh moves out of range.
Vaugh connects with a right hand. Chukwuma shakes it off.
Vaugh checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Vaugh misses.
Vaugh throws a leg kick which misses Chukwuma's front leg but catches the back leg as Chukwuma tries to avoid it.
Vaugh throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chukwuma misses the target.
Chukwuma misses with a head kick.
Chukwuma swings for the body but Vaugh moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat.
Chukwuma keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chukwuma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vaugh with a hook.
Vaugh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chukwuma momentarily.
Chukwuma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaugh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat.
Vaugh wants to slow Chukwuma down by chopping away at his legs.
Chukwuma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vaugh.
Chukwuma walks into a stiff left hand from Vaugh.
Chukwuma pushes Vaugh up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma trying to stall but Vaugh improves his position.
Chukwuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vaugh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vaugh stalling in the clinch but Chukwuma improves position.
Chukwuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chukwuma lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chukwuma.
Chukwuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaugh cracks Chukwuma with a nice body shot.
Chukwuma lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Chukwuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma stalling.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Vaugh throws knees to the body.
Vaugh tries to land knees in the clinch but Chukwuma avoids the damage to the body.
Chukwuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vaugh backwards.
Chukwuma tries a body shot but Vaugh blocks it.
Chukwuma gets through Vaugh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vaugh tries to pull guard but Chukwuma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vaugh pulls guard effortlessly.
Vaugh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chukwuma's guard.
Chukwuma keeping full guard, as Vaugh tries to pass.
Chukwuma is pulling down on Vaugh's head. It's preventing any offense from Vaugh, at least for the moment.
Vaugh is looking to work some ground and pound but Chukwuma has wrist control.
Vaugh looking to pass the guard.
Chukwuma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vaugh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vaugh tries for a kimura but Chukwuma is defending well.
Chukwuma prevents Vaugh from improving position.
Chukwuma regains half guard.
Chukwuma wants to control but Vaugh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaugh wants to free his trapped foot but Chukwuma is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chukwuma has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaugh is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaugh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to get back to full guard.
Vaugh wants to pass the guard but Chukwuma is defending well.
Vaugh seems to be looking for submissions.
Vaugh is looking for a kimura here.
Chukwuma gets back to full guard.
Chukwuma can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaugh controls the pace.
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 Tinashe Chukwuma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vaugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaugh shoots in for a takedown but Chukwuma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chukwuma lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Chukwuma - just one landing.
Vaugh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwuma lands a left hand.
Vaugh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Vaugh.
Chukwuma scores with a shot to the side of Vaugh's head.
Vaugh fails to pull guard.
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tinashe Chukwuma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chukwuma scores with a hook to the body.
Vaugh is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma lands an elbow inside that Vaugh shrugs off.
It looks like Michael Vaugh has been cut.
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!
Chukwuma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaugh blocks the elbow strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chukwuma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A left hand lands to the body for Chukwuma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Chukwuma.
A short right from Chukwuma on the inside.
Vaugh tries a knee to the head but Chukwuma blocks it.
Chukwuma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chukwuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaugh can do to turn this around?
Chukwuma lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Chukwuma to work.
Chukwuma is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vaugh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chukwuma to the mat. Chukwuma regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chukwuma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chukwuma 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.
Vaugh being controlled here momentarily.
Chukwuma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is looking to stand back up but Vaugh counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chukwuma.
Vaugh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chukwuma defending well though.
Vaugh is pressing down on Chukwuma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chukwuma is holding on for now.
Chukwuma tries to roll over but Vaugh keeps him under control.
Vaugh wants to pass to mount but Chukwuma is defending the position.
Vaugh stalling away here and it's allowed Chukwuma to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vaugh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chukwuma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vaugh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vaugh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vaugh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chukwuma is keeping the position for now.
Vaugh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vaugh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vaugh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chukwuma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vaugh trying to move into half guard but instead Chukwuma has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaugh keeps trying to improve his position.
Chukwuma postures up.
Chukwuma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vaugh wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaugh is still trying to improve position.
Chukwuma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chukwuma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaugh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Vaugh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chukwuma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vaugh.
Vaugh throws a big counter head kick but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
Vaugh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaugh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chukwuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaugh wants to counter with a clinch but Chukwuma pushes him away.
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chukwuma ducks under a wild hook from Vaugh.
Vaugh moves away from the strike by Chukwuma.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chukwuma throws a body kick that misses.
Vaugh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chukwuma throws out a loose jab but Vaugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaugh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chukwuma misses with a low kick as Vaugh jumps back.
A left lands for Vaugh.
That kick from Chukwuma tenderised Vaugh's leg. Vaugh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chukwuma scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Chukwuma throws a shot to the body.
Chukwuma jabs Vaugh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chukwuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vaugh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chukwuma's knee momentarily.
Crunch! Chukwuma slams his shin into Vaugh's torso.
Vaugh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chukwuma lands a leg kick that knocks Vaugh off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vaugh blocks the leg kick.
Chukwuma clobbers Vaugh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chukwuma swings for the body but Vaugh moves out of range.
Chukwuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chukwuma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chukwuma there.
Vaugh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chukwuma looks to throw the jab but Vaugh is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chukwuma throws a lazy head kick
and Vaugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vaugh with a hook.
Chukwuma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vaugh checks a low kick from Chukwuma.
Tinashe Chukwuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaugh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut.
Chukwuma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chukwuma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
Vaugh wants to clinch.
Chukwuma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vaugh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chukwuma as he jumps to the side.
Chukwuma slips a straight right by Vaugh.
Chukwuma connects with a right hand. Vaugh shakes it off.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but Vaugh avoids it.
Chukwuma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Vaugh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chukwuma doesn't seem phased though.
Vaugh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chukwuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vaugh under the eye.
Vaugh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vaugh blocks a jab.
Vaugh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chukwuma takes a swing at Vaugh's ribcage but misses.
Vaugh takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaugh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Michael Vaugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tinashe Chukwuma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chukwuma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vaugh is able to avoid easily.
Vaugh feints a counter leg kick.
Chukwuma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick which misses Vaugh's front leg but catches the back leg as Vaugh tries to avoid it.
Chukwuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chukwuma misses with a hook.
Tinashe Chukwuma is winning the standup battle so far.
Chukwuma throws an off balance right hand
and Vaugh counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinashe Chukwuma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chukwuma, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
Tinashe Chukwuma thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Michael Vaugh was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh well, I guess I had a bad day.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goban Declan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goban Declan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan lands with a right hand.
A big right from Orion misses.
Orion thumps Declan with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Declan blocks the low kick.
Declan swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Orion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Orion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Declan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orion thows a body kick. Declan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orion.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion is looking to land body kicks.
Declan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Declan. Orion shrugs it off though.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Declan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Declan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Declan missing with a left hand there. Orion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Orion misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Declan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Declan counters with an outside leg kick.
Declan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion takes a kick to the side of the head.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Declan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Declan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Declan tried to score with a low kick but Orion checks it.
Orion blocks a low kick nicely.
Orion cracks Declan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Declan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Declan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion misses with a looping right.
Declan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Orion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Declan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orion moves forwards but Declan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Declan is looking to chop away at Orion's legs.
Orion steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Declan. That one must have hurt.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Orion checks a leg kick.
Orion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Declan just manages to avoid it.
Orion misses with a left hand
and Declan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Declan moves out of range as Orion strikes.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Declan throws a body kick that misses.
Declan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Declan cracks Orion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Declan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan thows a body kick. Orion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orion lands with a slapping head kick.
Orion tries to bum rush Declan with a series of wild strikes but Declan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Declan.
Declan with a jab.
Orion moves away from the strike by Declan.
Declan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Declan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Orion scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion throws a sloppy head kick
and Declan counters with a straight right hand.
Orion loads up on a big right hand but Declan slips the punch.
Orion takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion slips a straight right by Declan.
Orion keeps Declan at a distance using the push kick.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Declan.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Declan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orion blocks a leg kick.
Declan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Declan.
Declan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Declan misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Declan throws a front kick that sends Orion stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orion.
Declan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orion will feel that in the morning.
Declan throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goban Declan dominated that round.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orion avoids the head kick by Declan.
Declan swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Orion has closed the distance and engaged Declan in a clinch.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Declan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Declan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Declan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
Declan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Declan is trying to push Orion away but Orion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Declan dodges an elbow strike from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion lands a nice shot to the body.
Orion throws an elbow but it misses.
Declan managing to block the knees to the body from Orion.
Orion gets through Declan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orion.
Orion has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Declan avoids the elbow strike from Orion, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Orion.
Nice body punch from Orion.
I was talking to Orion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Declan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Declan.
Declan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Orion.
Jab from Orion.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Declan works the jab nicely.
Orion moves in looking to clinch but Declan pushes him off.
Orion moves out of range as Declan throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
Declan tries a quick counter leg kick but Orion is wise to it.
Declan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Declan lands with a hook. Orion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion throws a body shot but no joy.
Declan flicks out a counter leg kick but Orion steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Declan misses with a hook.
A big left from Declan misses.
Orion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good work by Orion as he checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Declan.
Declan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orion.
Declan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orion's hands.
Orion scores with a nice body kick.
Declan blocks the body kick.
Declan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Orion is predictable there
and Declan counters with a nice uppercut.
Declan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orion.
A bone on bone clash there as Declan blocks the leg kick.
Orion slips a jab from Declan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orion jabs at Declan's body.
Orion misses with a body punch
and Declan counters with a stiff right hand.
Declan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orion.
Orion is looking to counter with head kicks.
Declan tries to land a leg kick but Orion saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Orion lands a nice looking body kick.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
Declan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orion on the side of the head.
Orion cracks the inside of Declan's front leg.
Declan moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Declan throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Declan, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Declan throws a low kick, looking for Orion's leg but Orion calmly moves out of range.
Declan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion checks a low kick from Declan.
Declan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Declan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orion slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Declan misses.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion looks to land a body kick but Declan moved away.
Declan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Goban Declan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Declan just misses with a punch to the body.
Declan moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan connects with a solid leg kick.
Declan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orion has closed the distance and engaged Declan in a clinch.
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 Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orion throws a right and a left that Declan avoids nicely.
Declan ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Declan misses with a kick to the body.
Orion blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Declan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orion doesn't seem bothered though.
Declan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Declan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Declan. Declan obviously looking to wear him down.
Declan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orion tries to clinch there but Declan circles away.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Orion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Declan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Declan manages to break the clinch.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Orion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
Declan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion 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.
Declan moves out of range of the body kick.
Orion backing away here, and Declan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Orion steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Declan. That one must have hurt.
Declan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Declan thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch but Declan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Declan feints and then cracks Orion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orion down.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
Orion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Declan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Orion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Declan down.
Declan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Declan digs a good hook to Orion's body.
Declan slips a straight right by Orion.
Declan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Declan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Declan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orion works over Declan's head and body with a nice combination.
Declan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Declan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Declan throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Declan misses with an uppercut
and Declan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orion connects with a single shot there.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Declan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion walks into a jab.
Orion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Declan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orion lands a nice looking body shot.
Declan misses with a low kick.
It appears Orion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Declan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Declan scores with a head kick. Orion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Orion throws a wild body kick that Declan sees coming a mile off.
Orion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Declan takes a step back to recover.
Declan misses with a lunging right hand
and Orion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
Declan throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan lands with a kick to the temple. Orion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Declan misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Goban Declan.
I think Declan 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goban Declan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Barry Brewster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Brewster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Brewster. Beautiful body shot.
Brewster misses with an uppercut. Leuka saw that one coming.
Leuka instigates a clinch.
Brewster tries to break free but Leuka pushes him back against the cage.
Leuka misses with an elbow strike.
Brewster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leuka backwards.
Brewster lands a shoulder strike.
Brewster cracks Leuka with a nice body shot.
Leuka looks winded!
Leuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brewster stalls.
Brewster breaks the clinch.
Brewster circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Leuka to the canvas! Leuka doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Brewster keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Brewster!
A relieved looking Barry Brewster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tribes song. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khal Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aldo Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drogo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aldo Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull scores with a hook to the body. Drogo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitbull thows a body kick. Drogo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
Drogo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitbull blocks the body kick.
Pitbull moves away from the strike by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a two punch combination.
Pitbull misses with a body shot
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drogo dives in and scores a takedown into Pitbull's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull wants to sweep but no luck.
Drogo controlling from the top position.
Drogo tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitbull is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo stopping the sweep attempt from Pitbull.
Pitbull controls Drogo momentarily but Drogo frees himself.
Drogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Drogo pushing down on Pitbull's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pitbull tries to get to full guard but Drogo has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo passes to side control.
Pitbull tries to escape but Drogo is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drogo has hold of Pitbull's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pitbull seems comfortable defending it but Drogo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pitbull is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pitbull is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Drogo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khal Drogo!
Khal Drogo is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Khal Drogo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Futter fails to land the takedown.
As Futter tries to get set, Silva tries to push him back and clinch up but Futter manages to avoid the attempt.
Futter closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Futter pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Futter.
Kron Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Futter doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Futter.
It looks like Buck Futter has been cut.
Silva rushes Futter and presses him up against the cage.
Silva presses Futter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Futter or not.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Futter's takedown attempt.
Silva pushes Futter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Futter looks winded!
Futter is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Futter avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Futter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Futter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Futter tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva digs a right hand into Futter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Futter's gas tank.
Futter has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Futter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Futter dives into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Futter controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Futter passes into side control.
Silva is not content to let Futter control the position.
Futter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping hold of Futter's head, controlling as best he can.
Futter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Futter eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Futter is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Futter thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Futter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Futter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Futter trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Futter throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Futter's guard. Nice move by Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Futter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Futter dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Futter's head and hops out.
Futter fails to land the takedown.
Futter fails with the takedown.
Kron Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Futter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
As Futter tries to get set, Silva tries to push him back and clinch up but Futter manages to avoid the attempt.
Futter with a poor takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushes Futter up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Futter controls his hands.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Futter backwards.
Silva works on Futter's body with a couple of short punches.
Futter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Futter working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva has Futter pulled in close to control his posture.
Futter won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Futter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buck Futter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Futter postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Futter is one step ahead there.
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.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Futter manages to get himself to full guard.
Futter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Futter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Futter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Futter can do to turn this around?
Futter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Futter is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Futter misses with a right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Futter tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Futter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Futter.
Futter shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Futter.
Kron Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Futter backwards.
That has opened up Buck Futter's cut even more.
Futter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buck Futter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Futter misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Futter with a poor takedown
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kron Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Futter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva digs a right hand into Futter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Futter's gas tank.
Silva is leaning against Futter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Futter avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Futter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Futter takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a left hand.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Futter is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a body punch.
Futter being controlled against the cage.
Kron Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva pushes Futter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works on Futter's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Silva.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva avoiding damage.
Futter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Futter controls the action.
Futter wants a takedown.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Futter is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Futter's ribcage. Futter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands a left hand.
Futter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Futter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva cracks Futter with a nice body shot.
Silva presses Futter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Futter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Futter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva has Futter up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva'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.
Silva'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.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Futter's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Futter is looking for a takedown.
Kron Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Futter backwards.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Futter lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is controlling Futter's posture.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Futter is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Futter tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Futter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Futter is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Futter is keeping him busy.
Silva cracks Futter with a big elbow.
Silva wants to control but Futter is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Silva.
Futter is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva had his way with Buck Futter in that round.
The cut man is working on Buck Futter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Futter shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva pushes Futter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Futter avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Futter.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Futter backwards.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Futter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kron Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Futter.
Futter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Futters head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Futter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Futter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Futter's head.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva 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.
Futter is rocked!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Futter is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva drives through and clinches with Futter against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Futter is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Futter seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Futter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Futter controls his hands.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Futter's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Futter wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Futter avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Futter lands a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Futter is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Futter passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Buck Futter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Futter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Futter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva wants to control but Futter is keeping busy.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Futter trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Futter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Silva!
Kron Silva is the new featherweight champion!
Kron Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemaitre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La Marseillaise. Samir Lemaitre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knut Paulsen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen thows a body kick. Lemaitre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemaitre scores with a shot to the body.
Lemaitre scores with a nice right hand.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Lemaitre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lemaitre lands a jab to Paulsen's midsection.
Paulsen takes a swing at Lemaitre's ribcage but misses.
Lemaitre jabs Paulsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Paulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lemaitre's calf.
Lemaitre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Lemaitre cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Lemaitre takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Lemaitre misses its intended target.
Lemaitre looks to land a right hand but Paulsen moved out of range.
Lemaitre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paulsen under the eye.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses
and Lemaitre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lemaitre ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a jab to Lemaitre's midsection.
Lemaitre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paulsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lemaitre scores with a jab to the head.
Lemaitre lands with a good body shot.
Lemaitre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lemaitre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Lemaitre scores with a nice head shot.
Lemaitre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemaitre throws a nice looking combination but Paulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemaitre blocks the body kick.
Lemaitre throws a big shot that misses.
Lemaitre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paulsen throws a lazy head kick
and Paulsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemaitre jabs at Paulsen's body.
Lemaitre throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemaitre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemaitre is looking to wear down Paulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws out a powerful jab.
Lemaitre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lemaitre swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lemaitre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lemaitre throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Lemaitre slips a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Lemaitre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paulsen tries to avoid it but Lemaitre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paulsen to the ground. Paulsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knut Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Lemaitre sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemaitre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lemaitre misses its target.
Lemaitre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lemaitre throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samir Lemaitre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemaitre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemaitre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paulsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lemaitre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Lemaitre misses with a hook to the body
and Paulsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lemaitre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Lemaitre 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.
Lemaitre throws a sloppy body shot
and Lemaitre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulsen slips under a jab from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Paulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lemaitre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulsen.
Lemaitre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paulsen is trying to defend but Lemaitre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paulsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lemaitre slips a nice elbow through Paulsen's hands, connecting with Paulsen's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemaitre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paulsen trying to hold on to Lemaitre's head to control him but Lemaitre postures up.
Lemaitre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lemaitre lands strikes from half guard.
Paulsen moves into full guard.
Lemaitre throwing strikes but missing.
Paulsen has control of Lemaitre's left arm, preventing Lemaitre from doing any damage.
Lemaitre postures up and lands a big shot to Paulsen's brow.
Lemaitre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemaitre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lemaitre trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemaitre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paulsen is rocked!
Lemaitre with a nice head shot there.
Paulsen is still in real trouble! Can Lemaitre finish him?
Lemaitre arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Paulsen's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samir Lemaitre!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Samir Lemaitre made sure he mentioned Bullet Proof System, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cearul Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cearul Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ysengrin. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ysengrin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferreira catches Ysengrin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ysengrin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Cearul Ysengrin has been cut.
Ysengrin misses with a wild body shot.
Cearul Ysengrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ysengrin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira.
Ysengrin is rocked!
Ferreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Ysengrin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Ysengrin blocks the low kick.
Ysengrin moves out of range of the body kick from Ferreira.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ysengrin. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ferreira! Ysengrin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Ferreira!
Marco Ferreira is the new heavyweight champion!
Marco Ferreira made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I hope he will be OK, but he went down so fucking hard man.'.
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