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DUEL#6 Xezeron vs Longshanks PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcdonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald's coach down at DaJet Conditioning, Transition, Escape School was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mcdonald's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silver moves out of range as Mcdonald throws a body kick.
Mcdonald misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mcdonald.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver lands a big uppercut and Mcdonald crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mcdonald looks OK. Silver waves Mcdonald back to his feet!
It looks like Kevin Mcdonald has been cut.
Billy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcdonald looks up at the clock. Bad move! Silver lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mcdonald. Silver pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Silver!
A determined Billy Silver didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Lopatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Normandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Lopatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Normandy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopatin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lopatin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Normandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopatin lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Nice jab there from Lopatin.
Lopatin scores with a hook.
Normandy misses with a double jab
and Lopatin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopatin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Normandy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Normandy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopatin.
Some wild striking there from Normandy.
Normandy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopatin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopatin shoots in for a takedown but Normandy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Normandy unleashes a big counter combination but Lopatin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopatin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lopatin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Normandy circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Lopatin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Normandy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Normandy does no damage.
Normandy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
James Normandy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Normandy misses with a wild combination.
Lopatin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Normandy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy is looking for the big counter here.
Lopatin throws a nice head kick!
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopatin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopatin is looking to counter the offense by Normandy and move into the clinch.
Lopatin slips a jab and a cross from Normandy.
Normandy throws a right hand that Lopatin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopatin also avoids with ease.
Normandy looks winded!
Lopatin connects with a body shot that sends Normandy's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopatin clinches up against the cage.
Lopatin jumps into guard, dragging Normandy to the mat.
Normandy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopatin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Normandy has managed to get both his arms back between Lopatin's legs - danger averted.
Normandy being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopatin has wrist control.
Lopatin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Normandy connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopatin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lopatin has Normandy pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Normandy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lopatin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Normandy manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopatin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopatin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lopatin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Lopatin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lopatin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Normandy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Normandy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Normandy fails to land with a series of punches.
As Normandy looks to move away, Lopatin throws a big counter combo but Normandy just gets out of the way.
Normandy misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopatin lands with a nice combination. Normandy backs away looking to recover.
Lopatin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lopatin breaks the clinch.
Normandy throws a nice looking combination but Lopatin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Normandy looks to move away, Lopatin throws a big counter combo but Normandy just gets out of the way.
Lopatin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Normandy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lopatin is looking to work some ground and pound but Normandy has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Lopatin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Normandy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Lopatin.
James Normandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopatin gets a clinch.
Lopatin has Normandy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Normandy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lopatin successfully pulls guard.
Normandy throwing strikes but missing.
Lopatin wriggles free and stands up.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Lopatin avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Normandy does no damage.
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopatin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopatin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Normandy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopatin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Normandy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopatin shoots in and drives through. Normandy sprawls well.
Lopatin throws a series of punches but Normandy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
Lopatin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Normandy is breathing heavily.
Lopatin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Lopatin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Normandy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopatin backs up against the cage.
Normandy swinging wildly here.
Lopatin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Normandy tries for a takedown but Lopatin manages to get underhooks.
Lopatin is struggling to control the position.
Lopatin lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopatin is pushing Normandy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lopatin has hold of one of Normandy's legs. Normandy is fighting the takedown attempt but Lopatin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Normandy wants to get back to his feet but Lopatin passes into half guard.
Alexei Lopatin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopatin is taking a breather. Normandy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Normandy is looking to escape.
Normandy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopatin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopatin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lopatin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lopatin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopatin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Normandy defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopatin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lopatin uses his free foot to push down on Normandy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Normandy.
Lopatin controlling from the full mount.
Lopatin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lopatin misses with a head shot.
Lopatin content just to control the position here.
Lopatin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Lopatin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Lopatin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopatin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Normandy's head.
Normandy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopatin has Normandy up against the cage in a clinch.
Normandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopatin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lopatin breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopatin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopatin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Normandy prevents Lopatin from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandy trying to remain calm as Lopatin controls from the top position.
Lopatin with the ground and pound but Normandy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lopatin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lopatin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Normandy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Normandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopatin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Normandy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopatin counters with a three punch combo that has Normandy backing up. Normandy nods at Lopatin to acknowledge the strikes.
Normandy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopatin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Normandy's head.
Lopatin tries to clinch but Normandy moves out of range.
Normandy misses with a two punch combination.
Lopatin clinches up with Normandy and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopatin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Normandy's elbow.
Lopatin breaks from the clinch.
Lopatin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lopatin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopatin lands a nice shot that snaps Normandy's head back.
Alexei Lopatin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Normandy misses with the combination.
Lopatin closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopatin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Normandy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopatin has closed the distance and engaged Normandy in a clinch.
Lopatin breaks the clinch.
Lopatin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Normandy is fending him off so far but Lopatin persists. Nope, Normandy circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Normandy. Those never looked like landing.
As Normandy looks to move away, Lopatin throws a big counter combo but Normandy just gets out of the way.
Alexei Lopatin is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopatin misses with a few strikes there.
Normandy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopatin closes the distance and clinches.
Lopatin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopatin tries to clinch but Normandy moves out of range.
Lopatin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopatin duly obliges.
Lopatin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Normandy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Normandy dodges the punch combination from Lopatin.
Normandy throws a series of punches but Lopatin avoids them all with ease.
Lopatin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopatin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopatin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopatin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Normandy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Normandy looks to land a combination but Lopatin avoids it well.
Lopatin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Normandy misses with a double jab.
Normandy stalks Lopatin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopatin's face. Lopatin staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopatin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Normandy can do to turn this around?
Lopatin shoots for a double leg takedown but Normandy sprawls well. He's pushed Lopatin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Normandy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Lopatin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Normandy misses with a few strikes there.
Lopatin 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.
James Normandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexei Lopatin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Normandy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Lopatin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopatin, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Lopatin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Susan Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raphael Swanson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Susan Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Swanson !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atkins misses with an uppercut.
Swanson misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Swanson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson cracks Atkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Susan Atkins has been cut.
Atkins throws a hook but Swanson avoids it easily.
A jab from Swanson does it's job there.
Atkins is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Swanson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Atkins clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Swanson !
After winning the bout, Raphael Swanson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
Archer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anstey wants to clinch.
Aaron Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Archer slips under a jab.
Archer swats away the attempt to clinch by Anstey.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Archer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Archer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a chopping leg kick but Anstey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Archer blocks a jab.
Archer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anstey misses with some punches.
Anstey wants to stall.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Anstey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer pushes Anstey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Archer wants a takedown.
Archer is working for takedown but Anstey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anstey backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anstey fails to land.
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archer clinches with his opponent.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Archer pushes Anstey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anstey fails to land.
Archer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer tries to score a body lock takedown but Anstey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Archer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a head punch that misses.
Anstey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
Archer lands a body shot.
Archer is looking for a takedown.
Anstey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Archer manages to break the clinch.
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Anstey.
Bunny Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Archer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anstey swivels and escapes.
Anstey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Archer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Anstey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anstey checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Anstey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Archer scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey checks a low kick from Archer.
Anstey takes one to the chin there.
Archer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anstey wants to clinch
and Archer counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey blocks a low kick nicely.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer goes for a double leg but Anstey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anstey continues to drive forward.
Anstey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Archer.
Archer takes one on the button.
Anstey tries to clinch up
letting Archer counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
Archer misses with a body punch
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anstey's calf.
Archer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anstey takes the fight into the clinch.
Archer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Archer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anstey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Archer wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Anstey.
Archer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Archer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Archer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anstey sprawls well. Anstey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Archer gets slowly back to his feet.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Anstey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Archer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anstey walks into a stiff left hand from Archer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer darts in and clinches Anstey up against the cage.
Archer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anstey can do to turn this around?
Anstey throws a head punch that misses.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Archer stalling the fight.
Archer stalling in the clinch.
Archer scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anstey throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anstey's elbow.
Archer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anstey or not.
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Archer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anstey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Archer counters with a takedown into side control.
Archer is staying tight to Anstey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anstey is looking for a sweep.
Archer working the head with strikes.
Archer tries to score with some ground and pound. Anstey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anstey wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but Anstey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Anstey's face as Archer controls the position.
An elbow from Archer crashes against the mat.
Archer working the strikes but Anstey uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Anstey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Archer is keen to just control but Anstey is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Anstey wants to clinch up but Archer keeps it at a distance.
Anstey takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Archer both land. Nice combination.
Anstey tries to clinch but Archer is having none of it.
Archer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anstey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Archer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Archer moves into the clinch.
Archer misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anstey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anstey throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Archer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anstey tries to avoid it but Archer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anstey to the ground. Anstey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Archer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Archer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aaron Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anstey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aaron Archer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anstey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer tries to work over Anstey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Anstey fails to land.
Archer stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Anstey'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.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anstey swings wildly with an uppercut but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anstey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anstey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Archer backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anstey throws a head punch that misses.
Archer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anstey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Archer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anstey up against the cage.
Archer cracks Anstey with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Archer is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstey has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Archer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Archer!
Aaron Archer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Randall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Randall!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick shoots in but Randall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Randall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Randall stuffs the takedown.
Randall unleashes a big counter combination but Dick bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dick gets the takedown into side control.
Randall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Randall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Randall tries to improve position but can't.
Dick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dick is trying to get an arm triangle but Randall is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall is looking to regain half guard here but Dick keeps moving and retains side control.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dick scoring with punches and elbows.
Dick cracks Randall with a big right hand but Randall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Jason Randall has been cut.
Dick lands a few punches from side control.
Dick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Randall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Randall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dick working away.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Randall, who protects the arm well.
Dick landing strikes.
Randall is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall tries to bench press Dick off him but Dick keeps the position.
Dick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Randall, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dick tries to move into full mount but can't pass Randall's legs.
Randall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick tries for a kimura but Randall is defending well.
Randall tries to escape but Dick is in control.
Dick tries for a kimura but Randall is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall manages to get back to half guard.
Dick winds up and cracks Randall with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Jason Randall's cut even more.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
The cut above Jason Randall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dick lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Randall quite badly. Randall pulls Dick in close trying to recover. Dick postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Randall on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Randall doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Dick!
Nick Dick was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ari Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kantola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kantola tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Kantola just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWilliams.
Kantola tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Williams throws a head kick but Kantola moves out of range.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kantola ducks down to avoid it.
Kantola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kantola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sean Carter Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Kantola.
Kantola blocks a head kick by Williams.
Kantola changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kantola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Sean Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
A left lands for Williams.
Kantola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kantola off to one side.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams clinches up with Kantola and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Kantola throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Kantola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kantola misses with a takedown attempt
and Kantola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kantola walks into a jab.
Kantola is rocked!
Williams jabs Kantola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kantola is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Kantola looks winded!
Williams throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kantola crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Trigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (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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257 lbs
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269 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taj Trigger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammouche with a hook.
Hammouche lands with a hook. Trigger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammouche misses with a straight right.
Trigger misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Trigger.
Trigger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trigger wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammouche jabs Trigger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hammouche missing with a left hand there. Trigger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trigger is looking to counter the offense by Hammouche and move into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Trigger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hammouche misses with a low kick as Trigger jumps back.
Trigger is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Trigger misses.
Hammouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trigger throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammouche moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammouche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trigger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hammouche.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammouche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trigger lands with a hook. Hammouche tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammouche jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trigger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Trigger wants it to stay on the feet.
Trigger is looking to counter punch.
Hammouche connects with a high kick.
Hammouche looks for the body kick but Trigger saw that one coming.
Trigger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Trigger misses with a head kick.
Trigger ducks under a wild hook from Hammouche.
Nice uppercut lands for Trigger. That snapped Hammouche's head back.
Trigger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammouche misses with a few strikes there.
Trigger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hammouche manages to circle out of the way.
Trigger slips under a jab.
Trigger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hammouche misses with a left hand
and Trigger counters with a nice right hand that sends Hammouche toppling to the canvas! Hammouche scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Trigger finish him?!
Hammouche is rocked!
Djamel Hammouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Are you kidding me?! Trigger ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hammouche clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taj Trigger!
After winning the bout, Taj Trigger 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and OToole makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boyka really felt that one!
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OToole was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
OToole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
enabling OToole to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka walks into a straight right hand from OToole.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but OToole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyka throws a body punch but OToole moves out of range.
OToole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but OToole moved out of range.
OToole throws a big counter head kick but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
OToole connects with a single shot there.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OToole was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
OToole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
OToole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OToole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka throws a hook but OToole blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but OToole moved out of range.
Boyka throws a hook but OToole blocks it.
OToole tries to counter by closing the distance.
OToole rushes Boyka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boyka tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
OToole gets through Boyka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boyka cracks OToole with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Boyka.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka lands a left hand.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole prevents a body shot from Boyka.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from OToole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole leaning against his opponent.
OToole receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka gets through OToole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole lands a right hand.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
OToole blocking some punches.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from OToole.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka lands a body punch.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
Boyka tries to work over OToole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, OToole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boyka.
OToole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyka backwards.
Boyka is leaning against OToole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boyka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down OToole.
A short uppercut from Boyka.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyka working aggressively here.
OToole tries to throw a body punch but Boyka avoids it by throwing OToole back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Boyka.
Boyka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Boyka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyka.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyka.
OToole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
OToole blocks a body shot from Boyka.
Boyka tries to work over OToole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyka working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OToole.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
Boyka pushes OToole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boyka letting OToole take a breather here.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka cracks OToole with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Boyka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Boyka fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
OToole throws a low kick but Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OToole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boyka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! OToole scrambles back to his feet.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyka tries to bum rush OToole with a series of wild strikes but OToole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OToole with a nice cross.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on OToole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boyka throws a hook but OToole blocks it.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Boyka is predictable there
and OToole counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
Boyka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on OToole's shoulder, as OToole tries to avoid the shot.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OToole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
OToole is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boyka takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka lands with a short shot to the head.
Boyka scores with a shot to the side of OToole's head.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
OToole cracks Boyka with a nice body shot.
Boyka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
A body shot lands from OToole.
Boyka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
OToole stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
Boyka scores with a shoulder strike.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from OToole.
A body shot lands from Boyka.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OToole can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Boyka as the two fighters clinch.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole tries to work over Boyka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole lands a right hand.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boyka.
Yuri Boyka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from OToole.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Boyka.
Boyka gets through OToole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole blocking some punches.
Boyka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boyka throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
Boyka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boyka.
Boyka lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.
OToole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
A shot in the inside from Boyka.
Boyka tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Boyka.
Boyka gets through OToole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OToole misses with a body punch.
Boyka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
OToole slowing the pace effectively.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
A short right from OToole on the inside.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OToole or not.
Boyka dodges an elbow strike from OToole.
OToole throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but OToole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OToole throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
OToole throws a hook to the side of Boyka's head but Boyka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OToole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
OToole tries to counter by closing the distance.
OToole lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyka's head.
OToole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Boyka takes a swing at OToole's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Boyka misses.
Boyka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OToole is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OToole manages to avoid it.
Boyka throws a leg kick but OToole moved away.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole lands a jab to Boyka's midsection.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
OToole throws a head kick that half lands.
OToole ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OToole.
OToole throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but OToole moved out of range.
Yuri Boyka is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from OToole.
Boyka works over OToole's head and body with a nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Boyka as he connects with a hook.
Boyka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OToole.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
OToole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boyka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OToole is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
Boyka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from OToole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boyka cracks OToole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boyka misses with a shot to the body
and OToole counters with a straight right hand.
OToole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
OToole blocks a jab.
Boyka misses with a straight right.
OToole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. OToole's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka throws a quick inside leg kick.
OToole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boyka momentarily.
OToole lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyka's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boyka.
OToole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knuckles OToole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Boyka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
OToole is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
OToole slips a jab from Boyka.
Boyka swings for the body but OToole moves out of range.
OToole sizes up Boyka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boyka throws a jab but it's blocked by OToole.
Boyka sets himself, and OToole steps forward looking for the clinch! Boyka avoids it this time.
OToole lands a jab.
OToole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OToole looks to land a body kick but Boyka moved away.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and OToole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OToole throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Boyka is rocked!
Boyka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and OToole counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knuckles OToole!
Knuckles OToole tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan The Tall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Blaine!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Blaine misses.
The Tall blocks a jab.
The Tall blocks a jab.
The Tall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaine throws a hook to the side of The Tall's head but The Tall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Tall throws a big counter combination but Blaine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blaine misses with a looping left.
Blaine misses with a hook to the body
and The Tall counters with a series of strikes. Blaine will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Tall staying out of range there.
The Tall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Tall lands a nice shot to the body.
The Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaine circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaine dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaine throws out the jab.
The Tall swings for the body but Blaine moves out of range.
Blaine missing with a left hand there. The Tall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Blaine misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Blaine jabs The Tall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Tall's head.
Sloppy strikes from Blaine. Those never looked like landing.
The Tall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Blaine misses.
Blaine slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
The Tall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaine throws out the jab.
Blaine cracks The Tall with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blaine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Tall to stand back up!
The Tall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from The Tall misses its target.
Oh The Tall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Blaine connects with the perfect overhand right and The Tall falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Blaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Blaine!
After the fight, Henry Blaine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claymore Longshanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xezeron kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Our Truth by Lacuna Coil. Maximillian Xezeron could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Claymore Longshanks's chin.
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280 lbs
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Maximillian Xezeron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claymore Longshanks!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron misses with the combination.
Xezeron misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Longshanks! But no joy.
Xezeron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xezeron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Longshanks eats them both and turns towards Xezeron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Longshanks lands a big head kick that sends Xezeron tumbling to the mat! Longshanks takes a step backwards and waves Xezeron back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Xezeron is rocked!
It looks like Maximillian Xezeron has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longshanks throws a lazy right hand but Xezeron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Xezeron was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longshanks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Xezeron.
Longshanks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xezeron walks straight into a right hand from Longshanks - that's dropped him! Longshanks jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Xezeron from any more punishment! Xezeron 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 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Claymore Longshanks!
Claymore Longshanks is the new heavyweight champion!
Claymore Longshanks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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