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G #36 - End of an Era PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methyrr Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen Outlaws as his entrance music. Methyrr Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erling Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Methyrr Dall!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Dall.
Koch avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall cracks Koch with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dall has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koch to stand back up!
Koch is rocked!
It looks like Erling Koch has been cut.
Koch gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dall gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Methyrr Dall!
A relieved looking Methyrr Dall 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James B. Grossweiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossweiner. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels blocks a jab.
Grossweiner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grossweiner.
Daniels throws a low kick but Grossweiner avoids it.
Grossweiner loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossweiner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossweiner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Grossweiner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniels blocks the body kick.
Grossweiner scores with a nice strike.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Grossweiner shakes it off.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossweiner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grossweiner looks for the body kick but Daniels saw that one coming.
Jerome Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels pushes Grossweiner up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Grossweiner misses with some punches.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Daniels.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossweiner has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels pushes Grossweiner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossweiner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossweiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grossweiner scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossweiner lands a hook that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossweiner.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels digs a right hand underneath Grossweiner's ribcage. Grossweiner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grossweiner scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels is rocked!
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels blocking some punches.
Grossweiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossweiner.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossweiner swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Grossweiner misses with the head strike.
Grossweiner misses with some punches.
Grossweiner misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Grossweiner creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daniels's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daniels drops to his knees and Grossweiner pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James B. Grossweiner!
An out of breath James B. Grossweiner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bourdain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christoph Lindemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Bourdain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Bourdain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christoph Lindemann!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdain looks for the body kick but Lindemann saw that one coming.
Bourdain throws a head kick but Lindemann moves out of range.
Lindemann throws a big counter head kick but Bourdain avoids it with no problem.
Bourdain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lindemann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourdain backwards.
Bourdain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindemann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bourdains head.
Lindemann misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindemann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bourdain up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bourdain has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lindemann misses with some punches.
Bourdain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bourdain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourdain lands a nice uppercut.
Lindemann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bourdain is defending well for now.
Lindemann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourdain.
Bourdain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindemann or not.
Bourdain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lindemann looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindemann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bourdain cracks Lindemann with a nice body shot.
Bourdain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bourdain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourdain.
Bourdain digs a right hand underneath Lindemann's ribcage. Lindemann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bourdain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lindemann.
Bourdain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bourdain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bourdain.
Bourdain struggles to land a body shot inside as Lindemann controls his hands.
Bourdain throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindemann.
A short uppercut from Bourdain.
Bourdain misses with a body punch.
Lindemann working aggressively here.
Lindemann working aggressively here.
Bourdain lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourdain lands a hook that snaps the head of Lindemann backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdain misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bourdain as the two fighters clinch.
Lindemann breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bourdain.
Lindemann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bourdain.
It looks like Anthony Bourdain has been cut.
Bourdain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bourdain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lindemann is rocked!
It looks like Christoph Lindemann has been cut.
Lindemann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourdain counters with a big left hand that crumples Lindemann! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Bourdain!
Our winner, Anthony Bourdain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgi Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgi Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes cracks Pandahammer with an open hand slap.
It looks like Giorgi Pandahammer has been cut.
Pandahammer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick
and Pandahammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandahammer tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pandahammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandahammer. That's going to slow Atunes down.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandahammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pandahammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandahammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pandahammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Pandahammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pandahammer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lands a nice shot that snaps Pandahammer's head back.
Nice jab there from Atunes.
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandahammer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Atunes blocks it well.
Pandahammer 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.
Good exchange - Pandahammer coming out on top.
Pandahammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandahammer lands with a nice body kick.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Atunes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick there by Pandahammer.
Atunes wants to slow Pandahammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Pandahammer slips a jab and a cross from Atunes.
Pandahammer throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atunes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pandahammer scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes scores with a leg kick.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pandahammer's hands.
Estafan Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer has Atunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pandahammer lands a body shot.
Atunes wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.
A short uppercut from Pandahammer.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandahammer misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Pandahammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Pandahammer.
Atunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Atunes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pandahammer lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandahammer.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Pandahammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Pandahammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes throws a hook but Pandahammer blocks it.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
Pandahammer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pandahammer throws a body kick that misses.
Pandahammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Pandahammer cracks the inside of Atunes's front leg.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pandahammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes works Pandahammer's body with a nice hook.
Atunes throws a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandahammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandahammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atunes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Pandahammer moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Pandahammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandahammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandahammer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Pandahammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atunes.
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 Estafan Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giorgi Pandahammer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Pandahammer.
Atunes digs a good hook to Pandahammer's body.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandahammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atunes closes the distance but Pandahammer moves to the side
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandahammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Atunes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandahammer.
Atunes slips a straight right by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a wild body kick that Atunes sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandahammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Pandahammer moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Pandahammer.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Pandahammer lands a front kick.
Atunes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pandahammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atunes's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Pandahammer.
Atunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandahammer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pandahammer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch on the inside from Pandahammer fails to land.
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!
Pandahammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pandahammer tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Pandahammer back against the cage.
Atunes tries to work over Pandahammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandahammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pandahammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Pandahammer blocking some punches.
Atunes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pandahammer blocks an uppercut.
Atunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pandahammer tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Pandahammer back against the cage.
Pandahammer is leaning against Atunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Pandahammer working aggressively here.
Pandahammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Pandahammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer being controlled against the cage.
Pandahammer pushes Atunes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giorgi Pandahammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pandahammer has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Pandahammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes has had enough of the clinch but Pandahammer keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pandahammer.
Atunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pandahammer controls his hands.
Pandahammer pushes Atunes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pandahammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandahammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pandahammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Pandahammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pandahammer digs a right hand underneath Atunes's ribcage. Atunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pandahammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Pandahammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandahammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandahammer lands a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgi Pandahammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giorgi Pandahammer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Atunes misses with a wild combination.
Pandahammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandahammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandahammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giorgi Pandahammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes tries to clinch up.
Pandahammer misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Pandahammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
Nice defenses there by Pandahammer.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Pandahammer is out of range.
Pandahammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pandahammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Pandahammer moves away and avoids it.
Pandahammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Atunes misses
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandahammer misses with a body kick.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandahammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Atunes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Atunes takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Atunes tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes throwing a counter right hand but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Pandahammer blocks a head kick by Atunes.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandahammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandahammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandahammer scores with the left hand. Atunes knows he should have avoided that one.
Atunes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atunes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes connects with a looping right hand.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
Pandahammer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandahammer lands a nice hook to Atunes's body. Atunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pandahammer misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Pandahammer 's knee.
Atunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Pandahammer slams his shin into Atunes's torso.
Pandahammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick.
Pandahammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pandahammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
Pandahammer connects with the punch.
Atunes swings for the body but Pandahammer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandahammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer works Atunes's body with a nice hook.
Atunes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Pandahammer is looking to land body kicks.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandahammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandahammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgi Pandahammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandahammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgi Pandahammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chuckhaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Bad ll cool j. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chuckhaven's choice of entrance music: whip it. On his way into the cage it seems that Rico Scorpion has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rico Scorpion seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Chuckhaven!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuckhaven connects with a nice looking jab.
Chuckhaven throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuckhaven misses with a body shot.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chuckhaven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scorpion tries to counter with a takedown but Chuckhaven is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Chuckhaven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scorpion tries to counter with a takedown but Chuckhaven is quick to defend against it.
Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chuckhaven.
Chuckhaven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chuckhaven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scorpion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuckhaven misses with a wild combination.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chuckhaven swinging wildly here.
Scorpion attempts a counter takedown but Chuckhaven avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuckhaven takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Chuckhaven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scorpion dodges the punch combination from Chuckhaven.
Scorpion slips a jab and a cross from Chuckhaven.
Chuckhaven connects with a right hand. Scorpion shakes it off.
Chuckhaven throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Chuckhaven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scorpion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Chuckhaven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven misses with a double jab.
Paul Chuckhaven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scorpion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuckhaven tries to clinch there but Scorpion circles away.
Chuckhaven throws a combination. Scorpion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion slips a jab and a cross from Chuckhaven.
Scorpion attempts a counter takedown but Chuckhaven avoids it well and moves away.
Chuckhaven misses with a double jab
and Scorpion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chuckhaven won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Scorpion creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chuckhaven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Scorpion throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Scorpion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chuckhaven, who protects the arm well.
Scorpion throws an elbow but Chuckhaven slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion working the ground and pound but Chuckhaven is defending the strikes.
Chuckhaven manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chuckhaven prevents Scorpion from improving his position.
Scorpion trying to hold on to Chuckhaven's head to control him but Chuckhaven postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chuckhaven working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chuckhaven seems to be working for a kimura but Scorpion defends the submission attempt.
Scorpion wants to control but Chuckhaven is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion is not content to let Chuckhaven control the position.
Scorpion trying to control from the bottom.
Chuckhaven controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scorpion trying to control here.
Scorpion preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Still in half guard, Chuckhaven seems content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Chuckhaven 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.
Chuckhaven throws a combination that misses
and Scorpion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chuckhaven won't be happy with that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chuckhaven manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chuckhaven gets full guard.
Scorpion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chuckhaven is trying to keep Scorpion in close.
Chuckhaven is looking for a triangle but Scorpion pushes his legs off easily.
Scorpion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuckhaven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chuckhaven escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Scorpion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuckhaven working a defensive guard here.
Chuckhaven keeping moving, preventing Scorpion from controlling successfully.
Scorpion throws a big right hand that misses.
Scorpion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chuckhaven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scorpion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scorpion wants to control from the top but Chuckhaven keeps moving.
Scorpion throws a big elbow that misses.
Chuckhaven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scorpion looking to sit in guard and control but Chuckhaven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chuckhaven won't allow Scorpion to sweep him here.
Scorpion trying to control the position.
Chuckhaven slips nicely into half guard.
Scorpion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven is controlling the pace.
Scorpion is trying is best to control the position here.
Scorpion wants to improve his position but Chuckhaven is controlling well.
Scorpion is trying to maintain the position but Chuckhaven is very close to passing his half guard.
Scorpion is refusing to be controlled, as Chuckhaven sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chuckhaven wants to free his trapped foot but Scorpion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Paul Chuckhaven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chuckhaven is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scorpion defends it well.
Chuckhaven seems to be working for a kimura but Scorpion defends the submission attempt.
Chuckhaven stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scorpion is controlling Chuckhaven's trapped leg to prevent Chuckhaven from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Chuckhaven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chuckhaven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion feinted with a counter takedown.
Chuckhaven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scorpion drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chuckhaven sprawls and moves away.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Chuckhaven.
Chuckhaven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Chuckhaven.
Chuckhaven misses with a few strikes there.
Chuckhaven scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuckhaven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion attempts a counter takedown but Chuckhaven avoids it well and moves away.
Chuckhaven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chuckhaven clinches up with Scorpion and pushes him back against the cage.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chuckhaven prevents it.
Chuckhaven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chuckhaven has had enough of the clinch but Scorpion keeps him there for the moment.
Chuckhaven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chuckhaven is trying to break the clinch but Scorpion is controlling him.
Scorpion tries to score a body lock takedown but Chuckhaven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chuckhaven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rico Scorpion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven throws a nice looking combination but Scorpion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chuckhaven misses with a looping left.
Chuckhaven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chuckhaven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scorpion back to the cage. Chuckhaven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chuckhaven misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chuckhaven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scorpion drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chuckhaven sprawls and moves away.
Chuckhaven cracks Scorpion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven misses with a series of wild punches.
Scorpion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chuckhaven throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chuckhaven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorpion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorpion drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chuckhaven sprawls and moves away.
Chuckhaven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chuckhaven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chuckhaven misses with a body shot.
Chuckhaven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scorpion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chuckhaven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuckhaven throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuckhaven throws a right and a left that Scorpion avoids nicely.
Scorpion tries to counter with a takedown but Chuckhaven is quick to defend against it.
Chuckhaven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuckhaven swinging wildly here.
Chuckhaven scores with a nice strike.
Chuckhaven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chuckhaven lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chuckhaven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Chuckhaven.
Chuckhaven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Chuckhaven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chuckhaven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Chuckhaven!
Paul Chuckhaven took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Rico Scorpion spoke after the fight, saying 'well shit '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spunkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Geisler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spunkly comes to the cage accompanied by (Rap Music). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
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260 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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Spunkly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler clinches up against the cage.
Geisler lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geisler.
Geisler presses Spunkly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spunkly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Geisler.
Spunkly is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Geisler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Geisler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Geisler lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Geisler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spunkly tries to break free but Geisler pushes him back against the cage.
Spunkly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Geisler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geisler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geisler.
Spunkly tries to break the clinch but Geisler is controlling the position.
Spunkly is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Geisler.
Geisler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spunkly's efforts to push away.
Geisler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spunkly backwards.
Geisler has Spunkly pressed against the cage.
Spunkly letting Geisler take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Spunkly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Geisler.
Geisler digs a right hand underneath Spunkly's ribcage. Spunkly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geisler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Geisler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spunkly wants to break free but Geisler has control.
Geisler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Geisler.
Spunkly is trying to break the clinch but Geisler is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler lands an uppercut.
Geisler lands an uppercut.
Spunkly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geisler digs a right hand underneath Spunkly's ribcage. Spunkly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geisler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spunkly or not.
Geisler digs a right hand underneath Spunkly's ribcage. Spunkly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geisler taking a breather.
Geisler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Geisler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Geisler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geisler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Spunkly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Geisler.
Spunkly manages to break the clinch.
Spunkly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spunkly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Geisler cracks Spunkly with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spunkly looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Geisler finish him?
Spunkly is rocked!
It looks like Tyrone Spunkly has been cut.
Spunkly is holding his hands too far apart here. Geisler throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Spunkly is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Otto Geisler!
After winning the bout, Otto Geisler 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 Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnusson has chosen Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men as his entrance music. Magnus Magnusson 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Magnusson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magnusson was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl thuds a left hand into Magnusson's body.
Magnusson throws a body punch but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnusson is looking for the big counter here.
Magnusson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heimendahl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heimendahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Magnusson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magnusson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimendahl.
Magnusson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magnusson throws the left hand but Heimendahl avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnusson throws a poor cross that misses
and Heimendahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heimendahl slips a straight right by Magnusson.
Heimendahl moves forwards but Magnusson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magnusson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl closes the distance and pushes Magnusson back into the cage.
Magnusson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heimendahl pushes Magnusson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnussons head.
It looks like Magnus Magnusson has been cut.
Magnusson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heimendahl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heimendahl throws a head punch that misses.
Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heimendahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Heimendahl on the inside.
Heimendahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnusson.
A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimendahl.
Magnusson prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
Magnusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnusson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Magnusson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heimendahl pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magnusson takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Heimendahl's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimendahl scores with a sloppy right hand. Magnusson should have avoided that one.
Magnusson throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease.
Heimendahl connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Magnus Magnusson's cut even more.
Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnusson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl cracks Magnusson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magnusson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Magnusson counters with a nice body shot.
Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimendahl scores with a punch to the head.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown but Heimendahl shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Magnusson.
Magnusson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimendahl defending well as Magnusson loads up on a big left hand.
Heimendahl takes a swing at Magnusson's ribcage but misses.
Magnusson is looking for the big counter here.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Magnusson moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magnusson! But no joy.
Heimendahl lands a right hook to the body.
Magnusson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimendahl lands a nice shot that snaps Magnusson's head back.
Heimendahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heimendahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnusson manages to avoid it.
Heimendahl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magnusson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Magnusson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heimendahl throws a hook but Magnusson blocks it.
Heimendahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magnusson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Heimendahl is wriggling around but Magnusson manages to pass to half guard.
Magnusson is trying to control the action in half guard but Heimendahl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Heimendahl tries to kick Magnusson off but Magnusson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimendahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magnusson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heimendahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magnusson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Magnusson seems content to control.
Heimendahl is trying to maintain the position but Magnusson is very close to passing his half guard.
Magnusson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magnusson trying to control the pace.
Magnusson thows a huge punch but Heimendahl dodges it nicely.
Heimendahl is refusing to be controlled, as Magnusson sits in half guard.
Heimendahl tries to roll over but Magnusson keeps him under 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.
Magnusson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magnusson throws a series of punches but Heimendahl avoids them all with ease.
Heimendahl misses with the body kick
and Magnusson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heimendahl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl connects with a body shot that sends Magnusson's belly button to the back.
Heimendahl with a jab.
Heimendahl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl closes the distance and pushes Magnusson back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land.
Magnusson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heimendahl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Magnusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magnusson.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Magnusson.
Heimendahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heimendahl works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heimendahl pushes Magnusson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Magnusson fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnusson.
Heimendahl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Magnus Magnusson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Magnusson.
Heimendahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magnusson backwards.
Magnusson wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magnusson wants to take the fight to the mat but Heimendahl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Heimendahl lands an elbow that stopped Magnusson in his tracks for a moment.
Magnus Magnusson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Magnusson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
A very excited looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Colombu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tung Fo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Colombu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tung Fo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colombu throws a right hand that Fo ducks under and follows up with a left that Fo also avoids with ease.
And Fo tries to counter it with a takedown but Colombu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fo shoots in for a takedown but Colombu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Colombu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Colombu keeping full guard, as Fo tries to pass.
Colombu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Colombu controlling Fo's posture.
Fo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Colombu seems keen to control Fo's posture.
Fo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Colombu dives on top into guard.
Fo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Colombu is one step ahead there.
Colombu throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Colombu defends it easily.
Fo has his foot on Colombu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Colombu works his way back into a safe position though.
Colombu wants to control from the top but Fo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colombu lands a couple of digs.
Colombu cracks Fo with a solid left hand.
Colombu is working Fo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Colombu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fo is on top in guard.
Fo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Colombu has his hands clasped together around Fo's back. He's all about the action.
Colombu tries to get to full guard but Fo has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fo trying to pass the guard but Colombu defending well.
Fo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Colombu defends it well.
Fo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Colombu trying to hold on to Fo's head to control him but Fo postures up.
Colombu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Colombu tries to kick Fo off but Fo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Colombu controlling the position well.
Colombu gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo wants to pass the guard but Colombu is keeping the position.
Colombu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colombu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Colombu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Colombu keeping full guard, as Fo tries to pass.
Fo is pushing down on Colombu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Colombu is fighting to maintain full guard but Fo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Colombu trying to hold on to Fo's head to control him but Fo postures up.
Fo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colombu wants to hold on but Fo pushes him away.
Colombu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fo is working for a kimura here but Colombu manages to reverse the position and he's now in Fo's guard.
Colombu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fo keeping moving, preventing Colombu from controlling successfully.
Colombu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Colombu landing with the ground and pound.
Colombu is posturing up here but Fo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Colombu tries to roll out but it's too tight and Colombu has to tap! Slick submission there by Fo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tung Fo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Bonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruff's entrance music is Shut Up - Stormzy. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonn's choice of entrance music: Die Ärzte - Zu Spät. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
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264 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Gruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Bonn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gruff misses with a low kick as Bonn jumps back.
Gruff gets a clinch.
Gruff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonn backwards.
Bonn has a couple of punches blocked by Gruff.
Bonn being controlled against the cage.
Bonn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Bonn tries a knee to the head but Gruff blocks it.
Gruff blocks an uppercut.
Bonn working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruff'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.
Gruff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Boris Bonn has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruff.
Bonn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Gruff as the two fighters clinch.
Bonn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonn misses with a body punch.
Gruff manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bonn misses with some punches.
Gruff misses with some punches.
I was talking to Gruff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bonn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruff's elbow.
Gruff blocks an uppercut.
Bonn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruff misses with the head strike.
Gruff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruff blocks an uppercut.
Gruff works on Bonn's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonn misses with some punches.
Gruff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonn up against the cage.
Bonn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gruff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Gruff to work.
A short left from Gruff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruff.
Bonn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruff.
Bonn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruff working aggressively here.
Bonn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonn tries to land a front kick but Gruff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonn fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruff misses with a jab to the body
and Bonn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bonn has Gruff up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruff controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gruff.
Gruff presses Bonn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruff lands a left hand.
Bonn has a couple of punches blocked by Gruff.
Bonn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonn tries to circle away but Gruff has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonn.
Gruff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gruff lands with a right to the head.
Gruff scores with a hook to the body.
Bonn looks winded!
Gruff is leaning against Bonn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruff lands a nice uppercut.
Gruff scores with a hook to the body.
Gruff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gruff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gruff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gruff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Gruff.
Gruff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruff stalling the fight.
Bonn misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruff lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonn backwards.
Gruff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonn is rocked!
Gruff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Bonn.
A right handed body shot lands from Gruff.
Gruff lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gruff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gruff lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Boris Bonn's cut even more.
Gruff scores with a shoulder strike.
Gruff content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruff.
Bonn misses with the head strike.
Bonn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonn working aggressively here.
Bonn wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gruff.
Gruff lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Gruff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Gruff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Bonn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gruff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonn manages to avoid it.
Gruff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonn doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruff misses with a wild combination.
Gruff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruff grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bonn takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gruff cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Gruff!
Billy Gruff took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, On Tap (160Q & Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lowkie Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Decker Dogwood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
270 lbs
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296 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decker Dogwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lowkie Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin walks into a left hand.
Dogwood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Decker Dogwood has been cut.
Dogwood closes the distance and pushes Erwin back into the cage.
Dogwood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Erwin's efforts to push away.
Erwin misses with some punches.
Erwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dogwood backwards.
Erwin avoiding damage.
Erwin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Erwin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dogwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erwin manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dogwood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erwin looks to throw the jab but Dogwood is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogwood pushes Erwin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogwood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Erwin.
Dogwood blocking some punches.
Dogwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Erwin slips a straight right by Dogwood.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dogwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Erwin counters with a left and a right that stings Dogwood.
Erwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dogwood finds it's way round the side to connect with Erwin's head.
Dogwood jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dogwood lands a nice looking body shot.
Erwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dogwood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogwood. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick from Erwin lands but Dogwood takes it in his stride.
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!
Dogwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Dogwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin scores with a jab to the head.
Erwin needs to keep his hands up - Dogwood had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Lowkie Erwin has been cut.
Erwin lands a jab.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Dogwood connects with a body shot that sends Erwin's belly button to the back.
Dogwood throws an overhand right that lands on Erwin's shoulder, as Erwin tries to avoid the shot.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogwood.
Dogwood throws a hook but Erwin blocks it.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
It looked like Dogwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dogwood works the jab nicely.
Dogwood misses with a left hand
and Erwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erwin moves out of range as Dogwood strikes.
Erwin feints a jab promting Dogwood to slip. Erwin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dogwood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dogwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Dogwood misses.
Erwin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dogwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands with a right hand.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Dogwood.
Dogwood misses with a straight right.
Erwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dogwood with a body shot.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Dogwood throws a monster overhand right that drops Erwin! Dogwood follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Decker Dogwood!
Decker Dogwood gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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