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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Simona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Simona!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes forces Simona back against the cage and clinches.
Simona wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Hughes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Simona has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughes tightens his grip and picks Simona up, before dumping him to the ground. Simona manages to land in guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Simona is keeping the position.
We've been hearing that Hughes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hughes throws a strike but Simona rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Simona not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Simona from controlling successfully.
Simona controlling from the top position.
Simona missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes wants to stand up but Simona is controlling him.
Simona wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Simona trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simona is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A right-left combo lands from Hughes.
It looks like Mike Simona has been cut.
Hughes jabs Simona right on the nose. Simona blinks but takes it well.
Simona is rocked!
Hughes pounces like a tiger and cracks Simona with a vicious hook! Simona is down but not out! Hughes follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Hughes!
Michael Hughes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joao Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to drag Da Silva to the mat but Da Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Da Silva lands an uppercut.
Da Silva works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson looks winded!
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
A short right from Da Silva on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Da Silva lands a body punch.
A short right from Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da Silva digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Johnson senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simone Milanesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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240 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simone Milanesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milanesi lands with a cross.
Milanesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimirovich misses with a few strikes there.
Milanesi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vladimirovich fails to land the takedown.
Vladimirovich darts in and clinches Milanesi up against the cage.
I was talking to Milanesi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vladimirovich throws a head punch that misses.
Milanesi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milanesi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milanesi punishes Vladimirovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Simone Milanesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladimirovich cracks a nice hook into Milanesi's ribs.
A combination from Vladimirovich does no damage.
Milanesi drops Vladimirovich with a nice combination! Milanesi dives into Vladimirovich's guard, looking to finish!
Vladimirovich is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Vladimirovich has been cut.
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.
Vladimirovich looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milanesi stands up from Vladimirovich's guard - Milanesi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vladimirovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Milanesi finish him?
Milanesi moves into range and clinches up with Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Vladimirovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milanesi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milanesi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milanesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milanesi closes the distance and clinches.
Milanesi breaks from the clinch.
Vladimirovich gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simone Milanesi!
A very excited looking Simone Milanesi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Pettaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Gniewek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettaway comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. Julian Gniewek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettaway throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pettaway.
Gniewek swings widly with a right hand
and Pettaway counters with a left to the body.
Gniewek throws a right hand that misses
and Pettaway counters with a nice body shot.
Gniewek pushes Pettaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Pettaway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is pushing Pettaway up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pettaway has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Pettaway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pettaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettaway is defending well for now.
Gniewek just leaning against Pettaway, taking a breather.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Pettaway lands with a light punch inside.
Gniewek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pettaway smiles and moves away.
Gniewek moves out of range of the leg kick from Pettaway.
Pettaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Pettaway.
Herschel Pettaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway scores with a body shot.
Gniewek swings for the body but Pettaway moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettaway. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettaway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range and Pettaway settles back down.
Pettaway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gniewek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettaway moves away.
It looked like Pettaway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pettaway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Pettaway is out of range.
Pettaway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Pettaway finds it's way through Gniewek's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gniewek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pettaway tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pettaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gniewek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pettaway's face.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
Gniewek jumps guard and drags Pettaway to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pettaway got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gniewek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettaway has managed to get both his arms back between Gniewek's legs - danger averted.
Gniewek controls Pettaway momentarily but Pettaway frees himself.
Gniewek has a closed guard, preventing Pettaway from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek wants to sweep here but Pettaway controlling him for the moment.
Pettaway gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pettaway throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettaway. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gniewek tries to keep at a distance but Pettaway has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettaway digs a right hand underneath Gniewek's ribcage. Gniewek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pettaway is struggling to control the position.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
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 Herschel Pettaway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gniewek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pettaway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gniewek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pettaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gniewek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pettaway takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway checks a leg kick.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gniewek moves in looking to clinch but Pettaway pushes him off.
Pettaway half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Gniewek is just out of range.
Gniewek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pettaway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gniewek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Herschel Pettaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pettaway is looking to wear down Gniewek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gniewek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettaway lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pettaway checks a leg kick.
Pettaway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Pettaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Gniewek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek misses with a hook. Pettaway ducked under it nicely.
Pettaway misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Pettaway's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pettaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gniewek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pettaway with a body shot.
Pettaway takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gniewek.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gniewek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pettaway up against the cage.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Pettaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Pettaway won't allow it.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pettaway takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gniewek.
Gniewek landing knees to the body.
Pettaway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pettaway blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gniewek slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Gniewek's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pettaway avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.
Gniewek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pettaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pettaway is looking to control Gniewek's arms but Gniewek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pettaway has his back to the cage.
Pettaway tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Julian Gniewek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettaway tries to circle away but Gniewek has him pinned against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to maintain a safe position but Pettaway gets an underhook and turns Gniewek into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gniewek as Pettaway tries to tie him up.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettaway avoids the damage to the body.
Gniewek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pettaway forces Gniewek back against the cage and clinches.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pettaway scores with a shot to the side of Gniewek's head.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Pettaway.
Gniewek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pettaway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gniewek can turn it around.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Pettaway won't allow it.
Gniewek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pettaway tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Pettaway back against the cage.
Gniewek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pettaway fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling him.
Gniewek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Pettaway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Pettaway.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pettaway has him pressed against the cage.
Herschel Pettaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Gniewek.
Gniewek trying to land knees to the body.
Gniewek looking to stall.
Pettaway manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pettaway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gniewek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pettaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pettaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettaway wants to stall.
Gniewek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gniewek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pettaways head.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Pettaway is trying to maintain a safe position but Gniewek gets an underhook and turns Pettaway into the cage.
Pettaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pettaway avoids it.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Pettaway misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Pettaway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gniewek being controlled against the cage.
Gniewek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pettaway walks away with a smile on his face. Gniewek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pettaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettaway throws out a leg kick but Gniewek moves out of range and Pettaway only half commits.
Pettaway works Gniewek's body with a nice hook.
Pettaway clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pettaway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Pettaway has him pressed against the cage.
Pettaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pettaway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettaway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gniewek gets control of Pettaway's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gniewek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gniewek trying to keep a closed guard but Pettaway is proving a slippery customer.
Pettaway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettaway is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gniewek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herschel Pettaway showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pettaway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herschel Pettaway!
Herschel Pettaway 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Breneman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Faaloua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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280 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Breneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Faaloua!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Breneman.
Breneman trying to control the action but Faaloua is working from the bottom.
Breneman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Faaloua rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Breneman's guard! Nice work there by Faaloua!
Breneman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Faaloua defends well.
Breneman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breneman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Faaloua has passed into side control.
Breneman being controlled for a moment.
Breneman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breneman sneaks back into half guard.
Breneman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Faaloua stopping the sweep attempt from Breneman.
Breneman is pulling down on Faaloua's head to control his posture.
Faaloua trying to control but Breneman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Breneman trying to keep a closed guard but Faaloua is proving a slippery customer.
Faaloua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Breneman is trying to control the position but Faaloua postures up.
Faaloua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Breneman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Faaloua puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Faaloua performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Breneman trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Faaloua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Faaloua. No joy for Breneman on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Breneman.
Faaloua throws a big counter head kick but Breneman avoids it with no problem.
Faaloua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Breneman shoots for a double leg takedown but Faaloua sprawls well. He's pushed Breneman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Breneman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breneman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faaloua circles away.
Breneman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faaloua pinned against the cage. Faaloua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice side step and Faaloua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Breneman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faaloua moves away.
Faaloua is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Faaloua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Breneman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breneman throws a series of punches but Faaloua avoids them all with ease.
Breneman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Faaloua gets back to half guard.
Breneman is trying to work for a kimura but Faaloua is defending well.
Breneman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breneman thows a huge punch but Faaloua dodges it nicely.
Breneman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Breneman is looking for a kimura but Faaloua is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Breneman to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Faaloua will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faaloua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faaloua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Breneman attempts a counter takedown but Faaloua avoids it well and moves away.
Faaloua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Breneman with that takedown attempt.
Breneman fails with the takedown.
Faaloua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faaloua wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Breneman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breneman shoots in for a double leg but Faaloua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faaloua forces Breneman back against the cage and clinches.
Breneman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faaloua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breneman breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Breneman's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faaloua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua rushes Breneman and presses him up against the cage.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Breneman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua avoiding damage.
Breneman blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Breneman's defenses.
It looks like Adam Breneman has been cut.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Breneman is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua is controlling him.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faaloua.
Faaloua lands an elbow that stopped Breneman in his tracks for a moment.
Breneman dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Breneman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faaloua has Breneman pressed against the cage.
Breneman takes an elbow to the temple.
Breneman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faaloua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Breneman goes for a takedown attempt but Faaloua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faaloua lands a head kick. Breneman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Faaloua tries to clinch up.
Breneman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Breneman keeps the fight on the outside.
Faaloua tries to clinch there but Breneman circles away.
Faaloua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Breneman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faaloua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breneman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Faaloua leaves Breneman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James Faaloua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breneman looking to score a takedown here. Faaloua is defending well but Breneman drives through and ends up in Faaloua's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breneman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breneman won't allow Faaloua to sweep him here.
Faaloua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breneman.
Breneman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breneman lands a couple of digs.
Breneman throws an elbow that misses. Faaloua uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breneman's guard. Nice move by Faaloua!
Faaloua stays in close to Breneman's body and controls the position.
Faaloua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua tries to free his leg and advance position but Breneman is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breneman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faaloua manages to get himself to full guard.
Breneman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breneman throws a strike but Faaloua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faaloua won't allow Breneman to sweep him here.
Breneman is looking to sweep but instead, Faaloua has passed into half guard.
Faaloua slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Faaloua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Breneman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Faaloua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faaloua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Breneman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Breneman throws out a loose jab but Faaloua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breneman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFaaloua.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch but Breneman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breneman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Faaloua. That one must have hurt.
Faaloua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breneman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Faaloua misses.
Faaloua instigates a clinch.
Faaloua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breneman blocks the elbow strike.
Breneman dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Breneman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faaloua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faaloua throws an elbow but misses.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Breneman is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Breneman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faaloua prevents the takedown attempt.
Breneman avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Breneman has Faaloua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Faaloua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faaloua stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faaloua trying to stall but Breneman improves his position.
Adam Breneman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Breneman's brow.
Breneman tries to stall but Faaloua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
James Faaloua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Faaloua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faaloua prevents the takedown attempt.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Breneman can't get the takedown.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Breneman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Faaloua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Breneman blocks the elbow strike.
Faaloua avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Faaloua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breneman avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Breneman's brow.
Breneman can't get the takedown.
Faaloua slows down the pace here.
Breneman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside that Breneman shrugs off.
Adam Breneman's cut is getting worse.
Faaloua lands an elbow that stopped Breneman in his tracks for a moment.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Faaloua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adam Breneman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Breneman blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Breneman wants to take the fight to the mat but Faaloua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Breneman is looking for a takedown.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it misses.
Faaloua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Breneman avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua gets underhooks to prevent Breneman's takedown attempt.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Faaloua avoiding damage as Breneman throws knees to the body.
Faaloua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Adam Breneman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breneman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Breneman is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua is controlling him.
Breneman misses with a body punch.
Breneman misses with some punches.
James Faaloua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Faaloua prevents a body shot from Breneman.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Faaloua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faaloua 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Faaloua!
During a confident post fight interview, James Faaloua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Gluhovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gluhovic comes into the arena with Bureal Sarkikos blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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32
181 lbs
15 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Gluhovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a body punch but Gluhovic moves out of range.
Hall misses the body punch
and Gluhovic counters with a straight right hand.
Gluhovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Gluhovic.
Hall 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.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Gluhovic counters with a straight right hand.
Gluhovic misses with a hook
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gluhovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Gluhovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluhovic avoids the head kick by Hall.
A nice combination there by Hall.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gluhovic counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gluhovic coming out on top.
Gluhovic tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gluhovic.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gluhovic throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Gluhovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gluhovic throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Gluhovic throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Gluhovic throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall keeps Gluhovic at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic misses with an uppercut
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gluhovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gluhovic throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gluhovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gluhovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gluhovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall slips under a jab.
Gluhovic lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gluhovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gluhovic misses with a right hand
and Hall counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Gluhovic misses.
Gluhovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall throws a head kick that Gluhovic semi-blocks.
Gluhovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gluhovic throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluhovic throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall defending well as Gluhovic loads up on a big left hand.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gluhovic misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Gluhovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Gluhovic misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Gluhovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Gluhovic.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Gluhovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Gluhovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gluhovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gluhovic throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gluhovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gluhovic throws an off balance right hand
and Hall counters with a right hand to the body.
Gluhovic scores with a shot to the body.
Gluhovic scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
Gluhovic throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws a fast counter high kick but Gluhovic manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluhovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gluhovic just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Hall misses.
Hall digs a good hook to Gluhovic's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhovic throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gluhovic.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gluhovic misses with a looping left.
Gluhovic connects with a crisp jab.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gluhovic counters with a straight right hand.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gluhovic, as that shot connected.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Gluhovic.
Gluhovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gluhovic throws a big shot that misses.
Hall takes a swing at Gluhovic's ribcage but misses.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gluhovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gluhovic finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gluhovic.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gluhovic's waist but Gluhovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Gluhovic misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gluhovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Gluhovic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Gluhovic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gluhovic misses with a body shot
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gerardo Gluhovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Gluhovic misses.
Hall takes one on the button.
A left lands for Gluhovic.
Hall is rocked!
Gluhovic looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Gluhovic finish him?
Hall tries to land a front kick but Gluhovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Gluhovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Gluhovic pounces like a tiger and cracks Hall with a vicious hook! Hall is down but not out! Gluhovic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerardo Gluhovic!
Gerardo Gluhovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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45
163 lbs
35 - 19 - 0 |
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34
195 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adama scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like William Joseph has been cut.
Joseph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adama, pushing him back against the cage.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Joseph - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joseph lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but Adama blocks it.
Adama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adama misses with the head strike.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adama.
Joseph letting Adama take a breather here.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adama's elbow.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Adama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joseph stalling in the clinch but Adama improves position.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
Adama gets through Joseph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but Joseph blocks with his arms.
Adama managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph misses with a knee strike.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph trying to control the position but instead, Adama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joseph into the cage.
Joseph tries a body shot but Adama blocks it.
Adama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Adama finds it's way through Joseph's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adama misses with a combination
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph forces Adama back against the cage and clinches.
Adama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Adama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Adama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph tries a body shot but Adama blocks it.
Joseph pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adama throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adama avoids it.
Adama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Joseph clinches up with Adama and pushes him back against the cage.
Adama stalling in the clinch but Joseph improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adama tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
Adama misses with the head strike.
Adama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adama avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
Adama stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Adama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Adama avoids the damage to the body.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
Joseph trying to control the position but instead, Adama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joseph into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adama blocks a body shot from Joseph.
William Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adama prevents a body shot from Joseph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph being controlled against the cage.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adama's elbow.
Adama blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Adama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Adama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adama slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adama manages to break the clinch.
Adama tries to keep at a distance but Joseph has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joseph trying to land knees to the body.
Adama misses with the head strike.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adama.
Adama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adama throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Joseph.
Joseph takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Adama controls his hands.
Adama throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Joseph cracks Adama with a nice body shot.
Adama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joseph obliges.
Joseph tries to stall but Adama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adama avoids it.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adama breaks from the clinch.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Still in the clinch, Adama scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adama avoids it.
Adama tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Adama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
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!
Adama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joseph working aggressively here.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Adama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adama tries to break free but Joseph pushes him back against the cage.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Joseph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Joseph's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Adama defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Adama misses.
Joseph tries to move into range but Adama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph tries to counter by clinching up but Adama breaks away and moves out of range.
Joseph gets a clinch.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Adama.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Joseph missing with knees to the body.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Adama fails to land.
Adama lands an uppercut.
Adama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adama lands a left and a right that send Joseph crashing to the mat, dazed. Adama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adama.
Joseph is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Adama.
Adama lands a big right hand that sends Joseph crashing to the mat! Adama stays standing though and waves Joseph back to his feet!
Oh Joseph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joseph has Adama up against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph seems to have got his legs back now.
Joseph keeps control of Adama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph clinches up against the cage.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adama's elbow.
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!
Adama breaks the clinch.
Adama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adama lands a left and a right that send Joseph crashing to the mat, dazed. Adama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph clinches up with Adama and pushes him back against the cage.
Adama avoiding damage as Joseph throws knees to the body.
Joseph is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joseph leaning against his opponent.
Joseph seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joseph tries to work over Adama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Adama controls the action.
Joseph missing with knees to the body.
Adama leaning against his opponent.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Adama avoids the damage to the body.
Adama has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Adama managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph is looking to control Adama's arms but Adama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joseph has his back to the cage.
Adama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Adama.
Joseph throws a head kick but Adama moves out of range.
Joseph moves into range and clinches up with Adama.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Adama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adama is defending well for now.
Adama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joseph under the eye.
Joseph forces Adama back against the cage and clinches.
Adama has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama lands a knee to the head.
Adama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adama.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joseph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adama misses with some punches.
Adama scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.
Adama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Adama fails to land.
Adama managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Adama.
Adama lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Adama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Adama!
William Adama opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyrkanian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Khan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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34
144 lbs
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25
145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kucharski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kucharski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch up.
Kucharski keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyrkanian instigates a clinch.
Kucharski fails to pull guard.
Kucharski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kucharski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hyrkanian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hyrkanian postures up in Kucharski's guard and throws a big left but Kucharski blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hyrkanian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kucharski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyrkanian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kucharski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hyrkanian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kucharski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hyrkanian throws a strike but Kucharski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hyrkanian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hyrkanian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hyrkanian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kucharski holds on and takes a little breather.
Kucharski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyrkanian with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hyrkanian working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hyrkanian throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyrkanian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kucharski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kucharski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian is looking to work some ground and pound but Kucharski has wrist control.
Hyrkanian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hyrkanian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hyrkanian throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyrkanian throwing strikes but missing.
Hyrkanian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hyrkanian throws an elbow that misses. Kucharski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hyrkanian's guard. Nice move by Kucharski!
Hyrkanian throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hyrkanian is striking from the bottom but Kucharski uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hyrkanian punching from the bottom.
Hyrkanian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian punching from the bottom.
Hyrkanian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hyrkanian strikes from the bottom but Kucharski passes into mount!
Hyrkanian is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Hyrkanian swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hyrkanian regains half guard.
Hyrkanian striking from half guard on the bottom.
Kucharski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hyrkanian wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hyrkanian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hyrkanian throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Kucharski manages to pass to side control.
Hyrkanian tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hyrkanian throws a few strikes from the bottom but Kucharski takes advantage and mounts!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyrkanian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hyrkanian throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kucharski. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyrkanian swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kucharski controlling the position easily from mount.
Hyrkanian working to try and regain half guard.
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 Michal Kucharski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hyrkanian moves into the clinch.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Hyrkanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Kucharski drops back down to his feet.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyrkanian just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Kucharski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kucharski blocking some punches.
Kucharski pulls guard.
Kucharski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyrkanian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrkanian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kucharski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kucharski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hyrkanian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hyrkanian throws a big elbow that misses.
Kucharski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian postures up in Kucharski's guard and throws a big left but Kucharski blocks it.
Hyrkanian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hyrkanian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hyrkanian throws a big right hand that misses.
Hyrkanian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kucharski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian throwing strikes from guard but Kucharski blocks nicely.
Hyrkanian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyrkanian throws an elbow that misses. Kucharski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hyrkanian's guard. Nice move by Kucharski!
Subotai Hyrkanian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hyrkanian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hyrkanian throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hyrkanian wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyrkanian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hyrkanian throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hyrkanian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kucharski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch
and Kucharski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyrkanian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kucharski pulls guard.
Hyrkanian landing with the ground and pound.
Hyrkanian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hyrkanian throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyrkanian throwing strikes but missing.
Hyrkanian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kucharski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hyrkanian is looking to work some ground and pound but Kucharski has wrist control.
Hyrkanian throws an elbow that misses. Kucharski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hyrkanian's guard. Nice move by Kucharski!
Hyrkanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kucharski is one step ahead there.
Hyrkanian throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kucharski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hyrkanian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hyrkanian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kucharski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hyrkanian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kucharski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hyrkanian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyrkanian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hyrkanian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hyrkanian connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Subotai Hyrkanian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hyrkanian instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kucharski.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Kucharski drops back down to his feet.
Kucharski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kucharski blocking some punches.
Kucharski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kucharski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kucharski.
Hyrkanian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hyrkanian lands an uppercut.
Kucharski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Kucharski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hyrkanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyrkanian has a couple of punches blocked by Kucharski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyrkanian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hyrkanian misses with the head strike.
Kucharski blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyrkanian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kucharski jumps guard but Hyrkanian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kucharski is trying to pull guard but Hyrkanian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyrkanian lands with a light punch inside.
Kucharski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kucharski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyrkanian to keep the fight standing.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyrkanian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Kucharski.
Kucharski is trying to pull guard but Hyrkanian has him pressed against the cage.
Hyrkanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyrkanian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kucharski fails to pull guard.
Kucharski jumps guard but Hyrkanian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Kucharski drops back down to his feet.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Kucharski.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyrkanian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyrkanian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kucharski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hyrkanian to keep the fight standing.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Kucharski drops back down to his feet.
Subotai Hyrkanian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hyrkanian pushes Kucharski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Hyrkanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Kucharski.
Kucharski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hyrkanian smiles and moves away.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyrkanian closes the distance and pushes Kucharski back into the cage.
Hyrkanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Kucharski blocking some punches.
Hyrkanian lands with a light punch inside.
Kucharski jumps guard but Hyrkanian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kucharski blocks an uppercut.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyrkanian has a couple of punches blocked by Kucharski.
Kucharski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hyrkanian smiles and moves away.
Kucharski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch but Kucharski moves out of range.
Kucharski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kucharski throwing a counter right hand but Hyrkanian manages to avoid it.
Subotai Hyrkanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyrkanian instigates a clinch.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Kucharski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian holds him up against the cage and eventually Kucharski drops back down to his feet.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hyrkanian fails to land.
Hyrkanian misses with the head strike.
Kucharski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hyrkanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Kucharski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyrkanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Hyrkanian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kucharski.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hyrkanian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kucharski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kucharski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kucharski jumps guard but Hyrkanian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kucharski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hyrkanian walks away with a smile on his face. Kucharski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hyrkanian wants to clinch.
It looked like Kucharski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch there but Kucharski circles away.
Kucharski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hyrkanian tries to close the distance and clinch but Kucharski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Kucharski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyrkanian is looking to clinch but Kucharski is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Kucharski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyrkanian has Kucharski up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Subotai Hyrkanian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hyrkanian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Subotai Hyrkanian!
Subotai Hyrkanian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeNardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riccuito comes into a darkened arena with his song building. walk hard kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom DeNardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riccuito throws a lazy right hand but DeNardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeNardo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riccuito is fending him off so far but DeNardo persists. Nope, Riccuito circles away and we're back to standing.
Riccuito wants to slow DeNardo down by chopping away at his legs.
DeNardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Riccuito throws a front kick that sends DeNardo stumbling back into the cage.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeNardo cracks Riccuito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riccuito misses with a kick to the body.
Riccuito lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeNardo.
DeNardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Riccuito off the cage and back into range.
DeNardo throws a right and a left that Riccuito avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeNardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riccuito is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from DeNardo.
Riccuito misses with a wild combination.
DeNardo is looking to counter punch.
DeNardo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
DeNardo blocks a jab.
DeNardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Riccuito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riccuito throws a low kick, looking for DeNardo's leg but DeNardo calmly moves out of range.
DeNardo throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNardo tests Riccuito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeNardo misses the shot to the body.
DeNardo misses with a low kick as Riccuito jumps back.
DeNardo keeps the fight on the outside.
DeNardo misses with a body shot.
DeNardo throws a head kick that misses.
DeNardo thuds his shin into the meat of Riccuito's side.
Riccuito throws a hook but DeNardo avoids it easily.
DeNardo is looking to land body kicks.
Riccuito scores with a jab to the body.
DeNardo feints and as Riccuito raises his hands in defense, DeNardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riccuito wants to stand and escape but DeNardo is having none of it.
DeNardo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
DeNardo looking to pass the guard.
DeNardo with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeNardo won't allow Riccuito to get back to his feet.
DeNardo works over Riccuito with some ground and pound from guard.
DeNardo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeNardo prevents Riccuito from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riccuito keeping moving, preventing DeNardo from controlling successfully.
Riccuito is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. DeNardo presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from DeNardo.
Riccuito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeNardo.
A short uppercut from Riccuito.
Riccuito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeNardo scores with a hook to the body.
DeNardo tries to throw a body punch but Riccuito avoids it by throwing DeNardo back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeNardo misses with a punch to the body.
DeNardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeNardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riccuito's elbow.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riccuito scores with a shoulder strike.
Riccuito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riccuito lands an uppercut.
DeNardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeNardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeNardo tries to pull guard but Riccuito holds him up against the cage and eventually DeNardo drops back down to his feet.
DeNardo has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
A short right from DeNardo on the inside.
Still in the clinch, DeNardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riccuito tries to throw a body punch but DeNardo avoids it by throwing Riccuito back against the cage.
Riccuito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccuito.
A body shot lands from Riccuito.
DeNardo is breathing heavily.
Riccuito scores with a shot to the side of DeNardo's head.
DeNardo takes an elbow to the temple.
Riccuito throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dom DeNardo has been cut.
Riccuito lands a body punch.
Riccuito lands an elbow that stopped DeNardo in his tracks for a moment.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike.
Riccuito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNardo.
Riccuito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riccuito pushes DeNardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riccuito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riccuito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riccuito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeNardo avoids it.
Riccuito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riccuito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from DeNardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom DeNardo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riccuito lands a leg kick that knocks DeNardo off balance momentarily.
Riccuito lands a jab to the nose.
Riccuito checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeNardo. Riccuito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riccuito let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Riccuito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeNardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Riccuito.
DeNardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riccuito.
Riccuito moves out of range of the strikes.
DeNardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riccuito pinned against the cage. Riccuito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riccuito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeNardo moves away.
Riccuito misses with a straight right.
Riccuito tries to clinch but DeNardo moves out of range.
Dom DeNardo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNardo throws a lazy right hand but Riccuito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeNardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Riccuito slips a straight right by DeNardo.
Riccuito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riccuito tried to score with a low kick but DeNardo checks it.
And DeNardo counters with a quick kick to the body but Riccuito blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riccuito. DeNardo shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito moves out of range as DeNardo throws a body kick.
That kick from DeNardo tenderised Riccuito's leg. Riccuito is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeNardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
DeNardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Riccuito.
Riccuito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeNardo throws a push kick but Riccuito slaps the foot to one side.
DeNardo cracks Riccuito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
DeNardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riccuito.
It seemed like Riccuito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
DeNardo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DeNardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riccuito replies with a solid counter kick to the body but DeNardo blocks it well.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut. DeNardo saw that one coming.
Riccuito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riccuito slips under a jab from DeNardo.
Riccuito wants to slow DeNardo down by chopping away at his legs.
Riccuito blocks a low kick nicely.
DeNardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riccuito pinned against the cage. Riccuito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riccuito feints a counter leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riccuito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riccuito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riccuito throws a head kick that misses
and DeNardo counters with a straight right hand.
Riccuito moves out of range as DeNardo strikes.
Riccuito throws a good cross that connects.
DeNardo ducks under a wild hook from Riccuito.
DeNardo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
DeNardo cracks Riccuito with a good jab.
DeNardo connects with a crisp jab.
DeNardo misses with a hook
and Riccuito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riccuito.
Riccuito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeNardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riccuito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riccuito scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riccuito rushes DeNardo and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from DeNardo.
DeNardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riccuito misses with an elbow strike.
DeNardo breaks from the clinch.
Riccuito blocks a head kick by DeNardo.
Riccuito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riccuito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riccuito lands a jab.
Riccuito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DeNardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeNardo is looking to counter punch.
An inside leg kick from DeNardo misses.
Riccuito tries to counter with a clinch but DeNardo shakes him off and moves away.
Riccuito throws a body punch but DeNardo moves out of range.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riccuito. That's going to slow DeNardo down.
Riccuito 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.
DeNardo throws a looping overhand right but Riccuito ducks down to avoid it.
Riccuito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riccuito is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Riccuito.
Riccuito throws a body punch but DeNardo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeNardo misses with a leg kick.
Riccuito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mark Riccuito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riccuito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeNardo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riccuito.
DeNardo slips under a jab.
Riccuito scores with a nice strike.
DeNardo throws a shot from downtown. Riccuito moves away and avoids it.
Riccuito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riccuito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riccuito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Riccuito.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riccuito! But no joy.
DeNardo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut.
DeNardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riccuito.
Riccuito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeNardo.
DeNardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riccuito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeNardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dom DeNardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Riccuito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riccuito misses with a series of wild punches.
Riccuito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeNardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeNardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeNardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeNardo attempts a counter takedown but Riccuito avoids it well and moves away.
Riccuito misses with an uppercut. DeNardo saw that one coming.
Riccuito ducks under a wild hook from DeNardo.
Riccuito leaves DeNardo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeNardo scores with a nice strike.
DeNardo misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNardo fails with the takedown
and Riccuito counters with a low kick, right behind DeNardo 's knee.
Riccuito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeNardo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeNardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riccuito instigates a clinch.
DeNardo managing to block the knees to the body from Riccuito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
DeNardo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riccuito to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom DeNardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeNardo tries to pull guard but Riccuito holds him up against the cage and eventually DeNardo drops back down to his feet.
Riccuito scores a nice knee to the body.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Riccuito.
Riccuito works on DeNardo's body with a couple of short punches.
Riccuito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeNardo's defenses.
Riccuito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a good knee to the midsection. DeNardo won't want to take too many of those.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riccuito lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccuito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Riccuito.
Good body shot from Riccuito.
Mark Riccuito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riccuito lands with a left to the head.
Riccuito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeNardo's defenses.
Mark Riccuito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeNardo is rocked!
Riccuito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oh DeNardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeNardo being controlled against the cage.
DeNardo seems to have got his legs back now.
Riccuito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riccuito throws a big uppercut that drops DeNardo! More strikes from Riccuito and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! DeNardo lies dazed against the cage as Riccuito celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Riccuito!
Mark Riccuito 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad comes to the cage accompanied by America! Fuck Yeah!. Black has chosen Remedy by Seether as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Black!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Jihad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jihad connects with a solid leg kick.
Jihad catches Black napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Black to the canvas!
Black is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jihad stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Jihad finish him?
Jihad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jihad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jihad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jihad postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jihad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jihad arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Black's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad retains his super heavyweight title!
Mohammed Jihad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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