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GFC 34: No Mercy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Berdnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Berdnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for Robbins with that takedown attempt.
Berdnikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robbins.
Robbins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berdnikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robbins misses with a hook. Berdnikov ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Berdnikov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robbins.
Robbins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berdnikov's waist but Berdnikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robbins off to one side.
Robbins misses with a takedown
and Berdnikov counters with a left to the body.
Alexei Berdnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Robbins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berdnikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Berdnikov leaves Robbins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins with a poor takedown
and Berdnikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Berdnikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Berdnikov wants it to stay on the feet.
Dylan Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berdnikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robbins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berdnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Robbins.
Berdnikov gets through Robbins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robbins tries to pull guard but Berdnikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Robbins drops back down to his feet.
Robbins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Berdnikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Berdnikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Berdnikov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berdnikov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robbins's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berdnikov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Berdnikov has an Americana. Robbins didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Berdnikov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Berdnikov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexei Berdnikov!
A very excited looking Alexei Berdnikov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fudd Packer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fudd Packer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packer lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Pichushkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pichushkin throws a big shot that misses.
Packer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pichushkin throws out a loose jab but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Packer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Packer.
We've been told by Packer's head coaches at He Man Women Haters Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Packer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pichushkin misses with a hook. Packer ducked under it nicely.
Packer defending well as Pichushkin loads up on a big left hand.
Pichushkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Packer's head.
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!
Packer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pichushkin.
Packer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Fudd Packer has been cut.
Pichushkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Pichushkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Packer lands a high kick!
Pichushkin takes a swing at Packer's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Packer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin misses with a few strikes there.
Packer lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Packer.
Packer lands with a straight right. Pichushkin didn't see that one coming.
Packer misses with a straight right.
Packer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pichushkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pichushkin misses with a looping left.
Pichushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Packer moves away.
Pichushkin misses with an uppercut. Packer saw that one coming.
Pichushkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Packer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Packer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pichushkin.
Packer misses with a body shot
and Packer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pichushkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pichushkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Packer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Pichushkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Packer scores with a leg kick.
Packer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Packer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Packer misses with a low kick.
Packer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pichushkin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Packer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pichushkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Packer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pichushkin scrambles back to his feet.
Packer lands with a slapping head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Pichushkin blocks the leg kick.
Pichushkin throws an overhand right that drops Packer like a sack of potatoes! Pichushkin dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pichushkin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Specter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Specter has chosen Greenback Boogie as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jock Sleed has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jock Sleed seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jock Sleed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Specter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Specter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sleed.
Sleed misses with a wild body shot.
Specter throws a low kick, looking for Sleed's leg but Sleed calmly moves out of range.
Sleed throwing a counter right hand but Specter manages to avoid it.
Sleed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Specter.
Specter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sleed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Specter throws a leg kick
and Sleed counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sleed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Specter trying to control the position.
Specter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed throws a big right hand that misses.
Specter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sleed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sleed looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sleed stopping the sweep attempt from Specter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Specter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sleed.
Sleed trying to control but Specter is working from the bottom.
Specter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sleed controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sleed lunges at Specter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Specter's hand.
Sleed misses with a kick to the body.
Sleed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Specter counters with a leg kick.
Specter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sleed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Specter takes the fight into the clinch.
Specter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Specter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleed is working Specter over against the cage.
Specter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Specter is trying to drag Sleed to the mat but Sleed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sleed is pressed up against the cage. Specter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sleed down to the mat. Sleed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jock Sleed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvey Specter.
Good leg kick by Specter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Specter.
Sleed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sleed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Specter.
Sleed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Specter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Specter tries to clinch up but Sleed circles away and keeps his distance.
Specter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Specter throws a body kick that misses
and Sleed counters with a left to the body.
Specter misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Specter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sleed misses with a body punch.
Sleed throws a punch but it's blocked by Specter.
Sleed scores with a hook to the body.
Specter throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleed.
Sleed digs a right hand into Specter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Specter's gas tank.
Specter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sleed lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Specter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sleed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Specter trying to control but Sleed postures up.
Sleed controlling the action here.
Sleed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Sleed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Specter misses with a body shot.
Harvey Specter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Specter 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.
Sleed lands with a straight right. Specter didn't see that one coming.
Sleed tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Specter.
Specter lands with a nice combination. Sleed backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jock Sleed has been cut.
Specter loads up on a big right hand but Sleed slips the punch.
Specter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sleed looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sleed throws a sloppy head kick
and Specter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Specter throws a strike but Sleed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Specter looking to sit in guard and control but Sleed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sleed trying to control but Specter is working from the bottom.
Sleed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Specter has his foot on Sleed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sleed works his way back into a safe position though.
Sleed stands up over Specter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sleed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at Club Pain inform us that Specter has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Specter wants to sweep here but Sleed controlling him for the moment.
Sleed landing some decent shots from guard.
Sleed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Specter working a defensive guard here.
Sleed wants to control from the top but Specter keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Specter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sleed.
Sleed throws a strike but Specter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Specter wants to pass the guard but Sleed is keeping the position.
Sleed keeping moving, preventing Specter from controlling successfully.
Sleed keeping full guard, as Specter tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sleed's head.
Sleed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sleed keeping moving, preventing Specter from controlling successfully.
Specter looking to pass the guard.
Specter throws a strike but Sleed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sleed wants to control from the top but Specter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleed throws a strike but Specter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Specter trying to control the position from guard on top but Sleed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Specter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Specter working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvey Specter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jock Sleed's cut.
That's time! Sleed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Specter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleed thuds a left hand into Specter's body.
Specter misses with a double jab.
Specter throws a looping overhand right but Sleed ducks down to avoid it.
Specter ducks under a wild hook from Sleed.
Sleed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Specter manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Sleed.
Specter flicks out a counter leg kick but Sleed steps away.
Sleed misses with a body shot.
Specter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Specter tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleed takes a swing at Specter's ribcage but misses.
Sleed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sleed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sleed jabs Specter right on the nose. Specter blinks but takes it well.
Sleed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed swings for the body but Specter moves out of range.
Specter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sleed misses with a body kick.
Specter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Sleed does it's job there.
Sleed lands a right hook to the body.
Sleed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like Sleed has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Specter cracks Sleed with an open hand slap.
Specter misses with a body shot.
Sleed looks to land a body kick but Specter moved away.
Specter lands a head shot.
Sleed swings for the body but Specter moves out of range.
Specter moves out of range of the body kick from Sleed.
Sleed is looking to wear down Specter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Specter connects with the punch.
Specter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Specter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sleed takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Specter looks to land a right hand but Sleed moved out of range.
Specter's corner calls for a 1-2. Specter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Specter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sleed holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Specter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sleed has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Specter but great work by Sleed.
Sleed connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Specter some visible discomfort.
Specter can't do much from the bottom here.
Sleed trying to control the action but Specter is working from the bottom.
Specter scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleed staying calm.
Sleed scoring with punches from side control.
Specter tries to bench press Sleed off him but Sleed keeps the position.
Sleed scoring with punches from side control.
Sleed is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Specter's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sleed working the body and head with strikes.
Specter is looking to regain half guard here but Sleed keeps moving and retains side control.
Sleed trying to control the position but Specter is working away.
Specter is being controlled here.
Specter defending against the ground and pound.
Sleed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Specter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Specter tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jock Sleed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sleed 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jock Sleed!
A victorious Jock Sleed thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brenden Abbott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ward!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ward.
Ward scores with a nice right hand.
Ward tries for a takedown but Abbott circles away easily
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Abbott tries to counter with a takedown but Ward is quick to defend against it.
Abbott fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ward scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ward shoots in looking for a takedown but Abbott manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ward's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Ward.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott misses with a looping left.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ward shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ward showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ward seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott wants to control but Ward is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abbott is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Abbott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ward is trying to control. Abbott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abbott is controlling Ward's trapped leg to prevent Ward from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abbott's head.
Ward is thwarting Abbott's attempts to control the position.
Ward trying to control the action but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Ward thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abbott's head.
Abbott manages to get to full guard.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abbott holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward shoots in but Abbott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ward checks a low kick from Abbott.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Abbott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Abbott sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Abbott connects with an inside leg kick.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Ward feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ward wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ward throwing strikes from guard but Abbott blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
Abbott pulls Ward in close to his closed guard and prevents Ward from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ward postures up.
Abbott is controlling Ward's posture.
Ward missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Abbott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abbott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abbott is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
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 Brenden Abbott will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott thows a leg kick but Ward checks it
and Ward counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ward manages to get to full guard.
Ward trying to control the position.
Ward pulls Abbott in to control the position.
Abbott looking to pass the guard.
Abbott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ward is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Abbott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Greg Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ward bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abbott's guard.
Ward throws a big right hand that misses.
Abbott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abbott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ward is looking to work some ground and pound but Abbott has wrist control.
Ward lands a couple of digs.
Abbott keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some bone on bone action there as Ward checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ward scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Abbott as he connects with a hook.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ward connects with a crisp jab.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abbott as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abbott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward walks into a stiff left hand from Abbott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abbott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ward lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward throws a combination that misses
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Abbott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ward!
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Abbott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abbott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ward is fending him off so far but Abbott persists. Nope, Ward circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Abbott.
Ward is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! Abbott connects with the perfect overhand right and Ward falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Abbott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Lucania will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucania. Lucania obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucania slips a straight right by Lanes.
Lanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucania circles away.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanes with a jab.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lanes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lucania throws a combination. Lanes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lanes checks a leg kick nicely.
As Lucania tries to get set, Lanes tries to push him back and clinch up but Lucania manages to avoid the attempt.
Lucania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Lucania.
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lanes's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanes trying to land knees to the body.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Lanes.
Lucania taking a breather.
Lucania working Lanes over with knees to the body.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Lanes is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania taking a breather.
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Lanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucania blocks it with crossed arms.
Lanes avoiding damage as Lucania throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lucania.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucania has Lanes up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucania lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lanes misses with a knee strike.
Lucania is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lanes lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanes misses with a punch to the body.
Lucania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucania slowing the pace effectively.
Lanes avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucania.
Lucania lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucania tries a knee to the head but Lanes blocks it.
Lucania looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Lucania.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanes tries to land a knee to the head but Lucania blocks with his arms.
Lucania breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucania. Lanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucania dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucania lands a lovely overhand right.
Lanes clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Lanes lands a knee to the body.
Lanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lanes is breathing heavily.
Lucania lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lanes backwards.
Lanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lanes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Lucania.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lanes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucania, right into the meat.
Lucania lands with a cross.
Lanes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucania. Lucania obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucania lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanes gets tackled into the cage by Lucania. Lucania maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucania manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lucania breaks from the clinch.
Lanes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lanes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lucania has closed the distance and engaged Lanes in a clinch.
Lanes misses with a knee to the head.
Lanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucania blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Lucania manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Lanes drops to the canvas! He's done! Lucania goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Tony Lanes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I cant believe I lost to this bag of shit fuck your life '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden Ballinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacek Kaminski's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaminski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ballinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaminski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballinger misses the jab.
Ballinger 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.
Ballinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaminski. Kaminski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Jacek Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski rushes Ballinger and presses him up against the cage.
Kaminski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ballinger trying to control the position but instead, Kaminski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ballinger into the cage.
Kaminski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ballinger won't want to take too many of those.
Kaminski taking a breather.
Kaminski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Ballinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaminski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaminski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaminski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ballinger. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballinger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger throws a lazy right hand but Kaminski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaminski tries to clinch there but Ballinger circles away.
Ballinger throws an off balance right hand
letting Kaminski counter with a right hand.
Ballinger missing with a left hand there. Kaminski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaminski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ballinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaminski moves into the clinch.
Kaminski lands a left hand.
Kaminski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
Ballinger is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns Ballinger into the cage.
Kaminski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ballinger is breathing heavily.
Kaminski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kaminski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Kaminski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ballinger up against the cage.
Kaminski lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Kaminski.
Kaminski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ballinger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaminski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballingers head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaminski.
Kaminski lands a nice uppercut.
Ballinger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaminski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaminski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaminski working Ballinger over with knees to the body.
Come on Kaminski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kaminski working Ballinger over with knees to the body.
Kaminski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballinger stalling in the clinch but Kaminski improves position.
Ballinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaminski controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kaminski connects with a knee to the head.
Ballinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaminski stalling the fight.
Ballinger tries to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling the position.
Kaminski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Ballinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaminski has Ballinger pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaminski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kaminski as Ballinger tries to tie him up.
Kaminski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaminski lands a nice uppercut.
Kaminski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kaminski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ballinger up against the cage.
Kaminski pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaminski.
Ballinger can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kaminski.
Ballinger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ballinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Kaminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballinger misses with a body kick.
Kaminski misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaminski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacek Kaminski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaminski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballinger is looking to counter punch.
Kaminski has closed the distance and engaged Ballinger in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaminski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kaminski controlling the action here for a moment.
Ballinger wants to stall.
Kaminski just leaning against Ballinger, taking a breather.
Jacek Kaminski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ballinger is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaminski with a knee to the head.
Kaminski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ballinger trying to stall but Kaminski improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Kaminski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaminski stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaminski keeps control of Ballinger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballinger trying to stall but Kaminski improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaminski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaminski lands with a light punch inside.
Kaminski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kaminski has Ballinger pressed against the cage.
Kaminski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaminski blocks an uppercut.
Kaminski drops Ballinger with a big knee straight up the middle! Ballinger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ballinger is rocked!
Kaminski rushes Ballinger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Ballinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Kaminski.
Kaminski drops Ballinger with a big knee straight up the middle! Ballinger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kaminski drives through and clinches with Ballinger against the cage.
Kaminski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaminski is working Ballinger over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Ballinger is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jacek Kaminski!
Jacek Kaminski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Holden Ballinger was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Ernst Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi slips under a jab from Young.
Musashi wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Musashi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Musashi getting side control.
Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Musashi.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.
Musashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Musashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Musashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Musashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Musashi moves nicely into side control.
Musashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Young knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Musashi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi in side control, throwing shots but Young defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Young prevents Musashi from moving into mount.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Musashi throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Young struggling a bit here.
Musashi in side control, throwing shots but Young defends.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Musashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Musashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.
Musashi working away.
Musashi wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Young felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Young dodges the ground and pound from Musashi.
Young is trying to get back to half guard.
Musashi with the ground and pound but Young regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musashi is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Musashi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Musashi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Musashi looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Musashi avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Musashi unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Young really wants to buck Musashi off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Musashi misses with some ground and pound and Young recovers position to half guard.
Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Musashi.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Musashi postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Musashi trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Musashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Musashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Musashi off to one side.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Musashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with a low kick.
Musashi blocks a jab.
Young misses the jab.
Musashi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Musashi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi slips a straight right by Young.
Nice shot lands for Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Musashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Musashi somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Musashi walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Young misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Musashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Musashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Musashi attempts a counter takedown but Young avoids it well and moves away.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Young defends well and Musashi ends up having to push Young into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Musashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Musashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Musashi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Young tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Musashi is in Young's guard.
Young scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Musashi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Musashi is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Musashi stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing.
Young wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyamoto Musashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Young is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Musashi looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Musashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Musashi has a closed guard, preventing Young from standing up.
Musashi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Musashi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
Musashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Musashi trying to control but Young postures up.
Musashi wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Musashi is holding on to half guard well.
Musashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Musashi ducks right into an uppercut from Young.
Musashi takes one to the chin there.
Musashi shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Musashi looking to pass the guard.
Musashi throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young kicks Musashi off and gets to his feet.
Musashi tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.
Young gets caught napping as Musashi dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard.
Young scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Musashi shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Young.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Young misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi shoots in but no luck this time.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young misses with a straight left.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi instigates a clinch.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi checks a low kick from Young.
Musashi feinted with a counter takedown.
Musashi defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Musashi persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young misses with a looping right.
Musashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Musashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Musashi.
Young is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Young works on Musashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Musashi manages to end up in side control.
Young explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Young.
Musashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young thuds his right hand into Musashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Musashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
After winning the bout, Ernst Young thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwan Matwijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matwijenko comes to the cage accompanied by RANDORI!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iwan Matwijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matwijenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ra misses with a right hand
and Matwijenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matwijenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matwijenko.
Ra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Matwijenko feints and then cracks Ra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ra down.
Nice uppercut lands for Ra. That snapped Matwijenko's head back.
Matwijenko blocks a jab.
Matwijenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ra throws out the jab.
Ra misses with a wild combination.
And Matwijenko counters with a quick kick to the body but Ra blocks it.
Ra looks to throw the jab but Matwijenko is out of range.
Ra is looking to clinch but Matwijenko is avoiding it.
Ra misses with a straight right.
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!
Matwijenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ra drives through and clinches with Matwijenko against the cage.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Matwijenko shrugs off.
Ra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matwijenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Matwijenko.
It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matwijenko's brow.
Matwijenko manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matwijenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matwijenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ra rushes Matwijenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matwijenko manages to break the clinch.
Matwijenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Matwijenko.
Matwijenko throws a looping overhand right but Ra ducks down to avoid it.
Matwijenko slips a straight right by Ra.
Matwijenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ra throws a body shot but no joy.
Matwijenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matwijenko drops Ra with a beautiful combination! Ra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matwijenko is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra scores with a hook.
Ra takes a swing at Matwijenko's ribcage but misses.
Ra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matwijenko.
Ra lands with a shot to the body.
Matwijenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Matwijenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Ra is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ra has closed the distance and engaged Matwijenko in a clinch.
Matwijenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matwijenko missing with knees to the body.
Matwijenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matwijenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matwijenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ra throws a jab but it's blocked by Matwijenko.
Nice uppercut lands for Matwijenko. That snapped Ra's head back.
Matwijenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ra tries to clinch up
and Matwijenko counters with a crisp right that sends Ra to the canvas! Matwijenko follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwan Matwijenko!
After the fight, Iwan Matwijenko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated The Sun God Ra had this to say: 'This was my Win and it got stolen from me, Ill be back to take that belt'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is K.C.S.. Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Law.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Law moved out of range nicely.
Law defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Law.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Miller 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.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller lands a head kick. Law smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Law.
Law takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller thows a body kick. Law tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Law throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Law's hands.
Law moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Miller blocks a jab.
We've been told by Law's head coaches at Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Law misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law throws a half hearted mid kick.
Law wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Law's head but Law sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Law avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Law dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Law throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Law.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
Law lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Law. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Law throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Law wants to clinch.
Law scores with a hook.
Miller lands with a straight right. Law didn't see that one coming.
Miller takes a swing at Law's ribcage but misses.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Law on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Law jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Law.
Jab, jab by Law - just one landing.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with an uppercut.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Law.
Law lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Law throws out the jab.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Law's calf.
Jab, jab by Law - just one landing.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Law will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Law misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Law's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Law on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Law was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Law slips under a jab.
Law throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller is looking to chop away at Law's legs.
Law misses the shot to the body.
Law is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Law throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Law lands the left hand.
Law scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Law misses its intended target.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Law on the side of the head.
Law bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Law scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.
Law takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Law stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Law's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Law slips a jab from Miller.
Law misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller slips under a jab.
Law blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Law wants to clinch
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Law misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Law tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Law tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Law jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Law moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Law takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Law.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Law on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Law throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Law checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Law. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Law.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Law throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Law instigates a clinch.
Law blocking some punches.
Law lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Law.
A nice right hand lands inside from Law.
Law misses with the head strike.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Law scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Law lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller is working Law over against the cage.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Law lands with a light punch inside.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Law lands with a left to the head.
Law tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Law misses with a body punch.
Law blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Law's head.
Law lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Law pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Law tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Law scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Law.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Law.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Law.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Law breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Law darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Law, right into the meat.
Miller feints a jab promting Law to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Law slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Law misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Law cracks Miller with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller scores with a sloppy right hand. Law should have avoided that one.
Law scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Law is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Law thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Law throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice cross by Miller.
A swing and a miss from Law.
Law takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Law lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Law ducks down to avoid it.
Law wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Law finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Law takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Law on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Law lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Law moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Law blocking some punches.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller blocks a body shot from Law.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Law.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Law.
Law lands a hook to the side of the head.
Law misses with the head strike.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Law lands a left hand.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Law - that landed with a thud.
Law blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
A right hand to the body from Law.
Law's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Law misses with some punches.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Law looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Marshall Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeffrey Miller 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Law misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Law.
Law scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Law fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Law moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller working aggressively here.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Law throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Law misses with a body punch.
Law works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Law on the inside.
Law doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Law misses with the head strike.
Marshall Law has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Law working aggressively here.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Law.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Law lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Law, against the cage.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Law working aggressively here.
Law lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Law misses with a punch on the inside.
Law misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Law showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. The Convict has chosen Locked up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kezz The Convict!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Convict throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Convict has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks The Convict with an uppercut!
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Convict is able to avoid easily.
The Convict slips under a jab from Johnson.
The Convict bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson tries to bum rush The Convict with a series of wild strikes but The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Convict misses with an uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a jab when The Convict was well out of range.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from The Convict does it's job there.
The Convict lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Convict lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. The Convict should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by The Convict.
The Convict throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
The Convict throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson slips a straight right by The Convict.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Convict scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Convict connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped The Convict's head back.
Jab by Johnson.
The Convict lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Convict tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and The Convict ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Convict throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
The Convict takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Convict lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and The Convict counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
The Convict trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
The Convict goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The Convict's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Convict throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Convict keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
The Convict wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Convict wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
The Convict tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson is thwarting The Convict's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Convict wants to get back to full guard.
The Convict is holding on to half guard well.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The Convict is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
The Convict has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Johnson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Johnson!
The Convict tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Convict sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Convict scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Convict counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Convict.
The Convict throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Convict trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Convict wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kezz The Convict has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Convict wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Convict misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Convict falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Convict ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson moves away from the strike by The Convict.
The Convict lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
The Convict uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - The Convict throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Convict pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at The Convict's ribcage but misses.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and The Convict connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Convict might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
letting The Convict counter with a right hand.
Johnson thuds his right hand into The Convict's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and The Convict takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson leaves The Convict with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson scores with a jab.
The Convict connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Convict was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
The Convict shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Johnson misses.
The Convict shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Convict.
DeShawn Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kezz The Convict.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
DeShawn Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Convict, as that shot connected.
The Convict throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson cracks The Convict with a good jab.
The Convict takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Convict lands with a right hand.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Convict scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but The Convict uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Convict misses with a looping left.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Convict.
Kezz The Convict seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. The Convict should have avoided that one.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but The Convict slips the punch.
And The Convict tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Convict is able to avoid easily.
The Convict misses with a hook.
Johnson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
The Convict feints the counter takedown.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Convict scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kezz The Convict showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The Convict ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
The Convict throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Convict lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson tries to bum rush The Convict with a series of wild strikes but The Convict uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Convict throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but The Convict manages to avoid it.
Kezz The Convict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Convict.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped The Convict's head back.
The Convict fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Convict staying out of range there.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Convict throws out the jab.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. The Convict takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Convict doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
The Convict fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but The Convict seems unphased.
The Convict takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
The Convict shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing The Convict from controlling successfully.
The Convict stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is not content to let The Convict control the position.
The Convict is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
The Convict wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Convict with the ground and pound but Johnson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The Convict sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
The Convict is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
The Convict controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Convict stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The Convict postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Convict on the ground.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Convict is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Convict darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DeShawn Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShawn Johnson!
A very excited looking DeShawn Johnson 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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