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T167 ITFL Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hermano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deadhead. Balor has chosen Monster as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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39
152 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hermano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermano is one step ahead there.
Balor working for a triangle but Hermano defends it easily.
Hermano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hermano is stalling in the full guard.
Balor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano stands up over Balor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Balor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hermano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hermano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Hermano cracks Balor with a solid left hand.
Balor looking for a sweep. Not yet Balor, not yet.
Hermano looking to pass the guard.
Hermano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hermano is stalling in the full guard.
Hermano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Balor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hermano passes into side control.
A lull in the action here as Hermano stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor struggling a bit here.
Hermano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Balor is trying to improve his position.
Balor sneaks back into half guard.
Balor tries to get to full guard but Hermano has control of the leg.
Hermano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Balor is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hermano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balor told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hermano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hermano winds up and cracks Balor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balor is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Balor actively working from the bottom here.
Balor wants to get back to full guard.
Hermano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermano trying to control the action but Balor is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balor wants to get back to full guard.
Hermano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermano moves away.
Hermano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hermano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balor can do to turn this around?
Hermano connects with a looping right hand.
Hermano moves out of range of the body kick.
Hermano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balor's calf.
Balor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Balor scores with a leg kick.
Balor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hermano looks to land a combination. Balor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hermano blocks a head kick by Balor.
Balor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hermano closes the distance and clinches up with Balor, looking for a takedown. Hermano pushes Balor against the cage but Balor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Balor wants to slow Hermano down by chopping away at his legs.
Hermano lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor throws a head kick that misses.
Hermano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hermano throws an overhand right that lands on Balor's shoulder, as Balor tries to avoid the shot.
Pelle Hermano is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Balor tenderised Hermano's leg. Hermano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hermano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balor is looking to land body kicks.
Balor scores with a jab to the head.
Balor throws a low kick but Hermano moves out of range easily.
Balor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hermano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hermano cracks Balor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hermano scores with a punch to the head.
Hermano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hermano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor feints a counter leg kick.
Balor moves out of range as Hermano strikes.
And Balor tries to counter it with a takedown but Hermano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hermano misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hermano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balor's knee momentarily.
Balor dodges the punch combination from Hermano.
Hermano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balor.
Hermano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balor defending well as Hermano loads up on a big left hand.
Hermano tries to clinch up but Balor circles away and keeps his distance.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balor as he avoids it easily.
Balor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hermano is fending him off so far but Balor persists. Nope, Hermano circles away and we're back to standing.
Balor throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor wants to land a leg kick but Hermano is out of range.
Hermano misses with a low kick.
Hermano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hermano misses with a body shot
and Balor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hermano checks a low kick from Balor.
Hermano is looking to clinch but Balor is avoiding it.
Hermano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balor circles away quickly and effectively.
Balor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hermano goes for a double leg but Balor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Balor continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Hermano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Balor.
Hermano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor thuds his right hand into Hermano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Balor looks to land a body kick but Hermano moved away.
Hermano throws a right hand that Balor ducks under and follows up with a left that Balor also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hermano.
Hermano connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hermano.
Hermano lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Balor!
That kick from Hermano tenderised Balor's leg. Balor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balor throws a sloppy head kick and Hermano moves out of range easily.
Balor scores with a head kick. Hermano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A low kick from Balor is predictable there
enabling Hermano to counter with a crisp jab.
Hermano tries to move into range but Balor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hermano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
Hermano throws out a leg kick but Balor moves out of range and Hermano only half commits.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Hermano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelle Hermano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hermano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hermano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hermano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hermano trying to control the action but Balor is working from the bottom.
Balor tries to buck Hermano off but Hermano is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balor manages to get back to half guard.
Balor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balor is refusing to be controlled, as Hermano sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Balor defends it well.
Hermano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balor keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hermano prevents Balor from improving his position.
Hermano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balor wants to improve his position but Hermano is controlling well.
Balor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Balor.
Hermano tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Hermano passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hermano lands a nice short elbow.
Finn Balor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is keen to just control but Balor is a slippery customer.
Balor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Balor has momentary wrist control but Hermano slips an elbow through the middle.
Balor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Balor throws an elbow that misses. Hermano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balor's guard. Nice move by Hermano!
Balor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Balor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Balor trying to control the position.
Balor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hermano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is in close to Balor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balor keeping moving, preventing Hermano from controlling successfully.
Hermano passes into half guard.
Hermano lands strikes from half guard.
Hermano working the head and body with strikes.
Hermano trying to control the action but Balor is working from the bottom.
Balor is trying to control but can't.
Hermano prevents Balor from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Hermano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hermano is looking to take a break and control but Balor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hermano uses his free foot to push down on Balor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Balor.
Balor is working to get back to half guard.
Hermano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pelle Hermano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pelle Hermano!
Pelle Hermano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Boulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Chaolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulami's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
31
177 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Boulami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Chaolan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulami lands with a nice body punch.
Boulami walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chaolan.
We've been hearing reports that Boulami has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chaolan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chaolan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chaolan tries to land a front kick but Boulami steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chaolan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boulami.
Boulami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Boulami tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaolan checks a leg kick.
Boulami misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Chaolan.
Chaolan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boulami is looking for a counter combo.
Lee Chaolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulami keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boulami connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaolan misses with a two punch combination.
Chaolan thuds a left hand into Boulami's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Chaolan as he connects with a hook.
Chaolan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Boulami misses.
Chaolan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Omar Boulami has been cut.
Boulami throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Chaolan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaolan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chaolan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chaolan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee Chaolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaolan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chaolan misses the shot to the body.
Boulami throws a counter high kick but Chaolan was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaolan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boulami half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boulami takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
A punch combination from Chaolan misses.
Chaolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boulami.
Boulami takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boulami misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chaolan.
The crowd cheers as Chaolan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boulami doesn't seem phased though.
Boulami misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaolan counters with a leg kick.
Chaolan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Boulami 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boulami crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chaolan - the referee stops the clock and Boulami gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chaolan. Boulami manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chaolan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boulami's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaolan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boulami scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Chaolan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boulami fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chaolan sprawls well initially but Boulami persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chaolan is looking to improve his position.
Boulami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boulami is looking to take a break and control but Chaolan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boulami throwing shots but Chaolan is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaolan is looking for a sweep. Boulami is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaolan has hold of Boulami's hands but Boulami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chaolan's head.
Boulami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boulami lands with a punch from half guard.
Boulami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaolan keeps working.
Chaolan is positioning himself well to prevent Boulami advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Chaolan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chaolan tries to clinch up.
Boulami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chaolan but Chaolan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaolan misses the target.
Chaolan thows a body kick. Boulami tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chaolan clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaolan.
Chaolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaolan lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaolan.
Boulami tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chaolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boulami can't find room to land a body shot as Chaolan controls the action.
Boulami stalling against the cage.
Boulami struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaolan controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaolan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chaolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boulami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boulami tries to work over Chaolan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Chaolan.
Chaolan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chaolan gets through Boulami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chaolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boulami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boulami wants to stall.
Chaolan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Boulami fails to land.
Chaolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boulami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaolan.
Chaolan looking to throw knees to the head but Boulami is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boulami throws a punch but it's blocked by Chaolan.
Chaolan trying to control the position but instead, Boulami has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaolan into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Chaolan.
Boulami is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boulami misses with a punch on the inside.
Boulami struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaolan controls his hands.
Boulami fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulami looking to slow down the pace here.
Chaolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boulami blocks it with crossed arms.
Boulami lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chaolan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chaolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boulami tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boulami scores with a shot to the side of Chaolan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boulami.
Chaolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaolan misses with a knee to the head.
Boulami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boulami has Chaolan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chaolan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Boulami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaolan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boulami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaolan works on Boulami's body with a couple of short punches.
Chaolan can't find room to land a body shot as Boulami controls the action.
Boulami gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chaolan pulls Boulami in close to his closed guard and prevents Boulami from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chaolan 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boulami's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chaolan is keeping the position for now.
Boulami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boulami content to stall in guard here.
Boulami looking to sit in guard and control but Chaolan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chaolan wants to control from the top but Boulami keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boulami holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Chaolan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omar Boulami's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chaolan connects with a nice looking jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chaolan!
Chaolan thows a leg kick but Boulami checks it
and Boulami counters with a body kick that stops Chaolan in his tracks momentarily.
Chaolan throws a leg kick
and Boulami counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chaolan won't be happy with that.
Chaolan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boulami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chaolan struggling a bit here.
Omar Boulami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boulami wants to take a breather but Chaolan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Boulami.
Boulami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chaolan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boulami wants to pass the guard but Chaolan is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaolan trying to keep a closed guard but Boulami is proving a slippery customer.
Boulami slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boulami drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chaolan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boulami has Chaolan in his guard.
Boulami 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boulami has his feet on Chaolan's thighs here. He's pushed Chaolan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chaolan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Omar Boulami!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Omar Boulami made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boshtok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boshtok comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around M*thaf*cka. Incheol Wonha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boshtok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshtok misses with a lunging right hand
and Wonha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wonha misses with a body shot.
Wonha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wonha has Boshtok up against the cage in a clinch.
Wonha stalling.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Boshtok won't want to take too many of those.
Boshtok throws a head punch that misses.
Wonha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boshtok tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Boshtok back against the cage.
Wonha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boshtok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boshtok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wonha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boshtok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wonha instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wonha obliges.
Boshtok 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.
Boshtok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boshtok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wonha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boshtok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boshtok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boshtok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Wonha has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boshtok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boshtok avoids it.
Wonha lands a left hand.
Boshtok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wonha walks away with a smile on his face. Boshtok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wonha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boshtok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Boshtok. Beautiful body shot.
Boshtok scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wonha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boshtok.
Nice uppercut there from Boshtok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonha misses with a leg kick.
Boshtok throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wonha avoids it.
Incheol Wonha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonha moves out of range as Boshtok throws a body kick.
Wonha jabs Boshtok right on the nose. Boshtok blinks but takes it well.
Wonha misses the shot to the body.
Wonha just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBoshtok.
Wonha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Boshtok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wonha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boshtok in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wonha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boshtok blocks it with crossed arms.
Wonha looking to slow down the pace here.
Boshtok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Boshtok is trying to pull guard but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Boshtok's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wonha.
Boshtok misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boshtok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wonha just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boshtok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boshtok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonha swings for the body but Boshtok moves out of range.
Boshtok half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonha fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wonha scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boshtok checks a leg kick.
Wonha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boshtok's calf.
Wonha missing with a left hand there. Boshtok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boshtok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wonha is looking to slow Boshtok down with leg kicks.
Wonha throws a leg kick but Boshtok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Boshtok misses its intended target.
Boshtok blocks a leg kick.
Wonha slips a straight right by Boshtok.
Boshtok lands with a good body shot.
Boshtok throws a head kick but Wonha moves out of range.
Boshtok looks to land a right hand but Wonha moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha misses with a shot to the body
and Boshtok counters with a body kick that stops Wonha in his tracks momentarily.
Wonha swings for the body but Boshtok moves out of range.
Boshtok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boshtok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Wonha does no damage.
Boshtok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boshtok rather than just go for the knockout.
Boshtok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wonha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boshtok.
Wonha connects with a solid leg kick.
Wonha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boshtok on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wonha clinches up with Boshtok and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boshtok misses with a body punch.
Boshtok working aggressively here.
Boshtok tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Boshtok back against the cage.
Wonha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boshtok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boshtok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boshtok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Wonha misses.
Wonha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Wonha misses.
Wonha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wonha works Boshtok's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha wants to clinch up but Boshtok keeps it at a distance.
Wonha misses with a body shot.
Wonha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boshtok tries to land a front kick but Wonha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boshtok's corner calls for a 1-2. Boshtok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wonha stuns Boshtok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wonha blocks a low kick nicely.
Wonha scores with the left hand. Boshtok knows he should have avoided that one.
Boshtok throws a hook to the side of Wonha's head but Wonha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wonha ducks under a wild hook from Boshtok.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boshtok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boshtok throws a shot from downtown. Wonha moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Wonha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boshtok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wonha finds it's way round the side to connect with Boshtok's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wonha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Wonha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wonha.
Wonha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wonha missing with a left hand there. Boshtok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boshtok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wonha looks to land a body kick but Boshtok moved away.
Wonha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boshtok misses the shot to the body.
Wonha throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wonha connects with a body shot that sends Boshtok's belly button to the back.
Wonha blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha looks to score with a jab to the body but Boshtok is just out of range.
Wonha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boshtok.
Boshtok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonha.
Wonha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wonha.
Boshtok avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Boshtok misses with a straight left.
Boshtok walks into a straight right hand from Wonha.
Boshtok is rocked!
Wonha tries to clinch but Boshtok is having none of it.
It looked like Boshtok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boshtok throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Boshtok coming out on top.
Wonha connects with a body shot that sends Boshtok's belly button to the back.
Boshtok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wonha tries to counter with a clinch but Boshtok shakes him off and moves away.
Yuri Boshtok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wonha. That's going to slow Boshtok down.
Wonha connects with an inside leg kick.
Wonha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boshtok swings widly with a right hand
and Wonha counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boshtok appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Incheol Wonha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wonha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boshtok.
Wonha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boshtok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boshtok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wonha scores with a one two! Boshtok had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha connects with a leg kick. Boshtok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wonha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wonha avoids a kick to the body.
Wonha flicks out a counter leg kick but Boshtok steps away.
Boshtok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boshtok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Wonha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wonha scores with a shot to the body.
Wonha throws a head kick but Boshtok moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boshtok.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boshtok.
Boshtok is looking to slow Wonha down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha throws a chopping leg kick but Boshtok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boshtok takes a swing at Wonha's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wonha! But no joy.
Boshtok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wonha counters with an outside leg kick.
Boshtok walks into a straight right hand from Wonha.
Wonha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Incheol Wonha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wonha lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha is looking to clinch.
Boshtok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boshtok is looking to counter punch.
Boshtok lands with a cross.
Boshtok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Incheol Wonha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wonha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Incheol Wonha!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoe Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Harris looks to land a combination but Beast avoids it well.
Beast's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beast duly obliges.
It looks like Zoe Harris has been cut.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beast.
Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beast can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beast checks a leg kick.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beast misses with a low kick.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beast to score with a decent uppercut.
Beast blocks a head kick by Harris.
It seemed like Beast was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beast just manages to avoid it.
Beast gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Beast connects with a knee to the head.
Harris is rocked!
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Beast.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris looking to stall.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Harris's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Beast connects with a knee to the head.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beast. Beast obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beast.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast cracks Harris on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Harris falls backwards against the cage. Beast follows up with more strikes that drop Harris to his knees. Beast keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Harris! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozef Beast!
A very excited looking Jozef Beast made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brynden Epicity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Kingdom Will Come. Epicity has chosen Doomed User by Deftones as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos lunges at Epicity with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Epicity's hand.
A swing and a miss from Epicity.
Epicity tries to sprawl but Bardanos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bardanos is thwarting Epicity's attempts to control the position.
Bardanos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Epicity is just riding it out for now. Bardanos eventually gives up the hold.
Epicity is looking to control Bardanos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Epicity avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos trying to control from half guard but Epicity is working away.
Epicity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bardanos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity wants to control but Bardanos is keeping busy.
Bardanos throwing shots but Epicity is blocking nicely.
Epicity wants to improve his position but Bardanos is controlling well.
Bardanos is looking to advance position but Epicity won't allow it.
Epicity trying to control from the bottom.
Bardanos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bardanos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bardanos 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bardanos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Epicity is one step ahead there.
Epicity stands up from Bardanos's guard - Epicity perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bardanos misses the jab.
Epicity cracks the inside of Bardanos's front leg.
A big left from Bardanos misses.
Brynden Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epicity throws a jab when Bardanos was well out of range.
Bardanos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Bardanos.
Epicity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bardanos.
Epicity moves away from the strike by Bardanos.
Epicity throws a body punch but Bardanos moves out of range.
It looked like Bardanos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Epicity.
Bardanos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bardanos duly obliges.
Epicity misses with a looping right.
Bardanos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bardanos swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity throws a body shot but no joy.
Epicity throws a head kick that misses.
Bardanos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bardanos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bardanos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Epicity's legs.
Epicity manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four 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!
Epicity controlling the action here.
Epicity passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bardanos!
Epicity controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brynden Epicity 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.
Bardanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Epicity.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epicity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bardanos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bardanos. Epicity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bardanos tests Epicity's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bardanos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Epicity moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Epicity.
Bardanos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bardanos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bardanos trying to control the position but Epicity is working away.
Epicity wants to control but Bardanos postures up.
Epicity is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Epicity down.
Epicity tries to improve position but can't.
Bardanos wants to control but Epicity is keeping him busy.
Epicity is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Bardanos crashes against the mat.
Boreste Bardanos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Epicity manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bardanos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Epicity wants to take a breather but Bardanos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos trying to control but Epicity postures up.
Bardanos tries to roll over but Epicity keeps him under control.
Bardanos trying to control from the bottom.
Epicity performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Epicity trying to pass the guard but Bardanos defending well.
Epicity is taking a breather. Bardanos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity prevents Bardanos from improving his position.
Epicity wants to control but Bardanos is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Epicity slips under a jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Epicity.
Bardanos misses with a looping left.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bardanos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Epicity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Epicity throws a poor cross that misses
and Bardanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Bardanos.
Epicity works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bardanos swings for the body but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bardanos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Epicity has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bardanos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bardanos.
Bardanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brynden Epicity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Epicity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bardanos.
An inside leg kick lands from Epicity.
Epicity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Bardanos misses.
Bardanos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Epicity misses.
Epicity cracks Bardanos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Bardanos shoots in looking for a takedown. Epicity tries to sprawl out of it but Bardanos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Epicity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Epicity, right into the meat.
Bardanos misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bardanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Epicity displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bardanos.
Epicity missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Bardanos.
A jab lands there for Epicity.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bardanos manages to avoid it.
Bardanos takes a swing at Epicity's ribcage but misses.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Epicity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epicity paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Epicity misses with a leg kick.
Bardanos throws a hook but Epicity blocks it.
Bardanos throws a jab but it's blocked by Epicity.
Epicity doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bardanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boreste Bardanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardanos moves away.
Epicity throws a jab when Bardanos was well out of range.
Epicity moves forwards but Bardanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bardanos misses with a hook.
A big left from Epicity misses.
Bardanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bardanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bardanos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bardanos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bardanos controlling the action here.
Bardanos lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos lands strikes from half guard.
Bardanos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Epicity keeps working.
Bardanos is nestled in close to Epicity, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bardanos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bardanos wants to advance to full mount but Epicity doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bardanos stands and throws Epicity's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos misses with the ground and pound.
Bardanos tries for a kimura but Epicity is defending well.
Epicity is looking to regain half guard here but Bardanos keeps moving and retains side control.
Epicity takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bardanos is trying to ground and pound but Epicity uses the momentary lack of control by Bardanos to regain half guard.
Bardanos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 Boreste Bardanos.
I think Epicity 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak comes into the arena with Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal blaring out of the sound system. Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. Lukas Hanak 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hanak misses.
Nikolaev misses the jab.
Hanak lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nikolaev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanak.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hanak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nikolaev trying to control the position but Hanak is working away.
Hanak is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at THC playhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nikolaev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hanak works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Hanak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nikolaev throwing shots but Hanak is blocking nicely.
Hanak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolaev wants to control from the top but Hanak keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nikolaev distracts Hanak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hanak keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Nikolaev is working Hanak over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nikolaev is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanak has wrist control.
Nikolaev stopping the sweep attempt from Hanak.
Hanak can't keep his opponent in guard - Nikolaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolaev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nikolaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nikolaev there.
Nikolaev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hanak trying to control from the bottom.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Hanak dodges it nicely.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Hanak dodges it nicely.
Hanak is trying to maintain the position but Nikolaev is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak tries to roll over but Nikolaev keeps him under control.
Nikolaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nikolaev working Hanak over with strikes.
Hanak is trying to control but can't.
Nikolaev working over Hanak with some ground and pound. Hanak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikolaev is keen to just control but Hanak is a slippery customer.
Nikolaev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nikolaev is trying for a kimura here. Hanak looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nikolaev wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Volya Nikolaev!
A victorious Volya Nikolaev 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Attila is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprianni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Attila connects with the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Attila 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.
Attila cracks the inside of Ciprianni's front leg.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a good jab.
Ciprianni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Attila.
Ciprianni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Attila. That did some damage!
Attila throws a jab but it's blocked by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Attila scores with a decent looking hook.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Attila misses the body punch
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni ducks under a wild hook from Attila.
Attila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ciprianni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Attila.
Attila missing with a left hand there. Ciprianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciprianni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Attila.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attila manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Attila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ciprianni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danny Ciprianni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attila throws a hook but Ciprianni blocks it.
Johan Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Attila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Attila throws out a loose jab but Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donk. Attila catches Ciprianni right on the button with a cross.
Ciprianni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Attila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ciprianni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Attila misses
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Attila.
Attila swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprianni.
A nice side step and Attila releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni wants to clinch.
Attila lands a jab to the nose.
Ciprianni throws a wild body kick that Attila sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni misses with a left hand
and Attila counters with a nice leg kick.
Attila lands a nice looking body shot.
Ciprianni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Attila. Attila obviously looking to wear him down.
Attila swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Attila throws a leg kick which misses Ciprianni's front leg but catches the back leg as Ciprianni tries to avoid it.
Ciprianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Attila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ciprianni. That's going to slow Attila down.
Ciprianni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Attila.
It looked like Ciprianni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Attila scores with a hook to the body. Ciprianni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Attila jabs at Ciprianni's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Attila.
Attila wants to slow Ciprianni down by chopping away at his legs.
Attila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ciprianni misses the target.
Ciprianni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Attila lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ciprianni moves away from the strike by Attila.
Good exchange - Attila coming out on top.
Ciprianni misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from Attila.
Attila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Attila scores with a jab to the head.
Attila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ciprianni defending well as Attila loads up on a big left hand.
Attila scores with a hook.
Attila tries to score with a low kick but Ciprianni moves his leg out of the way.
Ciprianni throwing a counter right hand but Attila manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Attila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Attila throws a leg kick that misses.
Ciprianni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ciprianni lands a nice shot that snaps Attila's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Attila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ciprianni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Attila.
Ciprianni throwing a counter right hand but Attila manages to avoid it.
Attila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Attila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprianni's sensitive parts.
Attila fails with the takedown.
Ciprianni throws a looping overhand right but Attila ducks down to avoid it.
Ciprianni wants to clinch but Attila slips to the side
and Attila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Attila swings for the body but Ciprianni moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprianni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Attila misses with a wild body shot.
Ciprianni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Attila jabs at Ciprianni's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila throws out a powerful jab.
Attila bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ciprianni's head backwards.
Johan Attila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ciprianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Attila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ciprianni was well out of range. Poor timing from Attila.
Ciprianni throws a front kick aimed at Attila's knee but Attila avoids it well.
Attila thuds his right hand into Ciprianni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ciprianni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Attila jabs at Ciprianni's body.
Ciprianni lands with a good body shot.
Attila throws a body punch but Ciprianni moves out of range.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Attila.
Ciprianni feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Attila takes a swing at Ciprianni's ribcage but misses.
Ciprianni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Attila ducks right into an uppercut from Ciprianni.
Attila digs a good hook to Ciprianni's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprianni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Attila needs to keep his hands up - Ciprianni had a free shot at his head there.
Attila lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ciprianni.
As Attila backs away, Ciprianni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Attila misses with a right hand
and Ciprianni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ciprianni misses the jab.
Ciprianni misses the jab.
Ciprianni tries to move into range but Attila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Attila. Beautiful body shot.
Attila lunges at Ciprianni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ciprianni's hand.
Ciprianni scores with a punch to the head.
Attila digs a good hook to Ciprianni's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Attila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprianni scrambles back to his feet.
Attila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprianni in his tracks.
Attila lands with a nice body punch.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciprianni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Attila lands a right hook to the body.
Attila misses with a double jab
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ciprianni tries to clinch but Attila moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ciprianni.
Attila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila lands a nice shot that snaps Ciprianni's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni tries to bum rush Attila with a series of wild strikes but Attila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciprianni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Attila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Attila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ciprianni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Attila.
Attila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Attila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Attila misses with a low kick.
Attila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Attila throws a series of punches but Ciprianni avoids them all with ease.
Attila blocks a head kick by Ciprianni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Attila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ciprianni misses with a series of wild punches.
Attila catches Ciprianni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Attila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Attila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Attila misses the target.
Ciprianni is looking for a counter combo.
Ciprianni is looking to land body kicks.
Attila darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciprianni is pressing down on Attila's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ciprianni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Attila is aware though and is defending well.
Attila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila chips away with some ground and pound.
Ciprianni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Attila defends it easily.
Attila wants to control from the top but Ciprianni keeps moving.
Attila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ciprianni has momentary wrist control but Attila slips an elbow through the middle.
Attila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ciprianni's head.
Attila connects with a couple of short punches.
Attila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ciprianni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Attila gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ciprianni has his foot on Attila's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Attila works his way back into a safe position though.
Attila landing some decent shots from guard.
Attila lands a couple of digs.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni wants to sweep here but Attila controlling him for the moment.
Attila lands a couple of digs.
Attila landing some decent shots from guard.
Ciprianni is rocked!
Attila wants to control from the top but Ciprianni keeps moving.
Oh Ciprianni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Attila lands a couple of digs.
Attila stopping the sweep attempt from Ciprianni.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ciprianni seems to have got his legs back now.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.
Attila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ciprianni's head.
Attila preventing the sweep.
Ciprianni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Attila cracks Ciprianni with a solid left hand.
Johan Attila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Attila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Attila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ciprianni is looking for a triangle here but Attila uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Attila in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Ciprianni looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Attila turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Attila!
Johan Attila decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Danny Ciprianni stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hope my alliance team mate goes all the way to win ITFL!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Stoker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Perry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stoker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stoker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perry checks a leg kick.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
Perry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Stoker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Stoker sees coming a mile off.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Perry sizes up Stoker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Stoker throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker lands a slapping body shot.
Stoker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker jabs Perry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perry avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Perry scores with a nice strike.
Perry lands a really nice looking cross but Stoker seems unphased.
Perry misses with the combination.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Stoker misses with a hook to the body
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Perry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stoker will feel that in the morning.
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!
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Perry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
It appears Perry was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perry swings for the body but Stoker moves out of range.
Perry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoker throws a combination. Perry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker blocks a jab.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Perry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
Stoker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Stoker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Both fighters circling a little - Perry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perry pushes Stoker away with a front kick.
Stoker blocks a jab.
Stoker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Perry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stoker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoker in his tracks.
Stoker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Stoker saw that one coming.
Stoker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from Perry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Stoker sees coming a mile off.
Stoker punishes Perry's body with a nice straight punch.
Perry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Perry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Perry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stoker tries to work over Perry's front leg with a kick but Perry checks it.
Perry moves into range and clinches up with Stoker.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stoker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stoker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Perry up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry trying to stall but Stoker improves his position.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Stoker 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.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Perry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoker. Stoker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stoker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perry scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Perry tried to counter with a leg kick but Stoker avoided it.
Perry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Nice jab there from Stoker.
Stoker checks a leg kick nicely.
Stoker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stoker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perry.
Edward Stoker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stoker stuns Perry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Stoker slips the punch.
Stoker lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws out a powerful jab.
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Stoker throws out a counter right but Perry avoids it with no problem.
Stoker lands a jab to Perry's midsection.
Perry throws a leg kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perry checks it well.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Stoker off the cage and back into range.
Stoker throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoker.
Stoker defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
Stoker throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stoker manages to circle out of the way.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perry looks for the body kick but Stoker saw that one coming.
Perry misses with a looping left.
Stoker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perry takes a step back to recover.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Stoker moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stoker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stoker to score with a decent uppercut.
Perry with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tried to score with a low kick but Perry checks it.
Perry blocks the body kick.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perry doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoker blocks a head kick by Perry.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Nice body kick from Stoker.
Stoker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
As Stoker backs away, Perry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stoker pushes Perry away with a front kick.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker lands with an uppercut that bounces Perry off the cage and back into range.
Perry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker stuns Perry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perry moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stoker thuds a left hand into Perry's body.
Perry checks a low kick from Stoker.
That kick from Stoker tenderised Perry's leg. Perry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perry.
Stoker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Perry moves into range and clinches up with Stoker.
Perry swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker 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! This is the final round!
Stoker connects with a body shot that sends Perry's belly button to the back.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Perry jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stoker - the referee stops the clock and Perry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stoker. Perry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stoker blocks the body kick.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stoker.
Stoker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stoker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perry on the side of the head.
Perry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Perry throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Perry connects with a leg kick. Stoker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Perry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stoker looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.
Stoker avoids the head kick by Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stoker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perry is able to avoid easily.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stoker moves forwards but Perry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stoker scores with a hook to the body. Perry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perry throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker throws a low kick but Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Perry.
Perry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perry duly obliges.
Duane Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Perry lunges at Stoker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stoker's hand.
Perry tries to clinch there but Stoker circles away.
Perry takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Perry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perry scores with a body shot.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Stoker scores with a nice head shot.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
A quick step to the side and Perry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry avoids the head kick by Stoker.
Perry misses the jab.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker connects with a crisp jab.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoker swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Stoker takes one to the side of the head.
Stoker misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Perry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perry misses with a low kick.
Perry doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stoker lands a nice hook to Perry's body. Perry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Stoker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stoker scores with a punch to the head.
Perry works over Stoker's head and body with a nice combination.
Stoker misses with the combination.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Stoker.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker ducks right into an uppercut from Perry.
Edward Stoker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoker throws out the jab.
Perry is looking to clinch.
Stoker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stoker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
A very excited looking Edward Stoker 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.
In defeat, Duane Perry stepped up to the mic, saying 'TNAK ABOTT'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah comes to the cage accompanied by Limb By Limb. Ras Li Judah has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah throws a push kick but Pedro slaps the foot to one side.
Pedro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Judah 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.
Pedro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judah is looking to slow Pedro down with leg kicks.
Pedro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Judah throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
And Pedro tries to counter it with a takedown but Judah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Judah checks a low kick from Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Judah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judah throws a body punch but Pedro moves out of range.
Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pedro. Pedro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pedro rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pedro 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.
Pedro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Pedro wants the takedown. Judah is fighting it off but Pedro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Judah's guard against the cage.
Pedro scoring with some ground and pound.
Judah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro throwing strikes from guard but Judah blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pedro.
Pedro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pedro throws a big elbow that misses.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
Judah wants to sweep here but Pedro controlling him for the moment.
Pedro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Judah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro connects with a couple of short punches.
Judah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pedro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pedro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah misses with a hook. Pedro ducked under it nicely.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedro.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with a thumping low kick.
Judah misses with an uppercut
and Pedro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pedro throwing shots but Judah is blocking nicely.
Judah is trying to get back to full guard.
Judah trying to hold on to Pedro's head to control him but Pedro postures up.
Pedro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Judah trying to control from the bottom.
Judah manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pedro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pedro tries to clinch there but Judah circles away.
Judah is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pedro tries to clinch up but Judah circles away and keeps his distance.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
Judah defending well as Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
Pedro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pedro throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Pedro had a free shot at his head there.
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah lands with a shot to the body.
Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Pedro slips a jab from Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Pedro lands a big shot that drops Judah! Can he finish him?
Judah is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro distracts Judah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Judah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
George Pedro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Judah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pedro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pedro loads up on a big left hand. Judah felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Pedro looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Judah can't hide his disappointment, as Pedro celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pedro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Only the Strong will Continue. Jermaine Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kai Kha's chin.
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204 lbs
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199 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright lands a jab to Kha's midsection.
Kha checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright throws a leg kick but Kha moved away.
Kha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
Kha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Kha throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kha.
A leg kick checked by Wright.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kha pushes Wright away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Kha misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright moves forwards but Kha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright blocks a head kick by Kha.
Jab, jab by Kha - just one landing.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kha moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Kha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kha, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kha.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
That kick from Kha tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Kha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha misses the jab.
Kha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kha misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with an outside leg kick.
Kha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A right-left combo lands from Wright.
Kha cracks Wright with a good jab.
Kha throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kha blocks a low kick nicely.
Kha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kha misses with an uppercut.
Kha cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Kha missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kha misses with a head kick.
Kha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body kick that misses
and Kha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wright. That one must have hurt.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kha.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Kha throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kha checks a leg kick nicely.
Kha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kai Kha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Kha checks a low kick from Wright.
A jab lands there for Kha.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Kha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Kha misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Kha avoids it.
Kha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Kha ducks down to avoid it.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Kha counters with a straight right hand.
Kha throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright misses with a hook. Kha ducked under it nicely.
Kha throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Kha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright lands a high kick!
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Kha tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Kha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kha throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Kha drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Kha takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Kha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright checks a low kick from Kha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Kha.
Kha avoids the body shot from Wright.
Kha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright stuns Kha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kha.
Kha is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Kha manages to avoid it.
Kha slips a straight right by Wright.
Kha throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Kha misses its intended target.
Kha blocks a jab.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kha is just out of range.
Kha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Kha throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Kha down.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Kha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Kha throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kha avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kha flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kha is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kha.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kha looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kha to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Kha saw it coming and moves away.
Kha scores with a leg kick.
Kha moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to slow Kha down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright takes a swing at Kha's ribcage but misses.
Wright motions for Kha to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Kha down.
That kick from Wright tenderised Kha's leg. Kha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kha throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
And Wright counters with a quick kick to the body but Kha blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kha misses the target.
Kha throws a head kick that misses.
Wright half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kha misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kha lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Kha looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Kha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Kha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wright darts in and clinches Kha up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright misses with a knee to the head.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Kha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Wright.
Kha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Kha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Kha.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Kha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kha tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jermaine Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kai Kha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Kha cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Kha misses with a looping right.
Wright feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kha avoids the body shot from Wright.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wright!
Kha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kha avoids the body shot from Wright.
Kha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Kha as he checks the leg kick.
Kha looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Kha slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kha.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kha moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Kha moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Kha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wright stuns Kha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kha is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kai Kha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kha swats away the attempt to clinch by Wright.
Kha flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kha lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Kha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kha throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Kha circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Kha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright delivers a nice body kick.
Kha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha misses with an uppercut.
Wright lands a body shot.
Kha takes one to the side of the head.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Kha stumbling back into the cage.
Wright moves out of range as Kha strikes.
Wright lands a body shot.
Kha tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wright.
Kha throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Kha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright slips under a jab from Kha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kha throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
As Kha backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright slips under a jab from Kha.
Wright swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Wright avoids the head kick by Kha.
Wright is looking to counter the offense by Kha and move into the clinch.
Kha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kha 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.
Kha misses with a body kick.
Wright has closed the distance and engaged Kha in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Wright keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kha's efforts to push away.
Kha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kha slowing the pace effectively.
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 Jermaine Wright.
I think Wright 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Wright!
After winning the bout, Jermaine Wright 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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