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DUEL#20 Silver vs Hendrix PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Wildboy as his entrance music. Maximus Scott will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
23 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by O Palmeiras or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott, which made it look bad.
O Palmeiras shoots in and bounces Scott off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Palmeiras distracts Scott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
O Palmeiras stops Scott from standing up.
O Palmeiras sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scott's guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Scott reverses the position - he's now on top in O Palmeiras's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott wants to stand but O Palmeiras is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras controlling the position.
O Palmeiras lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
O Palmeiras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras prevents Scott from getting back to his feet.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
O Palmeiras won't allow Scott to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Palmeiras wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
O Palmeiras works over Scott with some ground and pound from guard.
Scott is looking to stand up but O Palmeiras isn't so interested in that idea.
O Palmeiras throws an elbow that misses. Scott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Palmeiras's guard. Nice move by Scott!
Scott wants to get up but he can't break O Palmeiras's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but O Palmeiras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Palmeiras 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Scott leaves O Palmeiras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Palmeiras is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott misses with a hook. O Palmeiras ducked under it nicely.
O Palmeiras seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Scott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Palmeiras feints and as Scott raises his hands in defense, O Palmeiras changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Palmeiras manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Palmeiras has him pressed against the cage.
O Palmeiras wants to take the fight to the mat but Scott manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
O Palmeiras is trying to drag Scott to the mat but Scott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott leaves O Palmeiras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from O Palmeiras.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Palmeiras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott avoids the head kick by O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Palmeiras showed some decent athleticism there.
Scott is trying to stand.
O Palmeiras seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Palmeiras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Palmeiras is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Scott wants to stand up but O Palmeiras is controlling him.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Palmeiras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but O Palmeiras seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Scott misses the target.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scott lands a big uppercut and O Palmeiras crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but O Palmeiras looks OK. Scott waves O Palmeiras back to his feet!
O Palmeiras is rocked!
Scott misses with a straight left.
O Palmeiras seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oh O Palmeiras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Palmeiras misses with a takedown attempt - Scott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends O Palmeiras sprawling to the canvas! O Palmeiras rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Scott finish him?!
Scott circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops O Palmeiras to the canvas! O Palmeiras doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Scott keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Scott!
An out of breath Maximus Scott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Summers's chin.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Summers under the eye.
Summers avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Summers checks it well.
Summers connects with an inside leg kick.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Harris cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
Summers throws a body kick that misses.
Harris throws a one two combo.
It looks like Nathan Summers has been cut.
A big left from Summers misses.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Summers swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Summers stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Harris follows into mount!
Summers is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris content just to control the position here.
Summers is still in real trouble! Can Harris finish him?
Summers wants to try and get back to his feet.
Harris takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.
Summers is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Summers bucks up and throws Harris to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Summers scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Summers. That snapped Harris's head back.
Summers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Summers thows a body kick. Harris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Summers misses its intended target.
Summers lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers checks a leg kick.
Summers lands an overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Summers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harris - the referee stops the clock and Summers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harris. Summers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Summers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Summers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Summers lands a slapping body shot.
Summers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Summers scores with a push kick.
Summers lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris is rocked!
Summers throws an uppercut from hell that sends Harris clean off his feet! He's out cold! Summers stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Summers!
Nathan Summers spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Head Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Coach.
Boyka throws a big shot that misses.
Coach appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boyka swings for the body but Coach moves out of range.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coach was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coach.
Boyka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coach's head.
Coach works the jab nicely.
Coach throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Boyka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Coach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coach defending well as Boyka loads up on a big left hand.
Boyka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coach manages to avoid it.
Coach appears to be looking for a big counter.
Coach works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've been told by Coach's head coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coach blocks a jab.
Coach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Coach counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boyka controls Coach momentarily but Coach frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach slips nicely into half guard.
Coach trying to control the action but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Coach is just content to waste time from the top position. Boyka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boyka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coach tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyka is retaining full guard.
Coach slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Coach from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coach 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.
Coach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coach trying to control but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Coach working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boyka's head.
Coach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coach's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boyka controls Coach momentarily but Coach frees himself.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Coach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
It looked like Coach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coach keeps Boyka at a distance using the push kick.
Boyka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boyka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coach lands a really nice looking cross but Boyka seems unphased.
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coach.
Boyka misses with a straight right.
Coach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crunch! Coach slams his shin into Boyka's torso.
Boyka throws a poor cross that misses
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka scores with a hook.
Boyka misses with a body shot
letting Coach counter with a right hand.
Boyka misses with a hook to the body
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boyka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coach throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coach slips under a jab.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coach blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka scores with a shot to the body.
Coach takes a swing at Boyka's ribcage but misses.
Boyka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyka connects with a body shot that sends Coach's belly button to the back.
Boyka connects with a right hand. Coach shakes it off.
Boyka throws a right hand that misses
and Coach counters with a thumping low kick.
Coach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Coach dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boyka misses with a jab to the body
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
Coach connects with a single shot there.
Boyka avoids a kick to the body.
Coach tries to move into range but Boyka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.
Boyka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coach on the side of the head.
Coach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Coach.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Coach thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boyka tries to bum rush Coach with a series of wild strikes but Coach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coach feinted with a counter takedown.
Coach 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.
Boyka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coach checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyka throws out the jab.
Boyka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Coach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boyka throws a poor cross that misses
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coach half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on Coach's shoulder, as Coach tries to avoid the shot.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Coach misses the target.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coach fails with the takedown.
Boyka gets tackled into the cage by Coach. Coach maintains the clinch.
Coach works on Boyka's body with a couple of short punches.
Coach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Boyka.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coach gets control of Boyka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coach will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boyka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Coach is looking to improve his position.
Coach trying to control from the bottom.
Coach is refusing to be controlled, as Boyka sits in half guard.
Boyka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach manages to get to full guard.
Boyka is fighting to break Coach's control of his arms but Coach is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coach working a defensive guard here.
Boyka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coach looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boyka passes into side control.
Boyka tries for a kimura but Coach is defending well.
Coach regains half guard there - taking advantage of Boyka's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach is looking for a sweep. Boyka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coach won't allow Boyka to pass to mount.
Coach preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boyka working over Coach with some ground and pound. Coach looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boyka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coach knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coach controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boyka misses with a jab to the body
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Boyka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boyka.
Boyka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Boyka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boyka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Coach wants to clinch up but Boyka keeps it at a distance.
Coach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coach connects with a nice looking jab.
Boyka moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coach manages to avoid it.
Boyka tests Coach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach lands a nice shot that snaps Boyka's head back.
Coach dodges the punch combination from Boyka.
Coach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuri Boyka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Coach lands a jab to Boyka's midsection.
Boyka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Coach connects with a jab.
Boyka lands a nice shot that snaps Coach's head back.
Boyka throws a leg kick but Coach checks it.
Nice shot by Coach.
Coach lands a nice looking body shot.
Coach lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyka lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Boyka misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Coach misses the target.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Coach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coach connects with a jab.
Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coach.
It looked like Coach was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Coach tenderised Boyka's leg. Boyka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coach lunges at Boyka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyka's hand.
Boyka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Coach slips the punch.
A jab from Coach does it's job there.
Boyka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boyka misses with a straight left.
Coach misses with a straight left.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coach was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Coach lands with a cross.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coach attempts a counter takedown but Boyka avoids it well and moves away.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Coach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyka misses with an uppercut
letting Coach counter with a right hand.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coach.
A nice side step and Boyka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a combination
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Coach looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boyka throws a sloppy body shot
and Coach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Coach avoids the body shot from Boyka.
Boyka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coach in his tracks.
Coach lands a really nice looking cross but Boyka seems unphased.
Coach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyka can do to turn this around?
Coach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boyka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
Boyka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boyka is rocked!
Coach rushes Boyka and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Boyka is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Coach piles on the pressure and Boyka crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Head Coach!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan The Tall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
228 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
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48
241 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but The Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and The Tall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix rushes The Tall and presses him up against the cage.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phoenix wants to clinch
and The Tall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Tall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of The Tall's head but The Tall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Tall is looking for a counter combo.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and The Tall counters with a left to the body.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Tall lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Tall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Phoenix backs up against the cage.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phoenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phoenix throws a leg kick but The Tall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from The Tall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phoenix takes one to the chin there.
Paul Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Tall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Tall moves out of range as Phoenix throws a body kick.
Phoenix misses with a body kick.
Phoenix scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by The Tall. Beautiful body shot.
Phoenix pushes The Tall up against the cage in a clinch.
The Tall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Tall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from The Tall.
Phoenix steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Tall's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix misses with a looping left.
The Tall cracks a nice hook into Phoenix's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Tall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Phoenix looks to move away, The Tall throws a big counter combo but Phoenix just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Phoenix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Tall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phoenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Tall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Tall checks the leg kick.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and The Tall counters with a left and a right that stings Phoenix.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Tall.
The Tall ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Tall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Tall misses the shot to the body.
The Tall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Tall lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
The Tall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and The Tall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phoenix throws a leg kick
and The Tall counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phoenix is rocked!
Phoenix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Phoenix is still on wobbly legs! Can The Tall finish him?
Phoenix is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. The Tall just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Phoenix has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duncan The Tall!
Post fight, Duncan The Tall took to the microphone: 'i will move down to 205 division for my next fight, see ya there!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Gold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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34
130 lbs
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30
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, I Know Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Gold!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Wrestling throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrestling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrestling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Wrestling counters with a straight right hand.
Wrestling gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gold defending well as Wrestling loads up on a big left hand.
Wrestling lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Wrestling ducks down to avoid it.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and Wrestling counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with the body kick
and Wrestling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Wrestling misses its intended target.
Gold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold thumps Wrestling with a low kick.
Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wrestling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrestling shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Wrestling looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like I Know Wrestling has been cut.
Wrestling takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold stuns Wrestling with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wrestling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Gold misses.
Gold lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wrestling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrestling. That did some damage!
Wrestling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gold dips to his left and cracks Wrestling with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wrestling.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrestling throws out the jab.
Wrestling swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wrestling misses the shot to the body.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wrestling.
Gold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold takes a swing at Wrestling's ribcage but misses.
Gold throws a chopping leg kick but Wrestling manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Gold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gold swings for the body but Wrestling moves out of range.
Wrestling swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wrestling's head backwards.
Gold is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Gold lunges at Wrestling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrestling's hand.
Wrestling misses with a shot to the body
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestling misses the shot to the body.
Wrestling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Wrestling moved out of range.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
Wrestling 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.
Wrestling moves away from the strike by Gold.
Wrestling closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gold did well to prevent Wrestling getting side control.
Gold pushes Wrestling off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestling jabs at Gold's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wrestling misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Wrestling down.
Gold throws a hook but Wrestling blocks it.
Wrestling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wrestling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrestling.
Gold goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big left from Wrestling misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
A good leg kick by Gold.
Gold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tests Wrestling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wrestling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrestling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrestling.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Wrestling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Wrestling throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrestling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gold lands a nice looking body shot.
Wrestling is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gold misses
and Wrestling counters with a takedown into side control.
Gold sneaks back into half guard.
Gold tries to roll over but Wrestling keeps him under control.
Wrestling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wrestling scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wrestling is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling postures up in Gold's guard and throws a big left but Gold blocks it.
Gold has Wrestling pulled in close to control his posture.
Wrestling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wrestling looking to sit in guard and control but Gold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wrestling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wrestling might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling pulls Gold in to control the position.
Wrestling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wrestling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gold misses with a hook.
It looked like Wrestling was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gold.
That kick from Gold tenderised Wrestling's leg. Wrestling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wrestling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
Wrestling misses with a body shot.
Gold works over Wrestling's head and body with a nice combination.
Gold scores with a jab.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wrestling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but Wrestling saw it coming and moves away.
Wrestling throwing a counter right hand but Gold manages to avoid it.
Wrestling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Wrestling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Wrestling was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wrestling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Wrestling's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Wrestling.
Gold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wrestling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Wrestling gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Wrestling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jack Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrestling 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.
Wrestling is looking to wear down Gold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Wrestling's front leg but catches the back leg as Wrestling tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Wrestling down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold with a nice cross.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrestling takes one to the side of the head.
Wrestling on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold cracks Wrestling with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gold works over Wrestling's head and body with a nice combination.
Wrestling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Wrestling's head.
Wrestling is rocked!
Wrestling throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Oh Wrestling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Gold lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wrestling. Wrestling tries to recover but Gold is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wrestling lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Gold!
In his post fight interview, Jack Gold started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johann Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Coal Chamber - Burgundy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
179 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGuinness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Kessler.
Kessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuinness let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from McGuinness misses.
Kessler connects with a leg kick. McGuinness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuinness connects with a right hand. Kessler shakes it off.
McGuinness throws a body punch but Kessler moves out of range.
Kessler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kessler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuinness.
McGuinness throws a shot from downtown. Kessler moves away and avoids it.
Kessler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuinness manages to circle out of the way.
Johann Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGuinness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGuinness moves out of range as Kessler strikes.
McGuinness connects with a body shot.
Kessler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuinness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kessler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kessler tries a low kick but McGuinness avoids it.
McGuinness looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuinness swings for the body but Kessler moves out of range.
McGuinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kessler.
McGuinness walks into a jab.
McGuinness cracks Kessler with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler wants to clinch but McGuinness slips to the side
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Kessler.
Kessler throws the kick towards the body but McGuinness avoids it.
Kessler looks to land a right hand but McGuinness moved out of range.
Kessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from McGuinness.
Kessler swinging wildly here.
Kessler cracks the inside of McGuinness's front leg.
Kessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Kessler misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands with an overhand left.
Kessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuinness throws a hook but Kessler blocks it.
Kessler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McGuinness manages to circle out of the way.
Kessler lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kessler.
McGuinness with a jab.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but McGuinness pushes him off.
McGuinness lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuinness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kessler avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuinness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kessler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tests McGuinness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kessler pushes McGuinness up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Kessler.
It looks like Connor McGuinness has been cut.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler is looking to control McGuinness's arms but McGuinness gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kessler has his back to the cage.
McGuinness manages to break the clinch.
McGuinness misses with a two punch combination.
McGuinness lands a right hook to the body.
Kessler tries to clinch up.
McGuinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from McGuinness misses.
McGuinness misses with a hook. Kessler ducked under it nicely.
Kessler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Connor McGuinness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Connor McGuinness's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kessler misses with a body punch
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuinness misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
Kessler looks to land a body kick but McGuinness moved away.
Kessler doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuinness circles away.
McGuinness doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGuinness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kessler.
Kessler moves into the clinch.
Kessler avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuinness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kessler scores with a head kick. McGuinness tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kessler connects with a leg kick. McGuinness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuinness doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuinness avoids it.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but McGuinness blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on McGuinness's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kessler is looking to control McGuinness's arms but McGuinness gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kessler has his back to the cage.
McGuinness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGuinness blocks an uppercut.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuinness.
Kessler connects with a knee to the head.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGuinness avoids it.
McGuinness gets control of Kessler's arms and successfully pulls guard. McGuinness will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McGuinness not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuinness tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kessler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kessler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGuinness is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kessler is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McGuinness has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kessler is looking to defend but McGuinness has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kessler! McGuinness pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kessler taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Connor McGuinness!
After the fight, Connor McGuinness was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaan Jalgratas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas scores with a body shot.
Jalgratas staying out of range there.
Jalgratas takes the fight into the clinch.
Klincko throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalgratas.
Our sources have told us that Klincko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Klincko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klincko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jalgratas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klincko is defending well for now.
Klincko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jalgratas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klincko has Jalgratas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Klincko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jalgratas tumbling to the mat - Klincko dives into Jalgratas's guard.
Jalgratas is trying to control the position but Klincko postures up.
Klincko with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jalgratas is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalgratas with a nice head shot there.
Jalgratas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko wants to sweep here but Jalgratas controlling him for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jalgratas working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jalgratas wants to control from the top but Klincko keeps moving.
Klincko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klincko keeping moving, preventing Jalgratas from controlling successfully.
Klincko wants to sweep but no luck.
Jalgratas postures up.
Klincko being controlled here, momentarily.
Klincko keeping moving, preventing Jalgratas from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klincko wants to sweep but no luck.
Jalgratas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jalgratas trying to control the position from guard on top but Klincko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jalgratas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klincko thumps Jalgratas with a low kick.
Jalgratas cracks Klincko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Klincko.
Klincko takes a swing at Jalgratas's ribcage but misses.
Jalgratas lands a high kick!
Klincko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that Klincko semi-blocks.
Klincko misses with a looping right.
Klincko misses with a double jab.
Jalgratas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jalgratas has Klincko up against the cage in a clinch.
Jalgratas trying to land knees to the body.
Klincko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klincko throws a looping overhand right but Jalgratas ducks down to avoid it.
Klincko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jalgratas counters with a series of strikes. Klincko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jalgratas misses the shot to the body.
Jalgratas tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalgratas throws a head kick that misses.
Jalgratas moves into the clinch.
Klincko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalgratas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the head but Klincko blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klincko avoids it.
Jalgratas breaks from the clinch.
Jalgratas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klincko.
Jalgratas tries to clinch but Klincko is having none of it.
Jalgratas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jalgratas scores with a body shot.
Jalgratas throws a head kick but Klincko moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jalgratas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Klincko - the referee stops the clock and Jalgratas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Klincko. Jalgratas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jalgratas throws a leg kick which misses Klincko's front leg but catches the back leg as Klincko tries to avoid it.
Jalgratas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klincko.
Klincko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jalgratas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klincko digs a good body shot into Jalgratas's ribs.
Klincko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Klincko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jalgratas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaan Jalgratas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A lazy body kick from Jalgratas
and Klincko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jalgratas slips a straight right by Klincko.
Klincko avoids the head kick by Jalgratas.
Klincko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Klincko throws an overhand right that lands on Jalgratas's shoulder, as Jalgratas tries to avoid the shot.
Jalgratas tries a head kick but it misses.
Klincko throws the kick towards the body but Jalgratas avoids it.
The fighters circling - Jalgratas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jalgratas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Klincko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jalgratas moves away.
Klincko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jalgratas is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jalgratas.
Jalgratas blocks the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Klincko. Those never looked like landing.
Klincko misses with a hook
and Jalgratas counters with a low kick, right behind Klincko 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jalgratas checks a leg kick.
Jalgratas feints the counter takedown.
Klincko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klincko. That did some damage!
Jalgratas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dave Klincko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klincko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Klincko misses.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jalgratas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jalgratas throws a front kick aimed at Klincko's knee but Klincko avoids it well.
Jalgratas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klincko tries to land a body kick
and Jalgratas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klincko thinking.
Jalgratas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jalgratas misses with a kick to the body.
Klincko moves out of range of the body kick.
Klincko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jalgratas throws a solid leg kick but Klincko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jalgratas.
Klincko thumps Jalgratas with a low kick.
Jalgratas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klincko.
Klincko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Klincko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalgratas was well out of range. Poor timing from Klincko.
Jalgratas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jalgratas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klincko throws a hook but Jalgratas avoids it easily.
Jalgratas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klincko. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas wants to clinch up but Klincko keeps it at a distance.
Jalgratas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klincko rather than just go for the knockout.
Jalgratas throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko tries to score with a low kick but Jalgratas moves his leg out of the way.
Jalgratas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jalgratas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas moves out of range as Klincko throws a body kick.
Jalgratas blocks the body kick.
Klincko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Klincko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jalgratas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klincko.
It seemed like Jalgratas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jalgratas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jalgratas connects with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas digs a right hand into Klincko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klincko's gas tank.
Klincko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jalgratas avoids it.
Klincko lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas tries to throw a body punch but Klincko avoids it by throwing Jalgratas back against the cage.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klincko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalgratas misses with a looping right.
Klincko fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Jalgratas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jalgratas moves out of range of the leg kick from Klincko.
Klincko tries to land a body kick
and Jalgratas counters by moving into the clinch.
Klincko breaks from the clinch.
Klincko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jalgratas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
Klincko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalgratas manages to avoid it.
Jalgratas connects with a leg kick. Klincko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dave Klincko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klincko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jalgratas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jalgratas scores with a decent looking hook.
Jalgratas missing with a left hand there. Klincko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalgratas blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Klincko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jalgratas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Klincko does no damage.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klincko avoids the head kick by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas staying out of range there.
Jalgratas tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
Jalgratas has closed the distance and engaged Klincko in a clinch.
Klincko misses with the head strike.
Jalgratas lands a body shot.
Jaan Jalgratas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Jalgratas - that landed with a thud.
Klincko misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jalgratas.
Klincko avoiding damage as Jalgratas throws knees to the body.
Jalgratas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jalgratas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klincko's elbow.
Jalgratas tries to land knees in the clinch but Klincko avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaan Jalgratas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Klincko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klincko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jalgratas lands with a nice body punch.
Klincko thumps Jalgratas with a low kick.
Klincko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klincko misses with a hook. Jalgratas ducked under it nicely.
Klincko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jalgratas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klincko.
Jalgratas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Klincko scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalgratas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klincko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries a head kick but it misses.
Klincko tries to keep at a distance but Jalgratas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jalgratas fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalgratas lands a good knee to the midsection. Klincko won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klincko lands a hook that snaps the head of Jalgratas backwards.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jalgratas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jalgratas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klincko.
Klincko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klincko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Jalgratas.
Jalgratas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klincko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klincko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Klincko tries to stall but Jalgratas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jalgratas lands with a light punch inside.
Jalgratas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klincko has a couple of punches blocked by Jalgratas.
Dave Klincko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas tries a knee to the head but Klincko blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalgratas.
Jalgratas with a knee to the head.
Jalgratas lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Klincko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jalgratas.
Klincko managing to block the knees to the body from Jalgratas.
Klincko misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalgratas.
Klincko misses with a punch on the inside.
Klincko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jalgratas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klincko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Klincko lands with a left to the head.
Jalgratas avoiding damage as Klincko throws knees to the body.
Jalgratas blocks an uppercut.
Jalgratas blocks a body shot from Klincko.
Jalgratas connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalgratas lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dave Klincko has been cut.
Klincko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klincko working aggressively here.
Jalgratas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalgratas taking a breather.
Klincko wants to take the fight to the mat but Jalgratas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jalgratas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalgratas lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jalgratas blocks an uppercut.
Jalgratas pushes Klincko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klincko prevents a body shot from Jalgratas.
Jalgratas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jalgratas lands an uppercut.
Jalgratas pushes Klincko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalgratas lands with a short shot to the head.
Klincko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Klincko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klincko misses with a punch to the body.
Klincko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jalgratas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Klincko lands with a right to the head.
Klincko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jalgratas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jalgratas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaan Jalgratas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jalgratas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klincko defends well and Jalgratas ends up having to push Klincko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Klincko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jalgratas is able to avoid easily.
Jalgratas tries to clinch but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalgratas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klincko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jalgratas - the referee stops the clock and Klincko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jalgratas. Klincko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaan Jalgratas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jalgratas 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaan Jalgratas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Bartlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Clash - Police And Thieves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Josiah Bartlet!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartlet closes the distance and clinches.
OToole lands with a short shot to the head.
Bartlet manages to break the clinch.
Bartlet moves in looking to clinch but OToole pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Bartlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
OToole seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartlet throws a leg kick but OToole moved away.
OToole is looking to counter the offense by Bartlet and move into the clinch.
Bartlet throws a head kick that misses.
OToole seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartlet misses with a hook. OToole ducked under it nicely.
Bartlet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OToole lands a body punch.
OToole gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bartlet.
Bartlet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Knuckles OToole has been cut.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartlet throws a head punch that misses.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartlet prevents a body shot from OToole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
OToole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bartlet tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Bartlet back against the cage.
Bartlet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
OToole gets underhooks to prevent Bartlet's takedown attempt.
OToole lands with a right to the head.
OToole tries to throw a body punch but Bartlet avoids it by throwing OToole back against the cage.
OToole blocks an elbow strike from Bartlet.
OToole tries a body shot but Bartlet blocks it.
Nice body punch from OToole - that landed with a thud.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bartlet 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.
Bartlet misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole tries to throw a body punch but Bartlet avoids it by throwing OToole back against the cage.
Bartlet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole gets through Bartlet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
OToole blocks the elbow strike.
OToole avoiding damage as Bartlet throws knees to the body.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OToole presses Bartlet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for OToole.
Bartlet throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartlet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartlet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartlet tries to clinch but OToole is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartlet. OToole does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Bartlet tries to get set, OToole tries to push him back and clinch up but Bartlet manages to avoid the attempt.
Bartlet fails in his attempt to clinch.
OToole throws a big counter combination but Bartlet scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bartlet swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting OToole counter with a right hand.
Bartlet misses with an uppercut.
Bartlet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
OToole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bartlet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OToole manages to avoid it.
OToole throws a big counter combination but Bartlet scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bartlet gets a clinch.
Bartlet lands a nice elbow.
Bartlet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OToole presses Bartlet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bartlet prevents a body shot from OToole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
OToole working aggressively here.
OToole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlet's elbow.
OToole blocking some punches.
Bartlet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bartlet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole lands an uppercut.
OToole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartlet lands with a left to the head.
Bartlet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bartlet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartlet.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Bartlet.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OToole blocks an elbow strike.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlet uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bartlet just misses with a elbow thrown towards OToole's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartlet tries to score a body lock takedown but OToole shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knuckles OToole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Bartlet swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
OToole blocks the elbow strike.
Bartlet wants a takedown but no success here.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
OToole lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartlet backwards.
Bartlet tries for a takedown. No joy.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartlet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartlet lands an elbow inside.
Bartlet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knuckles OToole's cut is getting worse.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
OToole scores with a shot to the side of Bartlet's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OToole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Knuckles OToole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Knuckles OToole's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bartlet misses with an uppercut.
Bartlet connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as OToole blocks the low kick.
Bartlet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartlet tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Bartlet back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OToole.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartlet throws an elbow that misses.
Bartlet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
OToole lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
OToole lands with a short shot to the head.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
Bartlet breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartlet closes the distance looking to clinch
and OToole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bartlet thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlet takes a swing at OToole's ribcage but misses.
OToole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bartlet shoots and misses
and OToole counters by moving into the clinch.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Bartlet.
Bartlet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OToole's defenses.
OToole struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlet controls his hands.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
Bartlet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
OToole throws an elbow but it misses.
Bartlet lands with a left to the head.
Bartlet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartlet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
OToole blocks the elbow strike.
Bartlet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and OToole avoids it.
OToole lands a body shot.
OToole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OToole working aggressively here.
Bartlet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles OToole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Bartlet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OToole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OToole tries to work over Bartlet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from OToole.
Bartlet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartlet backwards.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlet successfully pulls guard.
Bartlet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. OToole manages to get himself to full guard.
Bartlet landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bartlet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bartlet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartlet connects with a couple of short punches.
OToole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OToole controls Bartlet momentarily but Bartlet frees himself.
OToole on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if OToole tries to get out of the position.
Bartlet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bartlet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartlet postures up and lands a big shot to OToole's brow.
Bartlet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bartlet throws a big elbow that misses.
Bartlet seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bartlet working some strikes from top position.
Bartlet sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bartlet tries to free his leg and advance position but OToole is retaining full guard.
Bartlet trying to control but OToole is working from the bottom.
Bartlet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bartlet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Bartlet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Knuckles OToole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Bartlet misses the target.
OToole is looking for a counter combo.
Bartlet lands a leg kick that knocks OToole off balance momentarily.
Bartlet lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bartlet.
Bartlet throws a hook but OToole blocks it.
Jab, jab by Bartlet - just one landing.
Bartlet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OToole counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartlet.
OToole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OToole avoids the head kick by Bartlet.
A big left from Bartlet misses.
Bartlet motions for OToole to come forward. Bartlet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartlet misses with an uppercut
and OToole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartlet throws a series of punches but OToole avoids them all with ease.
OToole tries to counter by clinching up but Bartlet breaks away and moves out of range.
Bartlet misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from OToole misses its target.
Bartlet closes the distance and clinches.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OToole working aggressively here.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bartlet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OToole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
OToole misses with the head strike.
Bartlet misses with an elbow over the top.
Knuckles OToole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OToole blocks the elbow strike.
OToole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartlet backwards.
Bartlet prevents a body shot from OToole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartlet misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OToole.
OToole blocks an uppercut.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OToole prevents a takedown attempt there.
OToole throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlet.
OToole tries to throw a body punch but Bartlet avoids it by throwing OToole back against the cage.
Bartlet lands a nice elbow.
Knuckles OToole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
OToole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartlet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartlet manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlet feints and then cracks OToole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OToole down.
Bartlet tries to close the distance and clinch but OToole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartlet throws a lazy head kick
and OToole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OToole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartlet.
OToole is looking to counter the offense by Bartlet and move into the clinch.
Bartlet throws a series of punches but OToole moves out of range.
OToole tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bartlet manages to circle out of the way.
Bartlet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OToole cracks a nice hook into Bartlet's ribs.
Bartlet is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bartlet tries for a takedown but OToole circles away easily
letting OToole counter with a right hand.
Knuckles OToole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josiah Bartlet.
Bartlet throws a sloppy head kick
and OToole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bartlet throws a right hand that misses
and Bartlet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OToole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bartlet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartlet moves into range and clinches up with OToole.
Bartlet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OToole blocks an elbow strike.
Bartlet fails to pull guard.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartlet backwards.
Bartlet tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Bartlet back against the cage.
OToole throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlet.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartlet blocks an uppercut.
Bartlet tries for a takedown but OToole manages to get underhooks.
Bartlet looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from OToole.
OToole lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from OToole.
A short right from OToole.
A short right from OToole on the inside.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Knuckles OToole.
I think OToole 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Ragnarsson has chosen The Animal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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28
160 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Armis sprawls well. Armis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ragnarsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Armis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Armis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armis lands with a shot to the body.
Armis throws a combination. Ragnarsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Armis scores with a nice right hand.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Armis.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the body.
Armis misses the shot to the body.
Ragnarsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armis defends it well.
Armis cracks Ragnarsson with a good jab.
Armis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Armis cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnarsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnarsson shoots in and drives through. Armis sprawls well.
Armis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Armis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armis misses with a wild body shot.
Armis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Armis is looking to wear down Ragnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ragnarsson works Armis's body with a nice hook.
Armis leaves Ragnarsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eli Armis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigurd Ragnarsson.
The fighters circling - Armis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eli Armis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson moves forwards but Armis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Armis slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Armis moves away and avoids it.
Armis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot
and Armis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ragnarsson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ragnarsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armis has managed to get both his arms back between Ragnarsson's legs - danger averted.
Armis content to stall in guard here.
Armis looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Armis is proving a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ragnarsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armis defends well.
Armis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnarsson is keeping the position for now.
Armis wants to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Armis wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armis advances to half guard.
Ragnarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Armis seems to be working for a kimura but Ragnarsson defends the submission attempt.
Ragnarsson is looking to improve his position.
Armis is looking to stall here but Ragnarsson recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Armis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Armis.
Armis misses with a body shot.
Armis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Armis jabs at Ragnarsson's body.
Armis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Armis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armis moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armis.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armis. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armis shoots in but no luck this time.
Ragnarsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Armis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Armis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Armis misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Armis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armis lands a head shot.
Armis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Armis avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Armis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Armis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnarsson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Armis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armis catches Ragnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Armis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
Armis 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.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Armis misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armis.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Armis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Armis just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis thuds his right hand into Ragnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Armis throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnarsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armis misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Armis to the ground. Ragnarsson is now in Armis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Armis trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnarsson is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Armis dives on top into guard.
Ragnarsson is looking for a triangle but Armis pushes his legs off easily.
Armis trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson keeping full guard, as Armis tries to pass.
Armis wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armis preventing the sweep.
Ragnarsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Armis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Armis from controlling successfully.
Ragnarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Armis is proving a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Armis has passed into side control.
Armis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ragnarsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Armis's guard! Nice work there by Ragnarsson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ragnarsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Armis pinned against the cage. Armis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armis looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armis.
Armis cracks Ragnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnarsson walks into a left hand.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armis.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armis stuffs the takedown.
Ragnarsson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis throws a jab when Ragnarsson was well out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Armis with a jab.
Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armis.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown but Armis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eli Armis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigurd Ragnarsson.
Armis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ragnarsson tries to roll over but Armis keeps him under control.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Armis is keeping busy.
Armis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ragnarsson keeps working.
Armis passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Armis off and has taken his back!
Armis showing good submission defense here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ragnarsson looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Armis is controlling Ragnarsson 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis postures up.
Armis wanted to stand there but Ragnarsson had control of the position.
Armis wants to control from the top but Ragnarsson keeps moving.
Armis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Armis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Armis trying to control the position but Ragnarsson is working away.
Eli Armis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarsson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Armis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Armis saw that one coming.
Armis defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Armis misses with a wild body shot.
Armis digs a good body shot into Ragnarsson's ribs.
Ragnarsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Armis.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Armis is just out of range.
Armis lands a head shot.
Armis lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Armis is defended easily by Ragnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armis.
Ragnarsson looking to score a takedown here. Armis is defending well but Ragnarsson drives through and ends up in Armis's guard.
Ragnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armis controlling the position.
Armis keeping moving, preventing Ragnarsson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Armis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armis looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnarsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis moves out of range of the strikes.
Armis misses with a body shot.
Eli Armis is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Armis misses.
Armis slips a jab and a cross from Ragnarsson.
Armis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls and moves away.
Armis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Armis gets the takedown into side control.
Armis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ragnarsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ragnarsson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ragnarsson is looking for a sweep.
Armis is looking to take a break and control but Ragnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Armis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ragnarsson's waist but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Armis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Armis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
Armis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnarsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armis defends it well.
Armis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnarsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Armis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armis misses the shot to the body.
Armis lands with a good body shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis had his way with Sigurd Ragnarsson in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Armis lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Armis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Armis throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Armis defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armis. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Armis ducked under it nicely.
Armis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Armis's head back.
Armis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Armis enables Ragnarsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Armis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Armis keeping full guard, as Ragnarsson tries to pass.
Armis looking for a sweep. Not yet Armis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnarsson is proving a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Armis dives on top into guard.
Armis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ragnarsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armis has managed to get both his arms back between Ragnarsson's legs - danger averted.
Armis looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ragnarsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Armis is aware though and is defending well.
Ragnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Armis defends it easily.
Ragnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Armis defends it easily.
Ragnarsson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Armis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Armis from controlling successfully.
Ragnarsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Armis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Armis's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Armis misses.
And Ragnarsson tries to counter it with a takedown but Armis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armis staying out of range there.
Armis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Armis misses with a wild body shot.
Sigurd Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Armis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis lands with a hook. Ragnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Armis.
Armis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armis just misses with a punch to the body.
Armis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Armis just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Armis catches Ragnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Armis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Armis!
Our winner, Eli Armis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Billy Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver cracks Hendrix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hendrix punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Silver misses.
Hendrix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
Silver cracks Hendrix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hendrix is rocked!
Hendrix gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Silver gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hendrix is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Silver!
Billy Silver thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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