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DUEL#31 Myles vs Armis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyrkanian has chosen Khan as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volga Overstreet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overstreet throws a leg kick which misses Hyrkanian's front leg but catches the back leg as Hyrkanian tries to avoid it.
Hyrkanian drops his hands momentarily and Overstreet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hyrkanian rushes Overstreet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet lands a body punch.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overstreet manages to break the clinch.
Hyrkanian doesn't manage to clinch there - Overstreet circles away.
Overstreet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Overstreet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch but Overstreet is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Overstreet, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Overstreet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Hyrkanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyrkanian tries to clinch there but Overstreet circles away.
Hyrkanian drives through and clinches with Overstreet against the cage.
Overstreet blocking some punches.
Overstreet digs a right hand underneath Hyrkanian's ribcage. Hyrkanian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Overstreet.
Hyrkanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Overstreet blocks an uppercut.
Overstreet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyrkanian misses with the head strike.
Overstreet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overstreet lands a knee to the body.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overstreet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Overstreet jumps into guard, dragging Hyrkanian to the mat.
Hyrkanian preventing the sweep.
Overstreet is adopting a defensive guard.
Overstreet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Overstreet 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.
Overstreet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Overstreet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hyrkanian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Overstreet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hyrkanian throwing strikes but missing.
Hyrkanian postures up in Overstreet's guard and throws a big left but Overstreet blocks it.
Hyrkanian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Overstreet is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyrkanian throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hyrkanian is looking to sweep but instead, Overstreet has passed into half guard.
Hyrkanian punching from the bottom.
Overstreet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hyrkanian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hyrkanian keeping moving, preventing Overstreet from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Overstreet stopping the sweep attempt from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hyrkanian keeping moving, preventing Overstreet from controlling successfully.
Hyrkanian scores with a nice shot.
Hyrkanian throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Overstreet trying to control but Hyrkanian is working from the bottom.
Overstreet passes Hyrkanian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Overstreet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overstreet is looking for a kimura but Hyrkanian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Overstreet to get the leverage.
We've been informed that Hyrkanian has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Overstreet prevents Hyrkanian from improving his position.
Overstreet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hyrkanian missing with punches from the bottom.
Overstreet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet blocks the strikes from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Overstreet is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hyrkanian!
Hyrkanian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hyrkanian is in a horrible position here. Overstreet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hyrkanian swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hyrkanian is working to get back to half guard.
Overstreet tries to control but Hyrkanian wriggling away.
Hyrkanian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Overstreet content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overstreet jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hyrkanian manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volga Overstreet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overstreet jabs Hyrkanian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overstreet connects with a single shot there.
Overstreet lands with an overhand left.
Overstreet is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hyrkanian has closed the distance and engaged Overstreet in a clinch.
Subotai Hyrkanian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overstreet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyrkanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Overstreet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overstreet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overstreet.
Overstreet lands an uppercut.
Hyrkanian is rocked!
Hyrkanian has a couple of punches blocked by Overstreet.
Hyrkanian is still on wobbly legs! Can Overstreet finish him?
Hyrkanian misses with some punches.
Hyrkanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyrkanian seems to have recovered his senses.
Overstreet landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyrkanian takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Overstreet - that landed with a thud.
Overstreet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Overstreet.
Overstreet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyrkanian can do to turn this around?
Hyrkanian is breathing heavily.
Hyrkanian working aggressively here.
Overstreet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overstreet digs a right hand underneath Hyrkanian's ribcage. Hyrkanian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Overstreet on the inside.
Overstreet lands a nice uppercut.
Overstreet lands with a light punch inside.
Overstreet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overstreet gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Overstreet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hyrkanian is not content to let Overstreet control the position.
Nice strikes from Overstreet there.
Overstreet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Overstreet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Overstreet is looking to take a break and control but Hyrkanian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Overstreet keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Overstreet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overstreet blocks the strikes from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet is trying to work for a kimura but Hyrkanian is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet is controlling the pace.
Hyrkanian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hyrkanian.
Overstreet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Overstreet trying to control but Hyrkanian is working from the bottom.
Hyrkanian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyrkanian lands an upkick as Overstreet stands over him.
Hyrkanian can't keep his opponent in guard - Overstreet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hyrkanian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hyrkanian won't allow Overstreet to pass to mount.
Hyrkanian has hold of Overstreet's hands but Overstreet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Overstreet blocks the strikes from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet blocks the strikes from Hyrkanian.
Overstreet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hyrkanian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Overstreet uses his free foot to push down on Hyrkanian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian throwing hammer fists to the chest of Overstreet. What's that going to do exactly?
Hyrkanian throwing hammer fists to the chest of Overstreet. What's that going to do exactly?
Overstreet is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hyrkanian is surviving well by controlling Overstreet's body position as best he can.
Overstreet breaks from Hyrkanian's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Overstreet raining down shots from the mount!
Overstreet tries to control but Hyrkanian wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Overstreet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Overstreet in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Overstreet is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hyrkanian has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Overstreet punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet scoring with strikes but Hyrkanian is staying in there.
Hyrkanian is squirming around, avoiding Overstreet's attempts to control the action.
Hyrkanian throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Overstreet lands a big shot to the head and Hyrkanian winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Volga Overstreet!
Volga Overstreet is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Volga Overstreet said 'It's good to win again and go up in the rankings. '.
The defeated Subotai Hyrkanian had this to say: '...you lucky you know it'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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198 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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195 lbs
37 - 30 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah blocks a jab.
Bosh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bosh enables Abdullah to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bosh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bosh throws his legs up looking for a submission but Abdullah uses it to pass to side control.
Bosh gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bosh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abdullah lands a big shot there that rocks Bosh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bosh wants to control but Abdullah is having none of it.
Abdullah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Abdullah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Abdullah tries to control but Bosh wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosh is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah with shots to the head and body - Bosh looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abdullah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bosh tries to hold on but Abdullah pushes him away.
Abdullah landing strikes from the mount and Bosh is in trouble!
Abdullah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosh is in a horrible position here. Abdullah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abdullah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Abdullah wants to control the pace but Bosh is squirming around nicely.
Abdullah content just to control the position here.
Abdullah tries to control but Bosh wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bosh is rocked!
Abdullah postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bosh in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bosh to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahkim Abdullah!
An out of breath Rahkim Abdullah 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirks Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahokas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ...Baby one more time!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirks Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazarus connects with a body shot that sends Ahokas's belly button to the back.
That kick from Lazarus tenderised Ahokas's leg. Ahokas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ahokas blocks a low kick nicely.
Lazarus moves in looking to clinch but Ahokas pushes him off.
Lazarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lazarus wants to clinch.
Lazarus cracks the inside of Ahokas's front leg.
Lazarus scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Ahokas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lazarus feints and then cracks Ahokas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahokas down.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahokas misses with a shot to the body
and Lazarus counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus digs a right hand into Ahokas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ahokas's gas tank.
Lazarus has Ahokas pressed against the cage.
Lazarus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahokas backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Lazarus.
Ahokas tries for a takedown but Lazarus manages to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ahokas tries to score a body lock takedown but Lazarus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lazarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lazarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lazarus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ahokas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Ahokas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazarus misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ahokas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Lazarus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ahokas stalling in the clinch.
Lazarus misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Lazarus.
Ahokas is breathing heavily.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lazarus landing knees to the head.
It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lazarus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ahokas.
Ahokas managing to block the knees to the body from Lazarus.
Lazarus tries a body shot but Ahokas blocks it.
Lazarus misses with a knee strike.
Lazarus landing knees to the body.
Lazarus stalling in the clinch.
Ahokas wants a takedown but no success here.
Lazarus has Ahokas pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lazarus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lazarus slows down the pace here.
Lazarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahokas avoids the damage to the body.
Lazarus lands a knee to the body.
Lazarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahokas blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Lazarus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazarus landing knees to the body.
Lazarus is pushing Ahokas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lazarus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirks Lazarus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juha Ahokas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahokas manages to avoid it.
Lazarus throws a leg kick which misses Ahokas's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahokas tries to avoid it.
Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahokas throws out the jab.
Lazarus clinches with his opponent.
Ahokas wants to take the fight to the mat but Lazarus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lazarus is struggling to control the position.
Lazarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ahokas is defending well for now.
Ahokas managing to block the knees to the body from Lazarus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lazarus tries a body shot but Ahokas blocks it.
Lazarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahokas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus effectively controlling the action here.
Lazarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Ahokas avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Lazarus to work.
Lazarus scores with a knee to the head.
Lazarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahokas blocks it with crossed arms.
Ahokas effectively controlling the action here.
Ahokas wants to break free but Lazarus has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus crunches a lovely knee into Ahokas's ribcage.
Lazarus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ahokas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lazarus lands with a light punch inside.
Lazarus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ahokas up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lazarus.
Kirks Lazarus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahokas avoids it.
Ahokas is trying to push Lazarus away but Lazarus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lazarus pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lazarus effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirks Lazarus.
Lazarus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lazarus.
Lazarus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirks Lazarus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazarus scores with a leg kick.
Lazarus throws a solid leg kick but Ahokas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lazarus.
Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Lazarus lands the left hand.
Lazarus lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lazarus.
Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ahokas takes a step back to recover.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahokas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lazarus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahokas.
A head kick from Lazarus lands but Ahokas takes it in his stride.
Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Ahokas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Ahokas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahokas.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Lazarus tries to clinch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
Ahokas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirks Lazarus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juha Ahokas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahokas checks a low kick from Lazarus.
Lazarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahokas swings for the body but Lazarus moves out of range.
Lazarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ahokas is able to avoid easily.
Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahokas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lazarus sprawls and moves away.
Ahokas scores with a nice right hand.
Lazarus is looking to slow Ahokas down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lazarus crunches a lovely knee into Ahokas's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazarus with a knee to the head.
Ahokas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahokas is trying to force a seperation but Lazarus has the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lazarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ahokas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazarus obliges.
Ahokas's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazarus obliges.
A right hand to the body from Lazarus.
Lazarus taking a breather.
Lazarus stalling.
Lazarus stalling the fight.
Ahokas tries to stall but Lazarus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lazarus leaning against his opponent.
Lazarus tries a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks it.
Ahokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lazarus displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ahokas up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kirks Lazarus.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lazarus.
Ahokas is looking to wear down Lazarus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahokas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahokas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lazarus!
An elbow from Ahokas crashes against the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas working the body and head with strikes.
Lazarus is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
Ahokas tries to score with some ground and pound. Lazarus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
Ahokas scoring with punches and elbows.
Ahokas throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lazarus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lazarus is looking to control Ahokas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lazarus avoid being mounted?
Kirks Lazarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ahokas wants to free his trapped foot but Lazarus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lazarus keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahokas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lazarus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juha Ahokas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus is controlling Ahokas's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ahokas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ahokas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lazarus holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lazarus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahokas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lazarus's head.
Lazarus wants to control but Ahokas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazarus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ahokas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lazarus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ahokas.
Lazarus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lazarus moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirks Lazarus.
I've got Lazarus 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirks Lazarus!
A relieved looking Kirks Lazarus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Juha Ahokas was interviewed post fight and said 'Sucker!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (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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203 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapu lands a slapping body shot.
Habana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lapu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lapu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Habana. Habana obviously looking to wear him down.
Lapu scores with a decent looking hook.
Habana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapu throws a low kick but Habana moves out of range easily.
Lapu takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Habana does no damage.
Habana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Lapu finds it's target.
Bryan Habana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Habana. Habana obviously looking to wear him down.
Lapu checks the leg kick.
Habana throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Habana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Habana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lapu's head.
Lapu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Habana wants to slow Lapu down by chopping away at his legs.
Lapu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lapu checks a leg kick nicely.
Lapu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Habana throws out a loose jab but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana throws a solid leg kick but Lapu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Habana.
Lapu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Habana's hands.
Lapu misses with a low kick as Habana jumps back.
Habana feints a counter leg kick.
Habana has Lapu up against the cage in a clinch.
Habana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lapu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Habana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapu lands with a right to the head.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lapu. Habana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Habana throws a low kick but Lapu avoids it.
Habana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Habana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Habana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lapu throws a solid leg kick but Habana takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lapu.
Habana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapu tries to keep at a distance but Habana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lapu manages to break the clinch.
Lapu throws out a leg kick but Habana moves out of range and Lapu only half commits.
Habana throws out a counter right but Lapu avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana motions for Lapu to come forward. Habana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
Lapu misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Habana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Habana throws a low kick but Lapu moves out of range easily.
Habana throws out a loose jab but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Habana avoids it.
Lapu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lapu slips a jab from Habana.
Habana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lapu if he has to take too many more of those.
Habana loads up on a big right hand but Lapu slips the punch.
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lapu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Habana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Habana drives through and clinches with Lapu against the cage.
Lapu stalling in the clinch.
Lapu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lapu has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapu working aggressively here.
Habana manages to break the clinch.
Habana slips under a jab.
Habana misses with a leg kick.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu swats away the attempt to clinch by Habana.
Habana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapu throws a lazy uppercut
and Habana counters with a good low kick that Lapu was not able to check.
Lapu throws a body shot but no joy.
Lapu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Habana slips a straight right by Lapu.
A big left from Lapu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Habana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lapu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
Lapu misses with an uppercut.
Habana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Lapu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Habana.
Habana loads up on a big right hand but Lapu slips the punch.
Lapu thuds a left hand into Habana's body.
Lapu throws a front kick aimed at Habana's knee but Habana avoids it well.
Habana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lapu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Habana scrambles back to his feet.
Habana avoids the head kick by Lapu.
Habana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Habana throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Lapu misses with a leg kick
and Habana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Habana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lapu.
Habana wants to land a leg kick but Lapu is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Habana, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habana misses with a right hand
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Habana checks a leg kick nicely.
Lapu lands a head shot.
Habana misses with a kick to the body.
Lapu misses with an uppercut
and Habana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Lapu misses.
Bryan Habana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lapu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lapu is looking to land body kicks.
Lapu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Lapu.
Habana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lapu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lapu.
Habana flicks out a counter leg kick but Lapu steps away.
Lapu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lapu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lapu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lapu takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Lapu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Habana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Habana moves away from the strike by Lapu.
Lapu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lapu with a jab.
Lapu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Habana moves out of range of the body kick.
Habana scores with a body shot.
Habana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lapu throws a chopping leg kick but Habana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana scores with a nice right hand.
Habana throws a leg kick
and Lapu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Habana slips a straight right by Lapu.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Habana.
Lapu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Habana tried to score with a low kick but Lapu checks it.
Lapu wants to slow Habana down by chopping away at his legs.
Lapu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lapu cracks Habana with an open hand slap.
Habana darts in and clinches Lapu up against the cage.
Lapu digs a right hand into Habana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Habana's gas tank.
Lapu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Lapu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapu misses with a low kick as Habana jumps back.
Habana looks to land a right hand but Lapu moved out of range.
Lapu lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lapu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Habana - the referee stops the clock and Lapu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Habana. Lapu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Habana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lapu's calf.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Habana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Habana throws a low kick but Lapu avoids it.
Habana lands a high kick!
Habana forces Lapu back against the cage and clinches.
Habana throws an elbow that misses.
Lapu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lapu.
Lapu jabs Habana right on the nose. Habana blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lapu Lapu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
That's time! Lapu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lapu takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Lapu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Habana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lapu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Habana is rocked!
Nice body punch from Lapu.
Habana is still on wobbly legs! Can Lapu finish him?
Habana scores with a head kick. Lapu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Habana is looking to land body kicks.
Habana seems to have recovered his senses.
Lapu misses with a low kick as Habana jumps back.
Habana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lapu momentarily.
Lapu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Habana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lapu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lapu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapu moves out of range of the body kick.
Lapu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Habana throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Habana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lapu manages to break the clinch.
Habana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lapu.
Habana misses with a straight right.
Habana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lapu.
Lapu fails to land with a series of punches.
Habana now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Habana closes the distance and clinches.
Habana misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lapu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lapu lands a head kick. Habana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Habana misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu throws a low kick, looking for Habana's leg but Habana calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lapu. That's going to slow Habana down.
Habana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Habana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Habana tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Habana dodges the punch combination from Lapu.
Lapu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Habana thumps Lapu with a low kick.
Habana defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
Lapu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lapu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu blocks a head kick by Habana.
A good leg kick by Habana.
Habana cracks Lapu with a good jab.
Habana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lapu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Habana. That did some damage!
Lapu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Habana misses with a head kick.
It looked like Lapu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Habana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lapu.
Lapu misses with a wild body shot.
Lapu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Habana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lapu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Habana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Habana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lapu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Habana misses with a low kick.
Habana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Habana connects with a single shot there.
Habana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Habana there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habana throws a leg kick
and Lapu counters with a thumping low kick.
Habana throws a jab but it's blocked by Lapu.
Habana is looking to clinch but Lapu is avoiding it.
Habana ducks right into an uppercut from Lapu.
Habana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu lands with a kick to the temple. Habana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Habana.
Lapu lands a nice looking body kick.
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 Lapu Lapu.
I think Lapu 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lapu Lapu!
During a confident post fight interview, Lapu Lapu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Career Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Takashi Kadota was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Career Over !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Over scores with a nice strike.
Over lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Over throws an overhand right that lands on Kadota's shoulder, as Kadota tries to avoid the shot.
Over closes the distance and clinches.
Over fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kadota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Over closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kadota blocks the body kick.
Over turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kadota tries to keep at a distance but Over has taken the fight into the clinch.
Over lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadota is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Over can't fight it off and eventually Kadota manages to take the fight to the floor. Over looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Over is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Over scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Over blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Over checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kadota dives in and scores a takedown into Over 's guard.
Kadota throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kadota trying to control but Over is working from the bottom.
Over wants to stand up but Kadota is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Over manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Over lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Over .
Over lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kadota misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadota has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Over uses from the top position.
Over stands and steps away. Kadota gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kadota misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Over moves into the clinch successfully.
Over tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota misses with the head strike.
Kadota breaks from the clinch.
Kadota closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kadota trying to control the action but Over is working from the bottom.
Over tries to escape but Kadota is in control.
Kadota tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Over pushes Kadota away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kadota gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Kadota seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Over is trying to get back to his feet.
Over throws Kadota to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Over .
Career Over is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kadota changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadota misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Over . Beautiful body shot.
Kadota misses with a left hand
and Over counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Over darts in and clinches Kadota up against the cage.
Kadota working aggressively here.
Over lands with a light punch inside.
Over wants to take the fight to the mat but Kadota manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kadota has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Over uses from the top position.
Kadota has a closed guard, preventing Over from standing up.
Over stands up from Kadota's guard - Over perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Over . Beautiful body shot.
Kadota closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Over to the mat! Over manages to get full guard.
Kadota stands and throws Over 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Over is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kadota is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An elbow from Kadota crashes against the mat.
Over is trying to buck Kadota off.
Kadota scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Career Over dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by Over there.
Over is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kadota can do to turn this around?
Over on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kadota. Kadota obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Over . Kadota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadota throws a hook but Over blocks it.
Nice cross by Over .
Kadota throws a jab when Over was well out of range.
Kadota cracks Over with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Over moves into the clinch successfully.
Kadota throws a punch but it's blocked by Over .
Over lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kadota backwards.
Kadota lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Over scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Over lands with a short shot to the head.
Over misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Over lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Over is leaning against Kadota and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Over working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kadota manages to end up in side control.
Kadota trying to control the action but Over is working from the bottom.
Kadota prevents Over from escaping the position.
Over throws Kadota to one side and escapes!
Over tries to clinch but Kadota is having none of it.
Kadota walks into a left hand.
Kadota pivots, looking for a leg kick but Over is out of range and Kadota settles back down.
Over works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kadota is looking to chop away at Over 's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Kadota is predictable there
and Over counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Over lands a big uppercut and Kadota crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kadota looks OK. Over waves Kadota back to his feet!
Kadota is rocked!
That kick from Over tenderised Kadota's leg. Kadota is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kadota is still on wobbly legs! Can Over finish him?
Over is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kadota hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Career Over !
Career Over gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Van Gogh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outro - By: M83. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh throws a good cross that connects.
Van Gogh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Gogh shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Van Gogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Gogh looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Gogh is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Van Gogh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Van Gogh looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Gogh defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Gogh wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
Van Gogh working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tries to control but Van Gogh wriggling away.
Van Gogh is looking to get to half guard.
Van Gogh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van Gogh turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Van Gogh defends easily.
Van Gogh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Gogh scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Gogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Gogh working some strikes from top position.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Gogh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Van Gogh frees his head nicely. Oh but Gracie has switched to an armbar! Van Gogh is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Wayne Gracie!
A victorious John Wayne Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnarsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Animal. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson digs a good body shot into OToole's ribs.
Ragnarsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
OToole tries to counter by clinching up but Ragnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
OToole throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnarsson feints the counter takedown.
Ragnarsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
OToole is looking to stand back up but Ragnarsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by OToole.
Ragnarsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ragnarsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but OToole sees it coming and defends easily.
OToole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson controlling the pace.
Ragnarsson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! OToole is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sigurd Ragnarsson!
After the big win, Sigurd Ragnarsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Knuckles OToole had this to say: 'What happened? I thought I was winning :('.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping My Day Away. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pinaglabanan misses.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinaglabanan shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been informed that Pinaglabanan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Nahtic misses.
Nahtic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinaglabanan circles away quickly and effectively.
Nahtic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan ducks under a wild hook from Nahtic.
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pinaglabanan lands in his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan wants to pass the guard but Nahtic is keeping the position.
Nahtic seems keen to control Pinaglabanan's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan postures up in Nahtic's guard and throws a big left but Nahtic blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinaglabanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pinaglabanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pinaglabanan stands up over Nahtic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nahtic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pinaglabanan postures up in Nahtic's guard and throws a big left but Nahtic blocks it.
Pinaglabanan with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nahtic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nahtic clobbers Pinaglabanan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nahtic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinaglabanan connects with a single shot there.
Pinaglabanan lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinaglabanan.
Nahtic staying out of range there.
Pinaglabanan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nahtic lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinaglabanan off the cage and back into range.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Pinaglabanan is having none of it.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown but Nahtic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lou Nahtic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pinaglabanan.
Nahtic tries to clinch up but Pinaglabanan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nahtic throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan throws out a loose jab but Nahtic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan loads up on a big right hand but Nahtic slips the punch.
Nahtic is looking to clinch.
Pinaglabanan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nahtic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pinaglabanan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nahtic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Pinaglabanan is having none of it.
Pinaglabanan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pinaglabanan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nahtic is trying to improve his position.
Pinaglabanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nahtic keeps working.
Nahtic is looking for a sweep.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the action but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nahtic some visible discomfort.
Nahtic is looking for a sweep.
Pinaglabanan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nahtic is avoiding damage well.
Nahtic tries to buck Pinaglabanan off but Pinaglabanan is having none of it.
Pinaglabanan working the ground and pound from side control.
Nahtic struggling a bit here.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the action but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan 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.
Pinaglabanan moves away from the strike by Nahtic.
Nahtic jabs Pinaglabanan right on the nose. Pinaglabanan blinks but takes it well.
We've been told by Nahtic's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pinaglabanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nahtic.
Nahtic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinaglabanan.
Donk. Pinaglabanan catches Nahtic right on the button with a cross.
Nahtic drives through and clinches with Pinaglabanan against the cage.
A short left from Nahtic.
Nahtic breaks from the clinch.
Pinaglabanan cracks Nahtic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nahtic lands the left hand.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown but Nahtic shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinaglabanan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Pinaglabanan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pinaglabanan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pinaglabanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nahtic keeps working.
Pinaglabanan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to buck Pinaglabanan off but Pinaglabanan is having none of it.
Nahtic sneaks back into half guard.
Pinaglabanan throws a strike but Nahtic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pinaglabanan is stalling in the full guard.
Pinaglabanan throwing strikes but missing.
Pinaglabanan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinaglabanan won't allow Nahtic to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Nahtic has wrist control.
Nahtic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nahtic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinaglabanan back to the cage. Nahtic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nahtic throws a shot from downtown. Pinaglabanan moves away and avoids it.
Pinaglabanan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pinaglabanan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pinaglabanan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position but Nahtic is working away.
Pinaglabanan cracks Nahtic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan misses with the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nahtic wants to get back to his feet.
Pinaglabanan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nahtic keeps working.
Pinaglabanan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nahtic is trying to control Pinaglabanan's posture but Pinaglabanan avoids it.
That's four 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.
Pinaglabanan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nahtic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the action but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
John Pinaglabanan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinaglabanan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pinaglabanan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pinaglabanan cracks Nahtic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pinaglabanan working the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the action but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nahtic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Nice uppercut lands for Pinaglabanan. That snapped Nahtic's head back.
Pinaglabanan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nahtic sneaks out the side door and pushes Pinaglabanan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nahtic's guard.
Nahtic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pinaglabanan dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan throwing strikes but Nahtic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pinaglabanan struggling a bit here.
Pinaglabanan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nahtic off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nahtic is in bad spot here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan lands shots from the back.
Pinaglabanan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinaglabanan throwing sloppy strikes.
Pinaglabanan throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nahtic!
Pinaglabanan is punishing Nahtic with strikes - can he finish him?!
Nahtic is rocked!
Pinaglabanan controlling the position well here. Nahtic rolled but Pinaglabanan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oh Nahtic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nahtic seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan missing with strikes from the back.
Nahtic is covering up but some of the strikes from Pinaglabanan are getting through and doing damage.
Pinaglabanan controlling from the back.
Pinaglabanan controlling well, preventing Nahtic from escaping the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pinaglabanan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Nahtic grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinaglabanan trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is landing big shots and Nahtic is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. Armis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
166 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Myles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armis moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Armis.
Myles misses with a hook
and Armis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armis.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Armis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Myles has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Armis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Myles throws a series of punches but Armis avoids them all with ease.
We've been told by Myles's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Armis. That snapped Myles's head back.
Armis jabs Myles right on the nose. Myles blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armis connects with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myles in his tracks.
Armis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myles.
Armis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Myles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armis!
Myles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myles misses with a two punch combination.
Myles misses with a body shot.
Armis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Armis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles misses with a double jab.
Armis defending well as Myles loads up on a big left hand.
Armis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Armis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armis cracks a nice hook into Myles's ribs.
Armis scores with a shot to the body.
Darren Myles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armis scores with a nice right hand.
Myles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Myles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myles throws a hook to the side of Armis's head but Armis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myles throws a nice looking combination but Armis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armis lands a body shot.
Armis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Myles doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myles throws a body shot but no joy.
Armis with the counter takedown but Myles avoids it easily.
Armis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Myles rather than just go for the knockout.
Myles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armis moves out of range as Myles strikes.
Myles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Myles throws a series of punches but Armis moves out of range.
Armis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Armis lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myles at a distance.
A jab from Armis does it's job there.
Myles looks to score with a jab to the body but Armis is just out of range.
And Armis tries to counter it with a takedown but Myles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Myles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armis was well out of range. Poor timing from Myles.
Myles throws a hook but Armis avoids it easily.
Myles misses with a double jab.
Myles throws a right and a left that Armis avoids nicely.
Myles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A cross from Armis lands.
Myles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Myles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Myles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myles has time to react.
Armis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Armis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Armis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myles at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Armis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Myles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Myles looks to score with a jab to the body but Armis is just out of range.
Armis lunges at Myles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Myles's hand.
Armis looks to land a combination but Myles avoids it well.
Armis scores with a sloppy right hand. Myles should have avoided that one.
Armis cracks a nice hook into Myles's ribs.
Myles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Myles eats them both and turns towards Armis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Armis slips a jab and a cross from Myles.
Armis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Myles throws a series of punches but Armis avoids them all with ease.
And Armis tries to counter it with a takedown but Myles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Myles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Myles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis's corner calls for a 1-2. Armis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Myles had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Armis lands a jab to the head.
Myles swinging wildly here.
Myles takes one on the button.
Myles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myles at a distance.
Myles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Armis throws a series of strikes that have Myles backpedaling.
Myles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis throws a right and a left that Myles avoids nicely.
Myles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Myles misses.
Armis lands a jab-cross combination.
Myles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Armis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Myles under the eye.
Armis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Armis finds it's way round the side to connect with Myles's head.
Myles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myles misses with the combination.
Myles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armis tests Myles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Myles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Myles. Myles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Myles throws a right hand that Armis ducks under and follows up with a left that Armis also avoids with ease.
Myles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Armis scores with a body shot.
Armis lands with an uppercut that bounces Myles off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Armis.
Eli Armis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darren Myles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myles looks to land a combination but Armis avoids it well.
Myles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Armis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Armis.
Armis scores with a shot to the body.
Armis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Myles. Those never looked like landing.
Armis lands a nice looking body shot.
Myles missing with a left hand there. Armis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Armis tries to counter it with a takedown but Myles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Myles throws a shot from downtown. Armis moves away and avoids it.
Myles throws a jab when Armis was well out of range.
Armis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armis lands with an uppercut that bounces Myles off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armis sizes up Myles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Armis lands a right hook to the body.
Armis lands with a right hand.
Armis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis stuns Myles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Myles. Those never looked like landing.
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Armis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Armis. Beautiful body shot.
Armis misses with a few strikes there.
Myles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Armis cracks Myles with an open hand slap.
Armis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Myles throws a right and a left that Armis avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Myles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Myles throws a right and a left that Armis avoids nicely.
Armis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Myles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Myles counters with a one-two to the body.
Armis stuns Myles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Armis.
Myles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armis punishes Myles's body with a nice straight punch.
Myles misses with a series of wild punches.
Armis scores with a jab to the head.
Armis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myles.
Myles throws a jab when Armis was well out of range.
Armis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Armis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Myles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myles walks into a left hand.
Myles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Armis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Myles misses the target.
Myles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Armis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armis.
Armis lands a nice looking body shot.
Armis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Armis takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Armis connects with a body shot that sends Myles's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Armis.
Myles misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Myles looks to throw the jab but Armis is out of range.
Myles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Armis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armis.
Armis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Myles is keeping the position for now.
Armis trying to control but Myles is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Myles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armis trying to control the position from guard on top but Myles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Armis looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Armis avoids the body shot from Myles.
Armis with the counter takedown but Myles avoids it easily.
Armis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Armis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Armis lands a slapping body shot.
Myles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Myles throws a lazy right hand but Armis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Myles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Myles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armis.
Myles throws a series of punches but Armis moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armis jabs Myles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Armis. Beautiful body shot.
Armis cracks Myles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Myles loads up on a big right hand but Armis slips the punch.
Armis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Armis catches Myles right on the button with a cross.
Armis jabs Myles right on the nose. Myles blinks but takes it well.
Myles scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Myles. Those never looked like landing.
Myles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Myles misses.
Armis connects with a jab.
Myles swings for the body but Armis moves out of range.
Armis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myles.
Myles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis's corner calls for a 1-2. Armis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armis scores with a hook to the body. Myles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Armis lands a nice shot to the body.
Armis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myles in his tracks.
Myles misses with a few strikes there.
Armis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Myles needs to keep his hands up - Armis had a free shot at his head there.
Myles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Myles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Myles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armis circles away quickly and effectively.
Armis lands a nice shot to the body.
Armis lands a body shot.
Myles misses with a wild combination.
Armis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myles in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myles has time to react.
Armis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Myles misses.
Armis cracks a nice hook into Myles's ribs.
Armis lands a jab.
Myles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armis with a jab.
Armis throws a good cross that connects.
Armis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Myles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Myles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armis thuds a left hand into Myles's body.
Armis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Myles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Armis digs a good hook to Myles's body.
Myles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Myles throws a right hand that Armis ducks under and follows up with a left that Armis also avoids with ease.
Myles fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Armis on the side of the head.
Armis scores with a decent looking hook.
Myles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Myles misses with a few strikes there.
Armis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Myles defends it well.
Myles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Armis.
Armis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Myles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Myles misses with a looping left.
Armis lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armis sizes up Myles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myles swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Myles. Those never looked like landing.
Myles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Armis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Myles's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab lands there for Armis.
Myles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Myles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Myles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Armis counters with a shoot takedown. Myles fights it but they end up in guard.
Armis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Armis throws an elbow that misses. Myles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Armis's guard. Nice move by Myles!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armis trying to keep a closed guard but Myles is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armis is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myles is looking to stand up but Armis isn't so interested in that idea.
Armis trying to control the position from guard on top but Myles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Armis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Armis stops Myles from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armis wants to pass the guard but Myles is keeping the position.
Myles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Armis controls the pace.
Armis prevents Myles from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Myles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armis lands a body shot.
Armis throws a series of punches but Myles avoids them all with ease.
Myles throws a nice looking combination but Armis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Armis catches Myles right on the button with a cross.
Armis throws a series of strikes that have Myles backpedaling.
Armis jabs Myles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myles throws a right hand that Armis ducks under and follows up with a left that Armis also avoids with ease.
Myles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Armis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armis lands with a right hand.
Myles misses the shot to the body.
Armis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Myles defends it well.
Armis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Armis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Myles fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Armis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Armis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myles tries to move into range but Armis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Armis digs a good body shot into Myles's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Armis.
Myles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Myles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myles walks into a left hand.
Myles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armis circles away quickly and effectively.
Armis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armis lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Myles misses with a double jab.
Myles ducks right into an uppercut from Armis.
Myles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Armis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Myles's head.
Myles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Myles looks to throw the jab but Armis is out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles fails to land with a series of punches.
Armis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Armis. That snapped Myles's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myles. Armis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Myles. Those never looked like landing.
Myles misses with a combination
and Armis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Myles!
Myles is looking to get back to his feet here but Armis is keeping cool and he's managed to take Myles's back.
Armis connects with a big shot to the side of Myles's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armis is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Myles has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Armis has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Myles taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Armis doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eli Armis!
Eli Armis is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eli Armis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bestar Andreasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreasson comes to the cage accompanied by In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bestar Andreasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreasson tries to clinch there but Boone circles away.
A big right from Andreasson misses.
Boone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boone avoids the head kick by Andreasson.
A bone on bone clash there as Boone blocks the leg kick.
Andreasson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andreasson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andreasson misses with a right hand
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andreasson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boone misses with a double jab.
Andreasson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Andreasson is predictable there
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
Andreasson scores with a hook to the body. Boone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone tests Andreasson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andreasson throws an overhand right that lands on Boone's shoulder, as Boone tries to avoid the shot.
Andreasson misses with a head kick.
Andreasson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boone's head backwards.
Boone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreasson.
A bone on bone clash there as Boone blocks the leg kick.
Andreasson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boone staying out of range there.
Andreasson misses with the combination.
Andreasson loads up on a big right hand but Boone slips the punch.
Andreasson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Boone does no damage.
Andreasson tries a low kick but Boone avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bestar Andreasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andreasson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andreasson connects with a leg kick. Boone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Andreasson there.
Andreasson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boone moves out of range of the body kick.
Andreasson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boone slips under a jab from Andreasson.
A lazy left from Andreasson finds it's target.
Andreasson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boone under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Robert Boone has been cut.
Andreasson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Boone misses.
Andreasson misses with a double jab
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Boone.
Andreasson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
Boone avoids the body shot from Andreasson.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
It looks like Andreasson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Andreasson throws the left hand but Boone avoids the punch easily.
Andreasson misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreasson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
Andreasson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson rushes Boone and presses him up against the cage.
Andreasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boone manages to break the clinch.
Boone tries to move into range but Andreasson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andreasson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Andreasson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boone. Boone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andreasson swings for the body but Boone moves out of range.
Andreasson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andreasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bestar Andreasson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andreasson fails to land with a series of punches.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andreasson lands a nice shot that snaps Boone's head back.
Andreasson misses with a wild body shot.
Andreasson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boone finds it's way round the side to connect with Andreasson's head.
Andreasson throws a low kick but Boone avoids it.
Boone lands with a right hand.
Andreasson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andreasson.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreasson misses with a leg kick
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
Andreasson throws a looping overhand right but Boone ducks down to avoid it.
Boone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreasson looks to land a body kick but Boone moved away.
Andreasson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andreasson scrambles back to his feet.
Andreasson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andreasson throws a hook but Boone blocks it.
Andreasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boone throws a series of punches but Andreasson avoids them all with ease.
Andreasson throws the left hand but Boone avoids the punch easily.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andreasson throws a solid leg kick but Boone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andreasson.
Andreasson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andreasson.
Andreasson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boone.
Boone blocks a leg kick.
Andreasson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreasson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Boone.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is getting worse.
Andreasson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boone can do to turn this around?
Andreasson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andreasson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Boone misses.
Bestar Andreasson is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Andreasson misses its intended target.
Boone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boone throws a jab when Andreasson was well out of range.
Andreasson looks to land a right hand but Boone moved out of range.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andreasson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Andreasson lands a leg kick that knocks Boone off balance momentarily.
Jab from Andreasson.
Andreasson throws the left hand but Boone avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andreasson moves away from the strike by Boone.
Andreasson throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boone tries to move into range but Andreasson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andreasson slips a jab and a cross from Boone.
Andreasson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boone. That did some damage!
Andreasson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boone.
A low kick from Andreasson is predictable there
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
Boone throws an overhand right that lands on Andreasson's shoulder, as Andreasson tries to avoid the shot.
Andreasson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andreasson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreasson dodges the punch combination from Boone.
Andreasson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A left lands for Boone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreasson throws a leg kick that misses.
Andreasson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boone on the side of the head.
Andreasson wants to clinch up but Boone keeps it at a distance.
Boone is looking for the big counter here.
Boone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boone throws out a powerful jab.
Andreasson connects with a high kick.
Boone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
Andreasson throws a lazy right hand but Boone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andreasson throws an off balance right hand
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bestar Andreasson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andreasson misses with a leg kick
and Boone counters with a one-two to the body.
Boone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andreasson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreasson.
Andreasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Andreasson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Andreasson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Andreasson cracks Boone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andreasson throws a hook but Boone avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Boone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Andreasson tries to score with a low kick but Boone moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreasson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boone throws the left hand but Andreasson avoids the punch easily.
Andreasson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boone scores with a nice right hand.
Andreasson looks to throw the jab but Boone is out of range.
A big left from Andreasson misses.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andreasson misses with an uppercut.
Andreasson misses with a looping right.
Boone throws out a counter right but Andreasson avoids it with no problem.
Andreasson misses with a right hand
and Andreasson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bestar Andreasson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Andreasson throws a hook to the side of Boone's head but Boone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boone throws a good cross that connects.
Boone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boone slips a straight right by Andreasson.
Andreasson connects with a body shot that sends Boone's belly button to the back.
Boone throws a hook to the side of Andreasson's head but Andreasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andreasson can pounce on him.
Boone lands a really nice looking cross but Andreasson seems unphased.
Boone moves away from the strike by Andreasson.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone moves out of range as Andreasson strikes.
Jab by Andreasson.
Boone misses with the combination.
Andreasson slips a jab from Boone.
Boone throws a series of punches but Andreasson moves out of range.
Boone throws out a loose jab but Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andreasson misses with a head kick.
Bestar Andreasson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andreasson jabs Boone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andreasson misses with a low kick as Boone jumps back.
Andreasson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robert Boone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Andreasson misses.
Andreasson closes the distance and pushes Boone back into the cage.
Boone blocks an uppercut.
Andreasson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andreasson working aggressively here.
Andreasson misses with some punches.
Boone trying to stall but Andreasson improves his position.
Boone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Andreasson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andreasson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boone backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bestar Andreasson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andreasson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bestar Andreasson!
An out of breath Bestar Andreasson 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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