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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbe Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akimbe Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy stuffs the takedown.
Quincy moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quincy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quincy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quincy pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Quincy, against the cage.
Quincy lands an uppercut.
Quincy lands a body shot.
Da Silva looks winded!
Quincy presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy slowing the pace effectively.
Quincy lands a nice uppercut.
Quincy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quincy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quincy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Quincy gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Quincy is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Quincy pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands a nice uppercut.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Quincy lands with a right to the head.
Quincy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quincy is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quincy lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Quincy.
Quincy misses with an elbow over the top.
Quincy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quincy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quincy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Quincy works on Da Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Quincy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quincy.
Da Silva is rocked!
Quincy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Quincy finish him?
Quincy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quincy taking a breather.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Quincy drops Da Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Da Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Quincy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Da Silva with a big uppercut! Da Silva tries to clinch up but Quincy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Da Silva to the mat! Da Silva covers up and Quincy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akimbe Quincy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Nikolaiavic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaiavic comes into the arena with Kray Twinz - Round One blaring out of the sound system. Mills has chosen Dexter theme song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Nikolaiavic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mills!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaiavic dives in and grabs Mills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mills pushes down on Nikolaiavic's head and hops out.
Nikolaiavic sets himself, and Mills steps forward looking for the clinch! Nikolaiavic avoids it this time.
Nikolaiavic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mills pinned against the cage. Mills gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mills gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nikolaiavic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nikolaiavic throws a strike but Mills rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills wants to get up but he can't break Nikolaiavic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nikolaiavic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaiavic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nikolaiavic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikolaiavic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaiavic wants to get back to his feet but Mills is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nikolaiavic wants to sweep here but Mills controlling him for the moment.
Nikolaiavic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mills prevents Nikolaiavic from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mills wanted to stand there but Nikolaiavic had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nikolaiavic shoots in looking for a takedown but Mills manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nikolaiavic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Nikolaiavic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikolaiavic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mills pinned against the cage. Mills gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikolaiavic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mills sprawls well. Mills wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikolaiavic gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikolaiavic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nikolaiavic shoots in for a double leg but Mills sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mills is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mills instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a nice elbow.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikolaiavic's defenses.
Nikolaiavic takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nikolai Nikolaiavic has been cut.
Nikolaiavic being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mills.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikolaiavic's defenses.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nikolaiavic wants a takedown but no success here.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls for Mills to work.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Nikolaiavic shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nikolaiavic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands an elbow inside.
Oh Nikolaiavic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mills manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mills has Nikolaiavic pushed against the cage.
Mills receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mills prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nikolaiavic seems to have got his legs back now.
Nikolaiavic takes an elbow to the temple.
Nikolaiavic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nikolaiavic's defenses.
Mills is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mills lands an elbow just above Nikolaiavic 's eye.
Nikolai Nikolaiavic's cut is getting worse.
Mills has Nikolaiavic pressed against the cage. He pushes Nikolaiavic back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Mills throws a beautiful elbow that sends Nikolaiavic crashing to the floor! Mills piles on the pressure with more strikes! Nikolaiavic is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Mills!
Jack Mills very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko rushes Marciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Marciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Marciano.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Emelianenko pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Emelianenko has Marciano pushed against the cage.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano working aggressively here.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Marciano.
Marciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko clinches up with Marciano and pushes him back against the cage.
Marciano pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Marciano up against the cage.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marciano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Marciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Emelianenko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Marciano's ribcage. Marciano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Marciano as the two fighters clinch.
Marciano is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is pushing Marciano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano misses with some punches.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcianos head.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko rushes Marciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Marciano is having none of it.
Marciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marciano pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Rocco Marciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
Marciano pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko stalling.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Good body shot from Marciano.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Emelianenko rushes Marciano and presses him up against the cage.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marciano with a body shot.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianenko or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
Marciano throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Marciano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Emelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marciano.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
Emelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
Marciano lands a body shot.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Marciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Marciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Aleksandr Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko stalling.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Emelianenko tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
Emelianenko stalling against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Marciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Marciano!
An out of breath Rocco Marciano 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanjit Babatunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stergios Grivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grivas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Curse-Killswitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanjit Babatunde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stergios Grivas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Grivas.
Grivas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Babatunde is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Grivas connects with a solid leg kick.
Grivas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babatunde.
Babatunde forces Grivas back against the cage and clinches.
Grivas lands with a left to the head.
Grivas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grivas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Babatunde is trying to drag Grivas to the mat but Grivas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Babatunde keeps control of Grivas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babatunde gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Grivas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babatunde is working away from the top position though.
Grivas tries to roll over but Babatunde keeps him under control.
Grivas looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas trying to hold on to Babatunde's head to control him but Babatunde postures up.
Babatunde is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grivas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Babatunde connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Babatunde working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Grivas turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Babatunde off and cradles Grivas's limp body as Babatunde celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Sanjit Babatunde!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Faspred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Baldemnic (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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178 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomy Faspred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claus Baldemnic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldemnic clinches up with Faspred and pushes him back against the cage.
Baldemnic manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Faspred blocks the leg kick.
Baldemnic lands a jab.
No luck for Faspred with that takedown attempt.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomy Faspred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldemnic pushes Faspred up against the cage in a clinch.
Baldemnic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faspred tries to score a body lock takedown but Baldemnic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baldemnic throws an elbow but it misses.
Baldemnic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faspred backwards.
Faspred drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baldemnic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faspred tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baldemnic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baldemnic effectively controlling the action here.
Baldemnic misses with a body punch.
Faspred wants a takedown but no success here.
Baldemnic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faspred on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baldemnic breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faspred slips under a jab from Baldemnic.
Baldemnic moves in looking to clinch but Faspred pushes him off.
Faspred steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baldemnic.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Faspred's head coaches at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($200 entry fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Baldemnic.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faspred is defended easily by Baldemnic.
Faspred shoots in but no luck this time.
Baldemnic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldemnic misses with a double jab.
Baldemnic scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic cracks the inside of Faspred's front leg.
Faspred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faspred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baldemnic stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Baldemnic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Faspred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baldemnic misses with a straight right.
Faspred misses with a takedown attempt - Baldemnic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Baldemnic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baldemnic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Claus Baldemnic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faspred avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baldemnic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faspred shoots in but Baldemnic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baldemnic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Faspred is able to avoid easily.
Baldemnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Faspred swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baldemnic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baldemnic misses with a punch to the body.
Faspred drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baldemnic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Baldemnic stalls.
Baldemnic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faspred is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baldemnic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baldemnic tries to throw a body punch but Faspred avoids it by throwing Baldemnic back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Baldemnic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baldemnic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faspred manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faspred gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Faspred shoots in and drives through. Baldemnic sprawls well.
Baldemnic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baldemnic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baldemnic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baldemnic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baldemnic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Faspred as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faspred is defended easily by Baldemnic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldemnic lands a really nice looking cross but Faspred seems unphased.
Baldemnic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faspred moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldemnic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Faspred fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomy Faspred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldemnic takes the fight into the clinch.
Baldemnic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baldemnic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Faspred as he checks the leg kick.
Faspred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baldemnic rushes Faspred and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baldemnic prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Faspred.
Faspred wants a takedown but no success here.
Baldemnic lands a hook that snaps the head of Faspred backwards.
Baldemnic breaks the clinch.
Baldemnic misses with a body shot.
Faspred shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baldemnic as he jumps to the side.
Faspred will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baldemnic scores with a decent looking hook.
Faspred avoids the body shot from Baldemnic.
Faspred wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Faspred shoots in looking for a takedown. Baldemnic tries to sprawl out of it but Faspred keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baldemnic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faspred fails with the takedown.
Baldemnic thuds a left hand into Faspred's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faspred shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baldemnic defends it nicely.
Baldemnic connects with a leg kick. Faspred looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baldemnic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldemnic drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Faspred right on the button. Faspred goes down! Baldemnic follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Baldemnic gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claus Baldemnic!
After winning the bout, Claus Baldemnic 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Campbells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Campbells!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbells tries a head kick but it misses.
Gariniho misses with a low kick.
Campbells throws a head kick but Gariniho moves out of range.
Campbells tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gariniho is able to avoid easily.
Gariniho throws a push kick but Campbells slaps the foot to one side.
Gariniho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Campbells's calf.
An inside leg kick from Gariniho misses.
A jab from Gariniho does it's job there.
Campbells gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gariniho avoids it.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gariniho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gariniho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a nice strike.
Campbells wants to clinch but Gariniho slips to the side
and Gariniho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gariniho blocks a head kick by Campbells.
It looked like Gariniho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Campbells.
Gariniho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campbells looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gariniho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Campbells momentarily.
Campbells is rocked!
Campbells blocks a leg kick.
Campbells throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gariniho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Campbells throws a low kick but Gariniho avoids it.
Gariniho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbells drives through and clinches with Gariniho against the cage.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbells prevents Gariniho from breaking the clinch.
Campbells with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho tries to work over Campbells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbells scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gariniho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gariniho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbells looks to throw a body kick
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbells lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gariniho takes a step back to recover.
Gariniho throws out a loose jab but Campbells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbells steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gariniho.
Campbells tries to clinch up
enabling Gariniho to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Campbells.
Campbells tries to counter with a clinch but Gariniho shakes him off and moves away.
Gariniho throws the kick towards the body but Campbells avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbells has closed the distance and engaged Gariniho in a clinch.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
Gariniho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gariniho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campbells landing knees to the body.
Gariniho misses with a punch to the body.
Campbells tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gariniho avoids it.
Gariniho throws a head punch that misses.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
Gariniho managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Gariniho lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Campbells.
Gariniho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gariniho being controlled against the cage.
Gariniho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Gariniho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbells throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gariniho blocks it with crossed arms.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike.
Gariniho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Campbells has him pressed against the cage.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Campbells throws a sloppy head kick and Gariniho moves out of range easily.
Gariniho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gariniho tried to counter with a leg kick but Campbells avoided it.
Gariniho throws a hook to the side of Campbells's head but Campbells sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campbells misses with a head kick.
Gariniho thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gariniho throws out a loose jab but Campbells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbells misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gariniho.
Campbells throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gariniho throws an off balance right hand
and Campbells counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho tries to throw a body punch but Campbells avoids it by throwing Gariniho back against the cage.
Gariniho managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Gariniho can't find room to land a body shot as Campbells controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gariniho is defending well for now.
Gariniho letting Campbells take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Campbells.
Gariniho lands a body punch.
Campbells prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campbells blocking some punches.
Gariniho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campbells crunches a lovely knee into Gariniho's ribcage.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbells blocks a jab.
Campbells takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Gariniho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gariniho thumps Campbells with a low kick.
Gariniho misses with a series of wild punches.
Gariniho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbells.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbells was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Campbells forces Gariniho back against the cage and clinches.
Gariniho tries to work over Campbells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campbells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbells blocks a body shot from Gariniho.
Tom Campbells seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gariniho avoiding damage as Campbells throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gariniho is trying to break the clinch but Campbells is controlling him.
Campbells keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gariniho's efforts to push away.
Campbells's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gariniho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Campbells is keeping busy.
Campbells throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gariniho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbells landing knees to the head.
Campbells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gariniho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gariniho tries to break the clinch but Campbells is controlling the position.
Campbells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbells trying to land knees to the body.
Gariniho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbells using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gariniho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gariniho avoiding damage.
Campbells blocks a body shot from Gariniho.
Campbells stalling in the clinch.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks it.
Campbells misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gariniho.
Gariniho has a couple of punches blocked by Campbells.
Gariniho lands an uppercut.
Gariniho slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbells unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gariniho misses with a punch to the body.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campbells with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gariniho lands with a light punch inside.
Gariniho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gariniho throws a head kick that misses.
Gariniho throws a leg kick but Campbells moved away.
Gariniho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Campbells misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Campbells throws a body kick that misses.
Neyman Gariniho is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Campbells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Campbells showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Campbells pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbells tries to move into range but Gariniho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Campbells throws a half hearted mid kick.
Campbells slips under a jab from Gariniho.
Campbells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gariniho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbells tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gariniho wants to land a leg kick but Campbells is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbells gets a clinch.
Gariniho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campbells tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
Gariniho tries to work over Campbells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Campbells uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbells lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gariniho letting Campbells take a breather here.
Campbells tries a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks it.
Campbells missing with knees to the body.
Gariniho lands a right hand.
Gariniho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gariniho digs a right hand into Campbells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbells's gas tank.
Campbells takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gariniho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gariniho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gariniho managing to block the knees to the body from Campbells.
Gariniho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Campbells controls his hands.
Gariniho breaks from the clinch.
Gariniho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho connects with a body shot that sends Campbells's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gariniho.
Campbells has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gariniho scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gariniho jabs Campbells right on the nose. Campbells blinks but takes it well.
Campbells is still on wobbly legs! Can Gariniho finish him?
Campbells tries to clinch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Campbells seems to have recovered his senses.
Campbells tries to clinch but Gariniho moves away
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Campbells steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gariniho. That one must have hurt.
Gariniho blocks the body kick.
It looked like Gariniho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Campbells.
Gariniho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Campbells's head.
Gariniho throws a body shot but no joy.
Gariniho closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Campbells! Gariniho dives in looking to finish! Campbells is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neyman Gariniho!
Neyman Gariniho is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sic Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Livingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious throws a nice looking combination but Livingston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Livingston throws a sloppy body shot
and Vicious counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Livingston walks into a left hand.
Vicious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Livingston circles away quickly and effectively.
Livingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Livingston gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vicious counters with a right hand to the body.
Vicious throws a lazy uppercut
and Livingston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vicious 's knee momentarily.
Vicious connects with a body shot.
Vicious throws the left hand but Livingston avoids the punch easily.
Vicious lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Livingston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vicious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious throws a poor cross that misses
and Livingston counters with a head kick.
Vicious throws a lazy right hand but Livingston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vicious scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Livingston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Vicious .
Vicious has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Livingston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Livingston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Livingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vicious ! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious throws a jab when Livingston was well out of range.
Livingston scores with a head kick.
Livingston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vicious misses with a hook. Livingston ducked under it nicely.
Livingston throws a low kick, looking for Vicious 's leg but Vicious calmly moves out of range.
Livingston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Livingston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vicious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Livingston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vicious counters with a straight right hand.
Sic Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Livingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Vicious is just out of range.
Livingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vicious paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vicious throws a hook to the side of Livingston's head but Livingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Livingston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vicious just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livingston throws a leg kick
and Vicious counters with a straight right hand.
Vicious misses with a hook. Livingston ducked under it nicely.
Livingston walks into a straight right hand from Vicious .
Vicious throws a right and a left that Livingston avoids nicely.
Livingston throws a quick counter head kick but Vicious was just out of range.
Vicious lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vicious is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Livingston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Livingston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Livingston tries to clinch up
and Vicious counters with a nice uppercut.
Livingston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Livingston tries to land a body kick
and Vicious counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston misses with a hook
and Vicious counters with a nice uppercut.
Livingston is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Livingston looks to throw a body kick
and Vicious counters with a huge left! Livingston is in big trouble! He's backing up but Vicious isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Livingston from any more damage. A dominating finish by Vicious !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Vicious !
A victorious Sic Vicious thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Galanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuriy Kuznetmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galanos comes to the cage accompanied by wait, he has a Russian flag in his hand, he holds it up and rips it in half. Yuriy Kuznetmedov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanos slips under a jab from Kuznetmedov.
Galanos avoids the body shot from Kuznetmedov.
Galanos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuznetmedov.
Galanos slips a jab from Kuznetmedov.
Galanos clinches with his opponent.
Galanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetmedov controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetmedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galanos's brow.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Hero Galanos has been cut.
Kuznetmedov can't find room to land a body shot as Galanos controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanos misses with a punch to the body.
Galanos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuznetmedov walks away with a smile on his face. Galanos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab lands there for Galanos.
Galanos tries to bum rush Kuznetmedov with a series of wild strikes but Kuznetmedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galanos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kuznetmedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kuznetmedov misses.
Galanos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kuznetmedov manages to circle out of the way.
Kuznetmedov misses with a double jab.
Galanos moves into the clinch.
Galanos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetmedov.
Galanos jumps into guard, dragging Kuznetmedov to the mat.
Kuznetmedov is sitting in close to Galanos's body. Galanos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kuznetmedov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kuznetmedov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Galanos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hero Galanos!
Hero Galanos retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Hero Galanos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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