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Gladiators 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gain has chosen Land down unda as his entrance music. Troy Queen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Gain!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gain is defended easily by Queen.
A counter left hand to the body from Queen misses its target.
Queen stuns Gain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Queen just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gain 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.
Queen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Queen wants it to stay on the feet.
Queen cracks Gain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Queen sprawls well. Queen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gain gets slowly back to his feet.
Troy Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen jabs at Gain's body.
Queen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Queen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Queen lands a jab.
Nice shot by Queen.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Queen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Troy Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Queen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen throws out a powerful jab.
Queen lands a jab to the head.
Gain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Queen to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gain is defended easily by Queen.
Gain shoots in for a takedown but Queen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Queen scores with a sloppy right hand. Gain should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Queen cracks Gain with a good jab.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Queen lands an overhand right.
Troy Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Queen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gain shoots in looking for a takedown. Queen tries to sprawl out of it but Gain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Queen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Queen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Queen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gain under the eye.
Queen connects with a body shot.
Gain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Queen!
Sloppy strikes there by Gain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gain.
Gain tries for a kimura but Queen is defending well.
Gain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Queen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Queen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Queen defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gain trying to control the position but Queen is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gain in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Queen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Gain!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Gain started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Maldini (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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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Maldini!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton misses with the combination.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maldini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maldini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thornton is out of range and Maldini settles back down.
Thornton avoids the head kick by Maldini.
A head kick misses from Maldini.
Thornton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maldini.
Decent striking displayed by Thornton there.
Thornton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldini.
Thornton moves into range and clinches up with Maldini.
Thornton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldini scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornton moves out of range of the body kick.
Thornton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maldini misses with a low kick.
Thornton throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldini throws a leg kick which misses Thornton's front leg but catches the back leg as Thornton tries to avoid it.
Maldini tries to land a leg kick but Thornton saw it coming and moves away.
Maldini digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
Thornton throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
Maldini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thornton on the side of the head.
Maldini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thornton takes the fight into the clinch.
Maldini is looking to take this one to the mat.
Maldini tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thornton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thornton clinches up against the cage.
Thornton breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Thornton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Thornton.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Thornton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thornton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maldini scores with a nice head shot.
Maldini cracks the inside of Thornton's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini works the jab nicely.
Enzo Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thornton blocks a head kick by Maldini.
Maldini lands a jab to Thornton's midsection.
Maldini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maldini connects with a solid leg kick.
Maldini misses with a low kick.
Thornton misses with the combination.
Maldini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maldini throws the kick towards the body but Thornton avoids it.
Maldini will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Maldini looks to move away, Thornton throws a big counter combo but Maldini just gets out of the way.
Thornton blocks a head kick by Maldini.
Maldini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thornton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thornton checks it well.
Maldini throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thornton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thornton scores with a nice strike.
Thornton misses with a double jab.
Thornton misses with an uppercut.
Maldini clobbers Thornton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thornton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini slips a straight right by Thornton.
Maldini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maldini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maldini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Maldini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thornton throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maldini cracks Thornton with an open hand slap.
Maldini lands with a nice combination. Thornton backs away looking to recover.
Maldini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Maldini dominated that round.
That's time! Thornton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maldini tests Thornton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maldini lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thornton.
Maldini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Thornton misses with a looping left.
Maldini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maldini is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thornton walks into a straight right hand from Maldini.
Maldini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thornton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thornton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldini is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Thornton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thornton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maldini.
Thornton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thornton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maldini lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton connects with a single shot there.
Thornton throws a nice looking combination but Maldini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maldini tries to land a leg kick but Thornton saw it coming and moves away.
Ian Thornton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Maldini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.
Thornton blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Maldini.
Thornton is looking to clinch.
Maldini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thornton moves out of range of the body kick from Maldini.
Maldini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thornton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thornton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maldini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maldini misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maldini.
Thornton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thornton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maldini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maldini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thornton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maldini throws a head kick but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Maldini.
Maldini throws a leg kick but Thornton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thornton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldini.
Maldini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thornton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Maldini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thornton's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldini lands with an uppercut that bounces Thornton off the cage and back into range.
Maldini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maldini.
Maldini ducks under a wild hook from Thornton.
Maldini lands a nice hook to Thornton's body. Thornton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maldini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thornton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldini! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maldini with a jab.
Maldini lands a leg kick that knocks Thornton off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Thornton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maldini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maldini connects with a jab.
Maldini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thornton's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldini misses with a leg kick.
Thornton swinging wildly here.
Thornton avoids the head kick by Maldini.
Maldini scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Maldini there.
Maldini misses with a low kick.
Thornton misses the shot to the body.
Maldini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maldini moves away from the strike by Thornton.
Thornton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maldini digs a good body shot into Thornton's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maldini lands a glancing blow to the side of Thornton's head.
Enzo Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maldini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Thornton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Maldini 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. This is the final round!
Maldini thumps Thornton with a low kick.
Thornton instigates a clinch.
Maldini goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thornton prevents it.
Thornton breaks the clinch.
Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thornton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Maldini.
Maldini lands a head shot.
Maldini lands with a shot to the body.
Maldini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thornton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thornton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maldini.
Thornton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maldini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thornton. Thornton obviously looking to wear him down.
Thornton throws a jab but it's blocked by Maldini.
Thornton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldini lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thornton's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldini checks a low kick from Thornton.
Maldini scores with a hook.
Thornton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thornton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldini.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Enzo Maldini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldini scoring well with a low kick there.
Maldini scores with a jab to the head.
Maldini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maldini feints and then cracks Thornton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thornton down.
Thornton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maldini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thornton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maldini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thornton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thornton has closed the distance and engaged Maldini in a clinch.
Thornton stops a takedown attempt from Maldini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton breaks the clinch.
Thornton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thornton tries to clinch up.
Thornton throws a body shot but no joy.
Thornton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldini paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maldini throws a push kick but Thornton slaps the foot to one side.
Thornton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldini.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maldini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thornton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thornton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldini.
Maldini throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Thornton. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maldini circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton misses with a body punch
and Maldini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Maldini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maldini scores with a shot to the body.
Maldini thumps Thornton with a low kick.
Maldini scores with a body shot.
Maldini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thornton's calf.
Maldini throws a body kick that misses.
Maldini avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maldini.
Maldini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ian Thornton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thornton misses with a left hand
and Maldini counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Maldini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maldini 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Maldini!
An out of breath Enzo Maldini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ian Thornton was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time, Victory will taste sweet'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Durgin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous comes to the cage accompanied by Sucker For Pain. Durgin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Halloween. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Durgin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durgin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Infamous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Infamous is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Durgin.
It looks like Matt Infamous has been cut.
Durgin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Infamous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durgin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Infamous closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Durgin quickly recovers to half guard.
Durgin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Infamous's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Infamous's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Infamous manages to reverse the position and now he's in Durgin's guard. Nice work there by Infamous.
Infamous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Infamous throws a big right hand that misses.
Infamous throwing strikes from guard but Durgin blocks nicely.
Infamous postures up.
Infamous slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Infamous working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Durgin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Infamous lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Infamous working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durgin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Infamous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Infamous are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Infamous tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Infamous has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Durgin struggling a bit here.
Infamous working the head with strikes.
Infamous tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Durgin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Durgin is rocked!
A big shot lands for Infamous! That's hurt Durgin! Will he recover? Infamous fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Infamous!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Buford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Buford !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran tries to move into range but Buford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duran misses with a two punch combination.
Buford has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Buford .
Duran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buford has him pressed against the cage.
Buford lands a nice uppercut.
Buford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duran backwards.
Buford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buford prevents it.
Buford lands a shoulder strike.
Buford lands a body shot.
Duran tries to break free but Buford pushes him back against the cage.
Buford digs a right hand into Duran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duran's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Duran's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buford scores with a shot to the side of Duran's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duran.
Buford lands with a short shot to the head.
Duran is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Buford is defending well.
Buford lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buford prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buford connects with a right hand. Duran shakes it off.
Duran takes a swing at Buford 's ribcage but misses.
Elvis Buford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duran throws a series of punches but Buford avoids them all with ease.
Buford has closed the distance and engaged Duran in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Buford .
Buford missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Buford scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buford .
Duran is rocked!
Duran is looking for a takedown.
Oh Duran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duran.
Buford misses with the head strike.
Buford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buford gets in close and tags Duran with a short punch that almost sends Duran to the mat! Oh Duran is in big trouble! He turns his back on Buford , trying to create some distance but Buford rushes him, striking wildly and Duran goes down! The referee tackles Buford into the cage to end the fight! Buford is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Buford !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artimus Angar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Mandanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artimus Angar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artimus Angar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Mandanda!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandanda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Angar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angar misses with a head kick.
Mandanda slips under a jab.
Angar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Angar misses with a left hand
and Mandanda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angar stuffs the takedown.
Angar misses the jab.
Angar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mandanda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good shot there by Mandanda.
Artimus Angar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandanda missing with a left hand there. Angar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandanda scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Mandanda finds it's target.
Mandanda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Angar misses with a double jab
and Mandanda counters with a left to the body.
Mandanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandanda looks to land a combination but Angar avoids it well.
Mandanda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Angar counters with a straight right hand.
Angar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mandanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Angar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Mandanda.
Mandanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Angar moves forwards but Mandanda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Angar throws a head kick that misses
and Mandanda counters with a left and a right that stings Angar.
Mandanda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Angar. That one must have hurt.
Mandanda slips a jab and a cross from Angar.
Angar throws a right hand that Mandanda ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandanda also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angar.
Mandanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandanda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Angar rather than just go for the knockout.
Angar throws a combination. Mandanda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mandanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Angar.
Mandanda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angar defending well as Mandanda loads up on a big left hand.
Angar with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Angar. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mandanda. Those never looked like landing.
Angar slips a jab from Mandanda.
Mandanda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandanda dodges the punch combination from Angar.
Angar throws a head kick that misses.
Angar misses with a double jab
and Mandanda counters with a three punch combo that has Angar backing up. Angar nods at Mandanda to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Angar finds it's way through Mandanda's defenses.
Angar throws a series of punches but Mandanda moves out of range.
Angar walks into a stiff left hand from Mandanda.
Mandanda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mandanda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mandanda fails to land with a series of punches.
Angar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Angar throws a head kick but Mandanda moves out of range.
Mandanda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angar doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandanda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandanda avoids the body shot from Angar.
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!
Mandanda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mandanda scores with a sloppy right hand. Angar should have avoided that one.
Angar throws a head kick but Mandanda moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandanda.
Angar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mandanda.
Angar swings widly with a right hand
and Mandanda counters with a stiff right hand.
Artimus Angar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Angar misses.
Mandanda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mandanda! Angar is backing up but he can't get away as Mandanda lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Angar and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Mandanda!
Arthur Mandanda spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Estaban Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Barca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Estaban Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez has Barca pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Barca tumbling to the mat - Gonzalez dives into Barca's guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Barca controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barca dives on top into guard.
Barca trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca content to stall in guard here.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Barca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzalez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gonzalez is not content to let Barca control the position.
Gonzalez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Barca is proving a slippery customer.
Barca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Barca forces his way into half guard.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep. Barca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
Gonzalez is controlling Barca's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Barca's head to control his posture.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barca controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez looking to control.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but Barca postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Barca engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gonzalez pulls Barca in close to prevent any damage.
We've been informed that Barca has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Barca looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barca manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Barca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzalez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barca puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barca wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzalez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
Barca wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzalez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Barca on that attempt.
Barca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barca fails to land the takedown.
Gonzalez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Estaban Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Barca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barca manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez prevents Barca from improving his position.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez is working for a submission of some sort.
Gonzalez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barca keeps working.
Gonzalez seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barca has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzalez is keen to just control but Barca is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to stall here but Barca recovers full guard.
Estaban Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barca is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barca has escaped and now he's on top!
Barca pushing down on Gonzalez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barca is working for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending it quite comfortably.
Barca seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzalez defends the submission attempt.
Gonzalez is doing well to control the position and prevent Barca from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Barca eventually gives up the hold.
Barca trying to control from half guard but Gonzalez is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez trying to hold on to Barca's head to control him but Barca postures up.
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barca is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
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 Estaban Gonzalez 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. This is the final round!
Barca moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez is trying to trip Barca. He has hold of a leg but Barca is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gonzalez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barca is on top in guard.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Barca advances position into side control!
Gonzalez wants to control but Barca postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gonzalez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barca wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barca's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzalez is doing well to control the position and prevent Barca from advancing to side control.
Gonzalez is not content to let Barca control the position.
Barca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barca controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez wants to control but Barca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barca is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gonzalez!
Barca wants to finish this one by submission but Gonzalez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barca.
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Barca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barca being controlled here, momentarily.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
Gonzalez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barca looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barca looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barca!
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barca trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Barca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gonzalez is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barca's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Barca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barca wants to pass to mount but Gonzalez is defending the position.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Barca has control of the leg.
Well, if Barca is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilli Drakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardner comes into the arena with Thug Luv blaring out of the sound system. Ralph Gardner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasilli Drakov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner throws a combination that misses
and Drakov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gardner won't be happy with that.
Gardner explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Drakov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gardner takes a swing at Drakov's ribcage but misses.
Gardner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drakov feints the counter takedown.
Gardner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good shot there by Gardner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Gardner. Beautiful body shot.
Drakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardner throws out the jab.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Drakov's head back.
Gardner throws a body punch but Drakov moves out of range.
Drakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gardner stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drakov tries to pull guard but Gardner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ralph Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilli Drakov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drakov jumps guard but Gardner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drakov wants a takedown.
Drakov tries to pull guard but Gardner won't allow it.
Gardner digs a right hand underneath Drakov's ribcage. Drakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gardner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drakov wants to take the fight to the mat but Gardner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Drakov tries to pull guard but Gardner won't allow it.
Gardner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gardner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drakov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drakov fails to pull guard.
Gardner'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.
Gardner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner pushes Drakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gardner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gardner stalls.
Drakov wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Gardner.
Gardner taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ralph Gardner.
Drakov moves away from the strike by Gardner.
Drakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gardner tests Drakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Gardner! Drakov is backing up but he can't get away as Gardner lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Drakov and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ralph Gardner!
Ralph Gardner 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulu Zulu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Meguru Takayanagi's chin.
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zulu Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takayanagi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulu.
Takayanagi misses with a leg kick.
Zulu pushes Takayanagi up against the cage in a clinch.
Takayanagi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Takayanagi working hard to break the clinch.
Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takayanagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takayanagi tries to work over Zulu's front leg with a kick but Zulu checks it.
Zulu flicks out a counter leg kick but Takayanagi steps away.
Zulu tries to clinch but Takayanagi is having none of it.
Takayanagi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zulu misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu with a hook.
Zulu moves into range and clinches up with Takayanagi.
Takayanagi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takayanagi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zulu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu scores with a shot to the side of Takayanagi's head.
Takayanagi looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Zulu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takayanagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zulu quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takayanagi tries to pass to full mount but Zulu defends it.
Takayanagi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zulu won't allow Takayanagi to pass to mount.
Takayanagi controlling the action here.
Zulu is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takayanagi is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Takayanagi in particular looking to stall.
Takayanagi is trying to work for a kimura but Zulu is defending well.
Zulu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zulu wants to control but Takayanagi is keeping busy.
Takayanagi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to control Takayanagi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zulu avoid being mounted?
Zulu is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zulu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zulu clinches.
Takayanagi tries to stall but Zulu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zulu.
Takayanagi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zulu to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meguru Takayanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zulu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takayanagi's efforts to push away.
Takayanagi stalling the fight.
Takayanagi taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
Zulu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takayanagi's face.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu scores with a leg kick.
Takayanagi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zulu sprawls well. Zulu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takayanagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takayanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takayanagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Takayanagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Zulu Zulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulu is looking to slow Takayanagi down with leg kicks.
Zulu moves in looking to clinch but Takayanagi pushes him off.
Nice shot by Zulu.
Zulu throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Zulu 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.
Zulu defending well as Takayanagi loads up on a big left hand.
Zulu misses with a kick to the body.
Takayanagi motions for Zulu to come forward. Takayanagi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zulu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Takayanagi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zulu clinches up with Takayanagi and pushes him back against the cage.
Takayanagi is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Zulu.
Takayanagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takayanagi looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu has Takayanagi pushed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but Takayanagi blocks with his arms.
Takayanagi stalling in the clinch but Zulu improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takayanagi wants to take the fight to the mat but Zulu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zulu working Takayanagi over with knees to the body.
Takayanagi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Takayanagi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takayanagi backwards.
Zulu Zulu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zulu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Come on Takayanagi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Takayanagi wants to break free but Zulu has control.
Zulu scores with a knee to the head.
Takayanagi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takayanagi wants to stall.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the head but Takayanagi blocks with his arms.
Zulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takayanagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takayanagi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi tried to score with a low kick but Zulu checks it.
Takayanagi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takayanagi shoots in and drives through. Zulu sprawls well.
Zulu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meguru Takayanagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takayanagi misses with a takedown attempt - Zulu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zulu digs a good hook to Takayanagi's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takayanagi looks for the body kick but Zulu saw that one coming.
Zulu Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zulu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zulu throws a low kick, looking for Takayanagi's leg but Takayanagi calmly moves out of range.
Zulu Zulu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takayanagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zulu.
Zulu checks a low kick from Takayanagi.
Zulu scores with a head kick. Takayanagi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Takayanagi is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zulu checks a low kick from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zulu is fending him off so far but Takayanagi persists. Nope, Zulu circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Takayanagi.
That kick from Zulu tenderised Takayanagi's leg. Takayanagi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zulu throws a wild body kick that Takayanagi sees coming a mile off.
Takayanagi closes the distance and clinches up with Zulu, looking for a takedown. Takayanagi pushes Zulu against the cage but Zulu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takayanagi.
Zulu motions for Takayanagi to come forward. Zulu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takayanagi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Zulu lunges at Takayanagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takayanagi's hand.
Zulu is looking to clinch.
Takayanagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zulu misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayanagi throws a hook but Zulu blocks it.
Zulu throws a leg kick
and Takayanagi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takayanagi.
Takayanagi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zulu manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Zulu connects with a knee to the head.
Zulu lands with a left to the head.
Takayanagi decides to pull guard.
Zulu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takayanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takayanagi keeping full guard, as Zulu tries to pass.
Zulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takayanagi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takayanagi is looking for a triangle but Zulu pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Zulu 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!
Takayanagi gets tackled into the cage by Zulu. Zulu maintains the clinch.
Zulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takayanagi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zulu is out of range and Takayanagi settles back down.
Zulu with a nice cross.
Takayanagi misses with an uppercut.
Takayanagi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Takayanagi.
Takayanagi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takayanagi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zulu counters with a three punch combo that has Takayanagi backing up. Takayanagi nods at Zulu to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Takayanagi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot by Zulu.
Zulu looks to land a body kick but Takayanagi moved away.
Zulu rushes Takayanagi and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takayanagi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zulu smiles and moves away.
and Zulu counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Takayanagi! He's just covering up as Zulu starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zulu Zulu!
Zulu Zulu is the new featherweight champion!
Zulu Zulu made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This fight is dedicated to the real zuluboy who was hit by a car recently. Forcing him out of his unification flyweight title fight at EFC. We did it buddy. Get well soon Zulu'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pounder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gorgoroth - Open the Gates. The key to victory for Gerry Pounder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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219 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Pounder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder throws a right and a left that Belfort avoids nicely.
Pounder throws a lazy uppercut
and Belfort decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pounder's guard.
Pounder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belfort can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belfort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belfort pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pounder is keeping the position for now.
Belfort stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Pounder throws up his legs and catches Belfort in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Belfort tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Pounder! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gerry Pounder!
Gerry Pounder is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Gerry Pounder 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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