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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Julian Moore has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moore's half guard.
Pray has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Moore is looking for a sweep. Pray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pray pulls his head out easily.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pray stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to improve his position but Pray is controlling well.
Moore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pray pulls his head out easily.
Moore wants to get back to full guard but Pray has mounted him!
Pray controlling his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Pray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray scoring with strikes but Moore is staying in there.
Pray prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Pray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Pray might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
Moore wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay Pray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moore catches Pray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pray shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moore is trying to defend but Pray finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pray controlling the pace.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Pray is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Moore is in trouble now - Pray has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
Pray content just to control the position here.
Pray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pray controlling the pace for now.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Pray isn't that keen on the idea.
Pray controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
Pray controlling his opponent.
Pray is continuing to stall.
Moore wants to control but Pray is having none of it.
Pray prevents Moore from getting the reversal.
Pray controlling the position easily from mount.
Pray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pray landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Moore wants to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
Moore tries to reverse the position but Pray maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay Pray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore gets full guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the position.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moore lands with a right hand.
Pray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pray is stalling in the full guard.
Julian Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moore is looking for a triangle but Pray pushes his legs off easily.
Pray passes Moore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray slows the pace down in half guard.
Moore won't allow Pray to pass to mount.
Pray stalling.
Pray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moore actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Pray 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.
That's four 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.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Pray has control of the leg.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pray lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pray 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!
A pretty intense looking Lay Pray took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bulgarian Kickboxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kickboxer comes into the arena with Paul Hertzog - The Eagle Lands blaring out of the sound system. Anderson Rua has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bulgarian Kickboxer's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bulgarian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws out a loose jab but Kickboxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kickboxer slips a jab from Rua.
Kickboxer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kickboxer cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Kickboxer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kickboxer connects with an inside leg kick.
Rua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kickboxer is trying to defend but Rua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rua not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua trying to control the action but Kickboxer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kickboxer is pressing down on Rua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kickboxer is keeping the position for now.
Kickboxer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua postures up in Kickboxer's guard and throws a big left but Kickboxer blocks it.
Rua passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Kickboxer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kickboxer is looking for a sweep.
Rua stands up and beckons Kickboxer to his feet.
Rua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Kickboxer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some bone on bone action there as Kickboxer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kickboxer scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kickboxer lands with a slapping head kick.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kickboxer counters with a body kick that stops Rua in his tracks momentarily.
Anderson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kickboxer lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kickboxer!
Kickboxer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kickboxer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kickboxer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kickboxer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kickboxer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kickboxer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulgarian Kickboxer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kickboxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It appears Kickboxer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rua or perhaps it was just good defense by Kickboxer, which made it look bad.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kickboxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kickboxer.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kickboxer counters with a nice body kick.
Bulgarian Kickboxer is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kickboxer counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Kickboxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer avoids the head kick by Rua.
Kickboxer lands a nice looking body kick.
Kickboxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kickboxer lands a front kick.
Rua tries for a takedown but Kickboxer circles away easily
and Kickboxer counters with a body kick that stops Rua in his tracks momentarily.
Bulgarian Kickboxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Rua.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kickboxer defends it nicely.
Kickboxer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kickboxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kickboxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Kickboxer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kickboxer counters with a head kick.
Kickboxer lands a jab to Rua's midsection.
Kickboxer cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Kickboxer scores with a head kick.
Kickboxer lands with a good body shot.
Kickboxer throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Rua stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kickboxer follows into mount!
Rua is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bulgarian Kickboxer!
During a confident post fight interview, Bulgarian Kickboxer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owin Erl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Owin Erl!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trudeau. That's going to slow Erl down.
Erl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Erl to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Trudeau wants to get back to his feet but Erl passes into half guard.
Trudeau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Erl is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Erl seems content to control.
Trudeau is staying active underneath Erl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Erl seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trudeau taking some punishment here, with Erl in his half guard.
Erl seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Erl is keen to just control but Trudeau is a slippery customer.
Erl thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Erl wants to take a breather but Trudeau is having none of it.
Erl looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Erl looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Erl seems to be working for a kimura but Trudeau defends the submission attempt.
Erl looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau is looking to control Erl's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trudeau avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Erl darts in looking for a takedown but Trudeau gets double underhooks and turns Erl into the cage.
Trudeau stuffs the takedown attempt from Erl. Erl gets slowly back to his feet.
Trudeau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erl.
David Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owin Erl.
Erl closes the distance and clinches.
Erl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trudeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau stalling.
Trudeau lands with a left to the head.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trudeau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Trudeau gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Trudeau leaning against his opponent.
Trudeau is trying to break the clinch but Erl has him pressed against the cage.
Erl blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erl blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trudeau.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Erl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trudeau smiles and moves away.
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 David Trudeau will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Erl is looking to clinch but Trudeau is avoiding it.
Trudeau loads up on a big right hand but Erl slips the punch.
Trudeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trudeau lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erl.
Trudeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erl can do to turn this around?
Erl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trudeau.
Trudeau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Erls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erl drives through with a takedown into Trudeau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trudeau is wriggling around but Erl manages to pass to half guard.
Trudeau is staying active underneath Erl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erl missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Erl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Erl trying to pass the guard but Trudeau defending well.
Trudeau is looking to improve his position.
Erl is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trudeau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trudeau tries to get out of the position.
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.
Erl prevents Trudeau from improving his position.
Erl is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Owin Erl has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Erl connects with a nice short shot to Trudeau's temple.
Erl working the head and body with strikes.
Erl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Trudeau is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Erl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erl trying to control from Trudeau's half guard. Trudeau has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Trudeau has control of Erl's left arm, preventing Erl from doing any damage.
Erl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trudeau is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good leg kick by Trudeau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trudeau with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau rushes Erl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erl.
Erl is trying to pull guard but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Trudeau is struggling to control the position.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Erl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Erl tries to pull guard but Trudeau won't allow it.
David Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owin Erl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erl lands with a light punch inside.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Erl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trudeau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Trudeau dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Erl misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Owin Erl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erl clinches with his opponent.
Erl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trudeau.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike.
Erl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erl drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trudeau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trudeau'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erl tries to clinch but Trudeau moves out of range.
Erl has Trudeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Erl can't get the takedown.
David Trudeau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owin Erl.
Trudeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
David Trudeau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Erl.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Erl misses with a takedown attempt - Trudeau sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Erl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trudeau tries to avoid it but Erl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trudeau to the ground. Trudeau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trudeau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Erl instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands with a left to the head.
Erl wants a takedown but no success here.
Erl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trudeau lands a nice uppercut.
Trudeau taking a breather.
Trudeau lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Erl.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erl darts in looking for a takedown but Trudeau gets double underhooks and turns Erl into the cage.
Erl defending well as Trudeau loads up on a big left hand.
Trudeau moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trudeau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erl looking to slow down the pace here.
Erl is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trudeau to keep the fight standing.
Erl tries for a takedown. No joy.
Erl jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trudeau walks away with a smile on his face. Erl gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Erl tries to move into range but Trudeau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trudeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trudeau scoring well with a low kick there.
Erl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trudeau sprawls well. Trudeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erl gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau swinging wildly here.
Owin Erl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erl fails with the takedown.
Erl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trudeau sprawls well. Trudeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erl gets slowly back to his feet.
David Trudeau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Trudeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trudeau, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Trudeau!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stans Fleurke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Bispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stans Fleurke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamil Bispin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispin gets a clinch.
Bispin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleurke.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispin blocking some punches.
Bispin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bispin is trying to break the clinch but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
Fleurke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bispin tries to circle away but Fleurke has him pinned against the cage.
Bispin blocking some punches.
Bispin is looking to break free of the clinch but Fleurke has double underhooks.
Fleurke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bispin backwards.
Bispin has had enough of the clinch but Fleurke keeps him there for the moment.
Fleurke throws a head punch that misses.
Fleurke avoids a wild elbow strike from Bispin.
Fleurke keeps control of Bispin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fleurke working aggressively here.
Bispin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispin blocks the elbow strike.
Fleurke misses with a punch to the body.
Fleurke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleurke has a couple of punches blocked by Bispin.
Bispin lands an uppercut.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleurke swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleurke tries to work over Bispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleurke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bispin or not.
Fleurke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Fleurke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleurke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleurke throws a head punch that misses.
Bispin lands a right hand.
Fleurke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleurke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleurke.
Fleurke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fleurke managing to block the knees to the body from Bispin.
Fleurke pushes Bispin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleurke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fleurke scores with a hook to the body.
Bispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bispin blocking some punches.
Bispin avoids the elbow strike from Fleurke, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleurke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Fleurke works on Bispin's body with a couple of short punches.
Bispin tries to circle away but Fleurke has him pinned against the cage.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
Bispin takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
Fleurke misses with a body punch.
Fleurke misses with the head strike.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleurke misses with a punch to the body.
Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Bispin moves into the clinch successfully.
Bispin is trying to break free.
Bispin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleurke lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bispin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispin is trying to break the clinch but Fleurke is controlling him.
Fleurke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleurke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fleurke has a couple of punches blocked by Bispin.
Bispin is trying to break the clinch but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
Bispin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleurke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bispin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fleurke throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fleurke throws an elbow but misses.
Fleurke throws a head punch that misses.
Fleurke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bispins head.
Bispin is trying to push Fleurke away but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bispin tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleurke avoids the damage to the body.
Fleurke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleurke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fleurke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bispin lands a shoulder strike.
Bispin lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleurke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bispin looking to slow down the pace here.
Bispin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleurke.
Fleurke pushes off an throws an elbow but Bispin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bispin gets through Fleurke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fleurke throws an elbow but misses.
Bispin jumps guard but Fleurke stands there with Bispin around his waist. Bispin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Fleurke keeps control of Bispin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bispin is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleurke.
Fleurke throws an elbow that misses.
Fleurke misses with an elbow strike.
Fleurke misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fleurke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fleurke blocks an elbow strike from Bispin.
Fleurke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bispin's efforts to push away.
Bispin tries to throw a body punch but Fleurke avoids it by throwing Bispin back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stans Fleurke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fleurke moves in looking to clinch but Bispin pushes him off.
Bispin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleurke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bispin is looking to clinch.
Bispin takes the fight into the clinch.
Bispin can't break the clinch.
Fleurke throws an elbow that misses.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
Fleurke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bispin can do to turn this around?
Fleurke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
Fleurke lands an uppercut.
Bispin is looking to break free of the clinch but Fleurke has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Fleurke fails to land.
Fleurke takes a shot to the head.
Fleurke tries to throw a body punch but Bispin avoids it by throwing Fleurke back against the cage.
Fleurke misses with an elbow strike.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
Fleurke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fleurke pushes off an throws an elbow but Bispin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleurke prevents the takedown attempt.
Fleurke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bispin's elbow.
Fleurke struggles to land a body shot inside as Bispin controls his hands.
Fleurke throws a head punch that misses.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
Fleurke throws a head punch that misses.
Fleurke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleurke tries to throw a body punch but Bispin avoids it by throwing Fleurke back against the cage.
Fleurke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bispin is trying to pull guard but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
Bispin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fleurke scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Fleurke.
Bispin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fleurke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bispin darts in and clinches Fleurke up against the cage.
Fleurke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
Bispin lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispin lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bispin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bispin tries to break free but Fleurke pushes him back against the cage.
Bispin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleurke.
Fleurke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bispin's defenses.
Fleurke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Fleurke.
Fleurke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bispin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleurke.
Bispin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bispin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fleurke's brow.
Bispin blocks the elbow strike.
Fleurke struggles to land a body shot inside as Bispin controls his hands.
Bispin avoids a wild elbow strike from Fleurke.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Bispin.
Bispin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fleurke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleurke misses with a punch to the body.
Bispin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
Fleurke lands a nice shot to the body.
Bispin breaks the clinch.
Fleurke throws a body punch but Bispin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bispin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bispin takes the fight into the clinch.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bispin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stans Fleurke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Bispin.
Fleurke tries a body shot but Bispin blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bispin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleurke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleurke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleurke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleurke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fleurke avoids a wild elbow strike from Bispin.
Bispin is trying to break free.
Fleurke keeps control of Bispin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bispin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fleurke to keep the fight standing.
Fleurke misses with an elbow strike.
Fleurke has Bispin pressed against the cage, preventing Bispin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fleurke keeps control of Bispin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bispin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fleurke tries a body shot but Bispin blocks it.
Fleurke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fleurke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bispin tries to stall but Fleurke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bispin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stans Fleurke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fleurke misses with a body punch.
Fleurke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fleurke tries to work over Bispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleurke tries to work over Bispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bispin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fleurke blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stans Fleurke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bispin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fleurke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleurke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A right-left combo lands from Bispin.
Bispin misses with a takedown attempt
and Fleurke counters with a big head kick but Bispin shrugs it off.
Bispin pushes Fleurke up against the cage in a clinch.
Bispin tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleurke.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fleurke throws an elbow that misses.
Fleurke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bispin blocks an elbow strike.
Bispin blocks a body shot from Fleurke.
Bispin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fleurke to keep the fight standing.
Stans Fleurke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Bispin.
Fleurke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleurke.
Fleurke lands with a short shot to the head.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleurke tries a body shot but Bispin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bispin is trying to break the clinch but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
Fleurke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fleurke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fleurke misses with some punches.
Bispin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bispin is looking to break free of the clinch but Fleurke has double underhooks.
Fleurke struggles to land a body shot inside as Bispin controls his hands.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
Fleurke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fleurke misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleurke misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleurke misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleurke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleurke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fleurke fails to land.
Fleurke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fleurke fails to land.
Fleurke misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
Fleurke tries to throw a body punch but Bispin avoids it by throwing Fleurke back against the cage.
Bispin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fleurke swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fleurke has a couple of punches blocked by Bispin.
Fleurke prevents the takedown attempt.
Bispin working hard to break the clinch.
Fleurke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bispin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bispin landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fleurke prevents Bispin from breaking the clinch.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
Fleurke working aggressively here.
Fleurke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fleurke struggles to land a body shot inside as Bispin controls his hands.
Fleurke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleurke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fleurke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispin blocks the elbow strike.
Bispin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bispin lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fleurke throws an elbow but misses.
Fleurke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bispin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bispin lands a nice uppercut.
Bispin is trying to break the clinch but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage.
Fleurke throws a head punch that misses.
Bispin lands with a left to the head.
Bispin tries to break the clinch but Fleurke is controlling the position.
A short right from Bispin.
Fleurke has Bispin pressed against the cage, preventing Bispin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bispin is working for takedown but Fleurke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bispin trying to land knees to the body.
Bispin dodges an elbow strike from Fleurke.
Bispin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fleurke won't allow it.
Fleurke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bispin's efforts to push away.
Fleurke misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispin lands with a light punch inside.
Bispin blocks the elbow strike.
Fleurke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bispin has had enough of the clinch but Fleurke keeps him there for the moment.
Fleurke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bispin blocking some punches.
Kamil Bispin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bispin is trying to push Fleurke away but Fleurke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fleurke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bispin's brow.
Fleurke can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
Fleurke misses with an elbow strike.
Bispin lands a right hand.
Bispin blocks an elbow strike.
Bispin decides to pull guard.
Bispin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fleurke should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bispin has tightened it up now! Fleurke should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kamil Bispin!
A victorious Kamil Bispin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Firpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolov comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Kolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alvin Firpo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolov shoots in and drives through. Firpo sprawls well.
Nice shot by Firpo.
Firpo looks to land a combination but Kolov avoids it well.
Firpo scores with a head kick. Kolov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Dan Kolov has been cut.
Firpo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kolov. Kolov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Firpo throws a head kick but Kolov moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Firpo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kolov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Firpo's waist but Firpo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kolov off to one side.
Kolov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Firpo is fending him off so far but Kolov persists. Nope, Firpo circles away and we're back to standing.
Firpo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kolov darts in looking for a takedown but Firpo gets double underhooks and turns Kolov into the cage.
Firpo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kolov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kolov pushes down on Firpo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Firpo is staying active underneath Kolov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Firpo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kolov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Firpo!
Firpo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Firpo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kolov is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Firpo is in real trouble.
Kolov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Firpo is defending well though. Kolov let's go of the attempt for now.
Kolov working for the choke.
Kolov trying to control.
Kolov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kolov controlling well, preventing Firpo from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firpo fending off the submission attempt from Kolov.
Kolov tightening his grip on Firpo, looking for the choke.
Firpo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolov is looking for the choke from the back position but Firpo is controlling his hands well.
Firpo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kolov.
Firpo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Firpo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Firpo breaks Kolov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kolov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kolov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kolov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kolov uses his free foot to push down on Firpo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Firpo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firpo prevents Kolov from taking his back.
Firpo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolov is looking to take a break and control but Firpo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firpo trying to control but Kolov postures up.
Firpo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kolov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kolov's back!
Firpo has the hooks in. Kolov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Firpo is trying to stick to Kolov's back but Kolov is turning into Firpo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Firpo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kolov.
Kolov looking to pass the guard.
Firpo looking to control.
Kolov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Firpo's guard.
Kolov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kolov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Firpo turns into him and now he's in Kolov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kolov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Kolov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Firpo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Firpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Firpo scores with a nice body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Firpo enables Kolov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Firpo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kolov prevents Firpo from getting back to his feet.
Kolov trying to control but Firpo is working from the bottom.
Kolov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Firpo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kolov has Firpo in his guard.
Firpo controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kolov is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kolov is on top in guard.
Kolov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kolov wants to control from the top but Firpo keeps moving.
Kolov passes into half guard.
Kolov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Firpo defends it well.
Kolov wants to pass to mount but Firpo is defending the position.
Kolov prevents Firpo from improving his position.
Kolov trying to control the action but Firpo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolov prevents Firpo from improving his position.
Firpo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kolov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kolov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dan Kolov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolov has control of Firpo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Firpo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kolov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Firpo is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov looking to control.
Kolov has his foot on Firpo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Firpo works his way back into a safe position though.
Kolov has his foot on Firpo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Firpo works his way back into a safe position though.
Firpo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kolov's guard.
Kolov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Firpo is one step ahead there.
Kolov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Firpo's guard.
Firpo is trying to control the position but Kolov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolov is pushing down on Firpo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Firpo is fighting to maintain full guard but Kolov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kolov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kolov wants to pass the guard but Firpo is defending well.
Kolov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Firpo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Firpo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolov uses his free foot to push down on Firpo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Firpo.
Kolov forces the positional change into back control.
Firpo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kolov off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kolov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kolov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Kolov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Firpo scores with a nice strike.
Jab from Firpo.
Firpo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kolov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Firpo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kolov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Firpo swivels and escapes.
Firpo with a hook.
Firpo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kolov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kolov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Firpo slaps away a takedown attempt from Kolov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Firpo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kolov walks into a straight right hand from Firpo.
Kolov fails with a takedown attempt.
Dan Kolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firpo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firpo's corner calls for a 1-2. Firpo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Firpo.
Firpo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Firpo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kolov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Firpo avoids it really well and circles away.
Firpo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kolov avoids the head kick by Firpo.
Firpo cracks the inside of Kolov's front leg.
Kolov shoots in for a double leg but Firpo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kolov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Firpo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Firpo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvin Firpo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firpo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kolov on the side of the head.
Kolov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firpo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Firpo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kolov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kolov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolov trying to control the action but Firpo is working from the bottom.
Firpo is looking for a sweep. Kolov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Firpo trying to control but Kolov postures up.
Firpo is looking for a sweep. Kolov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kolov works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Firpo is looking to escape.
Kolov moves to the back.
Kolov looking for the RNC.
Firpo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kolov.
Kolov tightening his grip on Firpo, looking for the choke.
Kolov working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolov tightening his grip on Firpo, looking for the choke.
Firpo trying to control the hands but Kolov breaks the grip.
Alvin Firpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Firpo tries to roll but Kolov sticks to his back.
Firpo is still trying to improve position.
Firpo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kolov has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Firpo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Firpo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kolov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Kolov!
A very excited looking Dan Kolov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Robert MacIntyre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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20
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent knees
Good gas tank |
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert MacIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs is looking to clinch but MacIntyre is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from MacIntyre misses the target.
Petrovs is looking to clinch but MacIntyre is avoiding it.
Petrovs gets a clinch.
MacIntyre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from MacIntyre.
A shot in the inside from MacIntyre.
Petrovs misses with a knee to the head.
MacIntyre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
MacIntyre lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacIntyre lands a nice uppercut.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacIntyre misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacIntyre.
Petrovs letting MacIntyre take a breather here.
Petrovs landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrovs.
Petrovs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacIntyre blocks it with crossed arms.
MacIntyre lands a nice uppercut.
MacIntyre lands with a right to the head.
Come on MacIntyre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacIntyre breaks from the clinch.
MacIntyre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrovs checks a leg kick.
Petrovs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacIntyre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacIntyre lands a big right hand that sends Petrovs crashing to the mat! MacIntyre stays standing though and waves Petrovs back to his feet!
Petrovs is rocked!
It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
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!
Petrovs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrovs is still on wobbly legs! Can MacIntyre finish him?
MacIntyre avoids the body shot from Petrovs.
MacIntyre connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrovs seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrovs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacIntyre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrovs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrovs throws a body punch but MacIntyre moves out of range.
MacIntyre circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacIntyre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacIntyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrovs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
MacIntyre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacIntyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacIntyre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrovs just manages to avoid it.
MacIntyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrovs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacIntyre keeps the fight on the outside.
It appears MacIntyre was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kaspars Petrovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Petrovs lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacIntyre doesn't seem phased though.
Petrovs forces MacIntyre back against the cage and clinches.
MacIntyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrovs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrovs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacIntyre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrovs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrovs backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs looking to throw knees to the head but MacIntyre is blocking nicely.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but MacIntyre blocks with his arms.
MacIntyre misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacIntyre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrovs looking to throw knees to the head but MacIntyre is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrovs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrovs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacIntyre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovs pushes MacIntyre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrovs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacIntyre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrovs up against the cage.
Petrovs has a couple of punches blocked by MacIntyre.
Petrovs blocking some punches.
MacIntyre managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovs.
MacIntyre pushes Petrovs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrovs misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacIntyre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaspars Petrovs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
MacIntyre throws the kick towards the body but Petrovs avoids it.
Petrovs scores with a punch to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
MacIntyre misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacIntyre.
MacIntyre avoiding damage as Petrovs throws knees to the body.
Petrovs lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacIntyre backwards.
MacIntyre blocking some punches.
Petrovs misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from MacIntyre fails to land.
Petrovs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrovs in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from MacIntyre.
Petrovs blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs digs a right hand into MacIntyre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacIntyre's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
MacIntyre trying to stall but Petrovs improves his position.
Robert MacIntyre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MacIntyre misses with some punches.
Petrovs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacIntyre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrovs throws a head punch that misses.
MacIntyre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrovs looking to throw knees to the head but MacIntyre is blocking nicely.
MacIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrovs prevents a body shot from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacIntyre working aggressively here.
MacIntyre cracks Petrovs with a nice body shot.
Petrovs is breathing heavily.
MacIntyre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovss head.
MacIntyre presses Petrovs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for MacIntyre.
MacIntyre lands with a light punch inside.
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!
MacIntyre works on Petrovs's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Petrovs to his knees! MacIntyre keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert MacIntyre!
Robert MacIntyre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Sviridov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dj Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Sviridov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Sviridov.
Brown pushes Sviridov up against the cage in a clinch.
Sviridov can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Brown has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Egor Sviridov has been cut.
Sviridov misses with some punches.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sviridov backwards.
Sviridov looks winded!
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown prevents a body shot from Sviridov.
Brown just leaning against Sviridov, taking a breather.
Brown just leaning against Sviridov, taking a breather.
Brown lands an elbow just above Sviridov 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sviridov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Sviridov's ribcage. Sviridov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sviridov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Brown.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Sviridov's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Brown.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown drops Sviridov with a big knee straight up the middle! Sviridov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown drops Sviridov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sviridov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sviridov is rocked!
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sviridov is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
Sviridov seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Brown.
Brown throws a big uppercut that drops Sviridov! More strikes from Brown and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sviridov lies dazed against the cage as Brown celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dj Brown!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estaban Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulu Zulu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Estaban Chavez's chin.
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158 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zulu Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chavez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zulu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zulu Zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Zulu.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Zulu Zulu has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez jabs Zulu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zulu tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulu.
Chavez swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zulu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zulu. That's going to slow Chavez down.
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!
Chavez throws a jab when Zulu was well out of range.
Zulu tries to counter by clinching up but Chavez breaks away and moves out of range.
Zulu tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Zulu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Chavez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zulu counters by moving into the clinch.
Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Zulu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Zulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zulu.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Zulu pushes Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Zulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulu throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zulus head.
Zulu landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zulu blocks an uppercut.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Chavez.
Zulu misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Zulu.
Chavez is rocked!
Zulu lands an uppercut.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Zulu finish him?
Zulu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu lands a knee to the body.
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zulu.
A right hook to the body lands for Chavez.
Zulu crunches a lovely knee into Chavez's ribcage.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
Chavez looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Zulu landing knees to the head.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zulu is keeping busy.
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zulu lands with a short shot to the head.
Zulu misses with the head strike.
Zulu lands a knee to the head.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zulu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez controlling the action here for a moment.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zulu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chavezs head.
Chavez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zulu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chavez can turn it around.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez trying to control the position but instead, Zulu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chavez into the cage.
Zulu misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Zulu lands a left hand.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
The referee calls for Chavez to work.
Zulu missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Zulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zulu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zulu pushes Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Zulu lands with a left to the head.
Zulu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Zulu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chavez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chavez just leaning against Zulu, taking a breather.
Chavez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Zulu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Zulu's head.
Zulu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zulu drops Chavez with a big knee straight up the middle! Chavez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Zulu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Zulu moved away.
Chavez throws a hook but Zulu blocks it.
Zulu lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Zulu cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.
Zulu moves into the clinch.
Zulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zulu is keeping busy.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chavez'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.
Zulu can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chavez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Zulu.
Chavez working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zulu.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Zulu lands a shoulder strike.
Zulu misses with a knee strike.
Zulu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chavez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chavez avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
Zulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Zulu.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Zulu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
Zulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chavez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chavez taking a breather.
Zulu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulu lands an uppercut.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zulu Zulu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zulu Zulu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zulu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Zulu is looking to clinch but Chavez is avoiding it.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Zulu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
It seemed like Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zulu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zulu is looking to slow Chavez down with leg kicks.
Chavez clinches up with Zulu and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Chavez avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Zulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zulu drops Chavez with a big knee straight up the middle! Chavez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Zulu tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Zulu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zulu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zulu is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez rushes Zulu and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chavez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Estaban Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu misses with some punches.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Zulu avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
Zulu lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Zulu on the inside.
Zulu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Zulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chavez taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zulu is working Chavez over against the cage.
Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zulu fails to land.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chavez stalling.
Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zulu backwards.
Zulu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zulu looking to throw knees to the head but Chavez is blocking nicely.
Chavez avoiding damage as Zulu throws knees to the body.
Chavez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Zulu Zulu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Zulu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Chavez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Zulu.
Chavez misses with a body punch.
Zulu drops Chavez with a big knee straight up the middle! Chavez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zulu. That's going to slow Chavez down.
Zulu slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Chavez backs away, Zulu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zulu.
Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Zulu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Zulu controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zulu Zulu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zulu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zulu Zulu!
A very excited looking Zulu Zulu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holton Hamburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamburger throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamburger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamburger looks for a takedown but Bravo sprawls well.
Bravo wants to counter with a clinch but Hamburger pushes him away.
Bravo lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches.
Hamburger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bravo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bravo drives through and clinches with Hamburger against the cage.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo gets through Hamburger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamburger wants to take the fight to the mat but Bravo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holton Hamburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamburger is looking for a takedown.
Bravo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamburger takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Bravo.
We've been informed that Bravo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bravo lands a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Hamburger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bravo digs a right hand underneath Hamburger's ribcage. Hamburger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamburger blocks a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo cracks Hamburger with a nice body shot.
Bravo pushes Hamburger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hamburger is breathing heavily.
Bravo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamburger.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
Bravo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamburger backwards.
Bravo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bravo - that landed with a thud.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Bravo lands a shoulder strike.
Bravo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bravo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Bravo.
Bravo lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bravo.
A right hook to the body lands for Bravo.
Bravo presses Hamburger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bravo lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands with a left to the head.
Bravo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamburgers head.
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bravo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamburger backwards.
Hamburger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bravo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamburgers head.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.
Bravo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamburger or not.
Bravo lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Bravo.
Bravo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hamburger backwards.
Hamburger is rocked!
Bravo pushes Hamburger against the cage. Bravo is working some dirty boxing. Bravo pushes off with a quick right hook! Hamburger goes down! Hamburger tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bravo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Bravo!
Johnny Bravo is the new middleweight champion!
Johnny Bravo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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