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GK 139 Fresh Blood PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Modeous Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Modeous Kahn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Modeous Kahn!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Beefcake throws a head kick that misses
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beefcake.
Danga de danga de dang - Kahn scores with a four punch combination!
Kahn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beefcake throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn connects with a jab.
Kahn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahn wants it to stay on the feet.
Beefcake dodges the punch combination from Kahn.
Good leg kick by Beefcake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beefcake throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.
Kahn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beefcake counters with a shoot takedown. Kahn fights it but they end up in guard.
Beefcake scoring with some ground and pound.
Kahn wants to sweep but no luck.
Beefcake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Beefcake advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kahn tries to hold on but Beefcake postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beefcake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beefcake landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kahn is rocked!
It looks like Modeous Kahn has been cut.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Beefcake! Kahn is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brutus Beefcake!
Brutus Beefcake 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joker comes to the cage accompanied by The Jester of Genocide - Travis Scott. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Glass !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass misses with a looping right.
Joker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Glass throws a front kick aimed at Joker's knee but Joker avoids it well.
Glass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joker cracks Glass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Glass .
Joker checks a low kick from Glass .
Joker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glass momentarily.
Joker goes for a double leg but Glass avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Glass continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glass throws a head kick that misses.
Glass avoids the body shot from Joker.
Joker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Joker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Joker as he checks the leg kick.
Glass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glass there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass misses the jab.
Glass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joker checks it well.
Glass tries to sprawl but Joker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joker trying to mount his opponent but Glass defends it.
Joker wants to control but Glass is keeping him busy.
Joker wants to free his trapped foot but Glass is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glass is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joker drops an elbow to the side of Glass 's head.
Joker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Glass tries to get to full guard but Joker has control of the leg.
Joker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Glass trying to control from the bottom.
Joker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Glass !
Joker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glass is looking to improve his position but Joker isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joker with the ground and pound from mount.
Glass is rocked!
Joker controlling from mount.
Glass is still in real trouble! Can Joker finish him?
Joker cracks Glass with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Joker!
Mr Joker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Kevin Glass was interviewed post fight and said 'you win or you learn.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by De.
Noel throws a looping overhand right but De ducks down to avoid it.
Noel throws out a loose jab but De uses good head movement to avoid it.
De takes one to the chin there.
De paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
Noel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De counters with a nice uppercut.
Noel misses with a double jab.
It looked like De wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Noel misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noel throws a right and a left that both miss.
De digs a good hook to Noel's body.
De swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from De misses the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Noel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Noel misses with an uppercut.
De ducks under a wild hook from Noel.
De tries to move into range but Noel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De gets a clinch.
Noel effectively controlling the action here.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by De.
Noel taking a breather.
De'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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Noel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noel.
De breaks from the clinch.
Noel just misses with a punch to the body.
De lands with a kick to the temple. Noel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De throws out the jab.
De dodges the punch combination from Noel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel misses with a double jab
and De counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. De moves away and avoids it.
Noel moves into the clinch.
De displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noel up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Noel.
De tries to throw a body punch but Noel avoids it by throwing De back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De.
De manages to break the clinch.
Noel throws a hook but De avoids it easily.
De throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Noel lands.
Noel throws a poor cross that misses
and De counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noel moves into the clinch.
De throws a head punch that misses.
De's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De throws out the jab.
Noel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Noel finds it's target.
De misses with a straight left.
Noel throws a hook but De blocks it.
Noel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for De.
Nice straight punches there by Noel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noel.
Noel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Noel is looking to land body kicks.
Noel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Noel catches De right on the button with a cross.
Noel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De's head.
Noel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noel scores with a jab. De acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noel lands with a hook. De tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Noel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noel duly obliges.
Chubby Noel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel throws a right and a left that both miss.
De tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Noel manages to circle out of the way.
Noel misses the jab.
No joy there for Noel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De throws a big counter combination but Noel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noel is out of range.
Noel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De moves into the clinch.
De's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noel throws out a loose jab but De uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noel scores with a nice right hand.
De with a nice cross.
Noel staying out of range there.
De gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De throws a nice looking combination but Noel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Noel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noel fails to land with a series of punches.
De looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Noel slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De to counter with a crisp jab.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Noel misses with an uppercut.
Noel throws a right and a left that both miss.
De misses with a two punch combination.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De.
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from De on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De moves away from the strike by Noel.
Chubby Noel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noel scores with a jab to the jaw.
De on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noel lands an overhand right.
Noel forces De back against the cage and clinches.
Noel misses with a hook from the clinch.
De blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel looks to throw the jab but De is out of range.
De is looking to chop away at Noel's legs.
Noel swings widly with a right hand
and De counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noel rushes De and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noel lands a hook that snaps the head of De backwards.
Still in the clinch, De scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from De fails to land.
De blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel blocking some punches.
Noel working aggressively here.
De is trying to maintain a safe position but Noel gets an underhook and turns De into the cage.
De keeps control of Noel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noel up against the cage.
De lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands an uppercut.
Chubby Noel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De has Noel pressed against the cage.
Noel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Noel fails to land.
De scores with a shoulder strike.
De lands a shot to the body.
Noel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by De.
Noel misses with the head strike.
Noel can't find room to land a body shot as De controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De.
De misses with a punch to the body.
De stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel prevents a body shot from De.
De tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noel breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Noel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De throws a body shot but no joy.
De throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Noel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De slips a straight right by Noel.
De lands a really nice looking cross but Noel seems unphased.
Noel throws out a powerful jab.
De bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
De lands a right hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
De misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Noel throws a jab when De was well out of range.
A left lands for Noel.
De finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from De.
Noel scores with a nice strike.
De tries to land a leg kick but Noel saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
De staying out of range there.
De went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noel slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De moves away from the strike by Noel.
Noel misses with a straight right.
De takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by De.
As Noel backs away, De returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De lands a nice hook to Noel's body. Noel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for De.
Noel missing with a left hand there. De was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De clinches up against the cage.
De looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Noel misses with a body punch.
Noel wants to stall.
De working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De misses with some punches.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
De fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
De's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
De looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel throws a series of punches but De avoids them all with ease.
De missing with a left hand there. Noel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De moves into the clinch.
Noel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Noel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De misses with a looping left.
Noel misses with a right hand
and De counters with a leg kick.
Noel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noel misses with a double jab.
Noel clinches with his opponent.
Noel misses with some punches.
Noel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De misses with an uppercut.
Chubby Noel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De misses the jab.
Noel cracks a nice hook into De's ribs.
Donsone De has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De avoids a punch combination nicely.
De swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De scoring well with a low kick there.
De feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noel's calf.
Jab, jab by Noel - just one landing.
De misses with a body shot.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Noel!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've been hearing that De has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De working the head and body with strikes.
De advances to mount.
Noel is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chubby Noel.
I've got Noel 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chubby Noel!
Chubby Noel gave a mention to Amped Performance in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Donsone De spoke after the fight, saying 'Savor the Win, You'll know why I let you have the W, because somebody is going to get cucked by his girl with me soon. *smirks*'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moloch Madakassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moloch Madakassan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madakassan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skeet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madakassan is looking to slow Skeet down with leg kicks.
Skeet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madakassan circles away quickly and effectively.
DJ Skeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madakassan lands a head kick!
Skeet lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Skeet throws a wild body kick that Madakassan sees coming a mile off.
Madakassan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skeet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skeet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madakassan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skeet throws a body punch but Madakassan moves out of range.
Madakassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skeet lands a nice looking kick to the body. Madakassan takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skeet throws a nice looking combination but Madakassan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skeet throws out a powerful jab.
Skeet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Skeet throws a series of punches but Madakassan moves out of range.
Skeet dodges the punch combination from Madakassan.
Skeet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet lands a slapping body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Madakassan.
Sloppy strikes from Madakassan. Those never looked like landing.
Madakassan wants to land a leg kick but Skeet is out of range.
Madakassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skeet.
Skeet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Madakassan. Madakassan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Moloch Madakassan has been cut.
Madakassan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skeet finds it's way round the side to connect with Madakassan's head.
Madakassan misses with a two punch combination.
Skeet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Madakassan get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Madakassan stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Skeet runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Skeet!
DJ Skeet really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Amped Performance logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Mandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malvin Mandi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malvin Mandi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Blood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mandi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandi wants to clinch.
Mandi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Mandi does no damage.
Mandi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mandi to the ground. Blood is now in Mandi's guard.
Mandi kicks Blood off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandi lands a jab to the nose.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood fails with the takedown.
Blood misses with a hook.
Mandi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mandi's head.
Blood connects with the punch.
Mandi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mandi's guard.
Blood throws a strike but Mandi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mandi told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Blood wants to control the position but Mandi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to get to full guard but Mandi has control of the leg.
Mandi controlling the action here.
Blood is looking to control Mandi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blood avoid being mounted?
Mandi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mandi in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to maintain the position but Mandi is very close to passing his half guard.
Blood tries to roll over but Mandi keeps him under control.
Blood is trying to control but can't.
Blood wants to get back to full guard.
Blood trying to control but Mandi postures up.
Mandi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blood wants to control but Mandi is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blood avoids the body shot from Mandi.
Blood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Mandi.
Mandi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blood rather than just go for the knockout.
Mandi looks to land a combination but Blood avoids it well.
Blood takes one on the button.
Mandi throws a series of punches but Blood avoids them all with ease.
Mandi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malvin Mandi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Mandi as Blood shoots in.
Blood throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mandi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Mandi dominated that round.
That's time! Blood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mandi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Blood throws a right hand that Mandi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandi also avoids with ease.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aaron Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mandi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Mandi misses with a body shot.
A combination from Blood does no damage.
Blood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mandi's waist but Mandi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blood off to one side.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandi moves away.
Blood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mandi wants to counter the offense by Blood and move into the clinch position.
Mandi tries to bum rush Blood with a series of wild strikes but Blood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandi needs to keep his hands up - Blood had a free shot at his head there.
Blood throws a lazy head kick
and Mandi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mandi lands with a right to the head.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandi leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood pulls guard.
Mandi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blood working a defensive guard but Mandi passes into half guard.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
Mandi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to control Mandi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blood avoid being mounted?
Blood trying to get back to full guard but Mandi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mandi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blood tries to lock up and control but Mandi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is squirming around, avoiding Mandi's attempts to control the action.
Blood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blood has given up his back here.
Mandi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blood knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blood for a finish.
Mandi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Blood is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandi is not going to allow Blood to sit and survive in this position.
I really don't envy Blood right now.
Blood manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mandi's guard. Nice work there by Blood.
Malvin Mandi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mandi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blood controls the pace.
Blood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mandi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Mandi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mandi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mandi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blood lands a nice looking body kick.
Mandi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandi.
Blood fails to land the takedown.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandi is just out of range.
Mandi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mandi stuffs the takedown attempt from Blood. Blood gets slowly back to his feet.
Malvin Mandi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandi misses with a two punch combination.
Blood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mandi sprawls and moves away.
Mandi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mandi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blood scrambles back to his feet.
Mandi looks to land a combination. Blood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blood is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Mandi knocks Blood out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malvin Mandi!
In defeat, Aaron Blood stepped up to the mic, saying 'Jacob Whitehorse was too much for me tonight. The better game plan won tonight. I will wear this belt again, mark my words!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Novoselic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novoselic has chosen The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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174 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic connects with a jab.
Novoselic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novoselic scores with a shot to the body.
Cleary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cleary misses with a hook. Novoselic ducked under it nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cleary - that will leave a mark!
Novoselic misses the body punch
and Cleary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Novoselic ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Cleary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Novoselic counters with a nice uppercut.
Novoselic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Novoselic slips under a jab from Cleary.
Cleary misses with a hook. Novoselic ducked under it nicely.
Novoselic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Novoselic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cleary makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleary motions for Novoselic to come forward. Cleary throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Novoselic misses.
Cleary throws a low kick but Novoselic moves out of range easily.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Novoselic manages to avoid it.
Cleary misses the jab.
Cleary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novoselic lands a nice looking body shot.
Novoselic throws out a powerful jab.
Cleary throws an off balance right hand
and Novoselic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleary throws the left hand but Novoselic avoids the punch easily.
Novoselic swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Novoselic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cleary. Cleary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Novoselic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Novoselic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cleary throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Novoselic counter with a right hand.
Novoselic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
A head kick by Cleary misses
and Novoselic counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary throws a push kick but Novoselic slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Cleary.
Cleary backing away here, and Novoselic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary scores with a spinning back kick!
Novoselic lands a nice hook to Cleary's body. Cleary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patrick Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Novoselic ducks down to avoid it.
Novoselic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cleary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cleary on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Novoselic. Novoselic obviously looking to wear him down.
Novoselic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cleary's calf.
A shot to the body from Cleary misses
and Novoselic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Novoselic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleary.
It looked like Cleary wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Novoselic throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
Novoselic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleary throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cleary misses with a low kick.
Cleary misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Novoselic misses.
Cleary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Novoselic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cleary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Novoselic lands with a straight right. Cleary didn't see that one coming.
Novoselic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cleary's sensitive parts.
Novoselic scores with a spinning back kick!
Cleary blocks a jab.
Cleary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cleary gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Novoselic misses with a lunging right hand
and Cleary counters with an outside leg kick.
Cleary lands the left hand.
Novoselic throws the kick towards the body but Cleary avoids it.
Cleary thinks about countering with a body kick.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleary moves out of range as Novoselic throws a body kick.
Novoselic scores with a leg kick.
Cleary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cleary scores with a body shot.
Novoselic blocks a jab.
Cleary throws a front kick aimed at Novoselic's knee but Novoselic avoids it well.
Novoselic fakes the leg kick and cracks Cleary in the body.
A lazy left from Novoselic finds it's target.
Novoselic moves out of range as Cleary strikes.
Cleary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Novoselic counters with a stiff right hand.
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
Novoselic lands a leg kick that knocks Cleary off balance momentarily.
Novoselic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cleary. That did some damage!
Novoselic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cleary counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic lands with an overhand left.
Novoselic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cleary.
Novoselic cracks the inside of Cleary's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Novoselic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cleary connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alex Novoselic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Cleary there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cleary tries to work over Novoselic's front leg with a kick but Novoselic checks it.
Novoselic lands a jab to the head.
Cleary slips under a jab.
Novoselic connects with a solid leg kick.
Novoselic slips a straight right by Cleary.
Good leg kick by Novoselic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Novoselic throws a low kick but Cleary avoids it.
Novoselic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cleary's head.
Cleary throws a leg kick
and Novoselic counters with a nice uppercut.
Novoselic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Novoselic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
Novoselic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters circling a little - Novoselic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but Novoselic is just out of range.
A left lands for Novoselic.
Crunch! Cleary slams his shin into Novoselic's torso.
Nice jab there from Novoselic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cleary.
Novoselic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Novoselic scores with a sloppy right hand. Cleary should have avoided that one.
Novoselic lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Novoselic.
Cleary misses with a body punch
and Novoselic counters with a straight right hand.
Cleary has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Novoselic finds it's way round the side to connect with Cleary's head.
Cleary is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary misses with a left hand
and Novoselic scores with a counter punch that sends Cleary to the canvas! Novoselic smells blood - he's punishing Cleary with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cleary has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Novoselic!
A very excited looking Alex Novoselic 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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152 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Griffin's head but Griffin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griffin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ronald Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathan Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Griffin.
Wallace pushes Griffin away with a front kick.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A bone on bone clash there as Griffin blocks the leg kick.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wallace pulls Griffin in to control the position.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Griffin stops Wallace from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wallace has his hands on Griffin's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wallace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
And Griffin tries to counter it with a takedown but Wallace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griffin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Griffin ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Griffin's knee but Griffin avoids it well.
Wallace is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Wallace feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin feints the counter takedown.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Wallace, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Wallace against the cage but Wallace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Wallace counters with a quick kick to the body but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace misses with a leg kick.
Wallace throws out a leg kick but Griffin moves out of range and Wallace only half commits.
Griffin shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wallace works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronald Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Griffin advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griffin is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallace keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Griffin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wallace keeping hold of Griffin's head, controlling as best he can.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Griffin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Griffin trying to control from Wallace's half guard. Wallace has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wallace controlling Griffin's posture.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Griffin tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wallace throws a low kick, looking for Griffin's leg but Griffin calmly moves out of range.
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallace thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wallace's guard.
Wallace working a defensive guard here.
Wallace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griffin under the eye.
Griffin throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Griffin seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Wallace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
Wallace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin working for submissions but it's allowed Wallace to get to half guard.
Wallace prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Griffin keeps trying to improve his position.
Wallace works his way into side control.
Ronald Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom here.
Griffin trying to remain calm as Wallace controls from the top position.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Wallace decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
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.
Griffin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Griffin goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wallace scores with a nice strike.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Griffin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
As Griffin backs away, Wallace returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallace 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
An out of breath Nathan Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Zhivago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhivago has chosen Cold as Ice as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Zhivago!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis misses the shot to the body.
Willis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhivago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Willis as he checks the leg kick.
Willis is looking to counter the offense by Zhivago and move into the clinch.
Zhivago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhivago misses with a low kick.
Willis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zhivago to score with a decent uppercut.
Zhivago gets caught napping as Willis dives in and scores a takedown. Zhivago manages to retain guard.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Zhivago is keeping the position.
Zhivago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zhivago is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis is looking to improve his position.
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!
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhivago scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis's coaches at Roosters Coop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhivago prevents Willis from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis is controlling Zhivago's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Willis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhivago.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zhivago.
Zhivago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zhivago working over Willis with some ground and pound. Willis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willis is staying active underneath Zhivago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zhivago prevents Willis from improving his position.
Willis has his hands clasped together around Zhivago's back. He's all about the action.
Willis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhivago not doing much here.
Zhivago trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
Willis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willis.
Willis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Willis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zhivago is fighting to break Willis's control of his arms but Willis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zhivago trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Willis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Zhivago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zhivago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhivago connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhivago throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Willis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willis working the head and body with strikes.
Zhivago regains half guard there - taking advantage of Willis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Zhivago is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhivago has his hands clasped together around Willis's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhivago is trying to get back to full guard.
Zhivago wants to control but Willis is keeping busy.
Willis trying to pass the guard but Zhivago defending well.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Zhivago is working away.
Zhivago is trying to control but can't.
Zhivago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Zhivago dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zhivago tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Willis wants to control but Zhivago is keeping him busy.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Zhivago is defending well.
Zhivago wants to control but Willis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhivago preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Willis is nestled in close to Zhivago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Zhivago is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis moves nicely into side control.
Willis is putting a hurting on Zhivago here, landing some big shots from side control.
Willis lands some shots froms side control.
Willis controls the position.
Willis grinds an elbow into Zhivago's temple.
Willis cracks Zhivago with a big elbow.
Zhivago struggling a bit here.
Zhivago is looking to reverse the position.
Willis throws an elbow but Zhivago slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zhivago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhivago parries the strikes from Willis easily there. Willis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zhivago to escape.
Willis trying to control the position but Zhivago is working away.
Willis scoring with punches from side control.
Willis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zhivago to see if he's OK.
Willis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zhivago is looking to reverse the position.
Willis tries to advance to mount but Zhivago denies him.
Willis tries to advance position but instead Zhivago slips a leg back in to half guard.
Willis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhivago keeps working.
Dom Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhivago tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Zhivago gets back to full guard.
Zhivago looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhivago, not yet.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhivago keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhivago looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhivago, not yet.
Willis postures up in Zhivago's guard and throws a big left but Zhivago blocks it.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Zhivago is keeping the position.
Willis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Willis throws an elbow that misses. Zhivago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Zhivago!
Zhivago trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis managing to control the position.
Zhivago preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhivago looking to pass the guard.
Zhivago throwing strikes from guard but Willis blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Willis misses with a hook.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhivago feints the counter takedown.
Zhivago throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zhivago misses with a wild combination.
Zhivago throws a shot from downtown. Willis moves away and avoids it.
Willis dives in and grabs Zhivago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zhivago pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zhivago as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhivago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhivago wants it to stay on the feet.
Willis with a poor takedown
letting Zhivago counter with a right hand.
Willis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zhivago on his heels. He'll look to pass Zhivago's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhivago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhivago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhivago wants to sweep but no luck.
Willis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis is looking to pass into half guard but Zhivago pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zhivago is in guard.
Zhivago is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Willis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhivago gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhivago throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Willis trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis has control of Zhivago's left arm, preventing Zhivago from doing any damage.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zhivago.
Willis wants to sweep here but Zhivago controlling him for the moment.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Zhivago slips an elbow through the middle.
Zhivago postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
Willis managing to control the position.
Zhivago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhivago slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zhivago trying to control the position but Willis is working away.
Willis gets back to half guard.
Willis is looking to control Zhivago's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willis avoid being mounted?
Zhivago is trying to control the action in half guard but Willis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zhivago prevents Willis from improving his position.
Zhivago trying to control from half guard but Willis is working away.
Willis is looking for a sweep. Zhivago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhivago lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is not content to let Zhivago control the position.
Willis controlling the position well.
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhivago scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis gets back to full guard.
Zhivago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zhivago throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhivago pushes down on Willis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Zhivago seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Zhivago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zhivago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Zhivago!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Zhivago thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dom Willis was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drei Silker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drei Silker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silker looks to throw a body kick
and Silker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo scores with the left hand. Silker knows he should have avoided that one.
Silker lands a lovely overhand right.
Murillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silker connects with a crisp jab.
Silker is looking to land body kicks.
Murillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silker throws a low kick, looking for Murillo's leg but Murillo calmly moves out of range.
Silker jabs Murillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silker. Murillo shrugs it off though.
Silker is looking to slow Murillo down with leg kicks.
Silker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murillo punishes Silker's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Silker.
Murillo throws a right and a left that Silker avoids nicely.
Murillo avoids the head kick by Silker.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silker's hands.
Silker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murillo misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murillo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silker - the referee stops the clock and Murillo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silker. Murillo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silker throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Murillo misses.
Silker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Silker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Murillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murillo dodges the punch combination from Silker.
Murillo misses with a wild combination.
Silker ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Murillo misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Murillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silker doesn't seem phased though.
Murillo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silker misses with a low kick.
Silker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Murillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murillo misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silker throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Silker misses with a low kick.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silker misses with a lunging right hand
and Murillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Silker misses with a body shot.
Silker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silker misses with a looping right.
Murillo looks for the body kick but Silker saw that one coming.
Silker moves out of range of the strikes.
Murillo lands with a cross.
Silker misses with a head kick.
Murillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silker was well out of range. Poor timing from Murillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silker.
Silker avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Silker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murillo checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Murillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silker blocks a low kick nicely.
Silker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silker.
Silker misses with a low kick as Murillo jumps back.
Silker throws a low kick, looking for Murillo's leg but Murillo calmly moves out of range.
Murillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Silker checks a low kick from Murillo.
Silker misses with a body kick.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silker was well out of range. Poor timing from Murillo.
Murillo backing away here, and Silker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice jab there from Murillo.
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 Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Silker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murillo connects with a jab.
Silker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silker misses with a looping right.
Murillo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Murillo. That snapped Silker's head back.
Murillo lands a jab to the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murillo has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silker checks the leg kick.
Silker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silker throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murillo.
Silker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo is looking to chop away at Silker's legs.
Murillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silker manages to avoid it.
Murillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silker doesn't seem bothered though.
Silker checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murillo.
Silker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murillo throws a leg kick which misses Silker's front leg but catches the back leg as Silker tries to avoid it.
Murillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murillo swings for the body but Silker moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silker.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murillo drops his hands momentarily and Silker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Silker is predictable there
and Murillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silker thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silker moves forwards but Murillo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silker can do to turn this around?
Silker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silker looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Silker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silker's sensitive parts.
Silker throws a leg kick but Murillo checks it.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silker.
Murillo connects with a body shot that sends Silker's belly button to the back.
Murillo motions for Silker to come forward. Murillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murillo connects with the punch.
Silker lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silker connects with a body shot that sends Murillo's belly button to the back.
Silker cracks a nice hook into Murillo's ribs.
The fighters circling - Murillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silker throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silker. Murillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murillo is looking to chop away at Silker's legs.
Murillo misses with a hook
and Silker counters with an outside leg kick.
Silker throws a sloppy head kick and Murillo moves out of range easily.
Murillo throws a body punch but Silker moves out of range.
Silker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silker with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silker scoring well with a low kick there.
Murillo dips to his left and cracks Silker with an uppercut!
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!
Murillo misses with the combination.
Silker thows a leg kick but Murillo checks it
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silker clobbers Murillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silker throws a hook but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murillo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Silker connects with a crisp jab.
Murillo scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silker misses with a double jab
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Murillo misses.
Silker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silker misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murillo is out of range and Silker settles back down.
Murillo thumps Silker with a low kick.
Murillo swings for the body but Silker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo misses with a looping right.
Murillo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silker lands a nice hook to Murillo's body. Murillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murillo scores with the left hand. Silker knows he should have avoided that one.
Murillo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker lands a body shot.
Murillo lands with an overhand left.
Silker looks to land a combination but Murillo avoids it well.
Good exchange - Murillo coming out on top.
Silker looks to land a body kick but Murillo moved away.
Silker slips a jab from Murillo.
Murillo throws a hook but Silker blocks it.
Silker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silker throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
Silker moves out of range of the strikes.
Silker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murillo swings for the body but Silker moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silker scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good shot there by Murillo.
Murillo catches Silker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murillo blocks a head kick by Silker.
Murillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silker lands with a shot to the body.
Silker throws a leg kick but Murillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murillo checks the leg kick.
Silker throws out a powerful jab.
Murillo misses with a hook
and Silker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silker.
Silker cracks Murillo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Murillo blocks it well.
Murillo tries to score with a low kick but Silker moves his leg out of the way.
Silker defending well as Murillo loads up on a big left hand.
Murillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murillo throws a shot from downtown. Silker moves away and avoids it.
Murillo throws a shot from downtown. Silker moves away and avoids it.
Silker scores with a jab. Murillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silker cracks the inside of Murillo's front leg.
No joy there for Silker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murillo scores with a jab.
Silker connects with an inside leg kick.
Silker throws a front kick aimed at Murillo's knee but Murillo avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a hook
and Silker counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo lands with a nice body kick.
Silker ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Murillo connects with the punch.
Silker walks into a stiff left hand from Murillo.
Silker ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Murillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silker's calf.
Silker avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Silker tries a low kick but Murillo avoids it.
Silker looks to throw the jab but Murillo is out of range.
Murillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Silker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jefferson Murillo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silker throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Silker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Silker lands with an overhand left.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silker manages to avoid it.
Silker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silker scoring well with a low kick there.
Silker ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Murillo cracks a nice hook into Silker's ribs.
Silker throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silker misses with a looping right.
Silker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murillo fakes the leg kick and cracks Silker in the body.
Murillo throws a low kick but Silker avoids it.
Silker counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Murillo if he has to take too many more of those.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silker looks to land a body kick but Murillo moved away.
Silker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murillo checks a low kick from Silker.
Murillo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Silker.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
Silker checks a low kick from Murillo.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Good exchange - Murillo coming out on top.
Murillo walks into a stiff left hand from Silker.
Silker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murillo thumps Silker with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silker throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Silker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silker connects with a nice looking jab.
Murillo blocks the body kick.
Silker blocks a leg kick.
Silker scores with a head kick. Murillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silker.
Jab, jab by Silker - just one landing.
Murillo looks to land a right hand but Silker moved out of range.
Murillo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Silker misses its intended target.
Silker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murillo in his tracks.
Silker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murillo's hands.
Silker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murillo's calf.
Silker lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Murillo.
Silker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murillo throws a low kick but Silker moves out of range easily.
Silker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Silker ducks down to avoid it.
Murillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
Silker throws an overhand right that lands on Murillo's shoulder, as Murillo tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Silker misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murillo throws a jab when Silker was well out of range.
Murillo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silker counters with a leg kick.
Silker throws a solid leg kick but Murillo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silker.
Silker lands with a nice body kick.
Silker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murillo misses the shot to the body.
Silker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silker dips to his left and cracks Murillo with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silker.
Murillo thows a leg kick but Silker checks it
and Silker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drei Silker dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silker scores with a push kick.
Murillo misses the jab.
Murillo checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silker.
Silker throws a poor cross that misses
letting Murillo counter with a right hand.
Silker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murillo, right into the meat.
Murillo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silker was well out of range. Poor timing from Murillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silker slips a jab from Murillo.
Murillo avoids a kick to the body.
Silker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo lands with a cross.
Silker misses with a low kick as Murillo jumps back.
Murillo cracks Silker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Silker ducks down to avoid it.
Murillo works the jab nicely.
Murillo misses with a head kick.
Silker slips a jab from Murillo.
Murillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murillo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silker counters with a series of strikes. Murillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silker.
Murillo throws a big shot that misses.
Drei Silker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Silker blocks the leg kick.
Murillo throws an off balance right hand
and Silker counters with a series of strikes. Murillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silker throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silker manages to avoid it.
Murillo misses with a low kick as Silker jumps back.
A telegraphed right hand from Silker misses the target.
Silker throws a nice looking combination but Murillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Murillo.
Murillo looks to land a combination but Silker avoids it well.
Murillo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silker misses with a kick to the body.
Murillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Silker's head.
Murillo misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Silker thumps Murillo with a low kick.
Silker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Murillo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murillo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murillo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silker misses with a leg kick
enabling Murillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Murillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murillo loads up on a big right hand but Silker slips the punch.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silker scores with a leg kick.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murillo is out of range and Silker settles back down.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Silker's shoulder, as Silker tries to avoid the shot.
Silker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silker blocks a jab.
Silker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murillo tests Silker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murillo throws a hook but Silker blocks it.
Silker throws a low kick but Murillo moves out of range easily.
Murillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silker misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jefferson Murillo.
Well Murillo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jefferson Murillo!
Jefferson Murillo retains his welterweight title!
Jefferson Murillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evandro Guedes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mencken has chosen Circle Jerks - Question Authority as his entrance music. HL Mencken is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evandro Guedes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mencken.
Guedes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guedes.
Guedes throws an off balance right hand
and Mencken counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guedes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mencken sprawling to the canvas! Mencken rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Guedes finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mencken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guedes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mencken throws a body kick that misses.
Mencken drives through and clinches with Guedes against the cage.
Guedes controlling the action here for a moment.
Mencken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guedes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guedes working aggressively here.
Guedes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guedes stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mencken as the two fighters clinch.
Mencken throws a head punch that misses.
Mencken throws a punch but it's blocked by Guedes.
Guedes misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Mencken 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.
Mencken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Guedes controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guedes.
Mencken lands with a right to the head.
Mencken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mencken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guedes misses with a punch on the inside.
Guedes misses with a body punch.
Guedes throws a punch but it's blocked by Mencken.
Mencken lands with a right to the head.
Mencken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guedes is trying to maintain a safe position but Mencken gets an underhook and turns Guedes into the cage.
Guedes lands a shoulder strike.
Guedes can't find room to land a body shot as Mencken controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mencken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mencken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guedes.
Mencken blocking some punches.
Guedes tries to throw a body punch but Mencken avoids it by throwing Guedes back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Guedes controls his hands.
Guedes blocks an uppercut.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken tries to work over Guedes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Guedes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mencken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guedes backwards.
Mencken lands with a left to the head.
Guedes misses with a punch on the inside.
Guedes misses with the head strike.
Mencken takes a shot to the head.
Mencken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mencken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guedes backwards.
Mencken lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guedes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guedes trying to control the position but instead, Mencken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guedes into the cage.
Guedes pushes Mencken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guedes tries to throw a body punch but Mencken avoids it by throwing Guedes back against the cage.
Guedes working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mencken.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guedes.
Mencken scores with a shot to the side of Guedes's head.
Mencken misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mencken.
Mencken lands an uppercut.
Guedes can't find room to land a body shot as Mencken controls the action.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Guedes avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mencken.
Guedes lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken digs a right hand into Guedes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guedes's gas tank.
Mencken blocks an uppercut.
Guedes misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Guedes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guedes takes a shot to the head.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Guedes has a couple of punches blocked by Mencken.
Guedes blocking some punches.
Guedes lands a shot to the body.
Mencken tries to work over Guedes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guedes tries to work over Mencken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mencken.
Mencken lands a right hand.
Guedes misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guedes.
Guedes looking to slow down the pace here.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Guedes controls the action.
Guedes throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but HL Mencken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken'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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guedes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mencken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mencken misses with an uppercut.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mencken tries a low kick but Guedes avoids it.
Mencken scores with a hook to the body. Guedes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guedes looks to throw the jab but Mencken is out of range.
Mencken tries a quick counter leg kick but Guedes is wise to it.
Mencken misses with a lunging right hand
and Guedes counters with a one-two to the body.
Mencken fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Guedes. Beautiful body shot.
Guedes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guedes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mencken avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken scores with a shot to the body.
Mencken lands with an overhand left.
Guedes misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Mencken lands but Guedes takes it in his stride.
Mencken throws a head kick that misses.
Mencken lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Guedes. Beautiful body shot.
Guedes cracks Mencken with a good jab.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
Guedes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mencken misses with a hook. Guedes ducked under it nicely.
Mencken moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guedes slips under a jab from Mencken.
Evandro Guedes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mencken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guedes.
Mencken lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Evandro Guedes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guedes looks to land a combination but Mencken avoids it well.
Mencken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guedes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Guedes walks into a left hand.
Guedes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guedes swings for the body but Mencken moves out of range.
Mencken scores with a kick to the body.
Mencken staying out of range there.
Guedes throws a series of strikes that have Mencken backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guedes.
Mencken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guedes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mencken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mencken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mencken let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mencken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guedes throws a series of punches but Mencken avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Mencken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mencken has Guedes up against the cage in a clinch.
Guedes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guedes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guedes has a couple of punches blocked by Mencken.
Mencken tries to throw a body punch but Guedes avoids it by throwing Mencken back against the cage.
Guedes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Mencken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Mencken.
Guedes is trying to break free.
Guedes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mencken scores with a hook to the body.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Guedes controls the action.
Mencken lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guedes can't find room to land a body shot as Mencken controls the action.
HL Mencken seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mencken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mencken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Guedes on the inside.
Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mencken blocks an uppercut.
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mencken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mencken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guedes tries a body shot but Mencken blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mencken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HL Mencken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mencken scores with a punch to the head.
Mencken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guedes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mencken.
Mencken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guedes in his tracks.
Mencken scores with a push kick.
Mencken connects with a body shot that sends Guedes's belly button to the back.
Mencken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mencken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mencken connects with an inside leg kick.
Mencken has closed the distance and engaged Guedes in a clinch.
Guedes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guedes throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mencken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mencken lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guedes or not.
Good body shot from Mencken.
Mencken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Mencken.
Guedes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mencken lands with a left to the head.
Mencken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mencken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guedes is rocked!
Mencken lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Guedes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mencken creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Guedes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Guedes drops to his knees and Mencken pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, HL Mencken waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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