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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 1288 p4p, 142 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 1649 p4p, 184 weight class). Ron Jeremy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jeremy avoids it really well and circles away.
Jeremy works over Tonga's head and body with a nice combination.
Tonga dives in and grabs Jeremy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jeremy pushes down on Tonga's head and hops out.
Tonga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jeremy defends well and Tonga ends up having to push Jeremy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kukulcan Tonga.
Tonga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeremy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Jeremy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jeremy wants to slow Tonga down by chopping away at his legs.
Jeremy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy thumps Tonga with a low kick.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jeremy but Jeremy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tonga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jeremy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeremy motions for Tonga to come forward. Jeremy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Tonga. That snapped Jeremy's head back.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
Tonga scores with a shot to the body.
Tonga looking to score a takedown here. Jeremy is defending well but Tonga drives through and ends up in Jeremy's guard.
Tonga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tonga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jeremy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonga is aware though and is defending well.
Tonga is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeremy has wrist control.
Jeremy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tonga defends it easily.
Tonga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tonga looking to sit in guard and control but Jeremy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Tonga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Jeremy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tonga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tonga looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonga, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tonga is on top in guard.
Tonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jeremy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jeremy has control of Tonga's left arm, preventing Tonga from doing any damage.
Tonga scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jeremy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jeremy is trying to control the position but Tonga postures up.
Tonga wants to control from the top but Jeremy keeps moving.
Jeremy is trying to keep Tonga in close.
Jeremy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonga is aware though and is defending well.
Jeremy looking for a sweep. Not yet Jeremy, not yet.
Tonga working some strikes from top position.
Jeremy keeping moving, preventing Tonga from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tonga wants to pass the guard but Jeremy is keeping the position.
Tonga postures up in Jeremy's guard and throws a big left but Jeremy blocks it.
Tonga lands a couple of elbows.
Jeremy pulls Tonga in close to prevent any damage.
Jeremy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeremy keeping moving, preventing Tonga from controlling successfully.
Jeremy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tonga defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jeremy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tonga shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeremy sprawls well. He's pushed Tonga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tonga lands a right hook to the body.
Tonga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ron Jeremy is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jeremy doesn't seem bothered though.
Jeremy ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
Jeremy misses with a body shot.
Tonga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeremy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeremy misses with a hook. Tonga ducked under it nicely.
Tonga dives in and grabs Jeremy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jeremy pushes down on Tonga's head and hops out.
Tonga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeremy.
Jeremy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga shoots in for a takedown but Jeremy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kukulcan Tonga.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jeremy.
Tonga looks for a takedown but Jeremy sprawls well.
Jeremy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jeremy slips under a jab.
Jeremy is looking to counter punch.
Tonga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeremy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeremy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tonga.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonga is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jeremy.
Jeremy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tonga lands a really nice looking cross but Jeremy seems unphased.
Tonga fails with the takedown.
Jeremy jabs at Tonga's body.
Jeremy connects with a right hand. Tonga shakes it off.
Tonga dives in for a single leg takedown but Jeremy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tonga is rocked!
Jeremy throws the left hand but Tonga avoids the punch easily.
Tonga is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeremy finish him?
Jeremy misses with an uppercut.
Tonga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tonga darts in looking for a takedown but Jeremy gets double underhooks and turns Tonga into the cage.
Tonga seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonga has his takedown stuffed
and Jeremy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonga thinking.
Jeremy is looking to wear down Tonga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tonga is breathing heavily.
Tonga dives in and grabs Jeremy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jeremy pushes down on Tonga's head and hops out.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga misses with a takedown attempt - Jeremy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Jeremy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jeremy cracks the inside of Tonga's front leg.
A cross from Jeremy lands.
Jeremy moves away from the strike by Tonga.
It looked like Jeremy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tonga swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Jeremy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonga doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jeremy throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Tonga tumbling to the canvas!
Jeremy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tonga's guard.
Jeremy wants to work for an arm triangle but Tonga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jeremy is trying to control the action in half guard but Tonga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tonga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jeremy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jeremy is looking to take a break and control but Tonga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tonga actively working from the bottom here.
Kukulcan Tonga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tonga is pressing down on Jeremy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jeremy defends it easily.
Jeremy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jeremy stands and throws Tonga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jeremy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonga can do to turn this around?
Tonga wants to get back to his feet but Jeremy drags him back down.
Tonga throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jeremy wants to control but Tonga is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jeremy ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
Tonga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tonga!
Tonga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeremy.
Tonga tests Jeremy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jeremy with a nice cross.
Jeremy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Jeremy misses with a straight left.
Tonga 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.
Jeremy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jeremy cracks a nice hook into Tonga's ribs.
Jeremy looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Tonga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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!
Jeremy misses with a jab to the body
and Jeremy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeremy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tonga darts in looking for a takedown but Jeremy gets double underhooks and turns Tonga into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tonga.
Tonga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tonga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jeremy throws a hook to the side of Tonga's head but Tonga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonga missing with a left hand there. Jeremy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeremy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tonga.
Tonga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeremy.
Nice uppercut lands for Jeremy. That snapped Tonga's head back.
Tonga fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut. Tonga saw that one coming.
Jeremy works over Tonga's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeremy looks to land a left hand but Tonga moved out of range nicely.
Jeremy misses with a wild body shot.
Tonga misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Jeremy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga dives in and grabs Jeremy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jeremy pushes down on Tonga's head and hops out.
Jeremy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kukulcan Tonga.
Jeremy blocks the body kick.
Jeremy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeremy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonga moves away.
Jeremy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tonga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jeremy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tonga at a distance.
Tonga shoots in and drives through. Jeremy sprawls well.
Tonga throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jeremy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tonga is in Jeremy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremy controls Tonga momentarily but Tonga frees himself.
Jeremy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonga is aware though and is defending well.
Jeremy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tonga controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jeremy pulls Tonga in close to prevent any damage.
Jeremy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tonga has passed into side control.
Jeremy is looking to regain half guard here but Tonga keeps moving and retains side control.
Jeremy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tonga connects with a decent elbow.
Jeremy is trying to control Tonga's posture but Tonga avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tonga lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jeremy holding on.
Tonga trying to control the action but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Tonga is trying to get an arm triangle but Jeremy is defending well.
Tonga working away.
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 Ron Jeremy.
I think Jeremy 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Jeremy!
Ron Jeremy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 616 p4p, 67 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 270 p4p, 32 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Emelienko throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazaryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazaryan off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Nazaryan's head coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Emelienko dips to his left and cracks Nazaryan with an uppercut!
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nazaryan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan dips to his left and cracks Emelienko with an uppercut!
Both fighters circling a little - Nazaryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelienko lands with a right hand.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Nazaryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nazaryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazaryan misses the target.
Emelienko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazaryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emelienko takes one to the side of the head.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelienko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelienko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nazaryan checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Emelienko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko misses with a wild combination.
Emelienko is looking to slow Nazaryan down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot.
Emelienko misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Nazaryan lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelienko off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelienko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emelienko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko counters with a good low kick that Nazaryan was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelienko. That's going to slow Nazaryan down.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Nazaryan throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazaryan doesn't seem phased though.
Nazaryan tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the head.
Nazaryan avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Nazaryan throwing a counter right hand but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko slips a jab and a cross from Nazaryan.
A little jabbing left from Emelienko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
and Emelienko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko lands with a good body shot.
Nazaryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nazaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelienko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emelienko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nazaryan. Nazaryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nazaryan moves out of range as Emelienko strikes.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Nazaryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazaryan checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelienko throws a combination. Nazaryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nazaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nazaryan throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Nazaryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nazaryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nazaryan lands with a nice body punch.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nazaryan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelienko lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazaryan off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emelienko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazaryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nazaryan!
Nazaryan throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Emelienko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
Nazaryan thumps Emelienko with a low kick.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good work by Nazaryan as he checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nazaryan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelienko's head backwards.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Emelienko moves away and avoids it.
Emelienko lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko tests Nazaryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nazaryan. That did some damage!
Nazaryan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nazaryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazaryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nazaryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazaryan doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land a leg kick but Nazaryan saw it coming and moves away.
Emelienko moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazaryan connects with a leg kick. Emelienko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a good jab.
Emelienko feints a jab promting Nazaryan to slip. Emelienko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nazaryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Emelienko just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelienko.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Emelienko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazaryan is out of range.
Emelienko throws a series of punches but Nazaryan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Nazaryan as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazaryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emelienko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emelienko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nazaryan scrambles back to his feet.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazaryan throws a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Emelienko is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelienko! But no joy.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick which misses Emelienko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelienko tries to avoid it.
Emelienko with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nazaryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Nazaryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.
Emelienko tries to land a leg kick but Nazaryan saw it coming and moves away.
Nazaryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Nazaryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nazaryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelienko 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 Nazaryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazaryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelienko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazaryan scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nazaryan's hands.
Emelienko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nazaryan misses with a looping right.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot
and Emelienko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan connects with a single shot there.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nazaryan has time to react.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Nazaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelienko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazaryan.
Emelienko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazaryan tries a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Nazaryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan misses with a straight right.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick.
Nazaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Emelienko.
Nazaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Emelienko.
Nice shot lands for Emelienko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Emelienko. Beautiful body shot.
Nazaryan stuns Emelienko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelienko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazaryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelienko 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.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazaryan.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelienko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nazaryan to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Nazaryan misses.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Nazaryan.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelienko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nazaryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Nazaryan drops his hands momentarily and Emelienko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Emelienko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazaryan lands a body shot.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Emelienko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Nazaryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazaryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelienko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with an open hand slap.
Emelienko lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Jab by Nazaryan.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Emelienko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nazaryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelienko's head.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko throws a leg kick
and Nazaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan needs to keep his hands up - Emelienko had a free shot at his head there.
Emelienko works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Good shot there by Emelienko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Emelienko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelienko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazaryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Emelienko.
Emelienko lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nazaryan misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
Emelienko jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Nazaryan.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan misses with a hook
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazaryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazaryan connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Emelienko.
Well Emelienko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
A very excited looking Vladimir Emelienko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Vrej Nazaryan had this to say: 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 338 p4p, 49 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 272 p4p, 38 weight class). Laoka comes to the cage accompanied by The Bell Tolls. Ludvig Ericsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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212 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
30 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson slips under a jab.
Ericsson with a nice cross.
Ericsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ericsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Laoka.
Ericsson cracks the inside of Laoka's front leg.
Laoka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ericsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Laoka!
Laoka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laoka keeps working.
Ericsson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson wants to control but Laoka is keeping him busy.
Laoka dodges the ground and pound from Ericsson.
Check out the look on Ericsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Laoka is not content to let Ericsson control the position.
Ericsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laoka wants to get back to his feet but Ericsson drags him back down.
Ericsson trying to control the action but Laoka is working from the bottom.
Ericsson throwing strikes but Laoka manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson looks to move to half guard but instead Laoka has passed into mount! Damn!
Laoka is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ericsson drives through and clinches with Laoka against the cage.
Ericsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ericsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Laoka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Ericsson scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ericsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ericsson gets through Laoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Ericsson blocks with his arms.
Ericsson stalling.
Ericsson is working for takedown but Laoka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka stops a takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Katsu Laoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ericsson is keeping busy.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Ericsson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ericsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson scores with a shot to the side of Laoka's head.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Laoka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ericsson cracks Laoka with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka tries to work over Ericsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka stalling.
Ericsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Laoka lands a left hand.
Ericsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ericsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laoka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ericsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Ericsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ericsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laoka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ericsson dips to his left and cracks Laoka with an uppercut!
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericsson moves away.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Ericsson ducks down to avoid it.
Ericsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Laoka misses the shot to the body.
Laoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laoka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ericsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ericsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laoka drops his hands momentarily and Ericsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ericsson!
Laoka tried to score with a low kick but Ericsson checks it.
Laoka catches Ericsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ericsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ericsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ericsson misses with a straight left.
Laoka misses with a right hand
and Ericsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Laoka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ericsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Laoka has wrist control.
Laoka keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
Laoka wants to stand but Ericsson is controlling the position.
Ericsson is looking to advance position but Laoka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ericsson tries to lock up and control but Laoka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is working to get back to half guard.
Laoka avoids the attempt from Ericsson to control.
Laoka stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Laoka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laoka throws a shot from downtown. Ericsson moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Laoka does it's job there.
Ericsson stuns Laoka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ericsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laoka scores with a body shot.
Laoka jabs Ericsson right on the nose. Ericsson blinks but takes it well.
Ericsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Ericsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Laoka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ericsson avoids the body shot from Laoka.
Ericsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laoka as he avoids it easily.
Ericsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ericsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericsson moves away.
Laoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Laoka.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Ericsson misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Laoka is predictable there
and Ericsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Laoka tries to kick Ericsson off but Ericsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Laoka pushes Ericsson off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ericsson scores with a punch to the head.
Laoka moves out of range as Ericsson throws a body kick.
A head kick by Laoka misses
and Ericsson counters with a single leg into guard. Laoka didn't expect that.
Laoka pushes Ericsson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ericsson.
Ericsson tries to land a front kick but Laoka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laoka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laoka checks a low kick from Ericsson.
Laoka works the jab nicely.
Ericsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericsson blocks a low kick nicely.
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 Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Laoka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ericsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ericsson throws a front kick aimed at Laoka's knee but Laoka avoids it well.
Laoka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ericsson looks to land a combination. Laoka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ericsson misses the jab.
Laoka is looking to score with low kicks.
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ericsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Laoka coming out on top.
Laoka moves out of range as Ericsson strikes.
Laoka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laoka misses with a kick to the body
and Ericsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Laoka!
Laoka tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka tries to buck Ericsson off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laoka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Laoka blocking the ground and pound.
Ericsson throwing strikes here but Laoka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ericsson lands with some strikes.
Laoka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ericsson.
Ericsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ericsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laoka looks a forlorn figure.
Ericsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Laoka is rocked!
We've been hearing good reports from Laoka's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Ericsson! Laoka is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ludvig Ericsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mentor Guruland (ranked 502 p4p, 73 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 435 p4p, 62 weight class). Lapu has chosen Don't Stop Believin' as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mentor Guruland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lapu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guruland is trying to break the clinch but Lapu is controlling him.
A short right from Lapu on the inside.
Lapu misses with a body punch.
Guruland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lapu backwards.
Lapu lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Guruland.
Lapu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guruland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guruland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guruland throws a head punch that misses.
Guruland misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lapu.
Guruland lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Lapu back against the cage.
Guruland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu effectively controlling the action here.
We've been informed that Lapu 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.
Lapu can't find room to land a body shot as Guruland controls the action.
Guruland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lapu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lapu can't find room to land a body shot as Guruland controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lapu.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guruland.
Lapu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guruland blocking some punches.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapu struggles to land a body shot inside as Guruland controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lapu.
Guruland presses Lapu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lapu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guruland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guruland lands with a right to the head.
Guruland lands a shoulder strike.
Lapu blocks a body shot from Guruland.
A nice left hand lands by Guruland.
Lapu blocks a body shot from Guruland.
Guruland lands a body shot.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guruland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guruland misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu misses with a punch on the inside.
Guruland misses with some punches.
Lapu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lapu as Guruland tries to tie him up.
Guruland can't find room to land a body shot as Lapu controls the action.
Guruland tries to break the clinch but Lapu is controlling the position.
Guruland is leaning against Lapu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lapu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lapu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lapu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lapu lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lapu.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Guruland.
Lapu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guruland lands a left hand.
Guruland has a couple of punches blocked by Lapu.
Lapu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu prevents a body shot from Guruland.
A head punch on the inside from Lapu fails to land.
Guruland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guruland blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guruland.
Guruland manages to break the clinch.
Lapu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guruland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lapu scrambles back to his feet.
Lapu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lapu thumps Guruland with a low kick.
Guruland walks into a straight right hand from Lapu.
Guruland cracks a nice hook into Lapu's ribs.
Lapu lands with a right hand.
Guruland walks into a stiff left hand from Lapu.
Guruland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lapu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapu connects with a single shot there.
Lapu loads up on a big right hand but Guruland slips the punch.
Lapu Lapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guruland lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guruland.
Lapu misses with a leg kick
and Guruland counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruland is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lapu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guruland.
Guruland trying to control the action but Lapu is working from the bottom.
Guruland slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guruland trying to control from half guard but Lapu is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lapu Lapu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guruland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Guruland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Lapu blocks the leg kick.
Lapu catches Guruland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guruland throws out a leg kick but Lapu moves out of range and Guruland only half commits.
Lapu misses with a kick to the body.
Lapu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lapu punishes Guruland's body with a nice straight punch.
Lapu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guruland misses with a right hand
letting Lapu counter with a right hand.
Lapu avoids the body shot from Guruland.
Lapu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lapu throws a head kick that half lands.
Guruland throws a big shot that misses.
Lapu throws a leg kick
and Guruland counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapu tries to land a leg kick but Guruland saw it coming and moves away.
Guruland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Guruland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lapu misses.
Guruland ducks under a wild hook from Lapu.
Lapu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guruland to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Lapu Lapu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guruland.
A bone on bone clash there as Lapu blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lapu. That snapped Guruland's head back.
Lapu looks to land a right hand but Guruland moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lapu misses.
Guruland takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guruland is defended easily by Lapu.
Lapu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guruland moves away.
Lapu Lapu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guruland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lapu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guruland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lapu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lapu checks a leg kick nicely.
Lapu throws out a counter right but Guruland avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu cracks Guruland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guruland takes a swing at Lapu's ribcage but misses.
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!
Lapu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lapu throws a push kick but Guruland slaps the foot to one side.
Lapu checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Lapu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lapu throws a head kick but Guruland moves out of range.
Guruland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lapu misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guruland. Lapu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lapu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Guruland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lapu in his tracks.
Guruland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guruland throws an overhand right that lands on Lapu's shoulder, as Lapu tries to avoid the shot.
Lapu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guruland's calf.
Guruland misses with a straight right.
Lapu throws a nice head kick!
Lapu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruland walks into a jab.
Lapu misses with a kick to the body.
Guruland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guruland misses with a body shot.
Lapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guruland misses the jab.
Lapu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guruland. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lapu.
Guruland works Lapu's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Guruland misses its intended target.
Guruland fails with the takedown.
Lapu cracks Guruland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guruland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lapu scores with a sloppy right hand. Guruland should have avoided that one.
Guruland looks to land a right hand but Lapu moved out of range.
Guruland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from Guruland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guruland lands with a shot to the body.
Lapu throws a big shot that misses.
Lapu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lapu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lapu blocks a leg kick.
Lapu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guruland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guruland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lapu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lapu defending well as Guruland loads up on a big left hand.
Lapu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guruland just misses with a punch to the body.
Guruland tries for a takedown but Lapu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mentor Guruland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Lapu as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guruland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Lapu.
Lapu throws a leg kick but Guruland sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guruland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lapu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lapu Lapu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lapu Lapu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lapu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guruland has time to react.
Lapu avoids the body shot from Guruland.
Lapu lands a glancing blow to the side of Guruland's head.
Guruland misses with a low kick.
Guruland misses with a body shot.
Guruland misses with a straight right.
A cross from Guruland lands.
Guruland walks into a left hand.
Lapu connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Guruland misses the target.
Guruland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Lapu finds it's target.
Guruland connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lapu.
Lapu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guruland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guruland 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 fighters circling - Guruland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guruland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Lapu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland throws an off balance right hand
and Lapu counters with a stiff right hand.
Guruland throws a body shot but no joy.
Guruland throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu misses with a body kick.
Guruland defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Guruland misses.
Guruland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lapu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guruland swinging wildly here.
Lapu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guruland feinted with a counter takedown.
Lapu throws a push kick but Guruland slaps the foot to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guruland.
Lapu is looking to clinch.
Guruland scores with a hook.
Lapu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guruland momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guruland is able to avoid easily.
Guruland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lapu scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lapu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guruland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapu manages to avoid it.
Guruland throws a leg kick that misses.
Lapu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guruland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lapu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guruland throws a hook but Lapu blocks it.
Lapu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guruland on the side of the head.
A cross from Lapu lands.
Lapu scores with a decent looking hook.
Guruland stuns Lapu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guruland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guruland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapu manages to avoid it.
Guruland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapu manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from Guruland.
Lapu throws a low kick, looking for Guruland's leg but Guruland calmly moves out of range.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapu moves away.
Lapu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guruland.
Nice body kick there by Lapu.
Lapu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guruland misses with a shot to the body
and Lapu counters with a body kick.
Guruland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mentor Guruland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lapu Lapu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guruland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guruland misses with a body shot.
Lapu scores with a nice body kick.
Lapu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lapu misses the shot to the body.
Lapu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guruland finds it's way round the side to connect with Lapu's head.
Lapu's corner calls for a 1-2. Lapu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu connects with the punch.
Guruland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guruland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guruland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lapu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guruland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lapu's head backwards.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapu moves away.
Guruland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guruland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lapu.
Lapu scores with a nice right hand.
Guruland takes a swing at Lapu's ribcage but misses.
Lapu lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lapu, right into the meat.
Lapu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guruland's hands.
Lapu digs a good hook to Guruland's body.
Lapu throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lapu Lapu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lapu 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lapu Lapu!
Lapu Lapu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Crushman (ranked 191 p4p, 9 weight class) and Brandon Simmons (ranked 500 p4p, 16 weight class). Simmons is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 3Hunna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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262 lbs
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217 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simmons in his tracks.
Crushman tries a low kick but Simmons avoids it.
Crushman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Simmons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crushman. Crushman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Simmons slips under a jab.
Simmons scores with the left hand. Crushman knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Crushman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crushman looks to land a left hand but Simmons moved out of range nicely.
Simmons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simmons lands a jab to the head.
Simmons catches Crushman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crushman staying out of range there.
Simmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crushmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Simmons lands with an uppercut that bounces Crushman off the cage and back into range.
Daniel Crushman's cut is getting worse.
Crushman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crushman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simmons eats them both and turns towards Crushman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crushman lands with an uppercut that bounces Simmons off the cage and back into range.
Simmons jabs Crushman right on the nose. Crushman blinks but takes it well.
Crushman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crushman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simmons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman misses with a few strikes there.
Crushman connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Simmons misses.
Crushman lands a big shot that drops Simmons! Can he finish him?
Simmons is rocked!
It looks like Brandon Simmons has been cut.
Crushman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simmons is keeping the position for now.
Simmons wants to stand up but Crushman is controlling him.
Crushman pushes down on Simmons's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons is looking to get back to is feet but Crushman passes into side control.
Crushman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Simmons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crushman's guard! Nice work there by Simmons!
Crushman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Simmons has picked Crushman up and slammed him! Crushman can't keep hold of the triangle and Simmons manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to stand but Crushman is controlling his arm.
Crushman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crushman struggling a bit here.
Crushman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crushman gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushman wants to get back to full guard.
Crushman wants to control but Simmons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crushman tries to get to full guard but Simmons has control of the leg.
It looks like Simmons is going to stand back up.
Crushman is trying to maintain the position but Simmons is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simmons trying to mount his opponent but Crushman defends it.
Crushman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simmons is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simmons moves out of range as Crushman strikes.
Crushman with a jab.
Simmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crushman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simmons circles away.
Simmons moves out of range of the leg kick from Crushman.
Brandon Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simmons lands a head shot.
Crushman forces Simmons back against the cage and clinches.
Simmons misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Simmons on the inside.
Crushman blocks a body shot from Simmons.
Crushman misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Simmons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crushman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simmons momentarily.
Crushman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Simmons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crushman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Simmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crushman. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmons drops Crushman with a beautiful combination! Crushman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Simmons is looking for the KO!
Daniel Crushman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crushman throws out the jab.
Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Crushman is just out of range.
Simmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crushman.
Crushman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandon Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crushman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crushman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crushman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crushman missing with a left hand there. Simmons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simmons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crushman lands a leg kick that knocks Simmons off balance momentarily.
Simmons 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.
A cross from Crushman lands.
Simmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Crushman finish him?
Simmons thuds a left hand into Crushman's body.
Simmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Simmons 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.
Simmons lands a nice shot that snaps Crushman's head back.
Jeez, Daniel Crushman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crushman doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
Simmons slips a straight right by Crushman.
A jab from Simmons does it's job there.
Simmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crushman.
A jab from Simmons misses.
Crushman connects with the punch.
Simmons scores with a nice right hand.
Brandon Simmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simmons looks to throw the jab but Crushman is out of range.
And Crushman counters with a quick kick to the body but Simmons blocks it.
Crushman misses with a hook.
Simmons stuns Crushman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Crushman.
Crushman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushman is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Simmons.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Crushman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Simmons!
Brandon Simmons bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 506 p4p, 17 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 337 p4p, 15 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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35
258 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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29
262 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Heimendahl. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
Chan lunges at Heimendahl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heimendahl's hand.
Chan misses with a takedown
and Heimendahl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heimendahl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimendahl rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Chan.
Chan lands a left hand.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heimendahl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimendahl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Heimendahl tries to clinch
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Chan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses.
Chan misses the body punch
and Heimendahl counters with an outside leg kick.
Chan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heimendahl to the mat! Heimendahl manages to get full guard.
Chan wants to pass the guard but Heimendahl is keeping the position.
Heimendahl is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Heimendahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chan postures up in Heimendahl's guard and throws a big left but Heimendahl blocks it.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heimendahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan is looking to work some ground and pound but Heimendahl has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl pulls Chan in close to his closed guard and prevents Chan from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Let's hope that Heimendahl has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heimendahl slips under a jab.
Chan scores with a decent looking hook.
Heimendahl staying out of range there.
Heimendahl throws a leg kick
and Heimendahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimendahl at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl blocks a jab.
Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimendahl jabs Chan right on the nose. Chan blinks but takes it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heimendahl. That's going to slow Chan down.
Chan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heimendahl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Chan takes one on the button.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Chan lands a head kick. Heimendahl smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick that knocks Chan off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heimendahl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Chan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Heimendahl ducks down to avoid it.
Heimendahl is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chan with a body shot.
Heimendahl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Heimendahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimendahl has Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heimendahl lands with a left to the head.
Heimendahl prevents the takedown attempt.
Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan misses with a body punch
and Heimendahl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chan connects with a crisp jab.
Chan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Heimendahl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimendahl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Chan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good shot there by Heimendahl.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan blocks a head kick by Heimendahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl.
Chan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Chan misses.
Chan misses with a shot to the body
and Heimendahl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heimendahl.
Chan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chan if he has to take too many more of those.
Heimendahl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heimendahl counters with a left and a right that stings Chan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl lands with a nice body kick.
Heimendahl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heimendahl lands a jab to the nose.
Chan is rocked!
Heimendahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan feints a jab promting Heimendahl to slip. Chan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heimendahl slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that misses.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heimendahl cracks the inside of Chan's front leg.
Chan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heimendahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Heimendahl lands a right hook to the body.
Heimendahl tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heimendahl forces Chan back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl.
Chan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heimendahl.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimendahl as Chan tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heimendahl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimendahl jabs Chan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a big head kick that sends Chan tumbling to the mat! Heimendahl takes a step backwards and waves Chan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Heimendahl fails to land.
Chan scores with a shoulder strike.
Heimendahl lands an elbow inside.
Heimendahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heimendahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Heimendahl scores with a shoulder strike.
Heimendahl lands a right hand.
Oh Chan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside.
Chan blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimendahl's elbow.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heimendahl lands a big uppercut and Chan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chan looks OK. Heimendahl waves Chan back to his feet!
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Heimendahl replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chan blocks it well.
Heimendahl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Chan tries to get into range but Heimendahl steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Chan! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Heimendahl scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
An out of breath Thorbjorn Heimendahl 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 163 p4p, 22 weight class) and Billy West (ranked 336 p4p, 48 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . West has chosen Rebelution - So High as his entrance music. Yuri Boyka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy West's chin.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy West!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
Boyka throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Boyka's head coaches at LOD: Better Alternative that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
Boyka throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West throws out a counter right but Boyka avoids it with no problem.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from West misses.
Boyka missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boyka with a body shot.
Boyka moves into range and clinches up with West.
West lands a big knee to the head and Boyka goes down! West is looking to finish!
Boyka is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
West tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Oh Boyka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
West wants to control but Boyka is keeping him busy.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
West creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boyka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
West 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by West.
Boyka is looking to reverse the position.
Boyka defending against the ground and pound.
West misses with the ground and pound.
West wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyka keeps working.
Boyka tries to bench press West off him but West keeps the position.
West is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyka has escaped the position, nice work there.
West goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Boyka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in West's guard! Nice work there by Boyka!
West is looking to sweep but instead, Boyka has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
West is pressing down on Boyka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boyka postures up.
West had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyka defends it easily.
West trying to strike off his back.
Boyka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boyka trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka won't allow West to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyka is aware though and is defending well.
Boyka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
West looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boyka passes into side control.
West is trying to get back to half guard.
Boyka stands up.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a body kick.
Boyka misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boyka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boyka misses with a hook.
West misses with an uppercut.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka scores with a jab to the body.
West throws a nice looking combination but Boyka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka takes a jab right on the kisser.
West misses with a body shot
and Boyka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Billy West has been cut.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
West now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and West only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West avoids the body shot from Boyka.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Boyka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boyka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West working aggressively here.
West is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Boyka is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyka.
Boyka trying to stall but West improves his position.
Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
West tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
West avoiding damage as Boyka throws knees to the body.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West wants a takedown.
West drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boyka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy West.
West throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a body kick.
Jab by West.
Boyka darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Boyka misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West is trying to pull guard but Boyka has him pressed against the cage.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Boyka on the inside.
West has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boyka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boyka trying to control the hands but West won't let him.
West working for a choke but Boyka is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with punches to the body.
West throwing damaging strikes from the back! Boyka could be in trouble here!
West biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boyka wants to escape the position.
Boyka trying to control the position but West manages to sink in the hooks.
West misses with punches from the back.
Boyka just trying to survive but West is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Can Boyka hold on?! West is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West misses with an elbow to the head.
West is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. West gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. West gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. West apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Boyka throws a poor cross that misses
and West counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyka scores with a nice head shot.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyka is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Boyka circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Boyka lands but West takes it in his stride.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boyka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boyka takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
West sizes up Boyka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West blocks a jab.
Boyka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
West is rocked!
Boyka misses with a double jab
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka throws a lazy head kick
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyka tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Boyka swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West pushes Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.
West lands with a left to the head.
A short right from West.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
West working aggressively here.
Boyka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boyka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
West with a knee to the head.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boyka lands a body shot in the clinch.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyka blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka lands a left hand that snaps the head of West backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka lands a body punch.
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Boyka.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Boyka connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.
A short right from Boyka on the inside.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
West trying to control the position but instead, Boyka has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the cage.
West can't get the takedown.
Boyka tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Boyka connects with a knee to the head.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyka tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Billy West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boyka smiles and moves away.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy West.
Boyka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West blocks a head kick by Boyka.
A clash of legs there as Boyka blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka lands a brutal head kick. West looks out on his feet and Boyka throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Yuri Boyka!
After the fight, Yuri Boyka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 95 p4p, 16 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 128 p4p, 19 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Shankoli has chosen Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shankoli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Shankoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cole showed some decent athleticism there.
Cole wants to control but Shankoli is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cole connects with a nice short shot to Shankoli's temple.
Shankoli controlling the position well.
Cole prevents Shankoli from standing back up.
Shankoli is controlling Cole's trapped leg to prevent Cole from advancing to side control.
Cole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shankoli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cole 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli is looking to improve his position.
Cole wants to take a breather but Shankoli is having none of it.
Shankoli is holding on to half guard well.
Cole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shankoli.
Cole lands a couple of digs.
Cole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Shankoli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shankoli working a defensive guard here.
Cole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shankoli wants to stand and escape but Cole is having none of it.
Cole works over Shankoli with some ground and pound from guard.
Shankoli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shankoli trying to keep a closed guard but Cole is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shankoli's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shankoli holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole landing with the ground and pound.
Cole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cole chips away with some ground and pound.
Shankoli seems keen to control Cole's posture.
We've been hearing that Cole has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing strikes but missing.
Shankoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cole controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shankoli pulls Cole in close to prevent any damage.
Shankoli wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four 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.
Cole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cole landing some decent shots from guard.
Cole wants to control from the top but Shankoli keeps moving.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Shankoli looking to control.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shankoli's head.
Cole being controlled here momentarily.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shankoli keeping full guard, as Cole tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shankoli is trying to keep Cole in close.
Shankoli controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cole throws a hook but Shankoli blocks it.
Shankoli stuffs the takedown.
Cole pushes Shankoli up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shankoli scores a nice knee to the body.
Shankoli lands a left hand.
Cole wants a takedown.
Cole is trying to maintain a safe position but Shankoli gets an underhook and turns Cole into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli is leaning against Cole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole throws a right and a left that Shankoli avoids nicely.
Cole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Cole.
Cole throws out a leg kick but Shankoli moves out of range and Cole only half commits.
Cole throws a series of punches but Shankoli avoids them all with ease.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Cole.
Shankoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cole lands an overhand right.
Cole throws a leg kick
and Shankoli counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses the body punch
enabling Shankoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Shankoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shankoli thinking.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
Cole tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shankoli manages to circle out of the way.
Shankoli swinging wildly here.
Cole is looking to counter the offense by Shankoli and move into the clinch.
Shankoli checks the leg kick.
Cole misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Shankoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Shankoli avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shankoli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Shankoli can't break the clinch.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shankoli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shankoli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shankoli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shankoli is defending well for now.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shankoli blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shankoli.
Shankoli being controlled against the cage.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Shankoli's ribcage. Shankoli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Cole.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shankoli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cole is looking to wear down Shankoli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole clinches.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shankoli.
Cole blocks a body shot from Shankoli.
Cole lands a left hand.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole has Shankoli pressed against the cage, preventing Shankoli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole stalling.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli takes a shot to the head.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Shankoli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Cole wants to clinch up but Shankoli keeps it at a distance.
Shankoli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shankoli, pushing him back against the cage.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shankoli can do to turn this around?
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole is working for takedown but Shankoli is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Shankoli controls his hands.
Michael Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cole tries a body shot but Shankoli blocks it.
Ravi Shankoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shankoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shankoli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Shankoli is blocking nicely.
Shankoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Cole.
Shankoli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Shankoli.
Cole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Cole feints a jab promting Shankoli to slip. Cole then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shankoli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shankoli defends it nicely.
Cole is looking to score with low kicks.
Shankoli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shankoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli throws out a leg kick but Cole moves out of range and Shankoli only half commits.
Cole is looking to counter the offense by Shankoli and move into the clinch.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Cole misses the body punch
and Shankoli counters with a low kick, right behind Cole 's knee.
Shankoli delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shankoli counters with a head kick that drops Cole to the mat! Cole scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cole is rocked!
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 Michael Cole.
Well Cole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Cole thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Ravi Shankoli was interviewed post fight and said 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 53 p4p, 7 weight class) and Musta Laine (ranked 94 p4p, 12 weight class). Laine has chosen Disturbed - Sound of Silence as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diehard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diehard connects with a right hand. Laine shakes it off.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Laine lands a nice looking body kick.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diehard.
Laine tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Diehard misses.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diehard 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.
A big left from Diehard misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Laine 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.
Laine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Diehard.
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!
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diehard misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Bruce Diehard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Diehard moves out of range easily.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Laine misses with a takedown attempt - Diehard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diehard misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
Diehard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Diehard's shoulder, as Diehard tries to avoid the shot.
Diehard misses with an uppercut
and Laine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diehard looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diehard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laine misses the jab.
No luck for Laine with that takedown attempt.
Diehard misses with a straight right.
We've been hearing reports that Diehard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diehard.
Diehard lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diehard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diehard's head backwards.
Laine misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Diehard misses the target.
Laine swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Diehard to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Diehard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Diehard to counter with a crisp jab.
Diehard misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Diehard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine slips a jab from Diehard.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine tries for a takedown but Diehard circles away easily
and Diehard counters with a series of strikes. Laine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bruce Diehard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musta Laine.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diehard momentarily.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Diehard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Diehard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Diehard coming out on top.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Laine is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diehard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diehard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Diehard moved out of range nicely.
Diehard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diehard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diehard swivels and escapes.
Diehard punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diehard throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine slips a straight right by Diehard.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Diehard throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine tries a low kick but Diehard avoids it.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Laine catches Diehard right on the button with a cross.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Diehard moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diehard.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diehard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Diehard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Diehard moved out of range.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Diehard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
Diehard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laine.
Laine slips a jab and a cross from Diehard.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Diehard looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Diehard checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diehard slips under a jab.
Laine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
Laine misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Diehard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diehard finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diehard throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine throws a leg kick but Diehard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Diehard wants to slow Laine down by chopping away at his legs.
Diehard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diehard misses with a looping right.
Diehard slips a jab from Laine.
Nice cross by Diehard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diehard blocks a jab.
Laine clobbers Diehard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Diehard slips under a jab.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diehard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diehard defends it well.
Bruce Diehard is winning the standup battle so far.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine throws a jab when Diehard was well out of range.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Diehard slips a jab from Laine.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Diehard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diehard stuffs the takedown.
Diehard loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laine! But no joy.
Laine throws a hook but Diehard avoids it easily.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diehard defends well and Laine ends up having to push Diehard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Diehard counters with a stiff right hand.
Diehard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine works Diehard's body with a nice hook.
Laine misses with a hook
and Diehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Diehard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diehard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diehard finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
Laine changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Laine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce Diehard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musta Laine.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diehard cracks Laine with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diehard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Laine slips under a jab from Diehard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a leg kick but Diehard moved away.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Diehard misses the target.
Laine throws a series of strikes that have Diehard backpedaling.
Diehard lands a lovely overhand right.
Diehard slips a jab from Laine.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Diehard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diehard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diehard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diehard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Laine.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Laine lands.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Laine misses.
Diehard is looking to counter punch.
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 Bruce Diehard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Laine looks to throw the jab but Diehard is out of range.
Jab, jab by Diehard - just one landing.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Laine misses with a hook. Diehard ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Laine.
Laine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diehard as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Diehard misses the target.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Diehard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Diehard misses.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Diehard.
It looked like Diehard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diehard.
Diehard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diehard scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Diehard misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine misses with a hook. Diehard ducked under it nicely.
Diehard throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Diehard's shoulder, as Diehard tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Laine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diehard has got the better of the exchanges.
Diehard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Diehard.
Diehard throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Diehard moves forwards but Laine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diehard connects with a single shot there.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musta Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Diehard misses the shot to the body.
Laine throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Laine misses
and Diehard counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Diehard cracks Laine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diehard looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Diehard.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diehard was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Diehard moved away.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Diehard moves away and avoids it.
Laine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a head kick.
It looks like Bruce Diehard has been cut.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Diehard - just one landing.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diehard.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Laine misses with a low kick as Diehard jumps back.
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Diehard saw it coming and moves away.
Diehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Diehard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Diehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diehard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diehard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine throws out a leg kick but Diehard moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Laine misses.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Diehard lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diehard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diehard was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Diehard as Laine shoots in.
Diehard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bruce Diehard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musta Laine.
Laine misses with a double jab.
Diehard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diehard lands with an uppercut that bounces Laine off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diehard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Diehard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 264 p4p, 6 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 40 p4p, 2 weight class). Mencken has chosen Circle Jerks - Question Authority 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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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Glozman. That snapped Mencken's head back.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken is looking to slow Glozman down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Glozman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glozman lands a big uppercut and Mencken crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mencken looks OK. Glozman waves Mencken back to his feet!
Mencken is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Glozman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mencken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Glozman's head coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Glozman.
Glozman rushes Mencken and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Mencken is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Glozman piles on the pressure and Mencken crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitzi Glozman!
Mitzi Glozman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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