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DUEL#90 Hay vs Campobello PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between HP Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelaya has chosen Can't hold us as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, HP Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zelaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zelaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zelaya is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zelaya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zelaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Storm 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zelaya, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Storm is trying to defend but Zelaya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Storm actively working from the bottom here.
Zelaya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Storm has one foot on Zelaya's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zelaya closes the distance and clinches.
Storm jumps guard but Zelaya stands there with Storm around his waist. Storm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zelaya manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Zelaya counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelaya fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Storm sprawls well initially but Zelaya persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Storm kicks off Zelaya and gets to his feet.
Zelaya is looking to clinch.
Zelaya tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zelaya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zelaya throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Storm was covering up waiting for the punch and Zelaya finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Storm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zelaya defends well.
Storm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zelaya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zelaya drops back looking for a leg! Storm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Storm manages to kick Zelaya off! Zelaya jumps back into Storm's guard.
Storm looking for a guillotine here but Zelaya defends easily.
Zelaya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zelaya wants to get up but he can't break Storm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Storm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Storm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm has his hands on Zelaya's head, controlling the position.
Storm is trying to keep Zelaya in close.
Storm looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Zelaya is defending well. Storm quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Zelaya has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Storm celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). HP Storm!
Manny Zelaya spoke after the fight, saying 'He put on a nice performance but I will see you again'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenny Logan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Lima!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan moves into the clinch successfully.
Logan lands a body punch.
Lima tries to score a body lock takedown but Logan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Logan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Logan.
Lima looks winded!
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Logan to keep the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Logan.
A short uppercut from Logan.
Logan is working Lima over against the cage.
Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Logan cracks Lima with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan lands a shot to the body.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands a left hand.
Lima is rocked!
Logan lands a right hand.
Lima is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Logan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lima's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lima drops to his knees and Logan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny Logan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. Vale has chosen Motorhead-Iron Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Simon Vale enters the cage!
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245 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale scores with a nice strike.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Vale.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vale lands a jab.
It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Vale.
Silva is rocked!
Vale scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Vale, which made it look bad.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vale finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Vale tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
Vale drops Silva with a straight right hand, right on the button! Vale follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Vale!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Simon Vale made sure he mentioned Amped Performance, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghostface Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woodrow Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghostface Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Woodrow Black!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killa lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
Black has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Killa lands a nice shot to the body.
Killa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Killa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Killa.
Killa works Black's body with a nice hook.
Black shoots in and bounces Killa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Killa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Black is defending well. Killa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Black has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Killa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ghostface Killa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horrace Holgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horrace Holgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Draco!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holgar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holgar prevents a body shot from Draco.
A nice left hand lands by Holgar.
Holgar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draco blocks an uppercut.
Holgar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holgar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Drake Draco has been cut.
Draco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holgar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holgar can't find room to land a body shot as Draco controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holgar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draco being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dracos head.
Draco prevents a body shot from Holgar.
Holgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draco is rocked!
A short right from Holgar.
Draco is still on wobbly legs! Can Holgar finish him?
Holgar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holgar lands a big right hand that drops Draco! The killer instinct kicks in and Holgar finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holgar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horrace Holgar!
During a confident post fight interview, Horrace Holgar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Federico Aiace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Frog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Federico Aiace had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Aiace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Frog!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aiace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frog closes the distance and clinches up with Aiace, looking for a takedown. Frog pushes Aiace against the cage but Aiace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aiace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frog.
Aiace tries to counter with a takedown but Frog is quick to defend against it.
Frog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aiace but Aiace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Federico Aiace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Frog.
Frog shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aiace as he jumps to the side.
Frog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aiace pushes Frog off looking to stand but Frog dives back in and keeps control.
Aiace is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frog scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frog is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frog scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aiace is rocked!
Frog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frog stops Aiace from getting back to his feet.
Oh Aiace is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frog controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Aiace is out! Frog gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crazy Frog!
Crazy Frog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Hay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Campobello's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campobello moves away from the strike by Hay.
Campobello slaps away a takedown attempt from Hay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hay looks to throw the jab but Campobello is out of range.
Hay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Campobello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay lands a big head kick that sends Campobello tumbling to the mat! Hay takes a step backwards and waves Campobello back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Campobello is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Hay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campobello wants to counter with a clinch but Hay pushes him away.
Campobello is still on wobbly legs! Can Hay finish him?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campobello seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hay tries to break free but Campobello pushes him back against the cage.
Campobello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campobello wants to stall.
Hay being controlled against the cage.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Campobello won't allow it.
Hay wants to get back to striking at distance but Campobello won't allow it.
Hay is trying to break free.
Campobello taking a breather.
Hay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hay tries for a takedown but Campobello circles away easily
and Campobello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hay moves into the clinch.
Campobello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Campobello 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.
Hay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Campobello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Campobello misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campobello has Hay pressed against the cage, preventing Hay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hay throws a lazy uppercut
and Campobello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Campobello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hay's efforts to push away.
Hay is trying to break free.
Campobello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campobello cracks Hay with a nice body shot.
Hay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hay is trying to force a seperation but Campobello has the dominant position.
Campobello keeps control of Hay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hay breaks from the clinch.
Campobello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campobello lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campobello stalling the fight.
Hay managing to block the knees to the body from Campobello.
Hay is trying to break free.
Campobello is trying to maintain a safe position but Hay gets an underhook and turns Campobello into the cage.
Hay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Campobello has him pressed against the cage.
Campobello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay is trying to break the clinch but Campobello is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Hay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hay circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Campobello drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hay follows Campobello to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Hay!
Nick Hay is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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210 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly misses with a hook. Butcher ducked under it nicely.
Farrelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrelly throws a good cross that connects.
Farrelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly is looking to slow Butcher down with leg kicks.
Farrelly scores with the left hand. Butcher knows he should have avoided that one.
Farrelly thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Butcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Butcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Farrelly's shoulder, as Farrelly tries to avoid the shot.
Farrelly is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a good low kick that Farrelly was not able to check.
Butcher lands a leg kick that knocks Farrelly off balance momentarily.
Farrelly misses with a looping left.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrelly misses the body punch
and Butcher counters with a nice leg kick.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher wants to counter the offense by Farrelly and move into the clinch position.
Farrelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Farrelly digs a good hook to Butcher's body.
Farrelly darts in and clinches Butcher up against the cage.
Farrelly works on Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Butcher misses with a knee strike.
Farrelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farrelly.
Come on Butcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Farrelly letting Butcher take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Farrelly.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher throws an elbow that misses.
Butcher wants to stall.
Farrelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Farrelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butcher blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Farrelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrelly lands with a left to the head.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Farrelly throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Butcher to work.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Farrelly, against the cage.
Butcher has Farrelly pressed against the cage.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Farrelly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Butcher throws a hook but Farrelly blocks it.
Butcher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butcher jabs Farrelly right on the nose. Farrelly blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Farrelly misses.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Farrelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrelly moves forwards but Butcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butcher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butcher slips a jab from Farrelly.
Butcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butcher has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher checks a low kick from Farrelly.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Farrelly throws a right and a left that Butcher avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher forces Farrelly back against the cage and clinches.
Butcher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrelly.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrelly misses with some punches.
Farrelly tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Farrelly back against the cage.
Farrelly misses with a punch to the body.
Farrelly tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Seamus Farrelly has been cut.
A body shot lands from Farrelly.
Farrelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher dodges an elbow strike from Farrelly.
Farrelly cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.
Farrelly trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Seamus Farrelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butcher misses with a knee to the head.
Farrelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Farrelly throws an elbow but misses.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Farrelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farrelly lands an elbow inside that Butcher shrugs off.
Farrelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butcher is stalling here.
Butcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrelly.
Butcher taking a breather.
Farrelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Farrelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrelly's head.
Farrelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrelly misses with a straight left.
Farrelly misses with the body kick
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrelly throws out a leg kick but Butcher moves out of range and Farrelly only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrelly.
Butcher slips under a jab from Farrelly.
Farrelly drives through and clinches with Butcher against the cage.
Farrelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butcher slowing the pace effectively.
Farrelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Farrelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seamus Farrelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Farrelly throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrelly's head.
Farrelly misses with a double jab
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Butcher throws the left hand but Farrelly avoids the punch easily.
Farrelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Farrelly avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Farrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farrelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrelly.
Farrelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farrelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly lands a left hand.
Farrelly scores with a shot to the side of Butcher's head.
A short right from Farrelly on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Farrelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butcher's brow.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Butcher lands an elbow just above Farrelly 's eye.
Farrelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Farrelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Farrelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farrelly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farrelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Farrelly tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Farrelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Farrelly throws a head punch that misses.
Farrelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Farrelly.
Butcher prevents Farrelly from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Farrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Farrelly.
Seamus Farrelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butcher scores with a knee to the head.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Farrelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrelly is keeping busy.
Farrelly has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Farrelly blocks it.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Farrelly, against the cage.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farrelly.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Farrelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Farrelly is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Farrelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Farrelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farrelly 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Farrelly!
An out of breath and clearly excited Seamus Farrelly thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Komaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Komaroff doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Komaroff throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Komaroff.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Komaroff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Komaroff checks a low kick from Miller.
No joy there for Komaroff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Komaroff circles away.
Komaroff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Komaroff throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Komaroff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Komaroff changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miller rushes Komaroff and presses him up against the cage.
Komaroff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller working aggressively here.
Komaroff working aggressively here.
Komaroff prevents a body shot from Miller.
Komaroff can't break the clinch.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Komaroff tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Komaroff.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Komaroff misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Komaroff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Komaroff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Komaroff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komaroff misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komaroff's sensitive parts.
Komaroff swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Komaroff slips a jab from Miller.
Komaroff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Komaroff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Komaroff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Komaroff.
Komaroff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Komaroff tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Komaroff winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Komaroff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Komaroff is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Komaroff is controlling him
Komaroff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Komaroff looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Komaroff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Komaroff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Komaroff advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komaroff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Komaroff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Komaroff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Komaroff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Komaroff prevents Miller from standing back up.
Komaroff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Komaroff lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Komaroff throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Komaroff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Komaroff 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Komaroff manages to mount him!
Miller taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Komaroff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Komaroff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Komaroff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller blocks the body kick.
Komaroff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Komaroff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Komaroff.
Komaroff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Komaroff.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to clinch up but Komaroff circles away and keeps his distance.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Komaroff backwards.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Komaroffs head.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Komaroff misses with the head strike.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Komaroff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Komaroff.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Komaroff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeffrey Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Komaroff misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Komaroff.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Komaroff in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller blocks a body shot from Komaroff.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Komaroff throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Komaroff trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Komaroff into the cage.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Komaroff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Komaroff can't get the takedown.
Miller working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller blocking some punches.
Komaroff lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Komaroff.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Komaroff.
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Komaroff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Komaroff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Komaroff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Komaroff blocking some punches.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller working aggressively here.
Komaroff blocking some punches.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Komaroff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller is leaning against Komaroff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Komaroff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komaroff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasili Komaroff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Komaroff.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller pushes Komaroff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Komaroff.
Komaroff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Komaroff misses with a punch to the body.
Komaroff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Komaroff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komaroff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Komaroff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller keeps Komaroff at a distance using the push kick.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Komaroff swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Komaroff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Miller tries to clinch there but Komaroff circles away.
Komaroff throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Komaroff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Komaroff connects with a jab.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Komaroff throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Komaroff thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Komaroff blocks the leg kick.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Komaroff swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Komaroff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Komaroff circles away.
Miller motions for Komaroff to come forward. Miller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Komaroff lands with a right hand.
Miller pushes Komaroff away with a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Komaroff misses the target.
Miller flicks out a counter leg kick but Komaroff steps away.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Komaroff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Komaroff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Komaroff misses with a looping left.
Komaroff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Komaroff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Komaroff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Komaroff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Komaroff cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Komaroff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Komaroff in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Komaroff scoring with punches and elbows.
Miller wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Komaroff cracks Miller with a big elbow.
Miller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Komaroff.
Miller throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Miller is trying to control Komaroff's posture but Komaroff avoids it.
Miller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Komaroff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is trying to ground and pound but Miller uses the momentary lack of control by Komaroff to regain half guard.
Komaroff trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Komaroff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Komaroff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Komaroff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Komaroff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miller is staying active underneath Komaroff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Komaroff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Miller is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Komaroff with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
Komaroff cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasili Komaroff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller wants to control but Komaroff is having none of it.
Komaroff dominating with strikes here.
Komaroff scoring with strikes but Miller is staying in there.
Miller taking shots to the head.
Miller taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasili Komaroff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Komaroff 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasili Komaroff!
Vasili Komaroff looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'IM THE FUCKING CHAMPION! GIVE ME ANYBODY AND I WILL KILL THEM LIKE I JUST KILLED GAULTIER'.
The defeated Jeffrey Miller had this to say: 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by Knock You Out. Marailov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Вставай. Gustav Marailov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne scores with a jab. Marailov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Gustav Marailov has been cut.
Marailov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Browne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marailov drops Browne with a beautiful combination! Browne stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marailov is looking for the KO!
Browne is rocked!
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Browne is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Marailov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Browne crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Browne's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Marailov!
Gustav Marailov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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