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Aspire 76: Castillo v Brophy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winslow Berhardt (ranked 2321 p4p, 356 weight class) and Dougal McGuire (ranked 2901 p4p, 416 weight class). McGuire has chosen My Lovely Horse as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dougal McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire digs a good hook to Berhardt's body.
Berhardt wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berhardt.
Berhardt lands with a right hand.
Berhardt walks into a left hand.
Berhardt is looking to clinch but McGuire is avoiding it.
Berhardt closes the distance and pushes McGuire back into the cage.
Berhardt jumps guard but McGuire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Berhardt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Berhardt wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGuire keeps working.
McGuire manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berhardt throwing shots but McGuire is blocking nicely.
McGuire is refusing to be controlled, as Berhardt sits in half guard.
Berhardt uses his free foot to push down on McGuire's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGuire.
Berhardt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McGuire tries to hold on but Berhardt postures up.
McGuire is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McGuire wants to control but Berhardt is having none of it.
Berhardt breaks from McGuire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Dougal McGuire has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhardt with good strikes from the mount here!
McGuire is rocked!
The referee warns McGuire that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGuire is still in real trouble! Can Berhardt finish him?
Berhardt landing strikes, looking to finish!
Berhardt with the ground and pound from mount.
McGuire manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Berhardt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire trying to control from the bottom.
McGuire seems to have recovered his senses.
McGuire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berhardt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Berhardt winds up and cracks McGuire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Berhardt working the head and body with strikes.
Berhardt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGuire regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Berhardt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGuire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGuire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but McGuire blocks nicely.
Berhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuire is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt scoring with some ground and pound.
McGuire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
McGuire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Berhardt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berhardt won't allow McGuire to get back to his feet.
Berhardt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGuire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGuire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Berhardt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Berhardt's guard.
Berhardt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berhardt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McGuire throwing strikes but missing.
Berhardt trying to keep a closed guard but McGuire is proving a slippery customer.
McGuire trying to control but Berhardt is working from the bottom.
McGuire won't allow Berhardt to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dougal McGuire's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, jab by Berhardt - just one landing.
Berhardt misses with a takedown
and McGuire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berhardt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Berhardt.
Berhardt throws a leg kick that is checked
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Berhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berhardt.
Berhardt misses with a low kick.
Berhardt slips a straight right by McGuire.
Berhardt tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Berhardt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Berhardt.
Berhardt wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Berhardt moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Berhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
Berhardt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winslow Berhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berhardt sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berhardt closes the distance and clinches.
Berhardt blocks an uppercut.
Berhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berhardts head.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Berhardt.
McGuire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berhardt can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
McGuire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
I was talking to Berhardt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Berhardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berhardt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Berhardt checks it.
Berhardt wants to clinch.
Berhardt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berhardt showed some decent athleticism there.
Berhardt wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGuire keeps working.
McGuire tries to roll over but Berhardt keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Berhardt wants to pass the guard but McGuire is defending well.
McGuire looks like he's trying to stand up.
Berhardt wants to control but McGuire is keeping him busy.
McGuire wants to get back to his feet.
Berhardt 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.
McGuire misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Berhardt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGuire is trying to stand back up but Berhardt is controlling him
Berhardt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winslow Berhardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berhardt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Berhardt trying to control the action but McGuire is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berhardt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berhardt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berhardt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire can do to turn this around?
McGuire tries to roll over but Berhardt keeps him under control.
McGuire taking some punishment here, with Berhardt in his half guard.
McGuire is controlling Berhardt's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Berhardt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berhardt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dougal McGuire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Berhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berhardt wants to clinch
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Berhardt moves away and avoids it.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Berhardt moves out of range easily.
McGuire connects with a crisp jab.
Berhardt lands a jab-cross combination.
Berhardt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berhardt misses with a takedown attempt
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winslow Berhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berhardt sizes up McGuire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Berhardt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
Berhardt blocks a jab.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berhardt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berhardt shoots for a double leg takedown but McGuire sprawls well. He's pushed Berhardt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Berhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berhardt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winslow Berhardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt shoots in for a double leg but McGuire sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berhardt moves into the clinch successfully.
Berhardt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McGuire uses from the top position.
Berhardt pulls McGuire in close to prevent any damage.
McGuire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McGuire scoring with some ground and pound.
McGuire wants to stand but Berhardt is controlling his posture from full guard.
McGuire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGuire throwing strikes but missing.
Dougal McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is trying to control the position but McGuire postures up.
McGuire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berhardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
Berhardt pulls McGuire in to control the position.
Berhardt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berhardt is trying to control the position but McGuire postures up.
Berhardt wants to improve his position but instead McGuire has moved into half guard.
Berhardt trying to control here.
Winslow Berhardt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt is looking to improve his position.
McGuire working the head and body with strikes.
McGuire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Berhardt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McGuire working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Berhardt trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Berhardt tries to get to full guard but McGuire has control of the leg.
McGuire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berhardt trying to control here.
McGuire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGuire throwing shots but Berhardt is blocking nicely.
McGuire slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is thwarting Berhardt's attempts to control the position.
Berhardt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McGuire is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McGuire working Berhardt over with strikes.
Berhardt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McGuire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Berhardt is trying to maintain the position but McGuire is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire lands strikes from half guard.
McGuire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Berhardt is rocked!
Berhardt is looking to control McGuire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berhardt avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Berhardt 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
Winslow Berhardt very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 1462 p4p, 201 weight class) and Pierce Quincy (ranked 2043 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierce Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy looks to land a combination. Quincy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mercy lands with a hook. Quincy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercy checks a leg kick.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quincy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercy at a distance.
Mercy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quincy circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Quincy.
Good leg kick by Quincy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Quincy counters with an outside leg kick.
Quincy 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.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Quincy checks a leg kick.
Mercy lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quincy.
Quincy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quincy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercy scores with a sloppy right hand. Quincy should have avoided that one.
Mercy checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Mercy's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Quincy dips to his left and cracks Mercy with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Quincy throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quincy throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mercy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quincy throws a front kick that sends Mercy stumbling back into the cage.
Quincy throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
Mercy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercy throws a leg kick but Quincy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mercy misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Quincy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Mercy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quincy. That's going to slow Mercy down.
Mercy sizes up Quincy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercy thuds a left hand into Quincy's body.
Quincy misses with a right hand
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quincy.
A jab from Quincy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy wants to slow Mercy down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quincy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Quincy avoids them all with ease.
Quincy tries to land a front kick but Mercy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quincy scores with a hook.
Mercy throws a head kick that half lands.
Mercy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quincy manages to avoid it.
Quincy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quincy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Quincy throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
Quincy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quincy misses with a kick to the body.
Quincy throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quincy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quincy throws a leg kick but Mercy moved away.
A good leg kick by Quincy.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quincy misses with a straight left.
Mercy lands a jab.
Quincy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quincy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
Quincy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercy finds it's way round the side to connect with Quincy's head.
Mercy checks a leg kick nicely.
Pierce Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy throws a right hand that Quincy ducks under and follows up with a left that Quincy also avoids with ease.
Mercy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quincy.
A good leg kick by Quincy.
Mercy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercy lands a head shot.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Quincy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Quincy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
A good leg kick by Quincy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy thumps Mercy with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercy moves out of range of the leg kick from Quincy.
Quincy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quincy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quincy is looking to clinch but Mercy is avoiding it.
Mercy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quincy lands a front kick.
Quincy dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercy.
Quincy lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy looks to land a combination but Quincy avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quincy takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Quincy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercy doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercy lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Waylon Mercy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Quincy. That's going to slow Mercy down.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quincy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quincy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercy.
It looked like Mercy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quincy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Quincy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercy as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Quincy misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Quincy.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quincy.
Quincy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Quincy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Quincy.
Quincy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy slips under a jab.
Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Quincy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quincy! But no joy.
Quincy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercy tries to work over Quincy's front leg with a kick but Quincy checks it.
Mercy throws a low kick but Quincy avoids it.
Mercy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Mercy.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Quincy connects with a body shot.
Mercy tries to bum rush Quincy with a series of wild strikes but Quincy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quincy flicks out a counter leg kick but Mercy steps away.
Mercy throws a hook to the side of Quincy's head but Quincy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercy cracks Quincy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy avoids the body shot from Quincy.
Mercy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quincy throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mercy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercy throws a body punch but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy connects with a single shot there.
Mercy swinging wildly here.
Quincy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quincy's head backwards.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body. Mercy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quincy connects with a leg kick. Mercy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mercy tests Quincy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quincy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quincy misses with an uppercut. Mercy saw that one coming.
Quincy moves forwards but Mercy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waylon Mercy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quincy counters with a low kick, right behind Mercy 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Quincy throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mercy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quincy manages to avoid it.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy tries to move into range but Quincy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Quincy does it's job there.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy throws a hook to the side of Quincy's head but Quincy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quincy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quincy misses the shot to the body.
Mercy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quincy throws a right hand that misses
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Quincy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quincy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mercy if he has to take too many more of those.
Quincy throws a low kick but Mercy avoids it.
It looked like Mercy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quincy scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
Quincy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quincy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quincy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quincy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quincy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quincy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quincy blocks a leg kick.
Quincy with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Mercy. Those never looked like landing.
Quincy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quincy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Mercy is looking to chop away at Quincy's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quincy staying out of range there.
Quincy scores with a shot to the body.
Quincy scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Quincy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Quincy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercy lands with a right hand.
Quincy tried to score with a low kick but Mercy checks it.
Mercy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quincy finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercy's head.
Quincy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercy misses with a two punch combination.
Quincy throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Quincy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quincy throws a shot from downtown. Mercy moves away and avoids it.
Mercy drops his hands momentarily and Quincy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quincy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quincy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercy connects with a body shot.
Quincy just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercy moves away.
Quincy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mercy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quincy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Quincy takes one on the button.
Quincy lands with a shot to the body.
Quincy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercy scores with a shot to the body.
Quincy lands a jab to the head.
Quincy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercy swings for the body but Quincy moves out of range.
Mercy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quincy ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Quincy slips the punch.
Quincy lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Mercy misses.
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Quincy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercy wants to slow Quincy down by chopping away at his legs.
Mercy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quincy.
Quincy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercy has time to react.
Quincy tries to score with a low kick but Mercy moves his leg out of the way.
Quincy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercy's sensitive parts.
Mercy swings for the body but Quincy moves out of range.
Quincy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quincy misses the jab.
Quincy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy throws an overhand right that lands on Quincy's shoulder, as Quincy tries to avoid the shot.
Quincy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quincy blocks a jab.
Mercy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quincy circles away quickly and effectively.
Quincy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quincy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quincy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quincy moves out of range as Mercy strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Quincy.
Mercy swinging wildly here.
Quincy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Mercy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mercy throws a leg kick but Quincy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quincy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercy's calf.
Quincy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quincy connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy tries a low kick but Quincy avoids it.
Mercy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercy throwing a counter right hand but Quincy manages to avoid it.
Quincy sizes up Mercy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quincy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quincy lands a right hook to the body.
Quincy throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Quincy is out of range.
Quincy throws a counter combo.
Mercy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercy.
A big left from Quincy misses.
Mercy tried to counter with a leg kick but Quincy avoided it.
Mercy scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quincy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mercy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierce Quincy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quincy 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierce Quincy!
Pierce Quincy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FORCEE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Strong (ranked 2656 p4p, 321 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 1497 p4p, 181 weight class). Strong comes to the cage accompanied by Egypt Central - Kick Ass. Keith Bishop told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong instigates a clinch.
Strong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bishop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strong.
Strong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Strong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bishop is trying to keep an underhook but Strong manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bishop trying to hold on to Strong's head to control him but Strong postures up.
Bishop regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Strong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Strong's coaches at Omerta MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong actively working from the bottom here.
Strong is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Strong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Strong actively working from the bottom here.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bishop in particular looking to stall.
Strong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Strong is working away.
Bishop moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Strong.
Strong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bishop's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Strong actively working from the bottom here.
Strong looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bishop passes to side control.
Strong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bishop is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Strong working to try and regain half guard.
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Strong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strong walks into a left hand.
It looks like Mark Strong has been cut.
Strong moves into the clinch successfully.
Strong is looking for a takedown.
Strong has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strong wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Strong's head.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Strong.
Strong goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Strong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Strong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong tries to score a body lock takedown but Bishop shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bishop digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strong blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Strong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
Bishop digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop is leaning against Strong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop cracks Strong with a nice body shot.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong wants a takedown but no success here.
Bishop tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strong blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strongs head.
Bishop tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mark Strong's cut is getting worse.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop gets through Strong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop presses Strong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Strong is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mark Strong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strong or not.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Bishop works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Strong is looking for a takedown.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Strong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Strong moved away.
Bishop feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Strong sprawling to the canvas! Strong rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bishop finish him?!
Strong is rocked!
Strong gets a clinch.
Oh Strong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Strong seems to have got his legs back now.
Strong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Strong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop is leaning against Strong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Jeez, Mark Strong's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop pushes Strong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Strong wants a takedown but no success here.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strongs head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Strong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith Bishop!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Bishop 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tanaka (ranked 811 p4p, 92 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 2021 p4p, 246 weight class). Antero Vipunen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vipunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Vipunen.
Vipunen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tanaka with a body shot.
Tanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vipunen.
Tanaka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vipunens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Antero Vipunen has been cut.
Tanaka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vipunen.
Vipunen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Tanaka.
A low kick from Vipunen misses
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Tanaka swings for the body but Vipunen moves out of range.
Vipunen delivers a nice body kick.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Tanaka misses the body punch
enabling Vipunen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vipunen misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vipunen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vipunen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Vipunen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vipunen moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Tanaka swings for the body but Vipunen moves out of range.
Vipunen scores with a hook to the body. Tanaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanaka misses with a hook
and Vipunen counters with a nice body shot.
Vipunen throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka misses with a looping left.
Tanaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vipunen counter with a right hand.
Tanaka swings for the body but Vipunen moves out of range.
Vipunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vipunen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vipunen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tanaka takes a swing at Vipunen's ribcage but misses.
Vipunen throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vipunen moves away.
Vipunen works Tanaka's body with a nice hook.
Vipunen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a jab to Vipunen's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vipunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka looks to land a right hand but Vipunen moved out of range.
Vipunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Vipunen throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Tanaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vipunen loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Vipunen avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Vipunen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vipunen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vipunen lands a big head kick that sends Tanaka tumbling to the mat! Vipunen takes a step backwards and waves Tanaka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ken Tanaka has been cut.
Vipunen lands a nice looking body kick.
Tanaka lands a slapping body shot.
Vipunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanaka.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Vipunen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen thuds his shin into the meat of Tanaka's side.
Vipunen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vipunen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vipunen throws a push kick but Tanaka slaps the foot to one side.
Tanaka wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vipunen ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut
and Vipunen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Vipunen moved out of range nicely.
Vipunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanaka misses with a body punch
and Vipunen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanaka lands a nice hook to Vipunen's body. Vipunen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vipunen throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Tanaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vipunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tanaka tries to work over Vipunen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vipunen's elbow.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Vipunen controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Antero Vipunen's cut even more.
Tanaka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tanaka is stalling here.
Vipunen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Vipunen.
Vipunen misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Vipunen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vipunen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanaka.
Vipunen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vipunen blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antero Vipunen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanaka misses the jab.
Tanaka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vipunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Vipunen tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanaka misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Vipunen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vipunen misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vipunen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vipunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Vipunen scores with a shot to the body.
Vipunen misses with a wild body shot.
Vipunen throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Vipunen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vipunen lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Tanaka lands with an overhand left.
Vipunen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanaka on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tanaka connects with a looping right hand.
Vipunen throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Vipunen lands a leg kick that knocks Tanaka off balance momentarily.
Vipunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Vipunen misses its intended target.
Vipunen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vipunen.
Tanaka looks to land a right hand but Vipunen moved out of range.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Vipunen is just out of range.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut
and Vipunen counters with a good, hard body kick but Tanaka shrugs it off.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Tanaka misses.
Vipunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vipunen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tanaka will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Antero Vipunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vipunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Vipunen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Vipunen!
Vipunen misses with a body kick.
Vipunen moves out of range as Tanaka strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vipunen punishes Tanaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Vipunen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vipunen.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Vipunen throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Tanaka.
The cut above Antero Vipunen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka throws an off balance right hand
letting Vipunen counter with a right hand.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVipunen.
Tanaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Vipunen.
Vipunen throws a big counter head kick but Tanaka avoids it with no problem.
Tanaka throws a lazy right hand but Vipunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut
and Vipunen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vipunen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vipunen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vipunen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Vipunen's head.
Vipunen throws a leg kick but Tanaka moved away.
Tanaka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vipunen. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vipunen.
Vipunen moves out of range as Tanaka strikes.
Ken Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vipunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanaka.
Vipunen cracks Tanaka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tanaka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vipunen finish him?
Tanaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vipunen swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vipunen! But no joy.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanaka has Vipunen up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vipunen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Tanaka misses with the head strike.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Tanaka.
Nice elbow from Vipunen.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vipunen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Vipunen.
Vipunen misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka just leaning against Vipunen, taking a breather.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Vipunen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vipunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vipunen. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vipunen connects with a right hand. Tanaka shakes it off.
Tanaka avoids a kick to the body.
Tanaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tanaka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vipunen counters with a body kick.
Vipunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Vipunen slips a jab from Tanaka.
Vipunen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vipunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vipunen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tanaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vipunen misses with a kick to the body.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vipunen connects with the punch.
Tanaka missing with a left hand there. Vipunen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vipunen throws a leg kick which misses Tanaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Tanaka tries to avoid it.
Tanaka fails to land with a series of punches.
And Vipunen responds with a good body kick, but Tanaka manages to step out the way in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanaka misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Vipunen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tanaka tests Vipunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
And Vipunen responds with a good body kick, but Tanaka manages to step out the way in time.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vipunen throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Tanaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Tanaka catches Vipunen right on the button with a cross.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Vipunen counters with a low kick, right behind Tanaka 's knee.
Vipunen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ken Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vipunen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka takes one to the chin there.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Vipunen.
Tanaka throws a body punch but Vipunen moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vipunen moves away.
Vipunen loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Tanaka misses the body punch
enabling Vipunen to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Vipunen misses.
Vipunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vipunen moves away.
Vipunen slips a straight right by Tanaka.
Tanaka looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vipunen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tanaka. Vipunen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Vipunen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ware (ranked 946 p4p, 115 weight class) and Von Peon (ranked 1163 p4p, 145 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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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Peon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Ware throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ware lands a jab to the nose.
Ware misses with a hook.
Ware moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPeon.
Peon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ware sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Ware's head coaches at LOD: Better Alternative that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peon blocks a jab.
Peon misses with a wild body shot.
Peon moves out of range as Ware strikes.
Ware takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ware's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Ware.
Ware misses with a body shot.
Peon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ware gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peon.
Peon cracks Ware with an open hand slap.
Von Peon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ware lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ware slips a straight right by Peon.
Ware blocks a head kick by Peon.
Ware swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ware clinches up with Peon and pushes him back against the cage.
Peon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Ware.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ware.
Peon takes a shot to the head.
Ware cracks Peon with a nice body shot.
Peon looks winded!
Ware stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ware lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peon backwards.
A hook to the body from Ware.
Ware works on Peon's body with a couple of short punches.
Ware stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ware lands with a right to the head.
Ware lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peon or not.
Ware lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ware lands an uppercut.
Ware lands an uppercut.
Ware pushes Peon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ware.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ware lands a hook that snaps the head of Peon backwards.
Ware lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ware lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ware lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ware lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ware lands a body shot.
Ware lands with a short shot to the head.
Ware lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ware scores with a shoulder strike.
Ware stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Ware.
Peon is rocked!
Ware is working Peon over against the cage.
Peon is still on wobbly legs! Can Ware finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Ware.
Peon seems to have recovered his senses.
Ware makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ware lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peon backwards.
Ware lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ware.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ware.
Ware is working Peon over against the cage.
Ware throws a big uppercut that drops Peon! More strikes from Ware and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Peon lies dazed against the cage as Ware celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ware!
Marcus Ware very nearly forgot to thank Green Machine Nutritional Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Mikeli (ranked 964 p4p, 118 weight class) and Lee Moore (ranked 1153 p4p, 144 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Mikeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Bo Mikeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Mikeli does it's job there.
It looks like Lee Moore has been cut.
Mikeli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mikeli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Mikeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Mikeli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with Mikeli's head.
It looks like Bo Mikeli has been cut.
Mikeli staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Mikeli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore jabs at Mikeli's body.
Mikeli misses with a body shot
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Mikeli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Mikeli seems unphased.
A big right from Mikeli misses.
Moore has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mikeli scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Mikeli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikeli throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mikeli.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Mikeli.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore ducks right into an uppercut from Mikeli.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mikeli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Mikeli.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mikeli's hands.
Bo Mikeli's cut is getting worse.
Mikeli misses with a hook
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore throws the left hand but Mikeli avoids the punch easily.
Mikeli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikeli throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mikeli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mikeli checks it well.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Moore lands a head kick. Mikeli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bo Mikeli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Mikeli.
Moore slips under a jab.
Mikeli misses with a hook to the body
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore blocks a jab.
Mikeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mikeli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moore throws a hook but Mikeli blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mikeli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore scores with a sloppy right hand. Mikeli should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Mikeli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moore doesn't seem phased though.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mikeli throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Mikeli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Mikeli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Mikeli thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Moore.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikeli was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
We've been told by Mikeli's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mikeli throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
A jab from Mikeli misses.
Mikeli loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mikeli counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikeli throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Mikeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Mikeli ducks down to avoid it.
Mikeli misses with a straight left.
Mikeli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mikeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mikeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Moore thuds a left hand into Mikeli's body.
Moore misses with a double jab
enabling Mikeli to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikeli misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Bo Mikeli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mikeli - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mikeli. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Moore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mikeli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mikeli misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Mikeli moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Mikeli moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Mikeli coming out on top.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mikeli scores with a jab to the head.
Mikeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Mikeli avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikeli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore lands with a hook. Mikeli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mikeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mikeli with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikeli lands a big right hand that sends Moore crashing to the mat! Mikeli stays standing though and waves Moore back to his feet!
Moore is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Mikeli.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Mikeli finish him?
Moore moves out of range as Mikeli strikes.
As Mikeli backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Mikeli manages to avoid it all.
Mikeli misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Mikeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikeli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Mikeli blocks a head kick by Moore.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Moore. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Mikeli counters with a nice right hand that sends Moore toppling to the canvas! Moore scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mikeli finish him?!
Mikeli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Mikeli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Mikeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Moore connects with a leg kick. Mikeli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mikeli cracks Moore with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moore looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mikeli finish him?
Mikeli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bo Mikeli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lee Moore!
Lee Moore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiga Jim (ranked 501 p4p, 70 weight class) and Rauta Kansleri (ranked 196 p4p, 32 weight class). Kansleri has chosen U.D.O. - Heart of Gold as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Kansleri!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Jim as he checks the leg kick.
Jim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kansleri.
Kansleri is looking to score with low kicks.
Jim lands a nice shot that snaps Kansleri's head back.
Kansleri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jim checks it well.
Jim attempts a counter takedown but Kansleri avoids it well and moves away.
Jim throws a lazy uppercut
and Kansleri counters with a leg kick.
Jim misses with a hook. Kansleri ducked under it nicely.
Jim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kansleri's head.
Jim throws a big right hand that misses.
Jim 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.
Jim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kansleri wants to sweep here but Jim controlling him for the moment.
Kansleri is pulling down on Jim's head. It's preventing any offense from Jim, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kansleri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kansleri is one step ahead there.
Kansleri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kansleri is still trying to improve position.
Jim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kansleri tries to stand but Jim is controlling from the bottom.
Jim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kansleri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jim moves away.
Jim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left lands for Jim.
Kansleri wants to clinch up but Jim keeps it at a distance.
Jim jabs Kansleri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kansleri slips a jab from Jim.
Kansleri tries a quick counter leg kick but Jim is wise to it.
A big right from Jim misses.
Kansleri throws the left hand but Jim avoids the punch easily.
Kansleri takes a swing at Jim's ribcage but misses.
Kansleri 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.
Taiga Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim throws a series of punches but Kansleri avoids them all with ease.
Kansleri blocks a jab.
Jim checks a low kick from Kansleri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jim lands with a straight right. Kansleri didn't see that one coming.
Kansleri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Kansleri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim working aggressively here.
Kansleri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jim's efforts to push away.
Kansleri throws a head punch that misses.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kansleri prevents it.
Jim drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kansleri gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taiga Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kansleri backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kansleri struggles to land a body shot inside as Jim controls his hands.
Kansleri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jim has a couple of punches blocked by Kansleri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiga Jim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kansleri misses the body punch
and Jim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kansleri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jim misses the jab.
Kansleri flicks out a counter leg kick but Jim steps away.
Taiga Jim is winning the standup battle so far.
Kansleri defending well as Jim loads up on a big left hand.
Kansleri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kansleri scrambles back to his feet.
Kansleri throws a hook to the side of Jim's head but Jim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kansleri connects with a jab.
Jim misses with an uppercut. Kansleri saw that one coming.
Jim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kansleri darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.
Jim pushes Kansleri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kansleri can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jim.
Kansleri misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Kansleri misses
and Jim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jim slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kansleri. That's going to slow Jim down.
Kansleri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jim.
Kansleri throws a leg kick which misses Jim's front leg but catches the back leg as Jim tries to avoid it.
Jim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kansleri momentarily.
Jim blocks a low kick nicely.
Kansleri 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.
Jim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansleri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jim.
Kansleri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jim.
Kansleri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jim. That did some damage!
Kansleri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jim tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kansleri defends well and Jim ends up having to push Kansleri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim misses with an uppercut.
Kansleri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kansleris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jim throws a body punch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Jim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jim jabs at Kansleri's body.
Kansleri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jim throws out the jab.
Rauta Kansleri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jim lands a slapping body shot.
Kansleri tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Kansleri misses.
Jim connects with a looping right hand.
Kansleri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jim.
Jim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansleri.
Jim throws a body punch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri throws a right hand that Jim ducks under and follows up with a left that Jim also avoids with ease.
Kansleri throws a head kick but Jim moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jim. Kansleri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kansleri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kansleri throws a leg kick that misses.
Kansleri swings for the body but Jim moves out of range.
Kansleri lands a jab to the head.
Jim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kansleri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kansleri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kansleri on his heels. He'll look to pass Kansleri's guard now, I'm sure.
Jim scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kansleri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jim is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim being controlled here momentarily.
Kansleri looking for a sweep. Not yet Kansleri, not yet.
Jim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kansleri looking for a sweep. Not yet Kansleri, not yet.
Jim tries to free his leg and advance position but Kansleri is retaining full guard.
Jim won't allow Kansleri to sweep him here.
Jim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiga Jim dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Jim.
Kansleri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kansleri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jim is out of range.
Jim is looking to counter punch.
Jim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jim lands a jab to the nose.
Jim throws a series of punches but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed right hand from Jim misses the target.
Kansleri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kansleri loads up on a big right hand but Jim slips the punch.
Kansleri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jim's sensitive parts.
Kansleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jim was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansleri.
Kansleri tries to clinch but Jim is having none of it.
Jim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kansleri missing with a left hand there. Jim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansleri misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri wants to clinch up but Jim keeps it at a distance.
Kansleri misses with a looping right.
Jim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jim misses with a head kick.
Jim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Kansleri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansleri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jim avoids the head kick by Kansleri.
Kansleri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kansleri throws the left hand but Jim avoids the punch easily.
Jim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kansleri takes one to the chin there.
Jim sizes up Kansleri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jim checks a leg kick.
Jim changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jim lands a right hook to the body.
Kansleri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jim misses with a straight right.
Rauta Kansleri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kansleri counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansleri takes a swing at Jim's ribcage but misses.
Kansleri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jim on the side of the head.
Kansleri throws a low kick but Jim moves out of range easily.
Jim lands with a hook. Kansleri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kansleri drops Jim with a beautiful combination! Jim stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kansleri is looking for the KO!
Jim is rocked!
A slow jab from Kansleri misses its intended target.
Oh Jim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim connects with a looping right hand.
Kansleri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jim.
Jim seems to have got his legs back now.
Jim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kansleri swings for the body but Jim moves out of range.
Kansleri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kansleri throws a shot from downtown. Jim moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jim avoids the body shot from Kansleri.
Jim blocks a leg kick.
Jim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kansleri takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kansleri quickly recovers to half guard.
Jim is looking to stall here but Kansleri recovers full guard.
Jim connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kansleri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri keeping full guard, as Jim tries to pass.
Jim is fighting to break Kansleri's control of his arms but Kansleri is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jim trying to control but Kansleri is working from the bottom.
Kansleri wants to improve his position but instead Jim has moved into half guard.
Kansleri is controlling Jim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Taiga Jim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jim passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kansleri tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiga Jim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jim, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiga Jim!
During a confident post fight interview, Taiga Jim thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 1019 p4p, 155 weight class) and Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 1309 p4p, 210 weight class). Alexander Koreshkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Julio Cesar Chavez 's chin.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesar Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Cesar Chavez throws a hook but Koreshkov blocks it.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cesar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cesar Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Cesar Chavez 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koreshkov under the eye.
Cesar Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cesar Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
Cesar Chavez missing with a left hand there. Koreshkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koreshkov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cesar Chavez swings for the body but Koreshkov moves out of range.
Koreshkov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cesar Chavez sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Cesar Chavez .
Koreshkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cesar Chavez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koreshkov.
Koreshkov 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.
Koreshkov prevents Cesar Chavez from improving his position.
Cesar Chavez looking for subs from the bottom but Koreshkov mounts him!
Koreshkov prevents Cesar Chavez from getting the reversal.
Cesar Chavez prevents Koreshkov from taking his back.
Cesar Chavez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koreshkov working for a guillotine from mount but Cesar Chavez is in no mood to give up.
Koreshkov with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koreshkov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cesar Chavez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cesar Chavez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koreshkov is landing with some decent strikes but Cesar Chavez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koreshkov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cesar Chavez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cesar Chavez wants to control but Koreshkov is having none of it.
Cesar Chavez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Koreshkov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Koreshkov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Koreshkov waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 236 p4p, 24 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 780 p4p, 85 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaitsev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frankels loads up on a big right hand but Zaitsev slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zaitsev 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.
Zaitsev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frankels takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Frankels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaitsev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frankels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaitsev misses the shot to the body.
Frankels pushes Zaitsev away with a front kick.
Frankels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frankels fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaitsev is out of range.
Zaitsev takes one to the chin there.
Frankels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitsev tries to move into range but Frankels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frankels looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaitsev is just out of range.
Frankels tries to work over Zaitsev's front leg with a kick but Zaitsev checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev throws an off balance right hand
letting Frankels counter with a right hand.
Frankels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zaitsev throws a leg kick
and Frankels counters with a straight right hand.
Frankels swings for the body but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Zaitsev slips under a jab.
Frankels throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frankels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frankels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Frankels throws a body punch but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Zaitsev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frankels lands a lovely overhand right.
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rocket Bob Frankels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankels slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaitsev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frankels jabs Zaitsev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frankels.
Zaitsev blocks a head kick by Frankels.
Zaitsev throws a big shot that misses.
Zaitsev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaitsev throws out a loose jab but Frankels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankels lands a jab to Zaitsev's midsection.
Frankels scores with a jab. Zaitsev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaitsev moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaitsev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frankels.
Good exchange - Frankels coming out on top.
Frankels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frankels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frankels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaitsev misses with a right hand
letting Frankels counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Zaitsev to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaitsev misses with a series of wild punches.
Frankels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frankels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frankels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaitsev moves out of range as Frankels throws a body kick.
Zaitsev lands a head shot.
Frankels looks to throw the jab but Zaitsev is out of range.
Frankels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frankels misses with a hook. Zaitsev ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Zaitsev. Beautiful body shot.
Rocket Bob Frankels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaitsev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Frankels to the mat! Frankels manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frankels is looking to sweep but instead, Zaitsev has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaitsev throwing shots but Frankels is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frankels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zaitsev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Frankels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zaitsev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Frankels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frankels wants to control but Zaitsev is keeping busy.
Zaitsev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frankels's head.
Frankels tries to roll over but Zaitsev keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaitsev. Frankels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaitsev takes a swing at Frankels's ribcage but misses.
Frankels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaitsev throws out the jab.
Frankels is looking to land body kicks.
Frankels throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaitsev feints a counter leg kick.
Zaitsev misses with a low kick.
Frankels looks to land a right hand but Zaitsev moved out of range.
Frankels throws a leg kick but Zaitsev checks it.
Frankels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Frankels catches Zaitsev right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels misses with a hook. Zaitsev ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaitsev! But no joy.
Frankels misses with a left hand
and Frankels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaitsev walks into a jab.
Zaitsev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frankels.
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is getting worse.
Zaitsev ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frankels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frankels misses with a right hand
and Zaitsev counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaitsev cracks Frankels with a big right hand and Frankels goes down!
Frankels is rocked!
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frankels is looking for a triangle but Zaitsev pushes his legs off easily.
Zaitsev is looking to work some ground and pound but Frankels has wrist control.
Frankels looking for a sweep. Not yet Frankels, not yet.
Zaitsev throwing strikes from guard but Frankels blocks nicely.
Zaitsev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocket Bob Frankels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitri Zaitsev!
Our winner, Dmitri Zaitsev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 119 p4p, 15 weight class) and Red Brophy (ranked 343 p4p, 40 weight class). Brophy has chosen JME - The Very Best as his entrance music. Red Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Brophy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy moves away from the strike by Castillo.
Brophy thinks about the counter body kick.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Castillo's knee but Castillo avoids it well.
We've been told by Castillo's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Castillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Castillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castillo under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Castillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Castillo avoids it with no problem.
Brophy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo misses with a body punch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Castillo lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Castillo there.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Red Brophy has been cut.
Castillo is looking to wear down Brophy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castillo. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo moves to clinch but Brophy breaks away
and Brophy counters with a body kick.
Brophy sizes up Castillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Brophy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castillo. Brophy shrugs it off though.
Brophy tries to move into range but Castillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castillo takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castillo lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a low kick.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brophy lands with a hook. Castillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Castillo.
Brophy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Brophy lands with a cross.
Castillo misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Brophy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Castillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castillo clinches up with Brophy and pushes him back against the cage.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Castillo.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Brophy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castillo has Brophy pressed against the cage, preventing Brophy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castillo keeps control of Brophy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Brophy fails to land.
Castillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo tries a body shot but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Castillo.
A frustrated look appears on Brophy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brophy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brophy avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy lands with a left to the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Red Brophy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Brophy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castillo tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Castillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Castillo.
Castillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Castillo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Castillo on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Brophy.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo scores with a shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Brophy won't want to take too many of those.
Castillo throws an elbow that misses.
Castillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Castillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
Brophy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brophy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brophy's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castillo throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brophy.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Brophy.
Ricardo Castillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Castillo.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Castillo misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo lands a nice elbow.
Castillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
Castillo lands a shoulder strike.
Castillo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brophy working aggressively here.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castillo.
That has opened up Red Brophy's cut even more.
Castillo cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castillo. Brophy shrugs it off though.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Castillo didn't see that one coming.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a jab when Castillo was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Castillo misses the target.
Castillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Brophy misses.
Castillo connects with a single shot there.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Castillo misses its intended target.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Castillo lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Castillo.
An inside leg kick lands from Castillo.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brophy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Castillo misses with a body punch
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Castillo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy wants to slow Castillo down by chopping away at his legs.
Castillo looks for the body kick but Brophy saw that one coming.
Castillo lands with a right hand.
Brophy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castillo scores with the left hand. Brophy knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Brophy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Castillo throws a solid leg kick but Brophy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castillo.
Castillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo misses with the body kick
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy cracks Castillo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Castillo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brophy finish him?
Castillo is rocked!
A low kick from Castillo is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Oh Castillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick.
Brophy has closed the distance and engaged Castillo in a clinch.
Castillo seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Castillo.
Castillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brophy's face.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Brophy.
Castillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brophy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Brophy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Brophy controls the action.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Castillo looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Castillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Castillo wants to clinch but Brophy slips to the side
and Brophy counters with a right hand to the body.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Brophy drops Castillo with a naaaaasty hook - Castillo is in real trouble here! Brophy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Brophy!
Red Brophy is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Red Brophy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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