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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Android Eighteen (ranked 8347 p4p, 380 weight class) and Jon Johnson (ranked 6102 p4p, 317 weight class). Android Eighteen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Eighteen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eighteen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eighteen off to one side.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eighteen shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Johnson.
Eighteen is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Eighteen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eighteen is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eighteen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Eighteen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eighteen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson pushes Eighteen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eighteen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eighteen backwards.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eighteen goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eighteen .
Johnson pushes Eighteen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eighteen s head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Eighteen is rocked!
Eighteen has Johnson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oh Eighteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Eighteen in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Eighteen against the ropes. Johnson is working some dirty boxing. Johnson pushes off with a quick right hook! Eighteen goes down! Eighteen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Johnson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Johnson!
A victorious Jon Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marv Ellis (ranked 3710 p4p, 433 weight class) and Matt Moore (ranked 22083 p4p, 840 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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256 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marv Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Moore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ellis at a distance.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Ellis moved out of range nicely.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Ellis scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ellis at a distance.
Ellis avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ellis connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellis needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Ellis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ellis slips a jab from Moore.
Ellis lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moore 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellis.
Moore takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore moves away from the strike by Ellis.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore lands a head shot.
Ellis throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marv Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellis connects with an inside leg kick.
Ellis misses with a body kick.
Ellis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
Moore throws the left hand but Ellis avoids the punch easily.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellis doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ellis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moore throws out a counter right but Ellis avoids it with no problem.
Moore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ellis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a body punch but Ellis moves out of range.
Matt Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Nice uppercut there from Moore.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ellis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Moore is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ellis in his tracks.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ellis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Ellis as Moore shoots in.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ellis.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.
Moore connects with a jab.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Ellis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Ellis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Ellis wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ellis. Those never looked like landing.
Moore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ellis is fending him off so far but Moore persists. Nope, Ellis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Ellis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ellis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Ellis takes one to the side of the head.
Moore lands a jab to Ellis's midsection.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ellis lands with a cross.
Ellis with a jab.
Moore slips a straight right by Ellis.
Despite the aggression on Moore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Moore lands a jab to Ellis's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Moore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ellis with a body shot.
Moore slips a straight right by Ellis.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Ellis throws a front kick that sends Moore stumbling back into the ropes.
Moore misses with a hook to the body
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore unleashes a big counter combination but Ellis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Moore - just one landing.
Moore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a sloppy right hand. Moore should have avoided that one.
Moore moves away from the strike by Ellis.
Moore swings for the body but Ellis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Moore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore with a jab.
Ellis misses with a low kick.
Ellis misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Ellis moved out of range nicely.
Ellis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ellis connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ellis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Matt Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis throws a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Ellis scores with a hook.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellis throws out the jab.
Moore jabs at Ellis's body.
Moore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis misses with a straight right.
Ellis throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Ellis wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ellis lands a nice shot that snaps Moore's head back.
Ellis jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ellis throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellis walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Ellis misses the target.
Ellis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore misses with a hook. Ellis ducked under it nicely.
Ellis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Ellis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Ellis lands with an overhand left.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Moore throws out a counter right but Ellis avoids it with no problem.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Ellis's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Ellis's defenses.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Ellis moved out of range nicely.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ellis quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ellis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moore wants to control but Ellis is keeping him busy.
Moore is nestled in close to Ellis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ellis is looking to improve his position.
Moore is keen to just control but Ellis is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control from Ellis's half guard. Ellis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Ellis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ellis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moore defends it easily.
Ellis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Ellis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moore wants to control from the top but Ellis keeps moving.
Moore pushing down on Ellis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Moore is controlling the pace.
Ellis is not content to let Moore control the position.
Moore sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moore is trying to control. Ellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moore lands a jab to the nose.
Ellis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moore slips under a jab from Ellis.
Moore takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Moore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Ellis.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moore shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ellis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellis is retaining full guard.
Ellis controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore trying to control but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Ellis working a defensive guard here.
Moore is sitting in close to Ellis's body. Ellis has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Moore is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Moore is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ellis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marv Ellis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Untamo Kalervo (ranked 2119 p4p, 279 weight class) and Cisowianka Naleczowianka (ranked 5122 p4p, 568 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naleczowianka misses with an uppercut
and Kalervo counters with a nice uppercut.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalervo takes one on the button.
Kalervo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalervo lands with an uppercut that bounces Naleczowianka off the ropes and back into range.
Kalervo looks to throw the jab but Naleczowianka is out of range.
Naleczowianka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naleczowianka lands the left hand.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naleczowianka misses with a hook.
Kalervo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naleczowianka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalervo slips under a jab.
Kalervo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naleczowianka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalervo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naleczowianka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Naleczowianka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kalervo - the referee stops the clock and Naleczowianka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kalervo. Naleczowianka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Naleczowianka connects with the punch.
Kalervo blocks a head kick by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka moves out of range as Kalervo strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Naleczowianka.
A head kick misses from Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka scores with a body shot.
Naleczowianka clobbers Kalervo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Naleczowianka throws an overhand right that lands on Kalervo's shoulder, as Kalervo tries to avoid the shot.
Naleczowianka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalervo.
Naleczowianka lands a jab to the head.
Kalervo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Naleczowianka on the side of the head.
Naleczowianka looks to land a right hand but Kalervo moved out of range.
Naleczowianka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalervo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kalervo.
Kalervo takes a swing at Naleczowianka's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalervo feints and then cracks Naleczowianka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naleczowianka down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalervo blocks a head kick by Naleczowianka.
Kalervo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Naleczowianka manages to circle out of the way.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kalervo's head backwards.
Naleczowianka thuds his right hand into Kalervo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Naleczowianka defending well as Kalervo loads up on a big left hand.
Kalervo slips under a jab.
Kalervo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kalervo cracks a nice hook into Naleczowianka's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalervo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naleczowianka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Naleczowianka.
Kalervo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kalervo throws a low kick but Naleczowianka moves out of range easily.
Naleczowianka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naleczowianka throws out the jab.
Naleczowianka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Naleczowianka throws a lazy uppercut
and Kalervo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naleczowianka misses the jab.
Naleczowianka checks a low kick from Kalervo.
Naleczowianka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kalervo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka throws a hook but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo closes the distance and clinches.
Naleczowianka blocks an uppercut.
Naleczowianka tries to break free but Kalervo pushes him back against the ropes.
Kalervo misses with a body punch.
Kalervo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naleczowianka or not.
Good body shot from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a knee to the body.
Kalervo misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo pushes off an throws an elbow but Naleczowianka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalervo.
Naleczowianka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka has had enough of the clinch but Kalervo keeps him there for the moment.
Naleczowianka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalervo.
It looks like Cisowianka Naleczowianka has been cut.
Naleczowianka tries to break the clinch but Kalervo is controlling the position.
Naleczowianka tries to circle away but Kalervo has him pinned against the ropes.
Naleczowianka blocks an uppercut.
Naleczowianka blocks a body shot from Kalervo.
Naleczowianka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kalervo trying to land knees to the body.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped Naleczowianka in his tracks for a moment.
Naleczowianka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naleczowianka blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cisowianka Naleczowianka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Kalervo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy head kick and Kalervo moves out of range easily.
Kalervo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kalervo defending well as Naleczowianka loads up on a big left hand.
Naleczowianka slips under a jab.
Naleczowianka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalervo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalervo lands a nice hook to Naleczowianka's body. Naleczowianka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalervo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalervo defending well as Naleczowianka loads up on a big left hand.
Naleczowianka misses the jab.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Naleczowianka misses.
A leg kick checked by Kalervo.
Naleczowianka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kalervo can pounce on him.
Kalervo throws a looping overhand right but Naleczowianka ducks down to avoid it.
Naleczowianka raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Naleczowianka misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kalervo cracks a nice hook into Naleczowianka's ribs.
Kalervo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kalervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalervo misses with the head strike.
Kalervo lands with a right to the head.
Naleczowianka tries to break the clinch but Kalervo is controlling the position.
Naleczowianka can't break the clinch.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped Naleczowianka in his tracks for a moment.
Naleczowianka tries to circle away but Kalervo has him pinned against the ropes.
Kalervo missing with knees to the body.
Kalervo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalervo has him pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalervo.
Naleczowianka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Kalervo.
Naleczowianka misses with a right hand
letting Kalervo counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalervo scores with a sloppy right hand. Naleczowianka should have avoided that one.
Kalervo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naleczowianka.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the body.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses.
Naleczowianka scores with a jab to the head.
Kalervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naleczowianka.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naleczowianka manages to avoid it.
Naleczowianka misses with a head kick.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka takes a swing at Kalervo's ribcage but misses.
Kalervo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalervo looks to land a right hand but Naleczowianka moved out of range.
Naleczowianka cracks Kalervo with a good jab.
Naleczowianka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Naleczowianka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kalervo lands a right hook to the body.
Naleczowianka thows a body kick. Kalervo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kalervo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalervo looks to land a combination. Naleczowianka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalervo avoids the head kick by Naleczowianka.
Kalervo throws a shot to the body.
Kalervo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Naleczowianka.
Kalervo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naleczowianka is breathing heavily.
Kalervo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naleczowianka throws out the jab.
Kalervo checks a leg kick.
Kalervo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naleczowianka manages to avoid it.
Naleczowianka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Naleczowianka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naleczowianka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalervo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses
and Kalervo counters with a left to the body.
Kalervo misses with a low kick as Naleczowianka jumps back.
Naleczowianka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naleczowianka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Naleczowianka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalervo. Kalervo obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Kalervo tenderised Naleczowianka's leg. Naleczowianka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kalervo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalervo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cisowianka Naleczowianka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Naleczowianka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kalervo throws a front kick that sends Naleczowianka stumbling back into the ropes.
Kalervo connects with a body shot that sends Naleczowianka's belly button to the back.
Naleczowianka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalervo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalervo avoids the head kick by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka throws a jab when Kalervo was well out of range.
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo throwing a counter right hand but Naleczowianka manages to avoid it.
Naleczowianka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalervo throws out the jab.
Naleczowianka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kalervo tries to land a front kick but Naleczowianka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kalervo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Naleczowianka misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naleczowianka. Kalervo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalervo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naleczowianka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Naleczowianka scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naleczowianka misses with an uppercut. Kalervo saw that one coming.
Kalervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalervo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kalervo duly obliges.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kalervo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naleczowianka misses with a wild body shot.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalervo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Naleczowianka will feel that in the morning.
Naleczowianka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kalervo.
Kalervo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kalervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naleczowianka can do to turn this around?
Naleczowianka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kalervo.
Kalervo scores with a jab to the body.
Kalervo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naleczowianka throws a head kick but Kalervo moves out of range.
Naleczowianka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalervo lands with a nice body kick.
Kalervo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kalervo pushes Naleczowianka away with a front kick.
Kalervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naleczowianka manages to avoid it.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Naleczowianka misses
and Kalervo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalervo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naleczowianka. That did some damage!
Naleczowianka has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kalervo throws a wild body kick that Naleczowianka sees coming a mile off.
Kalervo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kalervo lands with a straight right. Naleczowianka didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Kalervo.
Kalervo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kalervo clinches.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Naleczowianka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalervo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naleczowianka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalervo. Kalervo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naleczowianka moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kalervo on the side of the head.
Naleczowianka moves out of range as Kalervo throws a body kick.
Naleczowianka throws a hook but Kalervo blocks it.
Naleczowianka scores with a jab to the head.
Kalervo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Naleczowianka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalervo.
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Kalervo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kalervo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naleczowianka is trying to counter with his kicks.
Naleczowianka scores with a nice strike.
Kalervo avoids the body shot from Naleczowianka.
Kalervo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kalervo works Naleczowianka's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalervo works Naleczowianka's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Naleczowianka, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Kalervo.
Naleczowianka avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalervo.
Naleczowianka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalervo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naleczowianka wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalervo won't allow it.
Kalervo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalervo lands with a short shot to the head.
Kalervo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Untamo Kalervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kalervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Untamo Kalervo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalervo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Untamo Kalervo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 3449 p4p, 115 weight class) and Kelly Newhouse (ranked 7296 p4p, 242 weight class). Kelly Newhouse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
328 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sajjad Gharibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelly Newhouse!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Gharibi's head coaches at Helsinki Athletics Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gharibi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gharibi lands a left and a right that send Newhouse crashing to the mat, dazed. Gharibi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kelly Newhouse has been cut.
Gharibi misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newhouse.
Gharibi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Gharibi misses.
Newhouse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gharibi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Newhouse! Gharibi lets Newhouse back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Newhouse is rocked!
Newhouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Gharibi finish him?
Gharibi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newhouse seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Gharibi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gharibi connects with a superb combination that knocks Newhouse out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Gharibi before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Newhouse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sajjad Gharibi!
Sajjad Gharibi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Strom (ranked 3200 p4p, 450 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 3693 p4p, 502 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Strom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Strom.
We've been told by Strom's head coaches at Fight Hard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Strom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strom scores with a one two! Raske had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Julius Strom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strom ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Raske misses with a hook. Strom ducked under it nicely.
Strom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raske swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raske throws a jab when Strom was well out of range.
Strom looks to land a combination but Raske avoids it well.
Nice cross by Raske.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raske slips a jab and a cross from Strom.
Raske looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske dodges the punch combination from Strom.
A punch combination from Strom misses.
Raske swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom fails to land with a series of punches.
Strom misses with a two punch combination.
Strom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raske throws a right and a left that Strom avoids nicely.
Raske throws a good cross that connects.
Raske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raske cracks Strom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Strom lands with an uppercut that bounces Raske off the ropes and back into range.
Raske avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raske doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strom misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske blocks a jab.
Raske lunges at Strom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strom's hand.
Strom is rocked!
Strom throws the left hand but Raske avoids the punch easily.
Oh Strom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strom appears to be looking for a big counter.
Strom seems to have got his legs back now.
Strom throws a right hand that Raske ducks under and follows up with a left that Raske also avoids with ease.
Strom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raske misses with a straight left.
Strom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raske counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strom lands a two punch combo.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strom lands with a nice combination. Raske backs away looking to recover.
Strom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a body punch but Strom moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Strom.
Strom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strom misses with a series of wild punches.
Raske is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strom with a body shot.
Strom scores with a punch to the head.
Raske showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strom.
Raske looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Strom does no damage.
Raske takes a swing at Strom's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Raske 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske swings widly with a right hand
and Strom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raske misses with a straight left.
Strom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raske moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strom misses with a hook.
Strom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strom lands a really nice looking cross but Raske seems unphased.
Strom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strom scores with a one two! Raske had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Strom blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Strom.
Strom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raske.
Strom is looking for a counter combo.
Raske throws a body punch but Strom moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Strom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Strom!
Strom just misses with a punch to the body.
Raske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strom throws a nice looking combination but Raske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strom throws a right and a left that Raske avoids nicely.
A big left from Raske misses.
Strom misses with a double jab
and Raske counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Raske throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Strom misses the target.
Strom misses with a series of wild punches.
Raske pounces like a tiger and cracks Strom with a vicious hook! Strom is down but not out! Raske follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Raske!
A very excited looking Thomas Raske made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 4334 p4p, 513 weight class) and Razmig Grigorian (ranked 1444 p4p, 193 weight class). Grigorian has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Razmig Grigorian enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmig Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski misses with a kick to the body.
Ignatowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grigorian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatowski. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a nice shot to the body.
Grigorian connects with a solid leg kick.
Grigorian 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.
Ignatowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Ignatowski's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grigorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ignatowski thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian avoids the head kick by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grigorian.
Ignatowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Grigorian counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigorian blocks a head kick by Ignatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a head kick that misses
and Ignatowski counters with a nice body kick.
Ignatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grigorian avoids a kick to the body.
Grigorian with a hook.
A combination from Grigorian does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Ignatowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski scores with a shot to the body.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
Ignatowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has been cut.
Ignatowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grigorian's corner calls for a 1-2. Grigorian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Grigorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ignatowski throwing a counter right hand but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignatowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatowski throws a head kick that misses.
Grigorian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grigorian misses with a double jab
and Ignatowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grigorian, as that shot connected.
Ignatowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Grigorian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grigorian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Grigorian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grigorian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ignatowski counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Grigorian catches Ignatowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ignatowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Grigorian.
Razmig Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski walks into a straight right hand from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ignatowski counters with a good low kick that Grigorian was not able to check.
Ignatowski misses the body punch
and Grigorian counters with a big head kick but Ignatowski shrugs it off.
Ignatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian unleashes a big counter combination but Ignatowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ignatowski throws a head kick that misses
and Grigorian counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignatowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grigorian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
Ignatowski throws a push kick but Grigorian slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian throws the left hand but Ignatowski avoids the punch easily.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ignatowski needs to keep his hands up - Grigorian had a free shot at his head there.
Ignatowski tests Grigorian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
Grigorian throws a hook but Ignatowski avoids it easily.
Grigorian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razmig Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Reverend Jim Ignatowski'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.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Ignatowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigorian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grigorian avoids the head kick by Ignatowski.
A leg kick checked by Grigorian.
Razmig Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grigorian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grigorian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ignatowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ignatowski throws an off balance right hand
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Grigorian takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grigorian misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grigorian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ignatowski throws a shot from downtown. Grigorian moves away and avoids it.
Grigorian misses with a hook
and Ignatowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grigorian cracks Ignatowski with an open hand slap.
Grigorian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grigorian misses with a straight right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ignatowski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ignatowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatowski motions for Grigorian to come forward. Ignatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian works Ignatowski's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grigorian lands with a hook. Ignatowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grigorian, as that shot connected.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
It appears Ignatowski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ignatowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Ignatowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigorian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grigorian doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grigorian connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grigorian throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ignatowski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grigorian counters with a one-two to the body.
Grigorian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Grigorian avoids the head kick by Ignatowski.
Grigorian swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Grigorian misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ignatowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ignatowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grigorian walks into a stiff left hand from Ignatowski.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ignatowski.
Grigorian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ignatowski blocks a jab.
Ignatowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignatowski tries to score with a low kick but Grigorian moves his leg out of the way.
Grigorian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ignatowski misses with the body kick
and Grigorian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ignatowski misses the body punch
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Razmig Grigorian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on The Reverend Jim Ignatowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski lands a nice hook to Grigorian's body. Grigorian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut.
Grigorian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ignatowski checks it well.
Ignatowski throws a counter high kick but Grigorian was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grigorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Grigorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ignatowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigorian misses with a looping left.
Ignatowski defending well as Grigorian loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grigorian takes a swing at Ignatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ignatowski moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski throws a head kick but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian throws a good cross that connects.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Grigorian misses the target.
Ignatowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Grigorian avoids the head kick by Ignatowski.
Grigorian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grigorian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grigorian looks to land a left hand but Ignatowski moved out of range nicely.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Razmig Grigorian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice combination there by Grigorian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grigorian, as that shot connected.
Ignatowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grigorian is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Grigorian with a nice cross.
Grigorian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grigorian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Grigorian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range.
Grigorian lands a glancing blow to the side of Ignatowski's head.
Ignatowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Grigorian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grigorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grigorian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grigorian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ignatowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grigorian. That did some damage!
Ignatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorian moves away.
Grigorian misses with a leg kick.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ignatowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grigorian scores with a body shot.
Ignatowski swings widly with a right hand
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
It appears Ignatowski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ignatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grigorian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigorian throws a combination. Ignatowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grigorian throws a head kick that half lands.
Grigorian scores with a leg kick.
Ignatowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Ignatowski avoids it with no problem.
Grigorian avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Grigorian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razmig Grigorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grigorian 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razmig Grigorian!
Razmig Grigorian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 1524 p4p, 249 weight class) and Ansgar Kundsen (ranked 5149 p4p, 657 weight class). Qasi comes to the ring accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Ansgar Kundsen 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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30
166 lbs
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32
166 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ansgar Kundsen!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kundsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kundsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kundsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kundsen tries to land a front kick but Qasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Qasi.
Kundsen with the counter takedown but Qasi avoids it easily.
Kundsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Qasi feints and then cracks Kundsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kundsen down.
Kundsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kundsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kundsen misses the body punch
and Qasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qasi missing with a left hand there. Kundsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi lands with a straight right. Kundsen didn't see that one coming.
Qasi digs a good body shot into Kundsen's ribs.
Kundsen misses with a takedown attempt - Qasi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kundsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Qasi takes a swing at Kundsen's ribcage but misses.
Kundsen throws a series of punches but Qasi avoids them all with ease.
Kundsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Qasi throws a head kick but Kundsen moves out of range.
Qasi misses with a hook
and Kundsen counters with a straight right hand.
Kundsen 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.
Kundsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kundsen.
Qasi throws out a loose jab but Kundsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi throws a leg kick
and Kundsen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Qasi!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Kundsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries to improve position but can't.
Qasi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kundsen working the ground and pound but Qasi is defending the strikes.
Qasi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kundsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Qasi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Martial Arts Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kundsen is trying to get an arm triangle but Qasi is defending well.
Qasi tries to buck Kundsen off but Kundsen is having none of it.
Qasi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kundsen connects with a decent elbow.
Qasi tries to buck Kundsen off but Kundsen is having none of it.
Kundsen throws an elbow but Qasi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Qasi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kundsen.
Qasi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kundsen.
Qasi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kundsen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is desperately trying to improve his position but Kundsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Kundsen lands a big shot there that rocks Qasi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kundsen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Qasi working to try and regain half guard.
Qasi is working hard here to advance position.
Qasi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kundsen is looking to take a break and control but Qasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qasi gets back to full guard.
Kundsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Qasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kundsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Qasi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Qasi is defending against the submission attempts here by Kundsen.
Qasi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Qasi is defending against the submission attempts here by Kundsen.
Kundsen trying to control the action but Qasi is working from the bottom.
Qasi wants to improve his position but Kundsen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansgar Kundsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kundsen.
Kundsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Qasi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKundsen.
Qasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Qasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Qasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kundsen counters with a three punch combo that has Qasi backing up. Qasi nods at Kundsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Kundsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qasi connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Qasi, right into the meat.
Qasi throws a chopping leg kick but Kundsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kundsen with the counter takedown but Qasi avoids it easily.
Qasi misses with a right hand
and Kundsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kundsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qasi.
Kundsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Qasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kundsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kundsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kundsen goes for a double leg but Qasi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Qasi continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Kundsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qasi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kundsen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Qasi to the ground. Kundsen is now in Qasi's guard.
Kundsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kundsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kundsen trying to control but Qasi is working from the bottom.
Qasi is looking for a triangle but Kundsen pushes his legs off easily.
Kundsen stopping the sweep attempt from Qasi.
Kundsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is trying to control the position but Kundsen postures up.
Kundsen working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Qasi is on top in guard.
Kundsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Qasi defends it easily.
Kundsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Qasi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Qasi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kundsen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Qasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kundsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Qasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kundsen has an active guard here but Qasi has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kundsen won't allow Qasi to pass to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Qasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kundsen keeps working.
Kundsen is looking for a sweep. Qasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Qasi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kundsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kundsen.
Kundsen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Qasi passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Qasi prevents Kundsen from improving his position.
Kundsen trying to hold on to Qasi's head to control him but Qasi postures up.
Qasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kundsen keeps working.
Kundsen wants to improve his position but Qasi is controlling well.
Kundsen is pressing down on Qasi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Qasi stands and throws Kundsen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kundsen is looking to regain half guard here but Qasi keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Azar Qasi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Qasi jabs Kundsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kundsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Qasi looks to throw the jab but Kundsen is out of range.
A solid body kick from Kundsen.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Kundsen's shoulder, as Kundsen tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi throws a leg kick
and Kundsen counters with a nice body kick.
Qasi digs a good hook to Kundsen's body.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Kundsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Kundsen.
Kundsen tries to bum rush Qasi with a series of wild strikes but Qasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Qasi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kundsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Qasi clinches up with Kundsen and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kundsen manages to pull guard.
Qasi trying to control but Kundsen is working from the bottom.
Qasi won't allow Kundsen to sweep him here.
Kundsen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Qasi passes into side control.
Qasi trying to control the action but Kundsen is working from the bottom.
Qasi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kundsen!
Qasi looking to control but Kundsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kundsen is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi moves to the back.
Qasi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kundsen tries to roll but Qasi sticks to his back.
Kundsen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Qasi has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Kundsen! Can he survive? No! He's out! Qasi gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Azar Qasi!
During a confident post fight interview, Azar Qasi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 964 p4p, 151 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 1196 p4p, 185 weight class). John Carter had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malverde throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Malverde tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter gets a double leg takedown into Malverde's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Malverde is adopting a defensive guard.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Malverde has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Malverde utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Carter is striking from the bottom but Malverde uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Carter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Malverde is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Malverde thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malverde.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Malverde goes for an armbar but Carter turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Carter.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malverde controlling Carter's posture.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been hearing that Carter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Malverde blocks nicely.
Malverde is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Malverde tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malverde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carter passes Malverde's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carter is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Malverde controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.
Malverde trying to control the position here.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Malverde is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malverde has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 John Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malverde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Malverde, which made it look bad.
Malverde cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
It looks like John Carter has been cut.
John Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malverde lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head.
Malverde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Malverde keeping control of the position.
Malverde manages to get to full guard.
Malverde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to control from the top but Malverde keeps moving.
Carter 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.
Carter throws an elbow that misses. Malverde uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Malverde!
Malverde working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Malverde passes into half guard.
Carter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Malverde prevents Carter from improving his position.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malverde is working away from the top position though.
Malverde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Malverde wants to free his trapped foot but Carter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malverde's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malverde's back!
Carter keeps control of the position as Malverde tries to break free.
Carter avoiding Malverde 's attempts to control his hands.
John Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malverde can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde trying to control the hands but Carter breaks the grip.
Malverde tries to roll but Carter sticks to his back.
Malverde covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Malverde right now.
Malverde rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter wants to take a breather but Malverde is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Malverde controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Carter'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. This is the final round!
Malverde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malverde lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carter will feel that in the morning.
Carter checks a low kick from Malverde.
Malverde tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
Jab by Malverde.
Malverde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Malverde tries to get set, Carter tries to push him back and clinch up but Malverde manages to avoid the attempt.
Malverde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Malverde shows good takedown defense.
Malverde swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
John Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter tries for a takedown but Malverde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Malverde on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malverde's guard.
Malverde managing to control the position.
Malverde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Malverde is keeping the position.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Malverde trying to control the position here.
Carter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Malverde thumps Carter with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malverde throws a leg kick that misses.
Malverde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jesus Malverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malverde - that will leave a mark!
Malverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Malverde coming out on top.
Carter misses with a hook
and Malverde comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Carter stumbles back against the ropes, looking to regain his senses but Malverde is on him like rabid pit bull! Carter slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde took some time post fight to say the following; 'fuck Humours'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Babakov (ranked 2039 p4p, 221 weight class) and Roger Dawson (ranked 940 p4p, 111 weight class). Roger Dawson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Babakov finds it's target.
Babakov misses with a wild combination.
Babakov takes one on the button.
It looks like Sergei Babakov has been cut.
Dawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawson misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Babakov. Those never looked like landing.
Babakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Babakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babakov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Babakov misses with an uppercut. Dawson saw that one coming.
Dawson lunges at Babakov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babakov's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson looks to land a right hand but Babakov moved out of range.
Babakov tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babakov closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babakov as Dawson tries to tie him up.
Dawson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Babakov goes for a takedown attempt but Dawson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of Babakov's head but Babakov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babakov tries to counter by clinching up but Dawson breaks away and moves out of range.
Babakov scores with a hook.
Dawson throws the left hand but Babakov avoids the punch easily.
Babakov tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Babakov throws the left hand but Dawson avoids the punch easily.
Dawson slips a straight right by Babakov.
Dawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawson forces Babakov back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
A short right from Babakov.
A body shot lands from Babakov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Dawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dawson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Babakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Babakov working aggressively here.
Babakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Babakov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
Babakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
Dawson gets through Babakov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dawson as the two fighters clinch.
Dawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dawson is working Babakov over against the ropes.
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babakov.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Babakov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dawson can turn it around.
Dawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dawson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
Dawson stalling the fight.
Babakov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roger Dawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Babakov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dawson looks to land a left hand but Babakov moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Babakov tries to clinch there but Dawson circles away.
Babakov blocks a jab.
Dawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Babakov under the eye.
Babakov has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Babakov tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
Babakov connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawson.
Dawson swings for the body but Babakov moves out of range.
Dawson throws the left hand but Babakov avoids the punch easily.
Dawson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Babakov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Babakov pushes Dawson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Babakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dawson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Babakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawson.
Good body shot from Babakov.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babakov lands a body punch.
Dawson trying to stall but Babakov improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Babakov.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Babakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawson trying to control the position but instead, Babakov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawson into the ropes.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Dawson lands a body shot.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov lands a nice uppercut.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babakov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Babakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Dawson is trying to maintain a safe position but Babakov gets an underhook and turns Dawson into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Babakov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson tries to stall but Babakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Sergei Babakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babakov tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Babakov misses.
It looks like Babakov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dawson slips a jab and a cross from Babakov.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babakov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Babakov ducks down to avoid it.
As Dawson tries to get set, Babakov tries to push him back and clinch up but Dawson manages to avoid the attempt.
Babakov blocks a jab.
Babakov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dawson has time to react.
Babakov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
Dawson jabs Babakov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Babakov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawson lands a slapping body shot.
Babakov lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Babakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babakov tries to clinch
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Dawson lands with a hook. Babakov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roger Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Babakov avoids it well.
Babakov tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson throws a hook but Babakov blocks it.
Babakov ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
Dawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babakov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dawson manages to circle out of the way.
Babakov lands a head shot.
Babakov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Babakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Babakov wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.
Dawson throws a jab when Babakov was well out of range.
Dawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Babakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babakov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dawson.
Dawson digs a good body shot into Babakov's ribs.
Babakov misses with a body shot.
Dawson missing with a left hand there. Babakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Babakov needs to keep his hands up - Dawson had a free shot at his head there.
Babakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson tries to stall but Babakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Dawson - that landed with a thud.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Dawson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babakov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Babakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Babakov misses with the head strike.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson works on Babakov's body with a couple of short punches.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson wants to stall.
Dawson tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
Babakov lands a body punch.
Dawson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Babakov can't find room to land a body shot as Dawson controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson tries a body shot but Babakov blocks it.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Babakov on the inside.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babakov.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson is leaning against Babakov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dawson tries to stall but Babakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Dawson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Dawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Babakov.
Dawson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Babakov.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Babakov wants to clinch but Dawson slips to the side
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babakov moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Dawson there.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Babakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babakov misses with a wild body shot.
Babakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
Dawson looks to throw the jab but Babakov is out of range.
Babakov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dawson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babakov thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dawson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Babakov.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson digs a right hand underneath Babakov's ribcage. Babakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Babakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
Babakov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
Babakov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
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!
Dawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babakov tries to clinch but Dawson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dawson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Dawson misses.
Babakov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dawson misses with a hook. Babakov ducked under it nicely.
Babakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Dawson walks into a left hand.
Babakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babakov moves into the clinch.
Dawson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Babakov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawson lands a body shot.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Dawson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Babakov.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Babakov on the inside.
Babakov misses with a body punch.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Babakov lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson pushes Babakov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson just leaning against Babakov, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov being controlled against the ropes.
Dawson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babakov backwards.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Babakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Babakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Babakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawson looking to stall.
Babakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Babakov controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawson.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Babakov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Babakov controls the action.
Babakov prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Babakov is leaning against Dawson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roger Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Babakov is looking to clinch.
Babakov is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Babakov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Babakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Dawson.
Dawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Babakov misses with a straight left.
Babakov slips a straight right by Dawson.
Babakov misses with a hook. Dawson ducked under it nicely.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Babakov is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Babakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Babakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dawson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babakov wants to stall.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Babakov.
Babakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babakov's elbow.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Babakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sergei Babakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson scores with a hook to the body.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Babakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babakov tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babakov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babakov throws a head punch that misses.
Babakov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Babakov tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Babakov back against the ropes.
Babakov tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Babakov back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Babakov fails to land.
Dawson digs a right hand underneath Babakov's ribcage. Babakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babakov has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson pushes Babakov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Babakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson tries to work over Babakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Babakov back against the ropes.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babakov blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Good body shot from Dawson.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Babakov avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Babakov takes a shot to the head.
Babakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babakov.
Babakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dawson is struggling to control the position.
Dawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babakov or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dawson stalling.
Dawson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Babakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Babakov.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roger Dawson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babakov as Dawson tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Dawson.
I think Dawson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 46:50
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roger Dawson!
Roger Dawson is the new featherweight champion!
Roger Dawson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 1202 p4p, 153 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 2106 p4p, 257 weight class). Kuklinski comes into the arena with Immigrant Song blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Sydney, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinski rushes Sveinsson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sveinsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sveinsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Richard Kuklinski has been cut.
Sveinsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinski controls his hands.
Kuklinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sveinsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuklinski rushes Sveinsson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sveinsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuklinski tries a body shot but Sveinsson blocks it.
Sveinsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sveinsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sveinsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuklinski working aggressively here.
Kuklinski misses with some punches.
Kuklinski is trying to break the clinch but Sveinsson has him pressed against the ropes.
Sveinsson tries to work over Kuklinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuklinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sveinsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sveinsson presses Kuklinski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sveinsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sveinsson.
Sveinsson lands with a left to the head.
Kuklinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sveinsson blocking some punches.
Sveinsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinski lands with a light punch inside.
Kuklinski throws a head punch that misses.
Sveinsson lands a shoulder strike.
Sveinsson tries a body shot but Kuklinski blocks it.
Sveinsson lands with a right to the head.
Kuklinski throws a head punch that misses.
Sveinsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Richard Kuklinski's cut is getting worse.
A shot in the inside from Sveinsson.
A short right from Sveinsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sveinsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sveinsson pushes Kuklinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kuklinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Sveinsson controls his hands.
Sveinsson scores with a hook to the body.
Kuklinski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson lands with a left to the head.
Sveinsson works on Kuklinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Sveinsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sveinsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sveinsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Richard Kuklinski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kuklinski takes a shot to the head.
Sveinsson lands a shot to the body.
Sveinsson lands a body punch.
Kuklinski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sveinsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sveinsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinski takes a shot to the head.
Jeez, Richard Kuklinski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sveinsson drops Kuklinski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinski is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Kuklinski is rocked!
Sveinsson throws a big uppercut that drops Kuklinski! More strikes from Sveinsson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kuklinski lies dazed against the ropes as Sveinsson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knutr Sveinsson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Knutr Sveinsson made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Richard Kuklinski spoke after the fight, saying 'The fuck just happened?'.
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