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UGD 78:Dykstra Vs Man II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Second Fist (ranked 2135 p4p, 330 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 1224 p4p, 191 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist avoids the head kick by Thrul.
Thrul pushes Fist away with a front kick.
Fist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thrul fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fist to the ground. Thrul is now in Fist's guard.
Thrul stands up over Fist, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thrul landing some decent shots from guard.
Thrul wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
Fist has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thrul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thrul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fist working a defensive guard here.
Fist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thrul is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrul works over Fist with some ground and pound from guard.
Fist controls Thrul momentarily but Thrul frees himself.
Thrul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thrul controls the pace.
Thrul connects with a couple of short punches.
Thrul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrul chips away with some ground and pound.
Thrul slips nicely into half guard.
Thrul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fist has hold of Thrul's hands but Thrul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fist is looking for a sweep. Thrul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thrul is nestled in close to Fist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fist wants to get back to full guard.
Fist gets full guard.
Thrul is working Fist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul trying to control the position from guard on top but Fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thrul defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thrul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thrul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fist's head.
Fist has his foot on Thrul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thrul works his way back into a safe position though.
Thrul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thrul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thrul chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Thrul is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thrul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrul postures up in Fist's guard and throws a big left but Fist blocks it.
Thrul content to stall in guard here.
Fist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aznar Thrul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thrul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thrul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Thrul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thrul is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Fist misses.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrul.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Thrul misses with a body kick.
A jab from Thrul misses.
Thrul misses with a low kick.
Thrul lands with a straight right. Fist didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Fist misses.
Thrul looks to land a body kick but Fist moved away.
Thrul clobbers Fist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fist is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist ducks straight into an uppercut from Thrul and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Fist manages to regain guard straight away.
Oh Fist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thrul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thrul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thrul landing with the ground and pound.
Fist seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Thrul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fist keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Thrul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thrul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thrul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrul connects with a couple of short punches.
Thrul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thrul distracts Fist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aznar Thrul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thrul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thrul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thrul gets to his feet and stands over Fist, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Fist felt that one! Thrul unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Fist from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aznar Thrul!
After the fight, Aznar Thrul was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Second Fist spoke after the fight, saying 'Ur woman didnt pay me the stud service fee she owes me...But u can have her panties back anyway....HERE!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 1080 p4p, 126 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (ranked 1821 p4p, 211 weight class). Ballesteros comes to the cage accompanied by Chamillionaire f. Scarface & Killer Mike - Reignfall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballesteros manages to avoid it.
Clavette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ballesteros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clavette checks the leg kick.
Clavette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballesteros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballesteros staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Clavette. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Clavette has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raoul Clavette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballesteros ducks under a wild hook from Clavette.
Clavette scores with the left hand. Ballesteros knows he should have avoided that one.
Clavette throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ballesteros was covering up waiting for the punch and Clavette finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ballesteros can't keep his opponent in guard - Clavette advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ballesteros is refusing to be controlled, as Clavette sits in half guard.
Ballesteros is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros kicks off Clavette and gets to his feet.
Ballesteros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Clavette tries to counter it with a takedown but Ballesteros pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clavette throws a leg kick but Ballesteros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ballesteros is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Ballesteros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seve Ballesteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clavette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballesteros circles away quickly and effectively.
Clavette throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clavette checks a leg kick nicely.
Clavette missing with a left hand there. Ballesteros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ballesteros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clavette looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballesteros stuffs the takedown.
Clavette throws a low kick but Ballesteros moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballesteros, right into the meat.
Clavette looks to throw the jab but Ballesteros is out of range.
Clavette feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballesteros wants to stand but Clavette is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavette is standing up over Ballesteros. Ballesteros looks to escape but Clavette dives into side control.
The referee asks Clavette politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clavette prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballesteros explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Clavette shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ballesteros as he jumps to the side.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballesteros throws a leg kick which misses Clavette's front leg but catches the back leg as Clavette tries to avoid it.
Clavette takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ballesteros lands with a kick to the temple. Clavette shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clavette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ballesteros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette misses with a straight left.
Clavette with a jab.
Clavette throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballesteros counters with a stiff right hand.
Ballesteros dips to his left and cracks Clavette with an uppercut!
Clavette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ballesteros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballesteros throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clavette's head.
Ballesteros lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballesteros. Clavette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clavette.
Ballesteros lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballesteros throws a shot from downtown. Clavette moves away and avoids it.
Clavette feints the counter takedown.
Clavette looks to land a combination but Ballesteros avoids it well.
Clavette dives in and grabs Ballesteros's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ballesteros pushes down on Clavette's head and hops out.
Seve Ballesteros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
A combination from Clavette does no damage.
Ballesteros connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clavette misses with a double jab.
Clavette avoids the body shot from Ballesteros.
Clavette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clavette there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ballesteros lands with a right hand.
Clavette tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballesteros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clavette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clavette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballesteros.
Clavette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clavette looks to land a left hand but Ballesteros moved out of range nicely.
Clavette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clavette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab from Ballesteros.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballesteros blocks a jab.
Ballesteros throws a jab when Clavette was well out of range.
Ballesteros bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ballesteros throws a series of punches but Clavette moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seve Ballesteros dominated that round.
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.
Ballesteros tries to clinch up
and Clavette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballesteros misses with the combination.
A big left from Clavette misses.
A quick step to the side and Ballesteros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clavette takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clavette looks to land a left hand but Ballesteros moved out of range nicely.
Ballesteros thinks about countering with a head kick.
Clavette lands with a straight right. Ballesteros didn't see that one coming.
Clavette tries to clinch but Ballesteros is having none of it.
Ballesteros misses with an uppercut. Clavette saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballesteros misses with a looping left.
Ballesteros looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clavette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clavette swings for the body but Ballesteros moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Clavette.
A counter left hand to the body from Ballesteros misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros ducks under a wild hook from Clavette.
A counter left hand to the body from Ballesteros misses its target.
Clavette misses with a hook
and Ballesteros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballesteros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clavette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballesteros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clavette, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ballesteros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clavette.
Clavette has Ballesteros pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ballesteros manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ballesteros can't find room to land a body shot as Clavette controls the action.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ballesteros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clavette is looking for a takedown.
Seve Ballesteros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Clavette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ballesteros is defending well.
Ballesteros prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballesteros lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballesteros softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clavette misses with the head strike.
Ballesteros lands with a left to the head.
Ballesteros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballesteros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballesteros throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ballesteros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballesteros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clavette walks into a straight right hand from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballesteros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clavette goes for a takedown attempt but Ballesteros pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Clavette. Those never looked like landing.
Clavette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ballesteros under the eye.
The crowd cheers as Ballesteros lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clavette doesn't seem phased though.
Ballesteros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clavette can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Ballesteros.
Raoul Clavette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clavette crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ballesteros - the referee stops the clock and Clavette gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ballesteros. Clavette manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good shot there by Ballesteros.
Jab by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballesteros goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ballesteros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clavette. That did some damage!
Ballesteros throws a sloppy head kick and Clavette moves out of range easily.
Ballesteros throws out a powerful jab.
Clavette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seve Ballesteros is winning the standup battle so far.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clavette! But no joy.
Clavette misses with a looping right.
Ballesteros half committed to a counter leg kick.
Clavette throws a body punch but Ballesteros moves out of range.
Clavette tries to bum rush Ballesteros with a series of wild strikes but Ballesteros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballesteros appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballesteros slips a jab and a cross from Clavette.
Ballesteros is looking to counter punch.
Clavette throws a right and a left that Ballesteros avoids nicely.
Ballesteros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clavette lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clavette misses with a shot to the body
and Ballesteros counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Clavette as he checks the leg kick.
Clavette throws an off balance right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a thumping low kick.
Ballesteros lands with a slapping head kick.
Clavette takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ballesteros moves into the clinch.
Ballesteros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ballesteros.
Clavette wants to take the fight to the mat but Ballesteros manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros digs a right hand into Clavette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clavette's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballesteros lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballesteros lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clavette's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clavette tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ballesteros smiles and moves away.
Clavette is breathing heavily.
Ballesteros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seve Ballesteros dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clavette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Clavette. Beautiful body shot.
Clavette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ballesteros to score with a decent uppercut.
Ballesteros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clavette's sensitive parts.
Clavette swinging wildly here.
Ballesteros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballesteros clinches.
Seve Ballesteros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ballesteros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clavette is working for takedown but Ballesteros is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clavette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ballesteros lands a right hand.
Clavette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ballesteros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette is trying to drag Ballesteros to the mat but Ballesteros just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Seve Ballesteros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Ballesteros's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ballesteros lands a really nice looking cross but Clavette seems unphased.
Ballesteros lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ballesteros clinches up with Clavette and pushes him back against the cage.
Ballesteros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballesteros lands a left hand.
I was talking to Ballesteros's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ballesteros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clavette.
Ballesteros with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ballesteros lands a shot to the body.
Ballesteros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Ballesteros lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballesteros pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavette misses with a punch on the inside.
Clavette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clavette changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ballesteros fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clavette needs to keep his hands up - Ballesteros had a free shot at his head there.
Clavette blocks a head kick by Ballesteros.
A jab from Clavette misses.
Clavette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballesteros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballesteros.
Clavette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Ballesteros does it's job there.
Ballesteros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ballesteros misses with a lunging right hand
and Clavette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ballesteros throws a punch but it's blocked by Clavette.
Clavette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ballesteros is defending well.
Ballesteros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
Ballesteros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clavette's elbow.
Ballesteros scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ballesteros.
Raoul Clavette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clavette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ballesteros lands a left hand.
Clavette goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ballesteros prevents it.
Ballesteros pushes Clavette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clavette jumps guard but Ballesteros stands there with Clavette around his waist. Clavette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ballesteros manages to break the clinch.
Ballesteros clinches up against the cage.
Clavette takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ballesteros.
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!
Ballesteros lands a right hand.
Ballesteros tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballesteros tries to land knees in the clinch but Clavette avoids the damage to the body.
Clavette wants to take the fight to the mat but Ballesteros manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ballesteros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clavette goes for a takedown attempt but Ballesteros pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballesteros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clavette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballesteros circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballesteros scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballesteros.
Clavette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Ballesteros coming out on top.
Jab by Clavette.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seve Ballesteros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ballesteros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seve Ballesteros!
An out of breath Seve Ballesteros thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 919 p4p, 126 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 907 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire throws a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates forces Zaire back against the cage and clinches.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Yates.
Yates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yates obliges.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaires head.
Yates lands a good knee to the midsection. Zaire won't want to take too many of those.
Yates scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaire creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yates misses with some punches.
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Yates.
Yates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaire at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates lands a head kick!
Yates misses with a head kick.
Zaire throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Yates works the jab nicely.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Yates. Beautiful body shot.
Yates tries to work over Zaire's front leg with a kick but Zaire checks it.
Zaire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zaire moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Yates lands a jab to Zaire's midsection.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaire feints a counter leg kick.
Yates throws a leg kick but Zaire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire flicks out a counter leg kick but Yates steps away.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Yates misses
and Zaire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yates is out of range and Zaire settles back down.
It appears Yates was looking to counter with a kick there.
Zaire misses with a wild combination.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Zaire counters with a nice body kick.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yates lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Zaire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates is looking to wear down Zaire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yates stalks Zaire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaire's face. Zaire staggers backwards, shaken.
Yates scores with a head kick. Zaire tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaire.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yates throws a head kick but Zaire moves out of range.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Zaire counters with a nice leg kick.
Yates moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaire misses the target.
Yates throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaire tries to land a body kick
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaire as he connects with a hook.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates scores with a hook.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yates tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yates throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Zaire throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Zaire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Zaire.
Yates looks to land a body kick but Zaire moved away.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Yates coming out on top.
Yates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaire's hands.
Yates feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Zaire throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates throws a leg kick but Zaire checks it.
Yates slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Zaire misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates's corner calls for a 1-2. Yates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yates lands with a right hand.
Yates misses with a low kick.
Zaire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaire can pounce on him.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Zaire tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Yates lands with an overhand left.
Yates lands with a right hand.
Zaire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaire.
Yates tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaire's head.
Zaire swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates catches Zaire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Zaire to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates jabs Zaire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates scores with a jab to the body.
Yates moves away from the strike by Zaire.
A quick step to the side and Yates tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Yates moved away.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates lands a nice shot that snaps Zaire's head back.
Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yates misses with a head kick.
Yates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Yates cracks Zaire with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Zaire lands a high kick!
Zaire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Yates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Yates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaire scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Yates takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yates lands a two punch combo.
Zaire is looking to land body kicks.
Zaire thumps Yates with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Zaire counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yates looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Zaire misses with a double jab.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Yates.
Zaire swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Zaire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yates throws a right hand that misses
and Zaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yates.
Yates stuns Zaire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
Yates darts in and clinches Zaire up against the cage.
Zaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Yates tenderised Zaire's leg. Zaire is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaire. That did some damage!
Zaire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Yates tries to move into range but Zaire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zaire checks the leg kick.
Yates looks to throw a body kick
and Zaire counters with an outside leg kick.
Zaire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates works Zaire's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zaire.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
Yates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire slips under a jab from Yates.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yates takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Zaire moves out of range easily.
Zaire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Zaire dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Zaire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yates fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaire just manages to avoid it.
Yates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yates backs up against the cage.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates tries to score with a low kick but Zaire moves his leg out of the way.
Yates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaire.
Zaire thinks about the counter body kick.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harrison Yates.
Well Yates 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 2251 p4p, 272 weight class) and Zod Wettin (ranked 1492 p4p, 186 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Zod Wettin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Ritter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ritter tries to work over Wettin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wettin has clasped his hands together around Ritter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wettin trying to control the position but Ritter is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ritter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wettin is not content to let Ritter control the position.
Ritter is thwarting Wettin's attempts to control the position.
Ritter is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Wettin still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Wettin has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
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!
Ritter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wettin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ritter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wettin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ritter is desperately trying to improve his position but Wettin has a good base and remains in mount.
Ritter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ritter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ritter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wettin throwing shots but Ritter is blocking nicely.
Ritter trying to hold on to Wettin's head to control him but Wettin postures up.
Ritter tries to roll over but Wettin keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wettin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ritter desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wettin in particular looking to stall.
Ritter is looking for a sweep. Wettin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wettin trying to control from half guard but Ritter is working away.
Wettin not doing much here.
Wettin is thwarting Ritter's attempts to control the position.
Wettin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ritter's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wettin is working for a submission of some sort.
Ritter is trying to control but can't.
Ritter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wettin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ritter is looking for a sweep. Wettin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wettin controlling the pace.
Ritter is trying to stand back up but Wettin is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ritter throws a right and a left that Wettin avoids nicely.
Ritter misses with a body shot.
Ritter throws an overhand right that lands on Wettin's shoulder, as Wettin tries to avoid the shot.
Wettin dives in and scores a takedown into Ritter's guard.
Ritter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wettin slips nicely into half guard.
Wettin is trying to control the action in half guard but Ritter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ritter wants to control but Wettin is keeping busy.
Ritter tries to roll over but Wettin keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zod Wettin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ritter jabs Wettin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wettin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ritter tries to avoid it but Wettin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ritter to the ground. Ritter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wettin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ritter defends it nicely.
Ritter stuns Wettin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for Ritter and sends Wettin crashing to the mat! Ritter follows him down to the mat - Wettin regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Zod Wettin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wettin tries to get to full guard but Ritter has control of the leg.
Ritter lands a big elbow - Wettin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ritter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Ritter!
Sylvester Ritter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 1164 p4p, 173 weight class) and Buzz Bixby (ranked 1311 p4p, 189 weight class). Venger's entrance music is Live and Let Die. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bixby looks to land a left hand but Venger moved out of range nicely.
Venger is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Bixby.
Bixby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Venger counters with a left to the body.
Bixby misses with a looping right.
Bixby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venger.
Bixby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venger.
Venger misses with a right hand
and Bixby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venger.
Venger just misses with a punch to the body.
Venger misses with a double jab.
Venger throws a body punch but Bixby moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Venger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venger throws a head kick but Bixby moves out of range.
Bixby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby misses with an uppercut. Venger saw that one coming.
Vladimir Venger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venger misses with a double jab.
Venger clobbers Bixby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Venger throws a body kick that misses
and Bixby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venger 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.
Nice straight punches there by Venger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Venger.
Venger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Bixby both land. Nice combination.
Bixby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venger cracks Bixby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bixby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bixby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Venger lands a leg kick that knocks Bixby off balance momentarily.
A big right from Venger misses.
Venger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bixby throws out a counter right but Venger avoids it with no problem.
Bixby 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby throws a shot from downtown. Venger moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Venger misses its target.
Bixby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Venger's guard.
Venger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bixby puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bixby is trying to control the action in half guard but Venger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Venger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bixby.
Bixby seems to be looking for submissions.
Venger is trying to stand back up but Bixby is controlling him
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Venger is looking to escape.
Bixby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bixby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've been hearing good reports from Venger's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bixby.
Bixby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bixby throws a big elbow that misses.
Venger working a defensive guard here.
Bixby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bixby prevents Venger from getting back to his feet.
Bixby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Venger keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
Bixby tries to free his leg and advance position but Venger is retaining full guard.
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.
Bixby with a nice head shot there.
Venger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bixby stands up over Venger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bixby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bixby throwing strikes from guard but Venger blocks nicely.
Bixby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bixby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Venger wants to stand but Bixby is controlling the position.
Venger trying to keep a closed guard but Bixby is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buzz Bixby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bixby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venger.
Bixby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venger.
Bixby just misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby lands a right hook to the body.
Vladimir Venger is winning the standup battle so far.
Venger misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Venger.
Bixby looks to land a combination but Venger avoids it well.
Venger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Venger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bixby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Venger has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venger misses with a hook. Bixby ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Venger misses its intended target.
Bixby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venger.
Venger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bixby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Bixby misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Venger misses its intended target.
Venger throws a hook but Bixby avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bixby misses the target.
Bixby scores with a nice strike.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Venger.
Bixby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bixby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vengers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bixby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bixby is working for a kimura but Venger is defending it quite comfortably.
Bixby trying to control the action but Venger is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger is looking to escape.
Venger gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Venger keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
Bixby throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bixby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger has momentary wrist control but Bixby slips an elbow through the middle.
Bixby passes Venger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby wants to work for an arm triangle but Venger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bixby is nestled in close to Venger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Venger has one foot on Bixby's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bixby misses with a lunging right hand
and Venger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bixby avoids the head kick by Venger.
Venger slips under a jab.
Bixby misses the shot to the body.
Bixby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venger.
A little jabbing left from Bixby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bixby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bixby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venger.
Venger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bixby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bixby throws an off balance right hand
and Venger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Venger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bixby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Venger misses the target.
Bixby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Venger.
Bixby throws a jab when Venger was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Venger misses the target.
Bixby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bixby scores with a three punch combo!
Bixby works over Venger's head and body with a nice combination.
Venger is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Bixby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bixby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venger throws an overhand right that lands on Bixby's shoulder, as Bixby tries to avoid the shot.
Venger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bixby back to the cage. Venger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Bixby does it's job there.
Bixby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Venger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bixby walks into a stiff left hand from Venger.
Venger seems to have got his legs back now.
A combination from Bixby does no damage.
Venger misses with a hook. Bixby ducked under it nicely.
Venger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venger. Bixby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bixby lands a jab to Venger's midsection.
Nice shot by Bixby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bixby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bixby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Venger circles away.
Venger throws an off balance right hand
and Bixby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bixby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Venger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Venger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bixby lands with a good body shot.
Venger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venger tries to score with a low kick but Bixby moves his leg out of the way.
Bixby throws out a counter right but Venger avoids it with no problem.
Venger throws a leg kick that misses.
Bixby throws a hook to the side of Venger's head but Venger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Venger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venger scores with a nice strike.
Venger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger dodges the punch combination from Bixby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bixby lands a right hook to the body.
Bixby takes a swing at Venger's ribcage but misses.
Venger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bixby.
Venger throws an off balance right hand
and Bixby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bixby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Venger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bixby throwing strikes but missing.
Vladimir Venger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bixby content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger has momentary wrist control but Bixby slips an elbow through the middle.
Bixby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bixby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bixby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bixby looking to sit in guard and control but Venger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Venger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Venger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Venger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bixby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby working for a triangle but Venger defends it easily.
Bixby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Venger trying to control but Bixby is working from the bottom.
Venger with a nice head shot there.
Venger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bixby working for submissions but it's allowed Venger to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Buzz Bixby.
Well Bixby 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Bixby!
Buzz Bixby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Vladimir Venger was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh crapper. I'm gonna get released losing to a sack of potatoes like that. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 569 p4p, 72 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 521 p4p, 62 weight class). Moshington comes to the cage accompanied by Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. 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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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kenway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moshington stuns Kenway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kenway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moshington.
Moshington throws the left hand but Kenway avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Moshington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
Moshington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Moshington misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Moshington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Moshington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moshington blocks a jab.
Moshington avoids the body shot from Kenway.
It looked like Moshington was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kenway.
Kenway looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moshington swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Moshington.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
Kenway is looking to slow Moshington down with leg kicks.
Kenway slips under a jab from Moshington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moshington jabs Kenway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Moshington throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenway throws a looping overhand right but Moshington ducks down to avoid it.
Moshington checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kenway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenway slips a straight right by Moshington.
Kenway appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moshington lands a jab to Kenway's midsection.
The fighters circling - Kenway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moshington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moshington throws a body shot but no joy.
Moshington looks to land a left hand but Kenway moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moshington.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenway tries a head kick but it misses.
Moshington takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Moshington throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moshington throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Moshington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Moshington.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moshington's calf.
Kenway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moshington takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Moshington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway jabs at Moshington's body.
Kenway gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Moshington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
Moshington misses with a few strikes there.
Kenway connects with a high kick.
Kenway with a jab.
Kenway scores with a jab.
Moshington throws a lazy right hand but Kenway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moshington.
Kenway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenway throws a head kick but Moshington moves out of range.
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway cracks Moshington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenway scores with a nice strike.
Kenway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Moshington is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moshington. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moshington just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Kenway does it's job there.
Kenway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kenway delivers a nice body kick.
Kenway throws a nice head kick!
Kenway lands with an uppercut that bounces Moshington off the cage and back into range.
Moshington scores with a shot to the body.
Kenway scores with a sloppy right hand. Moshington should have avoided that one.
Moshington misses with a body shot.
Kenway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Kenway.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moshington misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway lands a front kick.
Kenway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moshington.
Moshington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenway scores with a kick to the body.
Kenway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moshington's head backwards.
Kenway is looking to slow Moshington down with leg kicks.
Kenway throws a front kick aimed at Moshington's knee but Moshington avoids it well.
Moshington missing with a left hand there. Kenway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Kenway
and Moshington counters with a straight right hand.
Moshington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenway jabs Moshington right on the nose. Moshington blinks but takes it well.
Kenway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moshington scores with a hook to the body. Kenway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenway cracks the inside of Moshington's front leg.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moshington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kenway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moshington misses with a straight left.
A big right from Kenway misses.
Kenway swings for the body but Moshington moves out of range.
Moshington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenway misses with a left hand
and Moshington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moshington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moshington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for Kenway.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moshington.
Moshington looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Moshington throws a shot from downtown. Kenway moves away and avoids it.
Moshington misses with a two punch combination.
Kenway raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kenway slips a straight right by Moshington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moshington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kenway has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Moshington throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moshington.
Moshington swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway counters with an outside leg kick.
Kenway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moshington misses with a wild body shot.
Moshington looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenway, right into the meat.
A low kick from Kenway is predictable there
and Moshington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moshington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenway.
Kenway defending well as Moshington loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway scores with a jab to the body.
Moshington blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenway cracks Moshington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Moshington blocks the low kick.
Moshington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moshington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenway. Kenway obviously looking to wear him down.
Moshington needs to keep his hands up - Kenway had a free shot at his head there.
Moshington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moshington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenway lands a glancing blow to the side of Moshington's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moshington throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Kenway.
Kenway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moshington.
Kenway appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Kenway does it's job there.
Kenway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moshington looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Moshington misses the target.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Moshington.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moshington misses with a left hand
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Kenway misses with a low kick as Moshington jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moshington swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway misses with a left hand
and Moshington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Kenway slips under a jab from Moshington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
That's time! Moshington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenway, as that shot connected.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Moshington.
Kenway tries a quick counter leg kick but Moshington is wise to it.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moshington throws a body punch but Kenway moves out of range.
Moshington misses with an uppercut.
Moshington misses with a left hand
and Kenway counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moshington throws a body punch but Kenway moves out of range.
Moshington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Moshington misses the body punch
and Moshington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Moshington is just out of range.
Moshington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moshington under the eye.
Kenway lands with an overhand left.
Moshington misses with a body shot.
Moshington moves forwards but Kenway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moshington connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kenway momentarily.
Moshington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenway.
Moshington swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Moshington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Kenway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kenway connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenway slips under a jab.
Kenway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moshington. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenway takes one to the side of the head.
Moshington throws a body punch but Kenway moves out of range.
Moshington throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moshington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway lands with an uppercut that bounces Moshington off the cage and back into range.
Kenway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
George Moshington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moshington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moshington lands a body shot.
Moshington just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Moshington.
Kenway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Moshington.
Moshington misses with a straight left.
Kenway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moshington.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kenway fakes the leg kick and cracks Moshington in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Moshington.
Kenway lands a jab to the nose.
Kenway jabs at Moshington's body.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moshington.
Kenway connects with a right hand. Moshington shakes it off.
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moshington throws a body punch but Kenway moves out of range.
Moshington takes one to the side of the head.
Moshington misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Kenway.
Kenway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Kenway connects with a body shot that sends Moshington's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenway lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway clobbers Moshington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moshington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moshington in his tracks.
Moshington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kenway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenway stuns Moshington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenway.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moshington throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenway 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
A victorious Edward Kenway 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 367 p4p, 54 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 868 p4p, 127 weight class). Laiho has chosen Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy as his entrance music. John Altare could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexi Laiho's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho throws a jab but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare slaps away a takedown attempt from Laiho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Altare appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Altare is just out of range.
Altare takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laiho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Laiho trying to advance position but Altare counters by regaining guard.
Laiho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Altare's head.
Laiho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Altare is adopting a defensive guard.
Altare keeping moving, preventing Laiho from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laiho drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Altare manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laiho has Altare in his guard.
Altare controls from within his opponent's guard.
Laiho is looking for a triangle here but Altare uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laiho is looking for a sweep. Altare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Altare content to control rather than advance.
Laiho tries to get to full guard but Altare has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laiho wants to control the action here but instead Altare manages to pass to full mount!
Laiho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho advances position into side control!
Laiho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laiho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Laiho landing a few strikes.
Altare is trying to control Laiho's posture but Laiho avoids it.
Laiho cracks Altare with a big right hand but Altare just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Laiho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laiho throws a strike aimed at the side of Altare's head but Altare avoids it well.
Laiho postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laiho landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Altare looks calm but he's in trouble here. Laiho gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Altare is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Laiho lets go of the hold and Altare can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexi Laiho!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexi Laiho thanked Dauntless for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 378 p4p, 42 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 363 p4p, 41 weight class). Buster Napoleon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Villefort is able to avoid easily.
Napoleon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Napoleon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Napoleon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Villefort to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Villefort keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Napoleon's head.
De Villefort looking to pass the guard.
Napoleon is trying to control the position but De Villefort postures up.
De Villefort throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet but De Villefort is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Villefort sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Napoleon's guard.
Napoleon is pressing down on De Villefort's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Napoleon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Villefort is controlling him.
De Villefort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Napoleon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Villefort tries to free his leg and advance position but Napoleon is retaining full guard.
De Villefort is looking to work some ground and pound but Napoleon has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Villefort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Villefort tries to free his leg and advance position but Napoleon is retaining full guard.
Napoleon is pulling down on De Villefort's head. It's preventing any offense from De Villefort, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Villefort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Napoleon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Villefort stands and throws Napoleon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Villefort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Napoleon tries to buck De Villefort off but De Villefort is having none of it.
Napoleon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from De Villefort seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Napoleon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but De Villefort has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Napoleon struggling a bit here.
Napoleon tries to escape but De Villefort is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Napoleon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Napoleon wants to control but De Villefort postures up.
De Villefort advances nicely into full mount.
De Villefort cracks Napoleon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Napoleon regains half guard.
De Villefort moves into full mount! Napoleon won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
De Villefort lands a couple of good shots and Napoleon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I really don't envy Napoleon right now.
Can Napoleon hold on?! De Villefort is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Napoleon fending off the submission attempt from De Villefort.
Napoleon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De Villefort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort scores with strikes from the back.
Buster Napoleon's cut is getting worse.
De Villefort is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Napoleon has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but De Villefort has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Napoleon taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. De Villefort doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gerard De Villefort!
Gerard De Villefort decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Buster Napoleon was interviewed post fight and said 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 172 p4p, 17 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 242 p4p, 25 weight class). Yamaji's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaji connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beaumont's hands.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaji digs a good body shot into Beaumont's ribs.
OH! Beaumont has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Yamaji smells blood and charges in for the finish! Yamaji unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Beaumont sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Masamichi Yamaji!
A victorious Masamichi Yamaji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 78 p4p, 8 weight class) and Snow Man (ranked 95 p4p, 10 weight class). Snow Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Man!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dykstra misses with a body kick.
Dykstra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Doc Dykstra has been cut.
Dykstra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dykstra misses with a body kick.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dykstra misses with a head kick.
Dykstra scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dykstra misses with a wild body shot.
Man feints a counter leg kick.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dykstra manages to avoid it.
Dykstra just misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Dykstra throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Dykstra.
Dykstra cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dykstra lands a head shot.
Man takes a swing at Dykstra's ribcage but misses.
Dykstra misses the shot to the body.
Man scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dykstra momentarily.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Dykstra.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Dykstra.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dykstra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Dykstra is just out of range.
Good exchange - Man coming out on top.
Dykstra is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Dykstra is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man jabs Dykstra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dykstra is breathing heavily.
Man throws a body punch but Dykstra moves out of range.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dykstra's head.
Man feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dykstras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dykstra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Dykstra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dykstra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Man feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dykstra sprawling to the canvas! Dykstra rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Man finish him?!
Dykstra is rocked!
Dykstra bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Man comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Dykstra falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Dykstra was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Snow Man!
Snow Man is the new heavyweight champion!
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