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UVC 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Koryagin (ranked 25651 p4p, 921 weight class) and Bobby Hall (ranked 25320 p4p, 914 weight class). Hall has chosen Hear Me Now - 3OH!3 as his entrance music. Bobby Hall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolay Koryagin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Hall!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall is looking to clinch but Koryagin is avoiding it.
Koryagin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koryagin defends it nicely.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Koryagin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Koryagin pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koryagin leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nikolay Koryagin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hall.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koryagin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koryagin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Koryagin manages to break the clinch.
Koryagin clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koryagin.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Koryagin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koryagin.
Hall goes for a takedown attempt but Koryagin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koryagin loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koryagin throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Koryagin. Those never looked like landing.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall tries to clinch but Koryagin moves out of range.
Koryagin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Koryagin tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall darts in looking for a takedown but Koryagin gets double underhooks and turns Hall into the cage.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Koryagin. Koryagin maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koryagin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Koryagin misses.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koryagin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koryagin tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koryagin as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Koryagin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koryagin pinned against the cage. Koryagin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koryagin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koryagin.
Koryagin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koryagin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall looks winded!
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall tries to clinch but Koryagin is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koryagin looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Koryagin has managed to clinch.
Koryagin avoids a wild elbow strike from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Koryagin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koryagin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Koryagin rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Koryagin has him pressed against the cage.
Koryagin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koryagin misses with a straight right.
Koryagin closes the distance and clinches.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koryagin walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nikolay Koryagin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hall.
Koryagin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Nikolay Koryagin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Koryagin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Koryagin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall tries to clinch but Koryagin moves out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Koryagin moves out of range.
Koryagin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hall is defended easily by Koryagin.
Koryagin keeps the fight on the outside.
Koryagin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Koryagin pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Koryagin.
Nikolay Koryagin is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Koryagin sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Koryagin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Koryagin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Koryagin has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Koryagin keeps him there for the moment.
Hall tries to pull guard but Koryagin holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Hall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koryagin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koryagin manages to break the clinch.
Koryagin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koryagin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koryagin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Koryagin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Koryagin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Koryagin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koryagin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koryagin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koryagin moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koryagin just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koryagin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
Koryagin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koryagin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Koryagin just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hall jumps guard but Koryagin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Koryagin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hall goes for a double leg but Koryagin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koryagin continues to drive forward.
Koryagin feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Koryagin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koryagin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall looks for a takedown but Koryagin sprawls well.
Koryagin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koryagin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koryagin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nikolay Koryagin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Koryagin.
Hall is rocked!
Koryagin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Koryagin finish him?
Hall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nikolay Koryagin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hall.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koryagin.
Hall tries to clinch up but Koryagin circles away and keeps his distance.
Koryagin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koryagin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koryagin circles away.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Koryagin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hall is defended easily by Koryagin.
Koryagin is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hall flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hall is out cold! Koryagin holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolay Koryagin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rickford (ranked 9418 p4p, 839 weight class) and Luka Giou (ranked 5991 p4p, 698 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Rickford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Giou!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giou closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rickford's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rickford looking for a sweep. Not yet Rickford, not yet.
Giou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giou with a nice head shot there.
Rickford seems keen to control Giou's posture.
Giou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rickford wants to sweep here but Giou controlling him for the moment.
Giou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giou wants to control from the top but Rickford keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickford pulls Giou in close to prevent any damage.
Rickford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giou throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Giou preventing the sweep.
Giou is looking to work some ground and pound but Rickford has wrist control.
Rickford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giou shoots in looking for a takedown. Rickford tries to sprawl out of it but Giou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rickford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rickford is looking to counter punch.
Giou fails with the takedown.
Giou closes the distance and clinches up with Rickford, looking for a takedown. Giou pushes Rickford against the cage but Rickford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Randy Rickford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Giou.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giou told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Giou keeping moving, preventing Rickford from controlling successfully.
Rickford looking to pass the guard.
Rickford wants to control from the top but Giou keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rickford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rickford wants to control from the top but Giou keeps moving.
Giou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rickford is one step ahead there.
Rickford postures up in Giou's guard and throws a big left but Giou blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rickford's guard.
Rickford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giou manages to get himself to full guard.
Rickford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Giou has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Giou working a defensive guard here.
Rickford forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rickford in particular looking to stall.
Giou is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ground and pound from Rickford.
Rickford tries to pass to full mount but Giou defends it.
Giou has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rickford is working away from the top position though.
Giou tries to roll over but Rickford keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rickford is nestled in close to Giou, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Rickford will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giou gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rickford counters with a shoot takedown. Giou fights it but they end up in guard.
Rickford stops Giou from standing up.
Giou keeping moving, preventing Rickford from controlling successfully.
Rickford postures up.
Rickford content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giou striking off his back but it's not causing Rickford any problems.
Giou is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rickford throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickford won't allow Giou to sweep him here.
Giou working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rickford shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rickford is pressing down on Giou's thigh, looking to free his foot. Giou is holding on for now.
Rickford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giou defending well though.
Rickford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rickford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Giou knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Giou gets back to full guard.
Giou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giou throwing strikes from guard but Rickford blocks nicely.
Giou looking to sit in guard and control but Rickford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rickford looking to pass the guard.
Rickford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rickford's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rickford throws a strike but Giou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Giou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Giou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rickford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rickford trying to keep a closed guard but Giou is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giou drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rickford looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rickford looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rickford!
Rickford misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Randy Rickford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rickford working the head and body with strikes.
Giou is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rickford connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Giou some visible discomfort.
Giou is not content to let Rickford control the position.
Giou is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickford moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rickford wants to control but Giou is keeping him busy.
Rickford working the ground and pound.
Giou is not content to let Rickford control the position.
Rickford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Giou to see if he's OK.
Giou is rocked!
Giou is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rickford cracks Giou with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Rickford 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Giou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rickford circles away.
Giou fails with the takedown.
Rickford throws a big counter combination but Giou scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giou dives in for a single leg takedown but Rickford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Randy Rickford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Giou.
Giou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rickford.
Rickford has closed the distance and engaged Giou in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giou tries to pull guard but Rickford holds him up against the cage and eventually Giou drops back down to his feet.
Rickford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Giou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rickford but Rickford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rickford tries to counter by clinching up but Giou breaks away and moves out of range.
Giou with a poor takedown
and Rickford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rickford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Giou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rickford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Giou somewhat.
It looked like Rickford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rickford shoots in and bounces Giou off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Giou wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rickford manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickford trying to control from half guard but Giou is working away.
Rickford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rickford is looking to take a break and control but Giou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rickford 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.
Rickford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giou wants to control but Rickford is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Giou is still in real trouble! Can Rickford finish him?
Rickford lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Giou quite badly. Giou pulls Rickford in close trying to recover. Rickford postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Giou on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Giou doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Rickford!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caidan Cartwright (ranked 4013 p4p, 526 weight class) and Aidan Dougal (ranked 9647 p4p, 843 weight class). Caidan Cartwright has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caidan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aidan Dougal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright pushes Dougal up against the cage in a clinch.
Dougal missing with knees to the body.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Dougal won't allow it.
Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dougal lands a nice elbow.
Dougal tries a knee to the head but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dougal tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Dougal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dougal is working an open guard so Cartwright takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dougal tries to clinch up.
Dougal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dougal is trying to defend but Cartwright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright decides to return to a standing position.
Dougal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartwright drops Dougal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dougal looks back up at him and smiles so Cartwright waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cartwright shoots in and gets a takedown into Dougal's guard.
Cartwright stops Dougal from standing up.
Cartwright gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright takes the fight into the clinch.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dougal crunches a lovely knee into Cartwright's ribcage.
Dougal misses with an elbow over the top.
Cartwright is trying to push Dougal away but Dougal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright delivers a nice body kick.
Aidan Dougal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dougal looks winded!
Dougal tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dougal tries to counter with a clinch but Cartwright shakes him off and moves away.
Cartwright moves into the clinch.
Dougal misses with a knee strike.
Dougal tries to land knees in the clinch but Cartwright avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dougal.
Cartwright is trying to break the clinch but Dougal is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dougal throws an elbow but misses.
Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dougal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Dougal.
Cartwright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright gets a takedown into half guard.
Dougal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cartwright stands up from half guard.
Cartwright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartwright closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dougal's guard.
Cartwright stands up from Dougal's guard - Cartwright perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cartwright has Dougal up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright is trying to stall.
Cartwright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright fails to pull guard.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright breaks from the clinch.
Dougal closes the distance but Cartwright moves to the side
and Cartwright counters with a crisp one two that drops Dougal! Cartwright thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dougal to his feet! Dougal is in big trouble!
Dougal is rocked!
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!
Cartwright closes the distance looking for a takedown. Cartwright picks Dougal up and slams him brutally to the floor. Dougal is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Caidan Cartwright!
Caidan Cartwright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Mohr (ranked 5994 p4p, 647 weight class) and Maurice Stone (ranked 3561 p4p, 416 weight class). Maurice Stone has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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276 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendall Mohr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Stone!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Kendall Mohr has been cut.
Mohr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mohr wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mohr is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mohr defends well.
Mohr postures up and lands a big shot to Stone's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Mohr pushes his legs off easily.
Mohr tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Mohr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
Mohr distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mohr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mohr landing some decent shots from guard.
Mohr forces his way into half guard.
Mohr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Mohr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Mohr throws a strike but Stone avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohr landing with the ground and pound.
Mohr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mohr wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone is controlling Mohr's posture.
Mohr wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Mohr is looking to work some ground and pound but Stone has wrist control.
Mohr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mohr preventing the sweep.
Stone looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohr trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mohr.
Mohr controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mohr misses with a wild body shot.
Mohr misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mohr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stone felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stone is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mohr is looking to advance position but Stone won't allow it.
Mohr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohr is stalling here. Stone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mohr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stone trying to control the action but Mohr is working from the bottom.
Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mohr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mohr, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kendall Mohr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kendall Mohr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone works Mohr's body with a nice hook.
Mohr fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Mohr misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohr misses with a two punch combination.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Mohr throws a quick counter head kick but Stone was just out of range.
Kendall Mohr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohr darts in and clinches Stone up against the cage.
The referee calls for Mohr to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mohr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Mohr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mohr.
The referee calls for Mohr to work.
Stone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mohr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kendall Mohr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Stone.
Mohr just leaning against Stone, taking a breather.
Mohr breaks the clinch.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone walks into a jab.
Mohr throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Mohr misses with an uppercut.
Mohr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Mohr counters with a left to the body.
Mohr scores with a jab to the head.
Stone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mohr misses the shot to the body.
Stone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Mohr does no damage.
Stone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Mohr is retaining full guard.
Stone drops back looking for a leg! Mohr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mohr manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Mohr's guard.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Mohr has Stone pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohr keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone postures up in Mohr's guard and throws a big left but Mohr blocks it.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mohr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Mohr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kendall Mohr's cut.
That's time! Mohr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone dives in for a single leg takedown but Mohr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mohr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Mohr is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Mohr shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Mohr.
Mohr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohr misses with a double jab.
A big right from Stone misses.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Mohr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kendall Mohr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohr tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohr to the ground. Mohr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mohr is stalling here.
Mohr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maurice Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stone is not content to let Mohr control the position.
Mohr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohr is nestled in close to Stone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stone is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stone is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mohr is tapping! Great win for Stone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maurice Stone!
Maurice Stone is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Maurice Stone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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