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TGC Crucible 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 23170 p4p, 366 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 23708 p4p, 352 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng swinging wildly here.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Suluhu manages to circle out of the way.
Ruenroeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suluhu throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ruenroeng counter with a right hand.
Ruenroeng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter punch.
Suluhu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ruenroeng did well to prevent Suluhu getting side control.
Ruenroeng tries to roll over but Suluhu keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is working hard here to advance position.
Ruenroeng moves into full guard.
Suluhu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ruenroeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suluhu avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
Suluhu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suluhu showed some decent athleticism there.
Ruenroeng wants to control but Suluhu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suluhu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruenroeng tries a body shot but Suluhu blocks it.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suluhu.
Suluhu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow that stopped Suluhu in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Suluhu blocks it.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Suluhu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is looking to control Suluhu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruenroeng avoid being mounted?
Ruenroeng is looking for a sweep. Suluhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suluhu stands up out of the half guard.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Ruenroeng lands a head kick. Suluhu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suluhu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruenroeng as he jumps to the side.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruenroeng throws a looping overhand right but Suluhu ducks down to avoid it.
Suluhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruenroeng.
Suluhu counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suluhu throws out a counter right but Ruenroeng avoids it with no problem.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ruenroeng rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Suluhu avoids it.
Suluhu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassim Suluhu.
A head kick by Ruenroeng misses
so Suluhu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Suluhu stands up and waves to Ruenroeng to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruenroeng as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ruenroeng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suluhu works Ruenroeng's body with a nice hook.
Suluhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng tries to sprawl out of it but Suluhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruenroeng manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick there by Suluhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Suluhu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruenroeng is fending him off so far but Suluhu persists. Nope, Ruenroeng circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruenroeng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng has Suluhu up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ruenroeng.
Suluhu can't break the clinch.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.
Ruenroeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassim Suluhu.
Ruenroeng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suluhu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng prevents Suluhu from breaking the clinch.
Suluhu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu wants to break free but Ruenroeng has control.
Ruenroeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Suluhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng tries a knee to the head but Suluhu blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike.
Ruenroeng is pressed up against the cage. Suluhu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruenroeng down to the mat. Ruenroeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruenroeng throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Suluhu.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by clinching up but Suluhu breaks away and moves out of range.
Ruenroeng connects with a high kick.
Suluhu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suluhu.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suluhu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suluhu avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Suluhu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruenroeng as he jumps to the side.
Ruenroeng misses with a head kick.
And Suluhu responds with a good body kick, but Ruenroeng manages to step out the way in time.
Suluhu with a poor takedown
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
Suluhu shoots in but Ruenroeng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Suluhu moves away
and Suluhu counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
Suluhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Ruenroeng looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suluhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samak Ruenroeng is winning the standup battle so far.
Suluhu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suluhu counters with a single leg into guard. Ruenroeng didn't expect that.
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!
Ruenroeng managing to control the position.
Suluhu gets to his feet - Ruenroeng follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng 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. This is the final round!
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Ruenroeng avoids a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suluhu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a push kick.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Ruenroeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruenroeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Suluhu shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng tries to sprawl out of it but Suluhu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruenroeng manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassim Suluhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng scores with a spinning back kick!
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suluhu dives in and grabs Ruenroeng's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng pushes down on Suluhu's head and hops out.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that Suluhu semi-blocks.
Ruenroeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but Ruenroeng steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Suluhu tries to get set, Ruenroeng tries to push him back and clinch up but Suluhu manages to avoid the attempt.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but Ruenroeng moved away.
Suluhu avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu misses with a straight right.
Ruenroeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suluhu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruenroeng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside.
Suluhu is trying to force a seperation but Ruenroeng has the dominant position.
Suluhu tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruenroeng shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruenroeng prevents Suluhu from breaking the clinch.
Ruenroeng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suluhu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng lands a slapping body shot.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suluhu.
Ruenroeng scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu looks for a takedown but Ruenroeng sprawls well.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suluhu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Suluhu closes the distance and clinches up with Ruenroeng, looking for a takedown. Suluhu pushes Ruenroeng against the cage but Ruenroeng circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruenroeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Suluhu.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Suluhu is rocked!
Ruenroeng lands a nice hook to Suluhu's body. Suluhu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suluhu. That did some damage!
Suluhu shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruenroeng scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruenroeng finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
Suluhu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Suluhu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Suluhu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suluhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Suluhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruenroeng.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Ruenroeng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruenroeng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmagodingdong (ranked 6787 p4p, 514 weight class) and Paddy Fagan (ranked 23186 p4p, 616 weight class). Paddy Fagan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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171 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmagodingdong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Fagan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagodingdong throws a hook but Fagan blocks it.
Fagan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nurmagodingdong tries to clinch but Fagan is having none of it.
Nurmagodingdong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fagan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nurmagodingdong with a body shot.
We've been informed that Fagan 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.
Fagan throws a shot to the body.
Nurmagodingdong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nurmagodingdong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nurmagodingdong missing with a left hand there. Fagan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagodingdong has managed to clinch.
Fagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagodingdong controls his hands.
Fagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagodingdong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fagan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fagan scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagodingdong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fagan.
Fagan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nurmagodingdong has him pressed against the cage.
Nurmagodingdong has a couple of punches blocked by Fagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagodingdong wants a takedown.
Fagan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Nurmagodingdong won't allow it.
Nurmagodingdong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fagan is trying to keep an underhook but Nurmagodingdong manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nurmagodingdong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagodingdong working the head and body with strikes.
Fagan controlling the position well.
Nurmagodingdong slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan wants to improve his position but Nurmagodingdong is controlling well.
Fagan is looking to control Nurmagodingdong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fagan avoid being mounted?
Fagan keeping control of the position.
Nurmagodingdong slows the pace down in half guard.
Fagan tries to roll over but Nurmagodingdong keeps him under control.
Nurmagodingdong controlling the pace.
Fagan is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmagodingdong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagodingdong controlling the action here.
Fagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fagan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagodingdong lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagodingdong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nurmagodingdong 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.
Nice strikes from Nurmagodingdong there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fagan is pressing down on Nurmagodingdong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fagan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagodingdong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nurmagodingdong sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Khalabib Nurmagodingdong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmagodingdong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagodingdong tries to clinch there but Fagan circles away.
Fagan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nurmagodingdong has his takedown stuffed
and Fagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nurmagodingdong thinking.
Nurmagodingdong looks to clinch
and Fagan counters with a series of strikes. Nurmagodingdong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nurmagodingdong has been working on his balance at Roosters Coop, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fagan.
Nurmagodingdong wants to clinch up but Fagan keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagodingdong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagodingdong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fagan sprawls well initially but Nurmagodingdong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nurmagodingdong not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagodingdong is thwarting Fagan's attempts to control the position.
Fagan is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmagodingdong controlling the action here.
Fagan wants to improve his position but Nurmagodingdong is controlling well.
Fagan is trying to maintain the position but Nurmagodingdong is very close to passing his half guard.
Nurmagodingdong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fagan is trying to stand back up but Nurmagodingdong is controlling him
Fagan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmagodingdong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmagodingdong's back!
Fagan wants to control but Nurmagodingdong manages to buck him off and is now in Fagan's guard! Nice work there by Nurmagodingdong!
Nurmagodingdong works over Fagan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagodingdong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fagan is looking to stand up but Nurmagodingdong isn't so interested in that idea.
Nurmagodingdong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nurmagodingdong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nurmagodingdong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fagan wants to sweep here but Nurmagodingdong controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagodingdong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nurmagodingdong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fagan is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagodingdong is stalling in the full guard.
Nurmagodingdong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nurmagodingdong stopping the sweep attempt from Fagan.
Nurmagodingdong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fagan has his hands on Nurmagodingdong's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fagan working a defensive guard here.
Nurmagodingdong tries to free his leg and advance position but Fagan is retaining full guard.
Fagan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmagodingdong manages to get himself to full guard.
Fagan looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagan wants to control from the top but Nurmagodingdong keeps moving.
Nurmagodingdong pulls Fagan in close to his closed guard and prevents Fagan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fagan trying to control but Nurmagodingdong is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagodingdong wants to get back to his feet but Fagan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paddy Fagan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nurmagodingdong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fagan's guard.
Fagan wants to sweep here but Nurmagodingdong controlling him for the moment.
Fagan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fagan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nurmagodingdong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fagan manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmagodingdong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagodingdong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fagan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fagan looking to control.
Nurmagodingdong works over Fagan with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmagodingdong controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagodingdong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fagan trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagodingdong is proving a slippery customer.
Fagan has his hands on Nurmagodingdong's head, controlling the position.
Nurmagodingdong content to stall in guard here.
Fagan trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagodingdong is proving a slippery customer.
Khalabib Nurmagodingdong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagodingdong being controlled here momentarily.
That's two 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.
Nurmagodingdong controlling from the top position.
Fagan wants to sweep but no luck.
Fagan looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fagan slips under a jab from Nurmagodingdong.
Nurmagodingdong misses with a right hand
and Fagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fagan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagodingdong shoots and misses
and Fagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagodingdong is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Fagan shuts the power down on Nurmagodingdong. Lights out, game over! Fagan is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paddy Fagan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 2235 p4p, 224 weight class) and Tamagoshi Yoshi (ranked 2863 p4p, 285 weight class). Yoshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bushido. 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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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tamagoshi Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshi's sensitive parts.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Yoshi's leg. Yoshi is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Yoshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Yoshi swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Yoshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Tamagoshi Yoshi has been cut.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yoshi.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws a hook but Yoshi blocks it.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yoshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshi.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshi's elbow.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yoshi checks the leg kick.
That kick from Yoshi tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshi misses the shot to the body.
Yoshi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Escobar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Yoshi tries to pass.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar 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.
Yoshi trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Yoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshi looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Yoshi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yoshi keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Yoshi looking to control.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Yoshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoshi is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar keeps moving and retains side control.
Yoshi is letting Escobar control him for a moment.
Yoshi prevents Escobar from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yoshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshi keeps working.
Escobar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Escobar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yoshi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yoshi can't do much from the bottom here.
Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Yoshi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tamagoshi Yoshi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yoshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Yoshi checks a low kick from Escobar.
Escobar throws a head kick that half lands.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar misses its target.
Yoshi takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar lands a jab.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoshi.
It looked like Escobar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar counters with a head kick. That will keep Yoshi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Escobar takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Yoshi connects with a looping right hand.
Yoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.
Yoshi's coach down at *****AXE PACK***** was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yoshi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yoshi stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yoshi just manages to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Yoshi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshi throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshi moves out of range easily.
Escobar defending well as Yoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshi.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Yoshi.
Yoshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshi seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshi takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshi. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshi can do to turn this around?
That kick from Escobar tenderised Yoshi's leg. Yoshi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshi.
Yoshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Yoshi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yoshi! But no joy.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Yoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yoshi misses with a body kick.
Yoshi throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Yoshi is out of range.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Yoshi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Escobar with a body shot.
Yoshi misses the jab.
Yoshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
Escobar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Escobar misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshi counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Escobar down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshi checks a leg kick.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar moves out of range as Yoshi throws a body kick.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshi moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Yoshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Yoshi moved out of range.
Escobar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar throws a front kick that sends Yoshi stumbling back into the cage.
Yoshi takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Escobar slips under a jab from Yoshi.
Escobar scores with a hook.
Yoshi moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshi misses with a wild combination.
Yoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tamagoshi Yoshi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Escobar scores with the left hand. Yoshi knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshi moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshi.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi with a hook.
Yoshi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Escobar is looking to counter the offense by Yoshi and move into the clinch.
Yoshi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar misses with a hook. Yoshi ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar throws a hook but Yoshi avoids it easily.
Escobar pushes Yoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Yoshi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Yoshi won't allow it.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshi lands a body shot.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshi.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshi.
Yoshi prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Yoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshi pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshi controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar pulls Yoshi into guard.
Yoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Escobar working for a triangle but Yoshi defends it easily.
Yoshi preventing the sweep.
Yoshi wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Yoshi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Yoshi from controlling successfully.
Yoshi postures up.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Yoshi from controlling successfully.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yoshi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Yoshi from controlling successfully.
Yoshi stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Diego Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar is pulling down on Yoshi's head. It's preventing any offense from Yoshi, at least for the moment.
Yoshi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tamagoshi Yoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Escobar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshi's guard.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshi trying to control the position.
Yoshi working a defensive guard but Escobar passes into half guard.
Escobar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Escobar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yoshi wants to hold on but Escobar pushes him away.
Yoshi has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
I really don't envy Yoshi right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
After the fight, Diego Escobar 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sage Sabin (ranked 2757 p4p, 321 weight class) and Ice Tea (ranked 4741 p4p, 513 weight class). Sabin comes to the cage accompanied by Supersonic - Oasis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sage Sabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Tea!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Sabin both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ice Tea has been cut.
Sabin stuffs the takedown.
Tea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sabin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tea.
No joy there for Sabin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tea has his takedown stuffed
and Sabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sage Sabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ice Tea.
Tea has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sabin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tea fails with the takedown
and Sabin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Sabin. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tea has his takedown stuffed
and Sabin counters with a right hand to the body.
Sabin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ice Tea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tea takes one to the side of the head.
OH! Tea has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sabin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sabin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Tea sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sage Sabin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sage Sabin thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beckham (ranked 8502 p4p, 736 weight class) and Mark Hindman (ranked 3532 p4p, 448 weight class). Bill Beckham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Hindman's chin.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Beckham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Hindman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Beckham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beckham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hindman clinches.
Hindman working aggressively here.
Beckham successfully pulls 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.
Hindman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hindman drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hindman as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Beckham screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hindman! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mark Hindman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Valur (ranked 3126 p4p, 406 weight class) and Mark Bahaghari (ranked 3468 p4p, 438 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David Bowie - Let's Dance. Bahaghari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Broken . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbert Valur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Bahaghari!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bahaghari counters with a body kick.
Bahaghari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bahaghari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valur swivels and escapes.
Valur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bahaghari sprawls well. Bahaghari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valur gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Valur's head coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Valur shoots in and drives through. Bahaghari sprawls well.
Valur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bahaghari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valur.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Valur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bahaghari clinches up with Valur and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bahaghari is keeping busy.
We've been informed that Bahaghari 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.
Bahaghari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bahaghari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valur circles away quickly and effectively.
Bahaghari drives through and clinches with Valur against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaghari breaks from the clinch.
Valur shoots in looking for a takedown but Bahaghari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bahaghari tests Valur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valur takes one on the button.
Valur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bahaghari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valur defends well and Bahaghari ends up having to push Valur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Valur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bahaghari circles away.
Valur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bahaghari counters by moving into the clinch.
Valur is trying to pull guard but Bahaghari has him pressed against the cage.
Valur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valur managing to block the knees to the body from Bahaghari.
Bahaghari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bahaghari manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bahaghari clinches.
Valur tries to pull guard but Bahaghari won't allow it.
Valur tries to score a body lock takedown but Bahaghari shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bahaghari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valur shoots in for a takedown but Bahaghari shows good takedown defense.
Bahaghari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Valur if he has to take too many more of those.
Bahaghari clinches up with Valur and pushes him back against the cage.
Bahaghari working Valur over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bahaghari - that landed with a thud.
Valur jumps guard but Bahaghari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valur is looking to control Bahaghari's arms but Bahaghari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valur has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bahaghari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bahaghari's guard.
Valur looking to pass the guard.
Valur preventing the sweep.
Bahaghari is looking to stand up but Valur isn't so interested in that idea.
Bahaghari working a defensive guard here.
Valur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaghari wants to sweep here but Valur controlling him for the moment.
Bahaghari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valur is controlling him.
Valur trying to control but Bahaghari is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bahaghari pushes Valur up against the cage in a clinch.
Valur is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bahaghari has Valur pressed against the cage, preventing Valur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bahaghari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bahaghari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bahaghari dominated that round.
That's time! Valur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bahaghari throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Valur counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valur.
Bahaghari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valur off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Valur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bahaghari sprawls well. Bahaghari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valur gets slowly back to his feet.
Bahaghari shoots in and bounces Valur off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bahaghari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bahaghari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bahaghari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valur has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bahaghari has managed to get both his arms back between Valur's legs - danger averted.
Bahaghari wants to control from the top but Valur keeps moving.
Bahaghari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahaghari trying to control but Valur is working from the bottom.
Mark Bahaghari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valur is looking to stand up but Bahaghari isn't so interested in that idea.
Valur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bahaghari.
Bahaghari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valur. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valur is trying to keep Bahaghari in close.
Bahaghari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valur has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bahaghari has managed to get both his arms back between Valur's legs - danger averted.
Valur being controlled here, momentarily.
Bahaghari stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two 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.
Bahaghari misses with a few strikes there.
Valur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bahaghari's waist but Bahaghari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valur off to one side.
Valur wants to clinch up but Bahaghari keeps it at a distance.
Mark Bahaghari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bahaghari throws a shot to the body.
Valur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bahaghari as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Valur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bahaghari misses with a few strikes there.
Valur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bahaghari swivels and escapes.
Valur tries to keep at a distance but Bahaghari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valur has Bahaghari pushed against the cage.
Bahaghari breaks from the clinch.
Bahaghari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bahaghari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Valur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bahaghari keeps Valur at a distance using the push kick.
Valur throws a chopping leg kick but Bahaghari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bahaghari was well out of range. Poor timing from Valur.
Bahaghari misses with a body kick.
Bahaghari moves out of range as Valur throws a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Bahaghari.
Bahaghari lands with a right hand.
Bahaghari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bahaghari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valur is rocked!
Bahaghari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valur knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Valur is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bahaghari slows the pace down.
Valur seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahaghari cracks Valur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahaghari scoring with punches and elbows.
Bahaghari has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bahaghari lands a big head kick that sends Valur tumbling to the mat! Bahaghari takes a step backwards and waves Valur back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bahaghari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilbert Valur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Bahaghari. Those never looked like landing.
Valur appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bahaghari tries to clinch but Valur moves out of range.
Valur finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Bahaghari's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Valur falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Bahaghari!
A victorious Mark Bahaghari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Malcolm (ranked 2313 p4p, 240 weight class) and Chuck Darski (ranked 3450 p4p, 316 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Malcolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Darski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malcolm throws a jab when Darski was well out of range.
Darski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malcolm.
Darski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malcolm throws a jab but it's blocked by Darski.
Malcolm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malcolm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Darski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Malcolm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darski manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Darski 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darski throws a lazy uppercut
and Malcolm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malcolm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darski loads up on a big right hand but Malcolm slips the punch.
Darski throws a body punch but Malcolm moves out of range.
Darski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darski throws a leg kick but Malcolm checks it.
Malcolm wants to clinch up but Darski keeps it at a distance.
Darski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malcolm scores with a hook.
Malcolm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malcolm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darski backwards.
Malcolm misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm has a couple of punches blocked by Darski.
Malcolm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Malcolm is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Darski to the mat. Darski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Malcolm chips away with some ground and pound.
Malcolm is looking to work some ground and pound but Darski has wrist control.
Darski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Darski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Malcolm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malcolm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malcolm trying to control but Darski is working from the bottom.
Malcolm 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.
Malcolm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malcolm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darski is rocked!
Darski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malcolm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malcolm wants to control from the top but Darski keeps moving.
Darski is still in real trouble! Can Malcolm finish him?
Malcolm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Darski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Darski is trying to keep Malcolm in close.
Darski seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darski's head.
Malcolm wants to pass the guard but Darski is keeping the position.
Darski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malcolm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malcolm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malcolm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Malcolm is pulling down on Darski's head. It's preventing any offense from Darski, at least for the moment.
Darski won't allow Malcolm to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Darski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Malcolm is proving hard to escape from.
Darski preventing the sweep.
Malcolm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darski preventing the sweep.
Darski trying to control but Malcolm is working from the bottom.
Darski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Malcolm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malcolm throws a lazy uppercut
and Darski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malcolm shoots in but Darski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Malcolm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Malcolm wants to pass the guard but Darski is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malcolm working some strikes from top position.
Malcolm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darski is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malcolm landing some decent shots from guard.
Malcolm trying to control the position from guard on top but Darski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darski is trying to control the position but Malcolm postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm is in close to Darski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malcolm is one step ahead there.
Malcolm scoring with some ground and pound.
Malcolm working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Darski's head.
Malcolm passes Darski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Darski trying to control here.
Malcolm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Devon Malcolm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malcolm is pressing down on Darski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Darski is holding on for now.
Malcolm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malcolm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darski's head.
Malcolm trying to mount his opponent but Darski defends it.
Malcolm is working hard here to advance position.
Darski wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Malcolm there.
Malcolm is looking to take a break and control but Darski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darski is looking to improve his position.
Malcolm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm is pressing down on Darski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Darski is holding on for now.
Malcolm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malcolm trying to control from half guard but Darski is working away.
Malcolm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darski won't allow Malcolm to pass to mount.
Malcolm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Darski tries to get to full guard but Malcolm has control of the leg.
Malcolm uses his free foot to push down on Darski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darski.
Darski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Malcolm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Malcolm prevents Darski from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm lands a couple of good shots and Darski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Malcolm scores with strikes from the back.
Malcolm lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darski tries to roll but Malcolm sticks to his back.
Malcolm landing with strikes.
Malcolm scoring with big shots to the body. Darski is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Darski was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Malcolm!
A less than humble Devon Malcolm misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tatum (ranked 2750 p4p, 369 weight class) and Jackson Livity (ranked 1888 p4p, 271 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jackson Livity was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Livity!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a head kick but Livity moves out of range.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tatum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Livity circles away quickly and effectively.
Livity's coach down at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Livity's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tatum tries to clinch there but Livity circles away.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum throws a leg kick but Livity moved away.
Livity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tatum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Livity feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Livity blocks the leg kick.
Livity changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Livity.
Livity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Livity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Livity changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tatum digs a good hook to Livity's body.
Livity staying out of range there.
Tatum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Livity feints the counter takedown.
Tatum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Livity moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Tatum does no damage.
Tatum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Livity's head.
Tatum throws a leg kick
and Livity counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tatum!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum tries to buck Livity off but Livity is having none of it.
Tatum tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Livity presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tatum is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livity is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Livity is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tatum lands with a kick to the temple. Livity shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Livity sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Livity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tatum defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livity checks a low kick from Tatum.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No joy there for Tatum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Livity with the counter takedown but Tatum avoids it easily.
Tatum looks to throw the jab but Livity is out of range.
Livity avoids the head kick by Tatum.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Livity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tatum defends it well.
Tatum throws a leg kick but Livity sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum lands a leg kick that knocks Livity off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Tatum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tatum stuns Livity with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tatum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Livity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tatum defends it well.
Tatum is looking to clinch but Livity is avoiding it.
Tatum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Livity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tatum defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Livity.
Livity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tatum defends it well.
Terry Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Livity manages to avoid it.
Tatum scores with a leg kick.
Tatum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Livity feints the counter takedown.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Livity moves away.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Livity.
Livity drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tatum defends it well.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Livity with the counter takedown but Tatum avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Livity.
Tatum is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Livity's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tatum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Livity dodges the punch combination from Tatum.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Livity slips the punch.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Livity moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
A combination from Tatum does no damage.
Terry Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick and Livity moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Livity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatum 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.
Livity has his feet on Tatum's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tatum scores with a head kick. Livity tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Livity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tatum scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum wants to control but Livity is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Tatum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Livity can do to turn this around?
Tatum throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Livity works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Livity wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Tatum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Livity moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Tatum finds it's target.
Tatum throws the kick towards the body but Livity avoids it.
Terry Tatum is winning the standup battle so far.
Livity takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tatum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum tries to work over Livity's front leg with a kick but Livity checks it.
Livity moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Tatum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Livity if he has to take too many more of those.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Livity was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Livity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tatum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Livity moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Livity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Livity is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tatum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Livity changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Livity tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Livity ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
And Livity tries to counter it with a takedown but Tatum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a double jab.
Livity blocks a head kick by Tatum.
Livity feints the counter takedown.
Tatum gets a double leg takedown into Livity's guard.
Livity is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tatum presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Livity tries to score a body lock takedown but Tatum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Livity.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livity managing to block the knees to the body from Tatum.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tatum wants the takedown. Livity is fighting it off but Tatum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Livity's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tatum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terry Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tatum is looking to work some ground and pound but Livity has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Tatum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tatum, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Tatum!
During a confident post fight interview, Terry Tatum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 1242 p4p, 66 weight class) and Quincy Hanley (ranked 1362 p4p, 71 weight class). Agnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Drop death - Squeel. Hanley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ScHoolboy Q - Man Of The Year. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quincy Hanley!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Agnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Agnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Agnarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanley throws out a counter right but Agnarsson avoids it with no problem.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanley's head backwards.
Hanley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Agnarsson momentarily.
Agnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanley.
Agnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Hanley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Agnarsson misses the body punch
and Hanley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Agnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agnarsson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Agnarsson limp body while Hanley jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quincy Hanley!
Quincy Hanley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie McCoy (ranked 3558 p4p, 451 weight class) and Timur Umarov (ranked 991 p4p, 150 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Iron. The crowd seem to be enjoying Umarov's choice of entrance music: Timur Mucuraev - Anthem. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Umarov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Umarov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McCoy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McCoy is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCoy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Umarov jumps into side control!
McCoy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McCoy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
McCoy is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy is positioning himself well to prevent Umarov advancing to mount.
Umarov winds up and cracks McCoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy has one foot on Umarov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
McCoy looks to throw the jab but Umarov is out of range.
Umarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
Umarov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCoy swings for the body but Umarov moves out of range.
Umarov misses with a takedown attempt
and McCoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umarov thinking.
McCoy digs a good hook to Umarov's body.
McCoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Umarov.
McCoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umarov counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy is trying to improve his position.
Umarov tries for a kimura but McCoy is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Umarov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Umarov working away.
McCoy manages to get back to half guard.
McCoy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Umarov drops an elbow to the side of McCoy's head.
McCoy wants to improve his position but Umarov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCoy tries to roll over but Umarov keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umarov.
McCoy has hold of Umarov's hands but Umarov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Umarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCoy's head.
Umarov throwing shots but McCoy is blocking nicely.
McCoy is trying to maintain the position but Umarov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Umarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Umarov is thwarting McCoy's attempts to control the position.
Umarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCoy trying to control from the bottom.
McCoy is not content to let Umarov control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCoy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Umarov defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from McCoy. No joy for Umarov on that attempt.
McCoy is looking to counter punch.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Umarov avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timur Umarov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCoy throws a right hand that Umarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Umarov also avoids with ease.
McCoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umarov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Umarov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCoy sprawls well. McCoy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Umarov gets slowly back to his feet.
McCoy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McCoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Umarov. Umarov gets slowly back to his feet.
McCoy tries to counter with a takedown but Umarov is quick to defend against it.
McCoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umarov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy leaves Umarov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Willie McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Umarov.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy shoots for a takedown but Umarov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Umarov's head.
McCoy closes the distance but Umarov moves to the side
and Umarov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
McCoy is trying is best to control the position here.
Umarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Timur Umarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Umarov there.
Still in half guard, Umarov seems content to control.
Umarov is trying to work for a kimura but McCoy is defending well.
McCoy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McCoy trying to control the position here.
Umarov trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy controlling Umarov's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Umarov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCoy has picked Umarov up - he's going for a ride! McCoy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Umarov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McCoy is on him like a limpet, forcing Umarov back against the cage.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Umarov lands a nice uppercut.
McCoy goes for a takedown attempt but Umarov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov blocks a jab.
Umarov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCoy defends it well.
Willie McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Umarov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a hook.
Umarov feints the counter takedown.
Umarov cracks McCoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umarov.
Umarov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCoy avoids it really well and circles away.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umarov counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy sneaks back into half guard.
McCoy is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timur Umarov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Umarov slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Umarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCoy.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Umarov momentarily.
Umarov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Willie McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Umarov with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy takes a swing at Umarov's ribcage but misses.
As McCoy backs off Umarov throws a huge counter combo but McCoy manages to avoid it all.
Umarov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Umarov.
McCoy shoots in and gets a takedown into Umarov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Umarov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Umarov controls McCoy momentarily but McCoy frees himself.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Umarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCoy passes Umarov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCoy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Umarov!
McCoy controlling from mount.
Umarov wants to get back to his feet.
McCoy throwing strikes here but Umarov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McCoy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Umarov's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McCoy throws a wild left hand from mount and Umarov manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
McCoy trying to mount his opponent but Umarov defends it.
Umarov is refusing to be controlled, as McCoy sits in half guard.
Umarov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Umarov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCoy is working away from the top position though.
McCoy stalling away here and it's allowed Umarov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umarov controlling McCoy's posture.
McCoy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Timur Umarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Umarov working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie McCoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Umarov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Timur Umarov!
Timur Umarov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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