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PFF 11 - Po vs Storm PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Morris (ranked 7821 p4p, 660 weight class) and Tinman Roberts (ranked 7611 p4p, 647 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morris might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AWOLNATION - Sail. Tinman Roberts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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230 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinman Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in but Morris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roberts gets caught napping as Morris dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morris stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morris circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morris.
It looks like Tinman Roberts has been cut.
Morris lunges at Roberts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roberts's hand.
Morris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
Samuel Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tinman Roberts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris working away.
Morris is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Roberts is looking for a sweep.
Morris staying calm.
Roberts tries to bench press Morris off him but Morris keeps the position.
Roberts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morris connects with a decent elbow.
Morris landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Roberts gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
Morris is working hard here to advance position.
Morris lands strikes from half guard.
Morris trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morris connects with a nice short shot to Roberts's temple.
Morris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Morris trying to control the pace.
Roberts is in trouble now - Morris has advanced to mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts tries to hold on but Morris postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morris controlling his opponent.
Morris looking to secure an arm triangle but Roberts defends it well.
Roberts tries to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris controlling the position easily from mount.
Morris working for a submission but Roberts is keeping him at bay.
Morris looking to finish Roberts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roberts!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roberts is working to get back to half guard.
Morris controlling from mount.
Morris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morris working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morris dominating with strikes here.
Morris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That has opened up Tinman Roberts's cut even more.
Morris landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinman Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris stops Roberts from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.
Morris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Morris.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tinman Roberts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tinman Roberts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Morris!
Samuel Morris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Can (ranked 8544 p4p, 547 weight class) and Ivan Husqvarna (ranked 6793 p4p, 490 weight class). Ivan Husqvarna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Husqvarna!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Husqvarna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Can.
Husqvarna closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Husqvarna fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Husqvarna in side control, throwing shots but Can defends.
Can is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Main Event, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Husqvarna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Can. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Husqvarna in side control, throwing shots but Can defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Husqvarna trying to control the action but Can is working from the bottom.
Husqvarna tries for a kimura but Can is defending well.
Husqvarna tries to advance to mount but Can denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can is looking for a sweep.
Husqvarna trying to control the position but Can is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can tries to improve position but can't.
Husqvarna trying to control the position but Can is working away.
Can is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Husqvarna wants to control but Can is keeping him busy.
Can manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Husqvarna trying to control from Can's half guard. Can has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Husqvarna is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Can has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Husqvarna is looking to defend but Can has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Husqvarna! Can pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Husqvarna taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tom Can!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMarlon Holmes (ranked 3923 p4p, 413 weight class) and Gregor Clegane (ranked 23869 p4p, 770 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMarlon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clegane can pounce on him.
Clegane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a low kick.
Clegane looks to throw a body kick
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Clegane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Holmes misses the target.
That kick from Holmes tenderised Clegane's leg. Clegane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clegane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holmes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holmes throws an off balance right hand
and Clegane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Clegane misses with a jab to the body
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clegane was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holmes.
Clegane looks winded!
Clegane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
As Clegane backs away, Holmes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Holmes throws a front kick that sends Clegane stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane staying out of range there.
Clegane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes sends Clegane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holmes is motioning to the referee to let Clegane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Gregor Clegane has been cut.
Holmes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clegane misses the body punch
and Holmes counters with a huge left! Clegane is in big trouble! He's backing up but Holmes isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Clegane from any more damage. A dominating finish by Holmes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMarlon Holmes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hanson (ranked 7820 p4p, 302 weight class) and Jon Barnes (ranked 4063 p4p, 192 weight class). Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ATL. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
A clash of legs there as Hanson blocks the low kick.
Hanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Hanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Jon Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Hanson scores with a jab to the head.
Hanson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnes.
Good shot there by Hanson.
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!
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes swings for the body but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Bill Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Hanson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
It looked like Hanson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Hanson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.
Hanson lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Hanson lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Hanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Hanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanson rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Hanson keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanson swivels and escapes.
Bill Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Barnes.
Barnes misses with a right hand
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes tries to land a front kick but Hanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hanson.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Hanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Crunch! Hanson slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy body kick from Barnes
and Hanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Hanson moved out of range nicely.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson lands a jab.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Hanson.
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Hanson throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hanson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanson tests Barnes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes throws a fast counter high kick but Hanson manages to duck under it in time.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Hanson avoids them all with ease.
Hanson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hanson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
A jab lands there for Hanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barnes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hanson has got the better of the exchanges.
Hanson cracks Barnes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanson can pounce on him.
Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Hanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hanson checks the leg kick.
Hanson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hanson is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Hanson feints a jab promting Barnes to slip. Hanson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Hanson counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Hanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Barnes in the body.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Barnes.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
And Barnes tries to counter it with a takedown but Hanson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bill Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanson.
Hanson misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left and a right from Hanson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson punishes Barnes's body with a nice straight punch.
Barnes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanson.
Hanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Hanson connects with a jab.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Hanson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanson throws a nice head kick!
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barnes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hanson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanson misses the target.
Hanson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Hanson counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanson misses the target.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes drops his hands momentarily and Hanson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanson.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Hanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hanson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Hanson.
Hanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnes.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson slips a straight right by Barnes.
Hanson throwing a counter right hand but Barnes manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hook but Hanson avoids it easily.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Hanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson blocks the body kick.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanson lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Hanson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Hanson in a clinch.
Jon Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Bill Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Hanson throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Hanson slips a straight right by Barnes.
Hanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Hanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!
Hanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnes. Barnes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanson, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Hanson!
A relieved looking Bill Hanson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Chavez (ranked 3882 p4p, 449 weight class) and Tommy Ebbitt (ranked 3927 p4p, 452 weight class). Ebbitt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX-Ain't No Sunshine. 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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176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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24
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
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, Tommy Ebbitt!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebbitt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ebbitt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ebbitt thinking.
Chavez scores with a nice body kick.
Ebbitt walks into a left hand.
Chavez lands a big right hand that sends Ebbitt crashing to the mat! Chavez stays standing though and waves Ebbitt back to his feet!
Ebbitt is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Ebbitt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebbitt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebbitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Ebbitt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chavez.
Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ebbitt will feel that in the morning.
Ebbitt 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.
Ebbitt misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a body kick that stops Ebbitt in his tracks momentarily.
Ebbitt looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez sends Ebbitt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chavez is motioning to the referee to let Ebbitt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ebbitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Chavez finish him?
Chavez throws a pinpoint strike between Ebbitt's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Ebbitt crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Chavez scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Domingo Chavez!
After the fight, Domingo Chavez 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.
In defeat, Tommy Ebbitt stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 2363 p4p, 112 weight class) and Ghandi Buddha (ranked 5523 p4p, 252 weight class). Watch Out Ronaldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghandi Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buddha takes a step back to recover.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo throws a solid leg kick but Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ronaldo.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buddha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ronaldo misses the target.
Ronaldo cracks Buddha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Buddha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Buddha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ronaldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buddha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddha moves away.
Ronaldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Buddha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buddha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is concentrating on defense, preventing Buddha from advancing position.
Ronaldo is not content to let Buddha control the position.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep. Buddha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buddha drops an elbow to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Ronaldo wants to control but Buddha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ronaldo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ronaldo is looking to control Buddha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ronaldo avoid being mounted?
Ronaldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ronaldo tries to get out of the position.
Buddha slips a nice elbow through Ronaldo's hands, connecting with Ronaldo's forehead.
Buddha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Buddha winds up and cracks Ronaldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo is looking to control Buddha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ronaldo avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buddha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Buddha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ronaldo trying to control from the bottom.
Buddha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ronaldo wants to improve his position but Buddha is controlling well.
Ronaldo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Buddha keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ronaldo wants to get back to full guard.
Ronaldo keeping hold of Buddha's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to roll over but Buddha keeps him under control.
Buddha wants to take a breather but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buddha on the ground.
Ronaldo taking some punishment here, with Buddha in his half guard.
Buddha is trying to control. Ronaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep. Buddha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ronaldo is controlling Buddha's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ronaldo is trying to control but Buddha passes into side control!
Buddha postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ronaldo is looking to reverse the position.
Buddha controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha grinds an elbow into Ronaldo's temple.
Ronaldo wants to control but Buddha postures up.
Buddha throws a strike aimed at the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Ronaldo is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Buddha seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep.
Ronaldo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Buddha presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldo is in a horrible position here. Buddha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ronaldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghandi Buddha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ronaldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buddha flicks out a counter leg kick but Ronaldo steps away.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buddha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ronaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Buddha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Buddha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buddha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ronaldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Buddha misses.
Ghandi Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buddha misses with a combination
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Nice body kick from Ronaldo.
Buddha misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha scores with a hook to the body. Ronaldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buddha blocks a leg kick.
Buddha defending well as Ronaldo loads up on a big left hand.
It looks like Ronaldo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Buddha moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo throws a solid leg kick but Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick
and Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buddha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Buddha checks it.
Watch Out Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a jab to the body
and Buddha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronaldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buddha's hands.
Buddha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ronaldo rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid body kick from Ronaldo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buddha on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo with a jab.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Buddha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ronaldo jabs at Buddha's body.
Buddha slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Watch Out Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
Buddha lands with a hook. Ronaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buddha slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Buddha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buddha moves away.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Buddha moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buddha manages to avoid it.
Buddha misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Buddha. Those never looked like landing.
Buddha staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Buddha moves away and avoids it.
Buddha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buddha misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo tries to land a front kick but Buddha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Buddha moved out of range.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buddha's sensitive parts.
Buddha lands with an overhand left.
Ronaldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buddha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buddha connects with a looping right hand.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Buddha moved out of range.
Buddha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ronaldo.
Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ronaldo keeps Buddha at a distance using the push kick.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha lands a glancing blow to the side of Ronaldo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buddha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Buddha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buddha misses with a left hand
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buddha feints a jab promting Ronaldo to slip. Buddha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ronaldo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Buddha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ronaldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Buddha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronaldo. Ronaldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Buddha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddha looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Buddha blocks it.
Ronaldo throws a solid leg kick but Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Buddha.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
Buddha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo sets himself, and Buddha steps forward looking for the clinch! Ronaldo avoids it this time.
Buddha misses with a double jab
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Buddha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buddha misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Buddha looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Buddha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buddha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ronaldo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo avoids the body shot from Buddha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buddha misses with a wild combination.
Ronaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buddha avoids the body shot from Ronaldo.
Buddha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Buddha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ronaldo throws a front kick that sends Buddha stumbling back into the cage.
Buddha misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo lands a lovely overhand right.
Buddha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Buddha.
Buddha misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
A countering left hand to the body from Buddha misses.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Buddha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buddha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ronaldo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Buddha avoids it.
Buddha scores with a head kick. Ronaldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ronaldo scores with a spinning back kick!
Ronaldo connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buddha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ronaldo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buddha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buddha connects with a crisp jab.
Buddha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Buddha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buddha blocks the body kick.
Buddha misses with a right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a body kick that misses.
Buddha is looking for the big counter here.
Buddha drops his hands momentarily and Ronaldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buddha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo tried to counter with a leg kick but Buddha avoided it.
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
Ronaldo cracks Buddha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buddha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo looks to throw the jab but Buddha is out of range.
Buddha throws a counter combo.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Buddha throws a counter combo.
Buddha misses with a hook
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the head.
Ronaldo with a nice cross.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
Buddha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick
and Buddha moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo misses with a hook
and Buddha counters with a two punch combo.
Buddha lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buddha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ronaldo 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
An out of breath Watch Out Ronaldo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 4945 p4p, 494 weight class) and Stewart Pack (ranked 3759 p4p, 398 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
244 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewart Pack!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pack scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pack working the ground and pound.
Wood tries to bench press Pack off him but Pack keeps the position.
Pack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pack cracks Wood with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pack throws a strike aimed at the side of Wood's head but Wood avoids it well.
Pack working the ground and pound.
Wood is trying to improve his position.
Pack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wood down.
Pack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is trying to control Pack's posture but Pack avoids it.
Pack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pack working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Wood's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wood regains half guard.
Pack passes into side control, despite Wood's attempt to control the position.
Pack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wood takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pack asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pack lands a few punches from side control.
Wood on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Pack! That's hurt Wood! Will he recover? Pack fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stewart Pack!
Stewart Pack was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 4176 p4p, 459 weight class) and Shaun Hague (ranked 2895 p4p, 349 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hague!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hague swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hague will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hague connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nino Brown has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hague. That did some damage!
Brown is looking to slow Hague down with leg kicks.
Hague's coach down at Killer Instinct ☠ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hague's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hague takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Hague has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hague scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Hague has double underhooks.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hague lands a left hand.
Hague keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hague misses with some punches.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Hague misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hague moved away.
Hague wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Hague's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hague wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Shaun Hague is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hague keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hague connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Hague.
Hague tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hague moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Hague lands with a nice body punch.
Hague lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hague connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Hague misses its intended target.
Hague lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Good work by Hague as he checks the leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Hague's leg but Hague calmly moves out of range.
Shaun Hague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hague checks a leg kick.
Hague checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Hague checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown sets himself, and Hague steps forward looking for the clinch! Brown avoids it this time.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hague jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Hague backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Hague checks it.
Hague cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Hague off balance momentarily.
Hague drops Brown with a big left hand! Brown is injured, injured bad! Hague jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Hague!
Our winner, Shaun Hague, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kung Po (ranked 1286 p4p, 182 weight class) and Corban Storm (ranked 2023 p4p, 278 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kung Po!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po closes the distance but Storm moves to the side
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm digs a good body shot into Po's ribs.
That kick from Po tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Po fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Po checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Po moves his leg out of the way.
Po misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Po on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Po's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Storm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Po takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Po. Those never looked like landing.
Po dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
Po misses with a hook
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Po's calf.
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
Po is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Kung Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Po connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Storm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Po throws a wild body kick that Storm sees coming a mile off.
Po fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm slips under a jab from Po.
Storm scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Po.
Storm walks into a left hand.
Storm with a jab.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Storm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Storm looks to land a combination but Po avoids it well.
Kung Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Po momentarily.
Storm scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Storm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Po keeping full guard, as Storm tries to pass.
Po is controlling Storm's posture.
Po continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Po trying to control the position.
Po looking for a sweep. Not yet Po, not yet.
Po trying to control the position.
Storm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm throwing strikes but missing.
Storm stops Po from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Po is keeping the position for now.
Po controls Storm momentarily but Storm frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Po moves his leg out of the way.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po connects with a good right hand that stumbles Storm. Storm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Po fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm cracks Po with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Storm moves forwards but Po connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Po throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Po misses the target.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Po checks a leg kick.
Corban Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Po.
A clash of legs there as Storm blocks the low kick.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Po looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Po throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Po finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm avoids the body shot from Po.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Po lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Storm looks to land a body kick but Po moved away.
Storm connects with a jab.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Po cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
As Storm backs away, Po returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Po misses
and Storm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Storm.
Storm prevents Po from getting back to his feet.
Po looking for a sweep. Not yet Po, not yet.
Po working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Storm postures up and lands a big shot to Po's brow.
Po has momentary wrist control but Storm slips an elbow through the middle.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Po wants to stand up but Storm is controlling him.
Po is trying to keep Storm in close.
Storm won't allow Po to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Storm controls the pace.
Storm throwing strikes but missing.
Storm stopping the sweep attempt from Po.
Po seems keen to control Storm's posture.
Po scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Po moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Po.
Po scores with a body shot.
Po lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po connects with a leg kick. Storm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Po lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Po blocks a jab.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Po misses.
Po lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Storm as he connects with a hook.
Po lands with an overhand left.
Storm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm checks a low kick from Po.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Po fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Storm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Storm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm slips a jab from Po.
Po jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Po takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Po connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Storm momentarily.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Storm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Po is rocked!
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 Kung Po will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Storm misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Po. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a series of strikes that sends Po to the canvas! Storm follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Oh Po is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm passes Po's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Po trying to hold on to Storm's head to control him but Storm postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Po pushes Storm off looking to stand but Storm dives back in and keeps control.
Corban Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm is pressing down on Po's thigh, looking to free his foot. Po is holding on for now.
Storm lands with a punch from half guard.
Storm lands a big elbow - Po is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Storm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corban Storm!
Corban Storm is the new welterweight champion!
Corban Storm decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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