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PFF 14 - Winner vs Forbes PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Loyer (ranked 5375 p4p, 476 weight class) and Simo Solmu (ranked 5928 p4p, 495 weight class). Benoit Loyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benoit Loyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Solmu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solmu slips a jab from Loyer.
Loyer misses with a left hand
and Solmu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Solmu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Solmu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Solmu taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Solmu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solmu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Solmu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loyer has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loyer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loyer stops Solmu from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Solmu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solmu fails to move to back control.
That's two 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.
Solmu controlling the position easily from mount.
Solmu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Loyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Solmu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Solmu wants to take his opponent's back but Loyer doesn't allow it.
Loyer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solmu controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solmu is working for a guillotine from mount but Loyer frees his head quite easily.
Solmu controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Solmu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Loyer is looking to get to half guard.
Solmu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solmu fails to take his opponent's back.
Loyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Solmu.
Solmu controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Solmu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loyer missing with a left hand there. Solmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solmu ducks under a wild hook from Loyer.
Loyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solmu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Solmu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Loyer is just riding it out for now. Solmu eventually gives up the hold.
Solmu wants to pass the guard but Loyer is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loyer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Loyer.
Solmu forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solmu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Loyer wants to get back to full guard.
Solmu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Loyer reverses the position - he's now on top in Solmu's guard.
Loyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Solmu on the ground.
Solmu has control of Loyer's left arm, preventing Loyer from doing any damage.
Solmu is trying to keep Loyer in close.
Solmu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loyer defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solmu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solmu is pulling down on Loyer's head to control his posture.
Solmu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Solmu forces his way into half guard.
Solmu wants to pass the guard but Loyer is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Solmu.
Loyer is trying to stand back up but Solmu is controlling him
Solmu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loyer's head.
Solmu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Loyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Solmu.
Solmu wants to free his trapped foot but Loyer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Solmu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Loyer is just riding it out for now. Solmu eventually gives up the hold.
Solmu is looking to advance position but Loyer won't allow it.
Solmu is thwarting Loyer's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Solmu lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Solmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Loyer throws a hook to the side of Solmu's head but Solmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Solmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solmu.
Loyer misses with a straight right.
Loyer missing with a left hand there. Solmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solmu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loyer.
Nice defenses there by Solmu.
Solmu with the counter takedown but Loyer avoids it easily.
Simo Solmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solmu tries to bum rush Loyer with a series of wild strikes but Loyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loyer scores with a hook to the body. Solmu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Loyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solmu fails to land with a series of punches.
As Solmu looks to move away, Loyer throws a big counter combo but Solmu just gets out of the way.
Loyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Solmu.
Some wild striking there from Loyer.
Loyer misses the shot to the body.
Solmu with the counter takedown but Loyer avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loyer throws a right hand that misses
and Solmu counters with a takedown into side control.
Loyer is letting Solmu control him for a moment.
Loyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Solmu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Solmu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Solmu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Loyer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Loyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benoit Loyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solmu controlling from mount.
Solmu is continuing to stall.
Solmu has control of Loyer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Loyer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Solmu looking to secure an arm triangle but Loyer defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solmu controlling the pace for now.
Solmu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Solmu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Loyer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Loyer and Solmu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Solmu has an Americana. Loyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Solmu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Solmu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Simo Solmu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Arderos (ranked 4476 p4p, 496 weight class) and Gene Tunney (ranked 5314 p4p, 551 weight class). Ricky Arderos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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187 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Arderos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Tunney !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arderos fails with the takedown.
Tunney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arderos has his takedown stuffed
and Tunney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arderos tries for a takedown but Tunney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Arderos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arderos shoots and misses
and Tunney counters with a nice right hand that sends Arderos toppling to the canvas! Arderos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tunney finish him?!
Arderos is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Arderos has been cut.
Tunney goes for a small jab and connects. Now Tunney goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Arderos stumbles back but Tunney runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Arderos to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Arderos will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gene Tunney !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Bradman (ranked 4450 p4p, 506 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 5114 p4p, 559 weight class). Handleman has chosen Pride FC Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Bradman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Handleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Handleman.
Handleman misses with a hook
and Bradman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Don Bradman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradman throws out a loose jab but Handleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Handleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Handleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradman slips a straight right by Handleman.
Handleman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Handleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Bradman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Handleman slips under a jab from Bradman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handleman! But no joy.
Bradman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handleman dives in and scores a takedown into Bradman's guard.
Bradman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bradman lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Bradman.
Bradman blocking some punches.
Handleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradman throws a shot to the body.
Bradman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handleman.
Bradman moves out of range as Handleman strikes.
Bradman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bradman lands a body shot.
Handleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradman cracks a nice hook into Handleman's ribs.
Bradman connects with a single shot there.
Bradman scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handleman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Handleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradman is fending him off so far but Handleman persists. Nope, Bradman circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Handleman.
Don Bradman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradman misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bradman misses its intended target.
Handleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Handleman throws the left hand but Bradman avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradman misses its target.
Bradman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradman lands a head shot.
Bradman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Handleman misses with a double jab.
Bradman scores with a hook.
Handleman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradman throws a right hand that misses
and Handleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradman thinking.
A slow jab from Bradman misses its intended target.
Bradman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Handleman back to the cage. Bradman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Handleman misses with a looping right.
Handleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradman scores with a nice right hand.
Bradman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Handleman avoids the body shot from Bradman.
Bradman lands a right hook to the body.
Bradman just misses with a punch to the body.
Handleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bradman misses the shot to the body.
Handleman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradman did well to prevent Handleman getting side control.
Bradman has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Handleman is on him like a limpet, forcing Bradman back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bradman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradman tries a body shot but Handleman blocks it.
Handleman breaks the clinch.
Bradman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradman scores with a hook.
Bradman throws a poor cross that misses
and Handleman counters with a straight right hand.
Bradman moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Bradman - just one landing.
Handleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradman.
Bradman works the jab nicely.
Bradman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handleman.
Bradman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bradman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handleman misses with a wild body shot.
Bradman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradman throws a right hand that misses
and Handleman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bradman wriggles free and stands up.
Handleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Bradman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Bradman dominated that round.
That's time! Bradman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Handleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Handleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Don Bradman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Bradman.
Bradman lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from Bradman as Handleman shoots in.
As Handleman tries to get set, Bradman tries to push him back and clinch up but Handleman manages to avoid the attempt.
Bradman tries to clinch but Handleman moves out of range.
Bradman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradman stuns Handleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradman clinches with his opponent.
Handleman avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Handleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Handleman is trying to break free.
Handleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handleman wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman blocking some punches.
Bradman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Handleman is trying to force a seperation but Bradman has the dominant position.
Handleman tries to circle away but Bradman has him pinned against the cage.
Handleman is trying to drag Bradman to the mat but Bradman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Don Bradman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Handleman.
Handleman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Handleman working hard to break the clinch.
Bradman can't find room to land a body shot as Handleman controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handleman.
Bradman manages to break the clinch.
Handleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handleman moves away.
Handleman throws a hook to the side of Bradman's head but Bradman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Bradman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Handleman under the eye.
Bradman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bradman misses with a lunging right hand
and Handleman counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handleman connects with the punch.
Bradman throws a right and a left that Handleman avoids nicely.
Handleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Handleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradman sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bradman is trying is best to control the position here.
Handleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bradman gets back to full guard.
Bradman controlling Handleman's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradman wants to sweep but no luck.
Bradman controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman won't allow Bradman to sweep him here.
Handleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bradman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradman slows the pace down in half guard.
Handleman wants to improve his position but Bradman is controlling well.
Don Bradman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handleman wants to control but Bradman is keeping busy.
Bradman slows the pace down in half guard.
Bradman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handleman can do to turn this around?
Handleman tries to roll over but Bradman keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bradman in particular looking to stall.
Bradman stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Bradman dominated that second round.
That's time! Bradman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Handleman throws a lazy right hand but Bradman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handleman misses with a hook
enabling Bradman to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradman cracks a nice hook into Handleman's ribs.
Bradman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handleman on the side of the head.
Bradman ducks under a wild hook from Handleman.
Handleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradman manages to avoid it.
Handleman misses with a wild body shot.
Handleman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bradman scores with the left hand. Handleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Handleman misses with a body shot.
Bradman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handleman.
Bradman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradman.
Bradman swings for the body but Handleman moves out of range.
Bradman tries to clinch up but Handleman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman cracks Bradman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bradman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Handleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradman tries to clinch but Handleman moves away
and Handleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Bradman.
Handleman cracks a nice hook into Bradman's ribs.
Handleman walks into a straight right hand from Bradman.
Bradman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Handleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradman circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradman lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handleman loads up on a big right hand but Bradman slips the punch.
Bradman jabs Handleman right on the nose. Handleman blinks but takes it well.
Handleman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradman throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradman misses with a two punch combination.
Bradman punishes Handleman's body with a nice straight punch.
Handleman moves out of range as Bradman strikes.
Handleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Handleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradman is fending him off so far but Handleman persists. Nope, Bradman circles away and we're back to standing.
Handleman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Handleman misses the shot to the body.
Handleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradman manages to avoid it.
Handleman misses with a looping right.
Handleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradman lands with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bradman. No joy for Handleman on that attempt.
Handleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Handleman in his tracks.
Good shot there by Bradman.
Bradman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Handleman is rocked!
Bradman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Handleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradman finish him?
Bradman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Handleman. Handleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Bradman coming out on top.
Handleman swings widly with a right hand
and Bradman counters with a crisp right that sends Handleman to the canvas! Bradman follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Bradman!
Kelvin Handleman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ebbitt (ranked 4586 p4p, 504 weight class) and Mike Antouro (ranked 4027 p4p, 465 weight class). Ebbitt comes to the cage accompanied by DMX-Ain't No Sunshine. Tommy Ebbitt had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mike Antouro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Ebbitt's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Ebbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Antouro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antouro moves out of range of the body kick.
Antouro throws a sloppy head kick and Ebbitt moves out of range easily.
Ebbitt misses with a looping left.
Ebbitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antouro.
Antouro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ebbitt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ebbitt.
Antouro throws a head kick but Ebbitt moves out of range.
Antouro drops his hands momentarily and Ebbitt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ebbitt looks to land a right hand but Antouro moved out of range.
Antouro throws a head kick but Ebbitt moves out of range.
Antouro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ebbitt avoids the head kick by Antouro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antouro with a nice cross.
Antouro blocks a head kick by Ebbitt.
Mike Antouro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebbitt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ebbitt feints a jab promting Antouro to slip. Ebbitt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antouro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Antouro throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ebbitt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antouro misses with a head kick.
Ebbitt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ebbitt swings for the body but Antouro moves out of range.
Antouro throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ebbitt colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Antouro as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ebbitt is left battered and dazed whilst Antouro and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Antouro!
As Mike Antouro got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to thank my family and my coaching team for all the support and help they have given me leading up to this fight, I can't do this without you guys, thank you!'.
The defeated Tommy Ebbitt had this to say: 'i'll be back, we all win, We all lose. Its how you respond that matters...I need to spend time with my kids, get wasted and get in the gym'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sausage McGriddle (ranked 2605 p4p, 340 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 5216 p4p, 561 weight class). David Taylor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sausage McGriddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGriddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
McGriddle darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns McGriddle into the cage.
McGriddle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor 's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGriddle off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sausage McGriddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
McGriddle drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGriddle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Taylor lands a nice hook to McGriddle's body. McGriddle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGriddle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGriddle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
McGriddle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Taylor cracks McGriddle with an elbow. That is naaassty.
My spies in The Shark Tank inform me that Taylor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McGriddle is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
It looks like Sausage McGriddle has been cut.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
McGriddle is rocked!
Taylor crunches a massive hammerfist down on McGriddle - he's out! Taylor Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Taylor !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darui Kumogakure (ranked 23572 p4p, 717 weight class) and Shaun Hague (ranked 2164 p4p, 288 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darui Kumogakure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hague!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumogakure misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Hague 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.
Kumogakure scores with a hook to the body. Hague takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darui Kumogakure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Kumogakure.
Kumogakure ducks under a wild hook from Hague.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hague.
Kumogakure scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hague uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kumogakure.
Kumogakure lands the left hand.
Kumogakure misses with a body shot.
Kumogakure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hague thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kumogakure ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hague moves away.
A little jabbing left from Hague on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kumogakure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kumogakure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kumogakure's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hague under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumogakure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hague.
Hague on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hague lands a nice hook to Kumogakure's body. Kumogakure takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kumogakure delivers a nice body kick.
Hague throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Darui Kumogakure has been cut.
Kumogakure punishes Hague's body with a nice straight punch.
Kumogakure lands a body shot.
Hague rushes Kumogakure and presses him up against the cage.
Hague scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kumogakure misses with a body punch.
Kumogakure misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hague prevents a body shot from Kumogakure.
Kumogakure goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kumogakure working hard to break the clinch.
Kumogakure tries to throw a body punch but Hague avoids it by throwing Kumogakure back against the cage.
Kumogakure misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hague breaks the clinch.
Hague takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hague jabs Kumogakure to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumogakure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kumogakure connects with a leg kick. Hague looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kumogakure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hague gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hague struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumogakure controls his hands.
Hague lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hague on the inside.
Hague misses with some punches.
Hague's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kumogakure lands a right hook to the body.
Kumogakure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kumogakure scores with a jab to the body.
Kumogakure throws a body punch but Hague moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumogakure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hague.
Kumogakure just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hague! But no joy.
Kumogakure throws a body shot but no joy.
Hague loads up on a big right hand but Kumogakure slips the punch.
Kumogakure takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kumogakure cracks Hague with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kumogakure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hague.
Kumogakure on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kumogakure is looking to slow Hague down with leg kicks.
Kumogakure is looking to wear down Hague with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kumogakure lands a nice looking body shot.
Hague throws a right hand that misses
and Kumogakure counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hague thinking.
Kumogakure throws a body punch but Hague moves out of range.
Kumogakure throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hague moves into the clinch.
Kumogakure misses with a body punch.
Kumogakure working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hague manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kumogakure takes a swing at Hague's ribcage but misses.
Kumogakure scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kumogakure misses with a body shot
and Hague counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hague digs a good hook to Kumogakure's body.
Kumogakure throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kumogakure takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kumogakure loads up on a big right hand but Hague slips the punch.
Kumogakure throws a body shot but no joy.
Hague throws a monster overhand right that drops Kumogakure! Hague follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Hague!
An out of breath Shaun Hague 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between William Wooden (ranked 3527 p4p, 314 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2894 p4p, 271 weight class). Biernat has chosen Someday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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23
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Wooden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biernat throws a big counter head kick but Wooden avoids it with no problem.
Biernat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wooden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooden with a nice head shot there.
Wooden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Biernat is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wooden dives into side control.
Biernat tries to improve position but can't.
Biernat is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wooden connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooden prevents Biernat from escaping the position.
Wooden grinds an elbow into Biernat's temple.
Biernat is rocked!
Biernat is pushing Wooden's head away, looking to escape. Wooden manages to hold on to the position though.
Wooden working the head with strikes.
Biernat is still in real trouble! Can Wooden finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wooden working the head with strikes.
Biernat is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooden lands a huge shot from side control! Biernat is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Wooden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 2732 p4p, 315 weight class) and DeMarlon Holmes (ranked 3222 p4p, 352 weight class). Anderson Silva Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeMarlon Holmes's chin.
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24
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMarlon Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva Jr cracks Holmes with a big right hand and Holmes goes down!
Holmes is rocked!
It looks like DeMarlon Holmes has been cut.
Silva Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva Jr is looking to stand up but Holmes won't let him.
Silva Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holmes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva Jr trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva Jr throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva Jr passes Holmes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva Jr trying to control from Holmes's half guard. Holmes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva Jr'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.
Silva Jr trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva Jr cracks Holmes with a solid left hand.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
Silva Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Silva Jr postures up in Holmes's guard and throws a big left but Holmes blocks it.
Silva Jr throws a strike but Holmes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
Silva Jr looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Holmes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva Jr is looking to control Holmes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva Jr avoid being mounted?
Silva Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Silva Jr looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva Jr landing strikes from the bottom.
Holmes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva Jr 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.
Silva Jr wants to improve his position but Holmes is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes prevents Silva Jr from standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMarlon Holmes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Silva Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes wants to counter with a clinch but Silva Jr pushes him away.
Silva Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Silva Jr pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva Jr is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holmes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holmes's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Silva Jr.
Holmes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holmes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva Jr catches Holmes napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Holmes to the canvas!
Holmes is still in real trouble! Can Silva Jr finish him?
Silva Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes is trying to keep Silva Jr in close.
Silva Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva Jr is in close to Holmes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Silva Jr from controlling successfully.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva Jr throws a strike but Holmes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva Jr 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva Jr, not yet.
Silva Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holmes prevents Silva Jr from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson Silva Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva Jr in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Silva Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Anderson Silva Jr has been cut.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Holmes responds with a good body kick, but Silva Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Anderson Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Holmes has Silva Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Silva Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes has Silva Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Silva Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes keeps control of Silva Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva Jr's efforts to push away.
Silva Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Anderson Silva Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Silva Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes has Silva Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Silva Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes has Silva Jr pressed against the cage.
DeMarlon Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Silva Jr is rocked!
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Oh Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva Jr.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Holmes throws a big uppercut that drops Silva Jr! More strikes from Holmes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva Jr lies dazed against the cage as Holmes celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMarlon Holmes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Naulakko (ranked 4121 p4p, 427 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 3532 p4p, 385 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Naulakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey misses the jab.
Naulakko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turkey counters with a nice right hand that sends Naulakko toppling to the canvas! Naulakko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Turkey finish him?!
Naulakko is rocked!
It looks like Pertti Naulakko has been cut.
Naulakko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Naulakko is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Turkey doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Naulakko crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Naulakko's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wild Turkey !
A relieved looking Wild Turkey 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qfc Winner (ranked 3392 p4p, 371 weight class) and Reginald Forbes (ranked 2406 p4p, 282 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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BJJ White 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qfc Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forbes manages to avoid it.
Winner swings widly with a right hand
and Forbes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Forbes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winner.
Winner misses with an uppercut
and Forbes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Forbes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Forbes thuds a left hand into Winner's body.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Forbes is out of range.
Winner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner tries to keep at a distance but Forbes has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Forbes throws a head punch that misses.
Forbes lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Forbes.
A body shot lands from Forbes.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Forbes is working Winner over against the cage.
Forbes works on Winner's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Forbes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Forbes lands a right hand.
Forbes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Forbes throws a big uppercut that drops Winner! More strikes from Forbes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Winner lies dazed against the cage as Forbes celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Forbes!
Reginald Forbes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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