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CEFC 277 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Henderson (ranked 3564 p4p, 442 weight class) and Rick Rickerson (ranked 3953 p4p, 474 weight class). Rick Rickerson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bucky Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Rickerson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rickerson.
Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Rickerson tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rickerson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickerson is trying to maintain the position but Henderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Henderson working Rickerson over with strikes.
Rickerson is looking to control Henderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rickerson avoid being mounted?
Rickerson tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson content to control rather than advance.
Rickerson trying to control but Henderson postures up.
Rickerson tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Rickerson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Henderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rickerson!
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rickerson's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickerson tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson avoids the attempt from Rickerson to control.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson 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.
Henderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rickerson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Rickerson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Rickerson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
Rickerson can't escape the position.
Henderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henderson lands a big elbow.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rickerson's face.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
Rickerson is working to get back to half guard.
Rickerson is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rickerson is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson lands a big elbow.
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!
Henderson landing punches.
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Henderson lands a jab to Rickerson's midsection.
Rickerson throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rickerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
Rickerson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Rickerson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rickerson's elbow.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rickerson tightens his grip and picks Henderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Henderson manages to land in guard.
Rickerson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henderson is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rickerson controls Henderson momentarily but Henderson frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henderson is in close to Rickerson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rickerson 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.
Henderson postures up.
Rickerson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Henderson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Henderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rickerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rickerson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rickerson's head.
Henderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rickerson's guard.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Rickerson connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Henderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickerson lands a slapping body shot.
Rickerson throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Henderson is looking for a counter combo.
Rickerson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rickerson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rickerson can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Rickerson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rickerson is just out of range.
Rickerson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Henderson.
Rickerson fails to pull guard.
Rickerson digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
Henderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Henderson lands a body punch.
Rickerson is breathing heavily.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rickerson backwards.
Rickerson is trying to pull guard but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rickerson.
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rickerson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rickerson being controlled against the cage.
Henderson lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson stands and throws Rickerson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rickerson being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Henderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rickerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Rickerson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henderson takes a swing at Rickerson's ribcage but misses.
Rickerson clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Bucky Henderson has been cut.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rickerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rickerson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Henderson - that landed with a thud.
Rickerson jumps into guard, dragging Henderson to the mat.
Henderson controlling from the top position.
Rickerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Rickerson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Henderson controlling from the top position.
Henderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henderson passes Rickerson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rickerson taking some punishment here, with Henderson in his half guard.
Henderson is nestled in close to Rickerson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henderson blocks the strikes from Rickerson.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Henderson drops an elbow to the side of Rickerson's head.
Henderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rickerson trying to control but Henderson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickerson wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
Henderson is thwarting Rickerson's attempts to control the position.
Henderson controlling the action here.
Rickerson tries to roll over but Henderson keeps him under control.
Henderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bucky Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rickerson for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rickerson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rickerson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rickerson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickerson clinches with his opponent.
Rick Rickerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickerson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henderson to keep the fight standing.
Bucky Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rickerson.
Rickerson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rickerson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavrilo Djuretic (ranked 4040 p4p, 492 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 3613 p4p, 453 weight class). Gavrilo Djuretic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavrilo Djuretic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Djuretic looks to land a combination but Dux avoids it well.
Dux clobbers Djuretic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dux throws a nice looking combination but Djuretic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Djuretic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dux.
Djuretic slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Djuretic is looking to clinch.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Djuretic 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.
Dux throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Djuretic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dux moves away.
Dux tries to counter with a clinch but Djuretic shakes him off and moves away.
No joy there for Dux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dux wants to slow Djuretic down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djuretic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dux.
Dux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Djuretic on the side of the head.
Dux looks to score with a jab to the body but Djuretic is just out of range.
Djuretic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Djuretic is looking to clinch.
Dux scores with a three punch combo!
Djuretic lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Djuretic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Djuretic clinches up against the cage.
Djuretic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Djuretic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Djuretic.
Dux is trying to push Djuretic away but Djuretic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Djuretic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dux looks winded!
Dux misses with an elbow over the top.
Djuretic throws a punch but it's blocked by Dux.
Djuretic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Djuretic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Djuretic prevents Dux from breaking the clinch.
Dux is looking to break free of the clinch but Djuretic has double underhooks.
Dux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Djuretic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic tries a body shot but Dux blocks it.
A short right from Djuretic on the inside.
Dux tries to break the clinch but Djuretic is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Djuretic.
Djuretic lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux lands an elbow inside that Djuretic shrugs off.
Dux tries to break the clinch but Djuretic is controlling the position.
Djuretic is working Dux over against the cage.
Djuretic misses with a punch on the inside.
Djuretic avoiding damage.
Djuretic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Djuretic presses Dux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Djuretic misses with some punches.
Dux breaks the clinch.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic has Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
Dux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Djuretic is controlling him.
Djuretic stalling.
Dux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dux breaks the clinch.
Djuretic doesn't manage to clinch there - Dux circles away.
Djuretic misses with a wild body shot.
Dux misses with the combination.
Djuretic has closed the distance and engaged Dux in a clinch.
Dux breaks the clinch.
Dux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Djuretics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dux tries to keep at a distance but Djuretic has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djuretic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dux misses with a knee to the head.
Dux tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Dux as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Djuretic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Djuretic.
Dux has had enough of the clinch but Djuretic keeps him there for the moment.
Djuretic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Djuretic looks to land a combination but Dux avoids it well.
Djuretic tries to clinch there but Dux circles away.
Djuretic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Djuretic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dux throws a right hand that Djuretic ducks under and follows up with a left that Djuretic also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Dux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dux is looking for the big counter here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Djuretic.
Gavrilo Djuretic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Dux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Djuretic eats them both and turns towards Dux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Frank Dux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Dux lands.
Djuretic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Djuretic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Djuretic is looking to clinch.
Dux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Djuretic dodges the punch combination from Dux.
Djuretic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dux swats away the attempt to clinch by Djuretic.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Djuretic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djuretic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dux scores with a decent looking hook.
Dux scores with a head kick. Djuretic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Djuretic blocks the body kick.
Djuretic tries to clinch there but Dux circles away.
Dux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Djuretic checks a leg kick.
Djuretic lands a glancing blow to the side of Dux's head.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Djuretic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Djuretic tries to clinch up but Dux circles away and keeps his distance.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Djuretic tries to clinch but Dux moves out of range.
Djuretic avoids the body shot from Dux.
Djuretic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Djuretic moves into the clinch.
Djuretic lands a shot to the body.
Djuretic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djuretic swings wildly with an uppercut but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Djuretic tries to clinch there but Dux circles away.
Djuretic forces Dux back against the cage and clinches.
Dux lands an elbow inside that Djuretic shrugs off.
Dux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Djuretic blocks a head kick by Dux.
Djuretic is looking for a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dux.
Dux throws out a loose jab but Djuretic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Dux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux swats away the attempt to clinch by Djuretic.
Djuretic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux tests Djuretic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Djuretic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Djuretic back to the cage. Dux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Djuretic throws a big counter combination but Dux scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dux works Djuretic's body with a nice hook.
Djuretic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Djuretic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Djuretic swinging wildly here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dux.
Djuretic tries to clinch up.
Djuretic thuds a left hand into Dux's body.
Dux fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Djuretic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Djuretic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dux can pounce on him.
Dux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dux, right into the meat.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Djuretic circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Djuretic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dux tries to land a front kick but Djuretic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dux lands a two punch combo.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Djuretic moves in looking to clinch but Dux pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djuretic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Djuretic tries to clinch there but Dux circles away.
Djuretic is looking to clinch.
Djuretic tries to clinch up but Dux circles away and keeps his distance.
Dux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Djuretic.
Dux throws a nice looking combination but Djuretic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Djuretic dodges the punch combination from Dux.
Djuretic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Djuretic clinches with his opponent.
Dux prevents a body shot from Djuretic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Djuretic misses with a body punch.
Djuretic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Djuretic is leaning against Dux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dux gets tackled into the cage by Djuretic. Djuretic maintains the clinch.
Dux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Djuretic fails to land.
Djuretic avoiding damage as Dux throws knees to the body.
Dux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Dux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djuretic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Djuretic dodges the punch combination from Dux.
Djuretic is looking to wear down Dux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Djuretic tries to clinch but Dux is having none of it.
Djuretic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Djuretic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux throws out a counter right but Djuretic avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djuretic tries to close the distance and clinch but Dux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Djuretic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Djuretic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux lands with a cross.
Dux swats away the attempt to clinch by Djuretic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djuretic clinches up against the cage.
Djuretic managing to block the knees to the body from Dux.
Dux trying to land knees to the body.
Djuretic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Djuretic gets through Dux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dux breaks the clinch.
Djuretic moves into the clinch.
Djuretic lands a shoulder strike.
Dux blocking some punches.
Djuretic misses with some punches.
Djuretic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Djuretic misses with some punches.
Djuretic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Djuretic's elbow.
Gavrilo Djuretic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Dux throws an elbow but misses.
Dux breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dux.
Djuretic doesn't manage to clinch there - Dux circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djuretic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Djuretic needs to keep his hands up - Dux had a free shot at his head there.
Djuretic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Djuretic closes the distance and clinches.
Djuretic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dux's elbow.
Djuretic lands a left hand.
Dux struggles to land a body shot inside as Djuretic controls his hands.
Djuretic keeps control of Dux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Djuretic works on Dux's body with a couple of short punches.
Dux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic keeps control of Dux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dux misses with a knee to the head.
Djuretic lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Djuretic.
Djuretic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Djuretic lands with a left to the head.
Djuretic lands an uppercut.
Djuretic has a couple of punches blocked by Dux.
Djuretic scores with a shot to the side of Dux's head.
Djuretic just leaning against Dux, taking a breather.
Dux tries to land knees in the clinch but Djuretic avoids the damage to the body.
Djuretic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dux tries to break the clinch but Djuretic is controlling the position.
Dux blocking some punches.
Djuretic misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dux blocks an uppercut.
Dux tries to break the clinch but Djuretic is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Djuretic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Djuretic lands a hook that snaps the head of Dux backwards.
Djuretic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Djuretic gets through Dux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dux is rocked!
Djuretic presses Dux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dux is still on wobbly legs! Can Djuretic finish him?
Djuretic lands a right hand.
Djuretic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dux to his knees! Djuretic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavrilo Djuretic!
Gavrilo Djuretic 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 Brian Donnelly (ranked 2998 p4p, 345 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 4278 p4p, 470 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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185 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
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamidovich Saitiev. That did some damage!
Donnelly jabs at Hamidovich Saitiev's body.
Donnelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in and bounces Donnelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is in close to Donnelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Donnelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamidovich Saitiev pushing down on Donnelly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Donnelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnelly.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to control from the top but Donnelly keeps moving.
Hamidovich Saitiev stopping the sweep attempt from Donnelly.
Hamidovich Saitiev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Donnelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to control the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnelly is retaining full guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing strikes from guard but Donnelly blocks nicely.
Donnelly manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails to pull guard.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly feints and then cracks Hamidovich Saitiev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamidovich Saitiev down.
Good leg kick by Donnelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the temple. Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Donnelly clobbers Hamidovich Saitiev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hamidovich Saitiev misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with an open hand slap.
Donnelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donnelly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Donnelly!
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donnelly thows a body kick. Hamidovich Saitiev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donnelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamidovich Saitiev at a distance.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Donnelly jabs Hamidovich Saitiev right on the nose. Hamidovich Saitiev blinks but takes it well.
Donnelly catches Hamidovich Saitiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donnelly lands a head shot.
Donnelly lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
Donnelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donnelly. Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs it off though.
Hamidovich Saitiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick from Donnelly lands but Hamidovich Saitiev takes it in his stride.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a takedown attempt - Donnelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donnelly - that will leave a mark!
Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnelly's waist but Donnelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamidovich Saitiev off to one side.
Donnelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev. Hamidovich Saitiev gets slowly back to his feet.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Donnelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamidovich Saitiev. Hamidovich Saitiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Donnelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamidovich Saitiev on the side of the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donnelly swivels and escapes.
Hamidovich Saitiev dives in for a single leg takedown but Donnelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly throws a nice head kick!
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donnelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev fails with the takedown.
Donnelly jabs Hamidovich Saitiev right on the nose. Hamidovich Saitiev blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
Donnelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown but Donnelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donnelly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Donnelly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Donnelly trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Donnelly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hamidovich Saitiev in side control, throwing shots but Donnelly defends.
Donnelly is trying to get back to his feet.
Donnelly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hamidovich Saitiev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev cracks Donnelly with a big elbow.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donnelly is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hamidovich Saitiev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws Hamidovich Saitiev to one side and escapes!
Hamidovich Saitiev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donnelly circles away.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Donnelly tenderised Hamidovich Saitiev's leg. Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to keep his angry face on.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donnelly takes a swing at Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage but misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donnelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamidovich Saitiev somewhat.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamidovich Saitiev has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev dives in and grabs Donnelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donnelly pushes down on Hamidovich Saitiev's head and hops out.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Donnelly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Donnelly throws Hamidovich Saitiev to one side and escapes!
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donnelly. That's going to slow Hamidovich Saitiev down.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Hamidovich Saitiev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donnelly sprawls well. Donnelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamidovich Saitiev gets slowly back to his feet.
Donnelly thows a leg kick but Hamidovich Saitiev checks it
and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Donnelly is trying to stand up here but Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling him well.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donnelly keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to control from the bottom.
Donnelly has hold of Hamidovich Saitiev's hands but Hamidovich Saitiev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Donnelly trying to hold on to Hamidovich Saitiev's head to control him but Hamidovich Saitiev postures up.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Donnelly to regain full guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev stopping the sweep attempt from Donnelly.
Donnelly is looking to stand up but Hamidovich Saitiev isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Donnelly scores with a spinning back kick!
Donnelly lands a head kick!
Hamidovich Saitiev moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Donnelly lands with a hook. Hamidovich Saitiev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in but no luck this time.
Donnelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
Donnelly lands a really nice looking cross but Hamidovich Saitiev seems unphased.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Donnelly lands with a nice body kick.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donnelly duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws an overhand right that lands on Donnelly's shoulder, as Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Hamidovich Saitiev moves out of range.
Donnelly scores with a jab. Hamidovich Saitiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly thows a body kick. Hamidovich Saitiev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamidovich Saitiev throws out the jab.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donnelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick
and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a takedown into side control.
Donnelly explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly misses with a wild combination.
Hamidovich Saitiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots and misses
and Donnelly counters with a big head kick but Hamidovich Saitiev shrugs it off.
Hamidovich Saitiev walks into a stiff left hand from Donnelly.
Hamidovich Saitiev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hamidovich Saitiev checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Hamidovich Saitiev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donnelly on his heels. He'll look to pass Donnelly's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Donnelly manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Donnelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Donnelly.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Donnelly misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Donnelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donnelly throws a nice head kick!
Donnelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donnelly quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Donnelly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donnelly is pulling down on Hamidovich Saitiev's head. It's preventing any offense from Hamidovich Saitiev, at least for the moment.
Donnelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Donnelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Donnelly, not yet.
Donnelly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling him.
Donnelly is controlling Hamidovich Saitiev's posture.
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.
Donnelly pushes Hamidovich Saitiev off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Donnelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamidovich Saitiev momentarily.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnelly's waist but Donnelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamidovich Saitiev off to one side.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Donnelly scores with a head kick. Hamidovich Saitiev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donnelly defends it nicely.
Donnelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hamidovich Saitiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hamidovich Saitiev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Donnelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donnelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
A pretty intense looking Brian Donnelly took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siva Tavau (ranked 2210 p4p, 241 weight class) and Chris Fraser (ranked 5396 p4p, 539 weight class). Tavau comes to the cage accompanied by In the Air Tonight. Chris Fraser will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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222 lbs
4 - 10 - 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siva Tavau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraser tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tavau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fraser somewhat.
Tavau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Tavau backs off Fraser throws a huge counter combo but Tavau manages to avoid it all.
Fraser gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Tavau to counter with a crisp jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tavau.
Fraser takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tavau lands a big left to the face of Fraser, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Tavau and another - Fraser is out! Tavau stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Siva Tavau!
After winning the bout, Siva Tavau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Breneman (ranked 4005 p4p, 418 weight class) and Danny Mc Elroy (ranked 2177 p4p, 238 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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42
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279 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
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Breneman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Mc Elroy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Elroy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Breneman tries to clinch up but Mc Elroy circles away and keeps his distance.
Mc Elroy throws the left hand but Breneman avoids the punch easily.
Mc Elroy misses with an uppercut.
Breneman swings for the body but Mc Elroy moves out of range.
Breneman moves into the clinch.
Mc Elroy scores with a shot to the side of Breneman's head.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch to the body.
Mc Elroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Breneman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mc Elroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Breneman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breneman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Elroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Breneman.
Mc Elroy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Breneman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mc Elroy.
Breneman is trying to break the clinch but Mc Elroy has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Breneman.
Breneman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mc Elroy scores with a hook to the body.
Breneman misses with a punch to the body.
Mc Elroy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Breneman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mc Elroy to the mat. Mc Elroy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mc Elroy wriggles free and stands up.
Mc Elroy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Breneman misses with a combination
and Mc Elroy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Breneman is breathing heavily.
Breneman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mc Elroy slips a straight right by Breneman.
Breneman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Breneman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Breneman.
Breneman ducks under a wild hook from Mc Elroy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman is trying to push Mc Elroy away but Mc Elroy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Breneman blocking some punches.
Mc Elroy misses with a punch on the inside.
Breneman tries to score a body lock takedown but Mc Elroy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mc Elroy tries to work over Breneman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mc Elroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mc Elroy misses with some punches.
Breneman blocking some punches.
Mc Elroy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breneman takes a shot to the head.
Mc Elroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mc Elroy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Breneman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breneman.
Mc Elroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Breneman is trying to trip Mc Elroy. He has hold of a leg but Mc Elroy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Breneman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mc Elroy wants to stand and escape but Breneman is having none of it.
Mc Elroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breneman wants to control from the top but Mc Elroy keeps moving.
Breneman is really struggling to control Mc Elroy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Breneman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Breneman postures up in Mc Elroy's guard and throws a big left but Mc Elroy blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mc Elroy holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Breneman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mc Elroy throws out a counter right but Breneman avoids it with no problem.
Breneman moves out of range as Mc Elroy strikes.
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.
Breneman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mc Elroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Breneman is just out of range.
Breneman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mc Elroy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Breneman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mc Elroy as he avoids it easily.
Breneman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Breneman lands with a nice combination. Mc Elroy backs away looking to recover.
Mc Elroy throws a hook but Breneman avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Breneman both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Danny Mc Elroy has been cut.
Adam Breneman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mc Elroy connects with a looping right hand.
Mc Elroy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Breneman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Mc Elroy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Mc Elroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Breneman wants to clinch up but Mc Elroy keeps it at a distance.
Adam Breneman is winning the standup battle so far.
Mc Elroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mc Elroy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Breneman.
Breneman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mc Elroy is looking to stand back up but Breneman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mc Elroy.
Breneman winds up and cracks Mc Elroy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Elroy tries to get to full guard but Breneman has control of the leg.
Breneman slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy gets full guard.
Breneman postures up in Mc Elroy's guard and throws a big left but Mc Elroy blocks it.
Breneman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breneman throws a strike but Mc Elroy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Breneman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mc Elroy is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mc Elroy is not content to let Breneman control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mc Elroy's head.
Breneman misses with a head shot. Mc Elroy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mc Elroy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mc Elroy wants to get back to his feet but Breneman passes into half guard.
Breneman is keen to just control but Mc Elroy is a slippery customer.
Breneman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Elroy is trying to get back to full guard.
Breneman is looking to stall here but Mc Elroy recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc Elroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breneman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breneman throws a strike but Mc Elroy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mc Elroy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Breneman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mc Elroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Mc Elroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breneman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mc Elroy pulls Breneman in to control the position.
Breneman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adam Breneman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breneman throws a big elbow that misses.
Mc Elroy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breneman.
Breneman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breneman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breneman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breneman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Breneman with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Breneman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mc Elroy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mc Elroy throws a right hand that misses
and Breneman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breneman misses with a series of wild punches.
Mc Elroy misses with a straight right.
Breneman tries to clinch up
and Mc Elroy counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mc Elroy.
Mc Elroy tries to clinch but Breneman moves out of range.
Breneman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breneman misses with a series of wild punches.
Mc Elroy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Elroy lands a glancing blow to the side of Breneman's head.
It looks like Adam Breneman has been cut.
Mc Elroy misses with a looping left.
Breneman defending well as Mc Elroy loads up on a big left hand.
Mc Elroy stuffs the takedown attempt from Breneman. Breneman gets slowly back to his feet.
Mc Elroy lands a body shot.
Mc Elroy throws a hook to the side of Breneman's head but Breneman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mc Elroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Breneman.
Breneman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mc Elroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Breneman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breneman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mc Elroy tries to avoid it but Breneman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mc Elroy to the ground. Mc Elroy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mc Elroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breneman manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman moves forwards but Mc Elroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Breneman is rocked!
Mc Elroy measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Breneman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Danny Mc Elroy!
A victorious Danny Mc Elroy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hayes (ranked 2174 p4p, 237 weight class) and Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 2453 p4p, 262 weight class). Hayes's entrance music is Blood Warriors. A fine choice. Michael Hayes 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pikku Näkäräinen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Näkäräinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Näkäräinen works over Hayes's head and body with a nice combination.
Näkäräinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Näkäräinen circles away.
Näkäräinen looks to land a combination. Hayes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Näkäräinen punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Näkäräinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes throws a lazy right hand but Näkäräinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Hayes backs off Näkäräinen throws a huge counter combo but Hayes manages to avoid it all.
Hayes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Näkäräinen connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Näkäräinen jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Näkäräinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen lands a body shot.
Näkäräinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Näkäräinen digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Nice shot by Hayes.
Näkäräinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Näkäräinen slips the punch.
Näkäräinen misses with an uppercut.
Näkäräinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Näkäräinen throws a head kick that misses.
Näkäräinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Näkäräinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes takes one to the side of the head.
Näkäräinen looks to throw a body kick
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Näkäräinen thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
Näkäräinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Näkäräinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Näkäräinen is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Näkäräinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Näkäräinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Näkäräinen stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michael Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Näkäräinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayes pushes Näkäräinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Näkäräinen lands a takedown into guard.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Näkäräinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hayes is looking for a triangle but Näkäräinen pushes his legs off easily.
Näkäräinen postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Näkäräinen's guard.
Hayes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Näkäräinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Näkäräinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen is pulling down on Hayes's head. It's preventing any offense from Hayes, at least for the moment.
Näkäräinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Näkäräinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Näkäräinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hayes landing with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Hayes'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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayes with a nice head shot there.
Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes works over Näkäräinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hayes working some strikes from top position.
Näkäräinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but Näkäräinen is keeping the position.
Hayes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Näkäräinen's head.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Näkäräinen is keeping the position for now.
Näkäräinen keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Näkäräinen keeping full guard, as Hayes tries to pass.
Hayes is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pikku Näkäräinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Näkäräinen swings for the body but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes tests Näkäräinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes slips a straight right by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Näkäräinen misses the jab.
Näkäräinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Näkäräinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick from Näkäräinen lands but Hayes takes it in his stride.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Näkäräinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pikku Näkäräinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Näkäräinen. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes connects with a single shot there.
Näkäräinen ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Näkäräinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with a takedown attempt - Hayes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hayes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Näkäräinen drops his hands momentarily and Hayes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Hayes - just one landing.
Näkäräinen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hayes misses the jab.
A jab from Hayes finds it's way through Näkäräinen's defenses.
Näkäräinen takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Näkäräinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hayes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Näkäräinen.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Näkäräinen's head but Näkäräinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Näkäräinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Näkäräinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pikku Näkäräinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
Hayes lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Näkäräinen works Hayes's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Näkäräinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Näkäräinen misses.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Näkäräinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Näkäräinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Näkäräinen throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Hayes misses with a leg kick
and Näkäräinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Näkäräinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Näkäräinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Näkäräinen throws a shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a hook.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Hayes as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes clinches up with Näkäräinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Näkäräinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Näkäräinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes throws a hook to the side of Näkäräinen's head but Näkäräinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Näkäräinen misses the shot to the body.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Näkäräinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes cracks Näkäräinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Näkäräinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Näkäräinen throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with an uppercut.
Hayes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Näkäräinen.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Näkäräinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Näkäräinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Näkäräinen moves out of range as Hayes strikes.
Näkäräinen feints a jab promting Hayes to slip. Näkäräinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hayes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Näkäräinen staying out of range there.
Hayes throws a good cross that connects.
Näkäräinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Näkäräinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with an uppercut.
Näkäräinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayes.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Näkäräinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense.
Michael Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikku Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Näkäräinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Näkäräinen wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Näkäräinen ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes wants to clinch.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Näkäräinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Näkäräinen slips a jab from Hayes.
Näkäräinen throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Näkäräinen swinging wildly here.
Hayes clinches.
Näkäräinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Näkäräinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Näkäräinen misses the shot to the body.
Hayes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Näkäräinen misses.
Hayes tries to clinch up but Näkäräinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Hayes.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Näkäräinen moved out of range nicely.
Näkäräinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hayes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Näkäräinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Näkäräinen takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes moves to clinch but Näkäräinen breaks away
and Näkäräinen counters with a solid body kick.
Näkäräinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Näkäräinen throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Näkäräinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Näkäräinen feints a counter leg kick.
Näkäräinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Näkäräinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Näkäräinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Näkäräinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Näkäräinen misses the jab.
Näkäräinen checks a leg kick.
Näkäräinen lands a two punch combo.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Näkäräinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Näkäräinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hayes.
Hayes lands with a light punch inside.
Näkäräinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Näkäräinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses the jab.
Hayes misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Hayes.
A swing and a miss from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Näkäräinen motions for Hayes to come forward. Näkäräinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Näkäräinen throws a leg kick but Hayes checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayes.
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!
Hayes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Hayes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Näkäräinen doesn't seem phased though.
Näkäräinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Näkäräinen's knee but Näkäräinen avoids it well.
Näkäräinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Näkäräinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Hayes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hayes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Näkäräinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
A jab from Näkäräinen misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Näkäräinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Hayes!
Michael Hayes 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 2908 p4p, 371 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 1745 p4p, 246 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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31
217 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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29
209 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Pavlyuchenko down.
Pavlyuchenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlyuchenko throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlyuchenko.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pavlyuchenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pavlyuchenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Pavlyuchenko's face as Anderson controls the position.
Anderson advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson content just to control the position here.
Anderson looking to ground and pound but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Pavlyuchenko is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Pavlyuchenko'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.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pavlyuchenko's face.
Pavlyuchenko tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson controlling from mount.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Anderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Anderson 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.
More stalling from Anderson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlyuchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pavlyuchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlyuchenko throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Pavlyuchenko. Pavlyuchenko maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Anderson is trying to drag Pavlyuchenko to the mat but Pavlyuchenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pavlyuchenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Pavlyuchenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Pavlyuchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a straight left.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Pavlyuchenko misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Pavlyuchenko cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Pavlyuchenko thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Pavlyuchenko.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson swings for the body but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
A short right from Pavlyuchenko on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Pavlyuchenko.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson has Pavlyuchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pavlyuchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pavlyuchenko lands a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Pavlyuchenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Pavlyuchenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Pavlyuchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Pavlyuchenko defends it.
Pavlyuchenko trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.
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 Andriy Pavlyuchenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlyuchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.
Pavlyuchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson moves to clinch but Pavlyuchenko breaks away
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko lands with an overhand left.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavlyuchenko throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Pavlyuchenko off balance momentarily.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Pavlyuchenko tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Pavlyuchenko working aggressively here.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pavlyuchenko gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlyuchenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body punch.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlyuchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko lands an uppercut.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Pavlyuchenko manages to get underhooks.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavlyuchenko 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andriy Pavlyuchenko made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Brandon (ranked 1766 p4p, 250 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 1315 p4p, 183 weight class). Brandon's entrance music is Life Is Beautiful. A fine choice. Junior Brandon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Severn's chin.
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215 lbs
23 - 24 - 0 |
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215 lbs
31 - 28 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon fails to land the takedown.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown but Severn shows good takedown defense.
Severn wants to counter with a clinch but Brandon pushes him away.
Severn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Severn motions for Brandon to come forward. Severn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Severn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brandon is working away from the top position though.
Brandon trying to control from half guard but Severn is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brandon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Severn is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon tries to control but Severn wriggling away.
Brandon with good strikes from the mount here!
Brandon controlling the position easily from mount.
Brandon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Severn for as long as he can get away with.
Severn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brandon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to take Severn's back but instead Severn uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Well, if Brandon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brandon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Severn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Severn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Severn wants to get back to full guard.
Severn is staying active underneath Brandon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Severn is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Severn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn has Brandon pulled in close to control his posture.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Severn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brandon is looking to pass into half guard but Severn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Severn is in guard.
Brandon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Severn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Severn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brandon is looking for a triangle but Severn pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brandon trying to control the position here.
Brandon wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junior Brandon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brandon darts in looking for a takedown but Severn gets double underhooks and turns Brandon into the cage.
Brandon shoots and misses
and Severn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Severn circles away from the clinch attempt
so Severn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Severn controlling from the top position.
Brandon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon is working for a submission of some sort.
Brandon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Severn sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brandon not doing much here.
Severn manages to get to full guard.
Brandon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Severn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Severn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Severn!
Severn tries to get to his feet but Brandon is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Severn in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon controls Severn momentarily but Severn frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Severn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Brandon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Severn manages to get himself to full guard.
Severn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandon is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon landing some decent shots from guard.
Severn has Brandon pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon pushing down on Severn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Severn tries to roll over but Brandon keeps him under control.
Brandon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brandon is looking to advance position but Severn won't allow it.
Severn wants to improve his position but Brandon is controlling well.
Brandon prevents Severn from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandon wants to pass to mount but Severn is defending the position.
Severn is trying to stand.
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 Junior Brandon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brandon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brandon.
Brandon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Severn defends well and Brandon ends up having to push Severn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Junior Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandon.
Brandon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Severn avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon with a poor takedown
letting Severn counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Severn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon avoids the head kick by Severn.
Brandon throws a counter high kick but Severn was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big left from Brandon misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up with Severn, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes Severn against the cage but Severn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brandon blocks a head kick by Severn.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Severn circles away easily
letting Severn counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brandon or perhaps it was just good defense by Severn, which made it look bad.
Severn wants to slow Brandon down by chopping away at his legs.
Brandon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Severn counters with a series of strikes. Brandon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chris Severn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown but Severn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Severn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch but Severn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Severn.
Junior Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon moves out of range of the leg kick from Severn.
As Severn looks to move away, Brandon throws a big counter combo but Severn just gets out of the way.
Brandon tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Brandon moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSevern.
Brandon fails with the takedown
and Severn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Severn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brandon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brandon wants to get back to full guard.
Severn working over Brandon with some ground and pound. Brandon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Severn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brandon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Severn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon controlling Severn's posture.
Severn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chris Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Severn 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.
Brandon wants to control the position but Severn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Severn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brandon moves into full guard.
Brandon managing to control the position.
Brandon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Junior Brandon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandon working a defensive guard but Severn passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn is looking for a kimura but Brandon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Severn to get the leverage.
Severn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandon wants to improve his position but Severn is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Severn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandon 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Junior Brandon!
Junior Brandon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 908 p4p, 105 weight class) and Charlie Glover (ranked 1666 p4p, 188 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
41 - 25 - 0 |
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259 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
41 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Glover!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover rushes Nah and presses him up against the cage.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Nah swings wildly with an uppercut but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Nah.
Glover tries to stall but Nah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Nah.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Nah controls his hands.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover looking to slow down the pace here.
Glover has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nah after a bit of a struggle.
Nah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
Nah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Nah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover misses with some punches.
Glover has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah is trying to break the clinch but Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Nah lands a left hand.
Nah scores with a shot to the side of Glover's head.
Nah prevents a body shot from Glover.
Nah working aggressively here.
Nah lands with a right to the head.
Glover looking to stall.
Glover has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Glover can turn it around.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Glover changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tee Nah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Glover.
Glover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Nah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glover is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nah is defending well.
Nah throws a punch but it's blocked by Glover.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to score a body lock takedown but Nah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glover scores with a shot to the side of Nah's head.
A head punch on the inside from Nah fails to land.
Glover blocking some punches.
Glover lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glover is struggling to control the position.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover tries for a takedown but Nah manages to get underhooks.
Glover is trying to drag Nah to the mat but Nah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Glover digs a right hand underneath Nah's ribcage. Nah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Glover on the inside.
Nah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nah misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Glover lands an uppercut.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nah lands a nice shot to the body.
Glover tries a body shot but Nah blocks it.
Glover tries for a takedown but Nah manages to get underhooks.
Glover digs a right hand into Nah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nah's gas tank.
Glover is struggling to control the position.
Nah working aggressively here.
Nah letting Glover take a breather here.
Nah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Nah controls his hands.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Nah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nah gets through Glover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nah blocking some punches.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover tries a body shot but Nah blocks it.
Glover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover trying to stall but Nah improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nah.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nah lands with a light punch inside.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nah prevents a body shot from Glover.
Glover gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nah regains guard.
Glover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nah wants to stand and escape but Glover is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tee Nah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nah moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Glover closes the distance and clinches.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nah working aggressively here.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Nah controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nah fails to land.
A short uppercut from Glover.
Glover is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nah is defending well.
Nah lands with a right to the head.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover goes for a takedown attempt but Nah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nah throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nah looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Glover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nah can pounce on him.
Nah tries to clinch but Glover is having none of it.
Glover moves in looking to clinch but Nah pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Glover. Nah shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover closes the distance and pushes Nah back into the cage.
Glover cracks Nah with a nice body shot.
Tee Nah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nah lands a right hand.
Nah tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing Nah back against the cage.
Nah gets underhooks to prevent Glover's takedown attempt.
Tee Nah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Glover.
Nah is trying to break the clinch but Glover is controlling him.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover is trying to pull guard but Nah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nah is pressed up against the cage. Glover has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nah down to the mat. Nah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nah swings widly with a right hand
and Glover counters with a one-two to the body.
Glover moves into range and clinches up with Nah.
A head punch on the inside from Nah fails to land.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover looking to slow down the pace here.
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover tries to work over Nah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nah misses with some punches.
Nah misses with a punch on the inside.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nah misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Glover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nah lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah takes a shot to the head.
Nah misses with the head strike.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nah working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nah.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover misses with some punches.
Nah stops a takedown attempt from Glover.
Glover lands a shoulder strike.
Nah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover pressing his opponent against the cage.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nah.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Nah avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Glover is pushing Nah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nah on the inside.
Nah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nah.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Nah controls the action.
Glover tries for a takedown. No joy.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Nah pushes Glover against the cage. Nah is working some dirty boxing. Nah pushes off with a quick right hook! Glover goes down! Glover tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Nah moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tee Nah!
Tee Nah 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 324 p4p, 47 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 1289 p4p, 181 weight class). Dany Crosby told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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38
215 lbs
47 - 18 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
A punch combination from Crosby misses.
Crosby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burgundy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dany Crosby has been cut.
Nice shot by Crosby.
Oooooh!!! Burgundy has knocked Crosby down with a huge combo! Burgundy steps away and waves a wobbly Crosby back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crosby is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burgundy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Crosby takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Burgundy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Crosby bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy retains his light heavyweight title!
Ron Burgundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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