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UFC 9-The End Of An Era PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artimus Angar (ranked 3152 p4p, 410 weight class) and Gresham Law (ranked 8326 p4p, 747 weight class). Artimus Angar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artimus Angar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gresham Law!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law throws a right hand that Angar ducks under and follows up with a left that Angar also avoids with ease.
Angar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angar tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Angar works on Law's body with a couple of short punches.
Law is looking to take this one to the mat.
Law pulls guard.
Law controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Angar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Law is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Angar frees his head nicely. Oh but Law has switched to an armbar! Angar is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gresham Law!
Our winner, Gresham Law, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merel (ranked 2692 p4p, 320 weight class) and Dean Roger (ranked 4069 p4p, 449 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Roger!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger fails to land with a series of punches.
Roger misses with an uppercut. Merel saw that one coming.
Roger digs a good body shot into Merel's ribs.
Roger misses with a hook.
Merel moves away from the strike by Roger.
Roger staying out of range there.
Merel blocks a head kick by Roger.
Roger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Roger misses with an uppercut. Merel saw that one coming.
Merel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roger.
Merel attempts a counter takedown but Roger avoids it well and moves away.
Merel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Roger.
Merel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Merel misses.
Roger is looking to chop away at Merel's legs.
Roger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merel.
Roger gets caught napping as Merel dives in and scores a takedown. Roger manages to retain guard.
Roger told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Roger controls Merel momentarily but Merel frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Merel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roger for as long as he can get away with.
Roger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merel 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.
Merel stays in close to Roger's body and controls the position.
Merel continues to stall.
Roger working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roger keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roger throws a leg kick
and Merel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roger won't be happy with that.
Roger is being controlled here.
Roger is trying to get back to half guard.
Merel working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Merel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Merel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Merel scores with punches from side control.
Merel trying to control the action but Roger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Merel connects with a decent elbow.
Roger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Merel scoring with punches and elbows.
Roger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Merel trying to control the action but Roger is working from the bottom.
Roger has hold of Merel's hands but Merel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Merel in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Roger tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Merel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Merel!
Our winner, Mark Merel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sic Vicious (ranked 1797 p4p, 236 weight class) and Jack Merel (ranked 2774 p4p, 352 weight class). Merel has chosen Laura Tesoro - Higher as his entrance music. 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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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sic Vicious !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Merel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vicious .
Vicious scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Merel.
Merel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merel throws a leg kick
and Vicious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vicious throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Vicious lands an impressive looking overhand right. Merel doesn't seem phased though.
Vicious throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Merel on the side of the head.
Merel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vicious works over Merel's head and body with a nice combination.
Vicious swats away the attempt to clinch by Merel.
Vicious throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Merel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vicious misses with a wild combination.
Merel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merel wants to counter the offense by Vicious and move into the clinch position.
Merel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vicious misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Merel. That's going to slow Vicious down.
Merel scores with a nice head shot.
Vicious listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Merel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vicious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merel moves away.
Vicious takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sic Vicious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Vicious does no damage.
No joy there for Vicious , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merel misses with a straight right.
Vicious lands with a nice combination. Merel backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Merel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vicious connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Merel scrambles back to his feet.
Vicious misses the jab.
Merel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicious throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious looks to land a left hand but Merel moved out of range nicely.
Merel tries to close the distance and clinch but Vicious swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vicious swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Merel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vicious was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Merel clinches with his opponent.
Merel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Merel misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Merel.
Vicious blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vicious 's efforts to push away.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Vicious controls his hands.
Merel misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Merel.
A short right from Merel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Merel.
A short left from Merel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vicious .
Vicious breaks from the clinch.
Merel tries to clinch up but Vicious circles away and keeps his distance.
Vicious seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Merel defending well as Vicious loads up on a big left hand.
Vicious looks to score with a jab to the body but Merel is just out of range.
Vicious throws out a loose jab but Merel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vicious throws out the jab.
Merel misses the jab.
Vicious moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Merel swings for the body but Vicious moves out of range.
Vicious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Merel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicious .
Merel lunges at Vicious with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vicious 's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vicious misses with an uppercut.
Merel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vicious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merel.
Vicious feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Merels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Merel throws a head kick that misses
and Vicious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Merel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vicious throws a hook to the side of Merel's head but Merel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vicious blocks a jab.
A combination from Vicious does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Merel misses.
Sloppy strikes from Vicious . Those never looked like landing.
Merel clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vicious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vicious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sic Vicious dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vicious .
Merel throws a right hand that misses
and Vicious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Merel works over Vicious 's head and body with a nice combination.
Vicious throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Merel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vicious throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Merel throws a fast counter high kick but Vicious manages to duck under it in time.
Vicious throws a jab but it's blocked by Merel.
A swing and a miss from Merel.
Nice defenses there by Merel.
Vicious dodges the punch combination from Merel.
Merel slips a jab from Vicious .
Vicious lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicious gets tackled into the cage by Merel. Merel maintains the clinch.
Vicious is trying to force a seperation but Merel has the dominant position.
Merel working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vicious connects with a nice looking jab.
Merel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vicious connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Merel's hands.
Vicious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merel.
Vicious throws a combination that misses
and Merel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vicious throws a jab when Merel was well out of range.
Merel throws a leg kick
and Vicious counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Merel closes the distance but Vicious moves to the side
and Vicious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Merel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Merel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel moves into range and clinches up with Vicious .
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Vicious is looking to break free of the clinch but Merel has double underhooks.
Vicious breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Vicious , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vicious . Those never looked like landing.
Vicious is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merel can do to turn this around?
Merel throws a hook but Vicious avoids it easily.
Merel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Vicious . Beautiful body shot.
Merel throws a head kick that misses
and Merel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Merel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Merel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Merel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vicious connects with a good right hand that stumbles Merel. Merel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Merel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vicious . That did some damage!
Vicious lands with a shot to the body.
Merel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vicious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merel.
Vicious slips under a jab.
Vicious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Merel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Merel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious looks to score with a jab to the body but Merel is just out of range.
Vicious throws a sloppy body shot
and Merel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Vicious struggles to land a body shot inside as Merel controls his hands.
Merel cracks Vicious with a nice body shot.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Vicious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Vicious .
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Vicious is looking to break free of the clinch but Merel has double underhooks.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vicious .
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vicious .
Vicious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Vicious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vicious seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Merel can turn it around.
Vicious blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Vicious can't find room to land a body shot as Merel controls the action.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Vicious .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sic Vicious dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vicious misses with a few strikes there.
Vicious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Merel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Merel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vicious , pushing him back against the cage.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vicious 's efforts to push away.
Merel misses with some punches.
Vicious tries to break the clinch but Merel is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Merel.
Vicious is looking to control Merel's arms but Merel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vicious has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel tries a body shot but Vicious blocks it.
Merel has Vicious pressed against the cage, preventing Vicious from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vicious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merel throws a low kick, looking for Vicious 's leg but Vicious calmly moves out of range.
Vicious is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel throws a combination that misses
and Vicious counters with a nice uppercut.
Merel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vicious .
Vicious bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Merel's head backwards.
Vicious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Merel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Merel.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Vicious .
Jack Merel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vicious prevents a body shot from Merel.
Merel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vicious struggles to land a body shot inside as Merel controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Merel.
Merel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vicious can't break the clinch.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel can't find room to land a body shot as Vicious controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Vicious .
Merel misses with a body punch.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vicious has had enough of the clinch but Merel keeps him there for the moment.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vicious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Merel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vicious 's elbow.
Merel misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vicious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Merel on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Merel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Merel tries to throw a body punch but Vicious avoids it by throwing Merel back against the cage.
Merel prevents Vicious from breaking the clinch.
Merel prevents Vicious from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vicious .
A frustrated look appears on Vicious 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vicious blocks a body shot from Merel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Vicious blocking some punches.
Vicious is looking to control Merel's arms but Merel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vicious has his back to the cage.
Merel struggles to land a body shot inside as Vicious controls his hands.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Merel gets through Vicious 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merel lands a nice shot to the body.
Vicious blocks an uppercut.
Vicious blocking some punches.
Vicious tries to break free but Merel pushes him back against the cage.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Vicious .
Vicious breaks the clinch.
Vicious throws a one two combo.
Merel cracks Vicious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vicious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merel looks to throw the jab but Vicious is out of range.
Merel pushes Vicious up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Vicious .
Vicious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Merel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vicious 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Sic Vicious !
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 551 p4p, 77 weight class) and Alexander Hyperion (ranked 5565 p4p, 571 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name. 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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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
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Hyperion!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri lands a jab-cross combination.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hyperion looks to land a right hand but Fakiiri moved out of range.
Hyperion swinging wildly here.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body kick.
Fakiiri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fakiiri throws out a powerful jab.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Jab from Fakiiri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyperion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyperion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyperion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hyperion tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyperion tries a low kick but Fakiiri avoids it.
Fakiiri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hyperion momentarily.
Fakiiri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyperion throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyperion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri connects with a body shot.
A jab from Hyperion misses.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
Hyperion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hyperion throws a series of strikes that have Fakiiri backpedaling.
Hyperion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hyperion swinging wildly here.
Hyperion ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fakiiri throws the left hand but Hyperion avoids the punch easily.
Hyperion throws a chopping leg kick but Fakiiri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyperion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyperion misses with a right hand
and Fakiiri counters with a good low kick that Hyperion was not able to check.
Hyperion misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri swings widly with a right hand
and Hyperion counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyperion throws a sloppy head kick and Fakiiri moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fakiiri.
Hyperion misses with a combination
and Fakiiri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyperion.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyperion looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Hyperion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
A good leg kick by Fakiiri.
Hyperion misses with a double jab.
Fakiiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyperion is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri catches Hyperion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyperion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fakiiri under the eye.
Hyperion is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fakiiri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hyperion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fakiiri tests Hyperion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri jabs Hyperion right on the nose. Hyperion blinks but takes it well.
Fakiiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyperion.
Hyperion misses with an uppercut. Fakiiri saw that one coming.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fakiiri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Hyperion lands.
Hyperion scores with a jab to the body.
Hyperion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hyperion throws a right and a left that Fakiiri avoids nicely.
Fakiiri throws the kick towards the body but Hyperion avoids it.
Hyperion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fakiiri misses with a hook
and Hyperion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Hyperion cracks Fakiiri with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyperion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fakiiri lands with a good body shot.
Fakiiri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hyperion walks into a stiff left hand from Fakiiri.
Hyperion misses with a straight right.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fakiiri cracks Hyperion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hyperion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyperion swinging wildly here.
Hyperion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyperion.
Fakiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyperion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fakiiri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyperion tries to bum rush Fakiiri with a series of wild strikes but Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Hyperion backs away, Fakiiri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Fakiiri.
Hyperion with a hook.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Hyperion moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Hyperion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fakiiri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fakiiri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hyperion back to the cage. Fakiiri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexander Hyperion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fakiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyperion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hyperion stuns Fakiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fakiiri lands a right hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Hyperion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fakiiri tried to score with a low kick but Hyperion checks it.
Hyperion scores with a hook.
Hyperion lands with an overhand left.
Hyperion connects with a jab.
Fakiiri is rocked!
Hyperion with a jab.
Oh Fakiiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyperion throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fakiiri is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hyperion.
Hyperion takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hyperion drops Fakiiri with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fakiiri! Hyperion dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Hyperion!
Our winner, Alexander Hyperion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gatsby (ranked 1214 p4p, 150 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 2110 p4p, 230 weight class). Wightman has chosen BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wightman fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatsby moves out of range as Wightman strikes.
Gatsby misses with a leg kick.
Wightman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wightman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatsby is out of range.
Gatsby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wightman tries to work over Gatsby's front leg with a kick but Gatsby checks it.
Wightman fails to land with a series of punches.
Gatsby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wightman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wightman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wightman wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby 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.
Gatsby tries to free his leg and advance position but Wightman is retaining full guard.
Gatsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wightman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby trying to control but Wightman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatsby drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wightman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gatsby has Wightman in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wightman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wightman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gatsby keeping moving, preventing Wightman from controlling successfully.
Gatsby trying to control the position here.
Wightman is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatsby has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wightman throwing strikes from guard but Gatsby blocks nicely.
Wightman passes Gatsby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gatsby regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wightman.
Wightman distracts Gatsby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wightman stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gatsby has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Wightman manages to get his head free but now Gatsby has transitioned to an armbar! Wightman grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gatsby! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Gatsby!
Joe Gatsby very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition - Q160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Blake Wightman stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a great fighter I just hope that he doesn't befall some unlucky accident with a shoebox!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 745 p4p, 116 weight class) and Art Brock (ranked 1748 p4p, 246 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Brock!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brock scoring well with a low kick there.
Brock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Kahn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brock throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooh!!! Brock has knocked Kahn down with a huge combo! Brock steps away and waves a wobbly Kahn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kahn is able to avoid easily.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brock.
Brock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahn.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brock manages to avoid it.
Brock blocks the body kick.
Kahn slips under a jab from Brock.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Brock.
Kahn is looking to counter punch.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn with a nice cross.
Kahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brock. Brock obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Brock does no damage.
Brock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Kahn.
Brock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brock.
Brock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brock throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Brock misses
and Kahn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brock thinking.
Brock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Kahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahn with a jab.
Kahn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahn.
Brock misses with an uppercut.
Kahn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kahn swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Brock.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Brock tries a head kick but it misses.
It appears Kahn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brock moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
A head kick from Brock lands but Kahn takes it in his stride.
Solomon Kahn's cut is getting worse.
Brock connects with a solid leg kick.
Kahn swings for the body but Brock moves out of range.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Brock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Brock manages to avoid it.
Brock throws a right hand that Kahn ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahn also avoids with ease.
Kahn slips under a jab from Brock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Brock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Brock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Brock misses with the combination.
Brock drops his hands momentarily and Kahn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahn lands with an overhand left.
Brock lands a head shot.
Brock throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
Kahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Brock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock drops Kahn with a beautiful combination! Kahn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brock is looking for the KO!
Kahn is rocked!
Brock lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kahn falls backwards - clearly groggy! Brock dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Brock!
Art Brock is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Art Brock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 347 p4p, 48 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 3603 p4p, 399 weight class). Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clattenburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Smiles controls the action.
Smiles stalling against the cage.
Smiles working aggressively here.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clattenburg is defending well for now.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Clattenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clattenburg tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Clattenburg has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clattenburg.
Smiles wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Clattenburg blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clattenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smiles's brow.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Clattenburg.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Clattenburg blocks with his arms.
Smiles misses with a punch on the inside.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Clattenburg's ribcage.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles gets through Clattenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Clattenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg tries to throw a body punch but Smiles avoids it by throwing Clattenburg back against the cage.
Clattenburg 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!
Clattenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles is trying to maintain a safe position but Clattenburg gets an underhook and turns Smiles into the cage.
Clattenburg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Smiles.
Smiles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clattenburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clattenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles working Clattenburg over with knees to the body.
Smiles slows down the pace here.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Smiles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clattenburg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clattenburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clattenburg's face.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clattenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clattenburg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Clattenburg lands an elbow just above Smiles 's eye.
Smiles blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiles prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg lands an elbow just above Smiles 's eye.
Smiles is rocked!
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Clattenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Smiles.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Clattenburg finish him?
Clattenburg pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Smiles! Clattenburg unloads with more strikes and Smiles sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Clattenburg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 1058 p4p, 113 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 959 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Villefort looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
And Cage responds with a good body kick, but De Villefort manages to step out the way in time.
Cage slips under a jab.
Cage throws out a counter right but De Villefort avoids it with no problem.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
De Villefort tries to counter with a takedown but Cage is quick to defend against it.
De Villefort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Villefort fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cage! But no joy.
De Villefort is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cage's half guard.
Cage wants to control but De Villefort is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Villefort lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Villefort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cage blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Villefort.
De Villefort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cage's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort working Cage over with strikes.
Cage is controlling De Villefort's trapped leg to prevent De Villefort from advancing to side control.
Cage is looking to improve his position.
Cage is holding on to half guard well.
De Villefort not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Villefort takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Villefort is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cage is just riding it out for now. De Villefort eventually gives up the hold.
De Villefort is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cage defends it well.
De Villefort throwing shots but Cage is blocking nicely.
De Villefort 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to control but De Villefort postures up.
Cage is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but De Villefort is staying active.
Cage is looking to improve his position.
De Villefort not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from De Villefort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage tries to get to full guard but De Villefort has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Villefort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Villefort throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cage desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Villefort lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Villefort trying to pass the guard but Cage defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort lands strikes from half guard.
Cage gets full guard.
Cage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Villefort scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cage trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cage is on top in guard.
De Villefort has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cage should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, De Villefort has tightened it up now! Cage should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gerard De Villefort!
Gerard De Villefort took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank Ibby Camara and the guys at Kevin Spacey's House of Squarts And Grabs for getting me into shape to break this guy and take his title, thank you guys!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vatanen (ranked 3208 p4p, 334 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 668 p4p, 68 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Kalmah - Heros to Us. Brent Boston 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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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vatanen looks to land a right hand but Boston moved out of range.
A combination from Vatanen does no damage.
Vatanen misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vatanen.
Vatanen 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.
Vatanen sizes up Boston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sami Vatanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vatanen manages to avoid it.
Vatanen throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Boston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vatanen with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Vatanen.
Vatanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen throws a hook but Boston avoids it easily.
Vatanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vatanen sends Boston crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vatanen is motioning to the referee to let Boston up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vatanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston preventing the sweep.
Boston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vatanen has momentary wrist control but Boston slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boston trying to control but Vatanen is working from the bottom.
Boston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boston postures up in Vatanen's guard and throws a big left but Vatanen blocks it.
Boston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boston tries to free his leg and advance position but Vatanen is retaining full guard.
Vatanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boston trying to control the position from guard on top but Vatanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vatanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vatanen with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen misses with a shot to the body
and Boston counters with a shoot takedown. Vatanen fights it but they end up in guard.
Vatanen keeping moving, preventing Boston from controlling successfully.
Boston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boston postures up in Vatanen's guard and throws a big left but Vatanen blocks it.
Boston throwing strikes but missing.
Boston throws a strike but Vatanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Our spies down at at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) inform us that Boston has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vatanen won't allow Boston to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen tries to stand but Boston is controlling from the bottom.
Boston managing to control the position.
Vatanen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boston is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vatanen dominated that round.
That's time! Vatanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vatanen throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Vatanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vatanen throws an overhand right that lands on Boston's shoulder, as Boston tries to avoid the shot.
Vatanen scores with a jab.
Vatanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boston counter with a right hand.
Boston slips under a jab from Vatanen.
Vatanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatanen.
A nice side step and Boston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sami Vatanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vatanen, as that shot connected.
Vatanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vatanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vatanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Sami Vatanen has been cut.
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!
Vatanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Boston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen misses with a hook. Boston ducked under it nicely.
Boston tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vatanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vatanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut.
Vatanen with a hook.
Vatanen misses with a looping left.
Vatanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vatanen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Boston to counter with a crisp jab.
Boston slips under a jab from Vatanen.
Sami Vatanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vatanen throws a right hand that Boston ducks under and follows up with a left that Boston also avoids with ease.
Vatanen swings widly with a right hand
and Boston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boston slips under a jab from Vatanen.
Boston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vatanen!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Vatanen does no damage.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut
and Vatanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut
and Boston counters with a right hand to the body.
Boston sizes up Vatanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vatanen.
Vatanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vatanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boston circles away quickly and effectively.
Boston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vatanen throws a right hand that misses
and Boston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boston.
Boston misses with a body punch.
Vatanen breaks the clinch.
Boston slips a jab from Vatanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen misses with a looping left.
Boston rushes Vatanen and presses him up against the cage.
Vatanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boston lands a shot to the body.
Boston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vatanen's efforts to push away.
Vatanen wants to break free but Boston has control.
Vatanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vatanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around?
Vatanen misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Boston misses.
Boston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sami Vatanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Boston with that takedown attempt.
Boston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatanen throws out the jab.
Vatanen looks to throw the jab but Boston is out of range.
Boston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatanen.
Vatanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vatanen fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Boston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vatanen misses with a looping right.
Vatanen misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vatanen works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vatanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vatanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vatanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boston circles away quickly and effectively.
Boston moves away from the strike by Vatanen.
Vatanen throws a looping overhand right but Boston ducks down to avoid it.
Boston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vatanen with a body shot.
No joy there for Vatanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Vatanen.
Boston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Boston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Boston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatanen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boston working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vatanen taking a bit of punishment here - Boston scoring with strikes.
Boston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Boston are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brent Boston has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boston working the ground and pound from side control.
Vatanen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boston wants to control but Vatanen is keeping him busy.
Boston looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vatanen is avoiding damage well.
Boston throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Boston crashes against the mat.
Boston lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Boston crashes against the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boston controls the position from side control.
Boston in side control, throwing shots but Vatanen defends.
Vatanen is not content to let Boston control the position.
Boston throws a strike aimed at the side of Vatanen's head but Vatanen avoids it well.
Sami Vatanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Vatanen's face as Boston controls the position.
Vatanen regains half guard, as Boston was trying to land strikes.
Boston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boston throwing shots but Vatanen is blocking nicely.
Boston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sami Vatanen's cut is getting worse.
Vatanen throws a shot from downtown. Boston moves away and avoids it.
Vatanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vatanen misses the target.
Vatanen connects with a looping right hand.
Vatanen throws a right and a left that Boston avoids nicely.
Boston dodges the punch combination from Vatanen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vatanen misses with a double jab.
And Boston tries to counter it with a takedown but Vatanen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vatanen misses with an uppercut
and Boston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brent Boston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vatanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boston.
Boston steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vatanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Boston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vatanen 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Sami Vatanen!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Sami Vatanen!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Sami Vatanen!
Sami Vatanen wins by unanimous decision!
Sami Vatanen gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ferreira (ranked 185 p4p, 21 weight class) and Nick Force (ranked 1953 p4p, 207 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Force!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferreira in his tracks.
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
Force doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Force.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Force has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Force moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Force moves out of range.
Force throws a head kick that misses.
Force throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Force tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Force avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Force connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferreira. Ferreira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Force takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Force misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Force.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Force, pushing him back against the cage.
Force scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Ferreira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferreira.
Force blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Force.
Force is leaning against Ferreira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Force cracks Ferreira with a nice body shot.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Force digs a right hand underneath Ferreira's ribcage. Ferreira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Force lands an uppercut.
Force scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Force.
A right hand to the body from Force.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Force.
Force tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
A short right from Force.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Force digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
Force lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Force scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira is rocked!
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Ferreira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira seems to have got his legs back now.
Force drops Ferreira onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ferreira is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Force.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Force uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Force uses good head movement to avoid it.
Force misses with a punch to the body.
Force doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Ferreira digs a right hand into Force's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Force's gas tank.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Force's elbow.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Force controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Force.
Force tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Force as the two fighters clinch.
Force tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Force.
A body shot lands from Force.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Force.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Force misses with a short punch on the inside.
Force lands a body punch in the clinch.
Force lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Force.
A right hand to the body from Force.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Force throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Nice body punch from Force.
Force working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force lands an uppercut.
Force drops Ferreira onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ferreira is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Force creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ferreira's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ferreira drops to his knees and Force pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Force!
Nick Force is the new heavyweight champion!
Nick Force spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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