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KOFC 98 - Leonidas/Forclit 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Liguy (ranked 7356 p4p, 626 weight class) and Jose Barbosa (ranked 21982 p4p, 698 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liguy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barbosa to the mat! Barbosa manages to get full guard.
Liguy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Liguy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barbosa pushes Liguy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Liguy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Barbosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Liguy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liguy working the ground and pound.
Barbosa trying his best to control but Liguy has mounted him.
Liguy dominating with strikes here.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Liguy's attempts to control the action.
Liguy lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liguy lands a nice shot to the head.
Liguy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Liguy lands a big shot there that rocks Barbosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Liguy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Liguy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Liguy lands a big elbow.
Barbosa is still in real trouble! Can Liguy finish him?
Liguy softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Barbosa is out cold! Liguy jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Liguy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bato Dela Rosa (ranked 4209 p4p, 494 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 21739 p4p, 789 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Allen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bato Dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Dela Rosa.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Allen enables Dela Rosa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Allen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Dela Rosa'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.
Dela Rosa postures up and lands a big shot to Allen's brow.
Dela Rosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allen seems keen to control Dela Rosa's posture.
Dela Rosa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dela Rosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Allen lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Dela Rosa is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dela Rosa wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Allen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dela Rosa's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to get up but he can't break Dela Rosa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dela Rosa looking to control.
Dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dela Rosa is keeping the position for now.
Dela Rosa wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
Dela Rosa keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Dela Rosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dela Rosa pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Allen is pressing down on Dela Rosa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dela Rosa is holding on for now.
Allen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dela Rosa is just riding it out for now. Allen eventually gives up the hold.
Dela Rosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allen is working away from the top position though.
Dela Rosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa trying to control from the bottom.
Dela Rosa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dela Rosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen stays in close to Dela Rosa's body and controls the position.
Allen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen tries to stand but Dela Rosa is controlling from the bottom.
Dela Rosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bato Dela Rosa 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.
Nice takedown defense from Dela Rosa. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Dela Rosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Barry Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Dela Rosa tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dela Rosa clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.
Allen lands a takedown into guard.
Dela Rosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Rosa is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Rosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Allen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rosa trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Dela Rosa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Allen controlling the position.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dela Rosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dela Rosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Dela Rosa trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Dela Rosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dela Rosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dela Rosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dela Rosa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A left and a right from Dela Rosa both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
Dela Rosa gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Dela Rosa jumps guard.
Allen throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dela Rosa is on top in guard.
Allen pushes Dela Rosa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dela Rosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen shoots in and drives through. Dela Rosa sprawls well.
Dela Rosa is looking to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch.
Dela Rosa dives in and scores a takedown into Allen's guard.
Dela Rosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dela Rosa wants to get up but he can't break Allen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dela Rosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dela Rosa forces his way into half guard.
Dela Rosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Allen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dela Rosa is working away from the top position though.
Dela Rosa wants to stand up but Allen is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen tries to roll over but Dela Rosa keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bato Dela Rosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Allen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dela Rosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dela Rosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Allen trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela Rosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Allen trying to control but Dela Rosa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen trying to control but Dela Rosa postures up.
Dela Rosa trying to mount his opponent but Allen defends it.
Dela Rosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dela Rosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dela Rosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up in Dela Rosa's guard and throws a big left but Dela Rosa blocks it.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Dela Rosa keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Dela Rosa wants to stand up but Allen is controlling him.
Dela Rosa 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dela Rosa wants to get back to his feet but Allen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Allen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Allen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dela Rosa wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Rosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rosa looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dela Rosa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Allen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bato Dela Rosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dela Rosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Allen is controlling him.
Dela Rosa controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barry Allen.
Well Dela Rosa 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bato Dela Rosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Griffin (ranked 4078 p4p, 414 weight class) and Harold Meechum (ranked 7472 p4p, 584 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Meechum shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Meechum avoids it well.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Meechum rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Griffin wants the takedown. Meechum is fighting it off but Griffin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meechum's guard against the cage.
Meechum pulls Griffin in close to prevent any damage.
Meechum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin postures up in Meechum's guard and throws a big left but Meechum blocks it.
Meechum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meechum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meechum 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.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Meechum 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Meechum is retaining full guard.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin 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.
Meechum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meechum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meechum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin stands up out of Meechum's guard for a moment - Meechum manages to land a nice upkick.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Griffin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Meechum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffin postures up in Meechum's guard and throws a big left but Meechum blocks it.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Meechum has wrist control.
Meechum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Meechum has wrist control.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin postures up in Meechum's guard and throws a big left but Meechum blocks it.
Griffin is working Meechum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griffin connects with a couple of short punches.
Meechum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Meechum blocks nicely.
Griffin won't allow Meechum to sweep him here.
Meechum has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Meechum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Meechum looks winded!
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Harold Meechum has been cut.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Griffin postures up and lands a big shot to Meechum's brow.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin tries to free his leg and advance position but Meechum is retaining full guard.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meechum 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.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meechum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meechum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Meechum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Meechum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Griffin.
Meechum is looking to clinch.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meechum jumps guard but Griffin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Griffin prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meechum can do to turn this around?
Griffin pulls Meechum into guard.
Meechum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meechum stands and throws Griffin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meechum trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Griffin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ryan Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meechum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meechum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Meechum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Griffin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Griffin regains half guard.
Meechum is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meechum pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meechum blocks the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Meechum pulls his head out easily.
Meechum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffin is trying to maintain the position but Meechum is very close to passing his half guard.
Meechum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meechum trying to control the action but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Griffin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griffin has a hand on Meechum's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Meechum takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Griffin tries to hold on but Meechum postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meechum raining down shots from the mount!
Griffin tries to hold on but Meechum pushes him away.
Griffin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Meechum blocks Griffin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin tries to lock up and control but Meechum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meechum wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
Meechum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Griffin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Griffin tries to hold on but Meechum postures up.
Griffin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Meechum. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harold Meechum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harold Meechum's cut.
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!
Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
Meechum is trying to get back to half guard.
Meechum is still trying to improve position.
Griffin has an Americana. Meechum didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Griffin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Griffin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryan Griffin!
Ryan Griffin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Morgan (ranked 4111 p4p, 486 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 2974 p4p, 392 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morgan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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214 lbs
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208 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Forbes misses with a hook.
Chase Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Morgan swings for the body but Forbes moves out of range.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Forbes slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan closes the distance and pushes Forbes back into the cage.
Forbes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Forbes jumps guard.
Forbes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forbes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Bójka inform us that Forbes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Morgan wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
Morgan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Forbes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morgan has managed to get both his arms back between Forbes's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morgan landing with the ground and pound.
Morgan forces his way into half guard.
Forbes actively working from the bottom here.
Forbes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is taking a breather. Forbes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forbes keeps working.
Morgan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Forbes is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Forbes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Forbes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Forbes throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Forbes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Forbes keeps it at a distance.
Forbes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morgan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forbes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morgan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Forbes has Morgan in his guard.
Forbes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Chase Morgan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Forbes with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Forbes misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Jab by Morgan.
It looks like Bradford Forbes has been cut.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Forbes.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Forbes.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Forbes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Forbes.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan moves forwards but Forbes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Forbes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan works over Forbes's head and body with a nice combination.
Forbes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Forbes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
A low kick from Morgan misses
and Forbes counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Forbes from controlling successfully.
Forbes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morgan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Forbes, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Forbes to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Morgan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Forbes pulls down on the head and he's put Morgan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bradford Forbes!
Bradford Forbes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peleki Tuala (ranked 2000 p4p, 229 weight class) and Haider Ali (ranked 4802 p4p, 461 weight class). Tuala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dock of Fiji. Haider Ali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haider Ali!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tuala.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Tuala moves his leg out of the way.
Ali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tuala doesn't seem bothered though.
Ali moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tuala misses with a right hand
and Ali counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuala scores with a jab. Ali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Tuala misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with an uppercut
and Tuala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala takes one on the button.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Tuala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali scores with a decent looking hook.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala scores with a jab to the head.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Tuala fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ali just manages to avoid it.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Ali misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tuala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tuala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuala manages to avoid it.
Tuala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuala keeps Ali at a distance using the push kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuala misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Tuala is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Tuala.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tuala's head but Tuala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tuala's head but Tuala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala misses with a body kick.
Tuala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tuala scores with a nice right hand.
Tuala lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuala is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ali.
Tuala digs a good hook to Ali's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
Ali let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tuala thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Haider Ali has been cut.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ali! Tuala lets Ali back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuala appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Tuala tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Tuala scores with a leg kick.
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 Peleki Tuala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Haider Ali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuala cracks Ali with a good jab.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tuala is able to avoid easily.
Ali thumps Tuala with a low kick.
Ali lands with a cross.
Tuala cracks Ali with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tuala has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ali to stand back up!
Ali 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!
Ali scores with a body shot.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
Tuala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Tuala finish him?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ali.
Tuala lands a body shot.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tuala's calf.
Tuala throws an off balance right hand
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuala wants to land a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuala jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tuala misses with the combination.
Ali swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Ali crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ali looks OK. Tuala waves Ali back to his feet!
Tuala fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ali out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Peleki Tuala!
Peleki Tuala thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gresham Law (ranked 2541 p4p, 340 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 2048 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gresham Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Law lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennet doesn't seem phased though.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Law.
Law attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennet loads up on a big right hand but Law slips the punch.
Law scores with a hook.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet drives through and clinches with Law against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bennet - that landed with a thud.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Law has Bennet pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Law in particular looking to stall.
Law is looking for a kimura here.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Law is looking for a kimura but Bennet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Law to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bennet has managed to free his arm - good work.
Law looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Law is looking to take a break and control but Bennet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Law definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Law wants to pass the guard but Bennet is defending well.
Law wants to control but Bennet is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bennet there.
Law misses with a takedown
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
No luck for Law with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Bennet feints and then cracks Law's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Law down.
Law swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Michael Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law throws a combination that misses
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
Law tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Law sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bennet drives through and clinches with Law against the cage.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennet scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennet digs a right hand underneath Law's ribcage. Law let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Law is trying to break free.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Law controls the action.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Law.
Law can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gresham Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law can't get the takedown.
Law is trying to break the clinch but Bennet has him pressed against the cage.
Bennet lands with a right to the head.
Bennet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Law gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Law is breathing heavily.
Law frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Law is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bennet has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bennet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennet scores with a nice head shot.
Law shoots in for a takedown but Bennet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bennet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Law scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Law trying to mount his opponent but Bennet defends it.
Bennet trying to hold on to Law's head to control him but Law postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law trying to control from Bennet's half guard. Bennet has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Law is looking to advance position but Bennet has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bennet controlling from mount.
Bennet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is desperately trying to improve his position but Bennet has a good base and remains in mount.
Bennet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Law wants to hold on but Bennet pushes him away.
Law holds on for dear life, controlling Bennet's posture momentarily.
Bennet controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law regains half guard.
Law is positioning himself well to prevent Bennet advancing to mount.
Bennet not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Law tries to get to full guard but Bennet has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A cross from Law lands.
A swing and a miss from Law.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Law with a poor takedown
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Law was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Law looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Law pushes down on Bennet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Law goes for a double leg but Bennet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bennet continues to drive forward.
Law paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennet lands the left hand.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Law feints and as Bennet raises his hands in defense, Law changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Law controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bennet pulls Law in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Law wants to get back to full guard.
Gresham Law overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law is trying to control but Bennet manages to pass to mount!
Bennet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Law wants to control but Bennet is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Law is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bennet controlling his opponent.
Law can't escape the position.
Bennet controlling the pace for now.
Gresham Law has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to lock up and control but Bennet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bennet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bennet prevents Law from getting the reversal.
Law wants to hold on but Bennet pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bennet controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
After the fight, Michael Bennet was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ipilimumab Yervoy (ranked 2393 p4p, 325 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 2626 p4p, 347 weight class). De Forest Treadwell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ipilimumab Yervoy's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ipilimumab Yervoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yervoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Treadwell.
Yervoy misses with a hook. Treadwell ducked under it nicely.
Treadwell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yervoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Treadwell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Treadwell is looking to take a break and control but Yervoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Treadwell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Yervoy is looking to regain half guard here but Treadwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Yervoy's coaches at Jitsu Jim have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Treadwell landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yervoy is looking for a sweep.
Yervoy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yervoy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yervoy.
Treadwell chips away with some ground and pound.
Treadwell landing with the ground and pound.
Treadwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yervoy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Treadwell has passed into half guard!
Treadwell working Yervoy over with strikes.
Treadwell is taking a breather. Yervoy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yervoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Treadwell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yervoy wants to improve his position but Treadwell is controlling well.
Treadwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Ipilimumab Yervoy has been cut.
Yervoy tries to roll over but Treadwell keeps him under control.
Treadwell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Treadwell lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yervoy quite badly. Yervoy pulls Treadwell in close trying to recover. Treadwell postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yervoy on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yervoy doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Forest Treadwell!
De Forest Treadwell 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 705 p4p, 104 weight class) and Vince Neil (ranked 1428 p4p, 205 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neil's choice of entrance music: Wild Side. Joost Van Buren 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Neil's head but Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Buren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neil.
Neil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Buren.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Van Buren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Buren at a distance.
Neil lands a head shot.
Neil misses with a looping left.
Neil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Van Buren throws a lazy right hand but Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Buren with a hook.
Neil walks into a jab.
Van Buren throws out a leg kick but Neil moves out of range and Van Buren only half commits.
Van Buren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Neil.
As Neil backs away, Van Buren returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Buren.
Neil lands a jab to Van Buren's midsection.
A head kick misses from Neil.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Neil.
Neil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Buren throws a body punch but Neil moves out of range.
Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Neil will feel that in the morning.
Van Buren tries to land a leg kick but Neil saw it coming and moves away.
Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Neil.
Neil staying out of range there.
Neil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neil.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Neil is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Van Buren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neil doesn't seem phased though.
Van Buren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil throws a chopping leg kick but Van Buren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a hook but Neil avoids it easily.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neil! But no joy.
Neil throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neil.
Van Buren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Neil.
Neil dodges the punch combination from Van Buren.
Van Buren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Buren scores with a body shot.
Van Buren throws a push kick but Neil slaps the foot to one side.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren throws a right hand that Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that Neil also avoids with ease.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Neil misses.
Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren lands with a shot to the body.
Neil feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Buren's calf.
Van Buren throws a big shot that misses.
Neil connects with a right hand. Van Buren shakes it off.
Neil throws a body kick that misses.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Buren swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Neil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neil.
Neil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren stuns Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by Neil.
Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Van Buren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren punishes Neil's body with a nice straight punch.
Neil thuds a left hand into Van Buren's body.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Neil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Buren misses with a straight left.
Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Buren takes a swing at Neil's ribcage but misses.
Van Buren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Buren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren looks to land a right hand but Neil moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vince Neil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Buren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neil avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Neil was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Buren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Neil.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Van Buren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neil blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Neil.
Van Buren throws out a loose jab but Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vince Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Buren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neil.
Van Buren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neil! But no joy.
Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Buren.
Neil lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Neil is out of range.
Jab from Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
Van Buren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neil.
Van Buren lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neil throws a big counter head kick but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren misses with a hook. Neil ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Buren misses the target.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Neil checks it.
Van Buren is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Buren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neil counters with a straight right hand.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neil misses with a kick to the body
and Van Buren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Neil.
Neil misses with a left hand
and Van Buren counters with a two punch combo.
Neil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Van Buren is predictable there
and Neil counters with a thumping low kick.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Van Buren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Buren throws the kick towards the body but Neil avoids it.
Van Buren catches Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
Neil swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Van Buren counter with a right hand.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from Neil.
Van Buren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Neil just manages to avoid it.
Van Buren tries to land a front kick but Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Van Buren blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Neil.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Buren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Neil - the referee stops the clock and Van Buren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Neil. Van Buren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Buren.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Buren moves away.
Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Neil misses.
Van Buren jabs Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Neil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Buren loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Van Buren throws a head kick that Neil semi-blocks.
Neil throws a leg kick but Van Buren moved away.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Neil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neil throws a head kick but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren misses the jab.
Van Buren cracks Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Buren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Neil misses.
Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Buren thumps Neil with a low kick.
Neil takes a swing at Van Buren's ribcage but misses.
Van Buren throws a low kick but Neil moves out of range easily.
Neil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Buren.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Buren misses with a few strikes there.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil scores with the left hand. Van Buren knows he should have avoided that one.
Neil cracks Van Buren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Buren throws a one two combo.
Van Buren walks into a stiff left hand from Neil.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Van Buren misses.
Neil misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Neil's defenses.
A nice combination there by Van Buren.
Neil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren is looking to chop away at Neil's legs.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Buren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Buren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Buren. Van Buren obviously looking to wear him down.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neil misses with a head kick.
Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neil throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Neil misses with a body kick.
Neil getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Neil.
Neil moves out of range as Van Buren strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Neil blocks the leg kick.
Neil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Neil misses
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neil has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Neil lands with a shot to the body.
Van Buren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Neil. Neil obviously looking to wear him down.
Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Buren's head.
Van Buren works the jab nicely.
Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Neil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neil throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Buren looks to land a right hand but Neil moved out of range.
Van Buren throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Buren walks into a stiff left hand from Neil.
Neil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Buren.
Van Buren cracks Neil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Neil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Neil looks to move away, Van Buren throws a big counter combo but Neil just gets out of the way.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neil cracks Van Buren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Buren tests Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neil tries to land a front kick but Van Buren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neil misses the body punch
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Buren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Buren lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil cracks Van Buren with a good jab.
Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by Neil.
Van Buren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Buren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neil's head.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Neil is just out of range.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil scores with a leg kick.
Van Buren jabs at Neil's body.
Van Buren scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
Neil lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Buren 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 847 p4p, 20 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 258 p4p, 10 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Karelin.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Karelin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abbott misses with a looping left.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Karelin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Karelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karelin drives through with a takedown into Abbott's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abbott seems keen to control Karelin's posture.
Abbott 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.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
Karelin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karelin postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Karelin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.
Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abbott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karelin punching from the bottom.
Abbott distracts Karelin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abbott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karelin 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.
Abbott wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Abbott is working hard here to advance position.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abbott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott distracts Karelin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abbott landing some decent shots from guard.
Abbott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott tries to free his leg and advance position but Karelin is retaining full guard.
Abbott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Abbott trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Abbott won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
Abbott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin striking off his back but it's not causing Abbott any problems.
Abbott throws a big right hand that misses.
Abbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Karelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karelin takes one to the chin there.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Karelin catches Abbott right on the button with a cross.
Karelin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Abbott manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vitaly Karelin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karelin looks to land a right hand but Abbott moved out of range.
Abbott is looking to score with low kicks.
Karelin misses with a body shot.
And Abbott counters with a quick kick to the body but Karelin blocks it.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Karelin ducks down to avoid it.
Karelin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karelin misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Abbott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abbott misses with a leg kick
and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abbott won't be happy with that.
Karelin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Abbott looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Karelin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Karelin!
Vitaly Karelin is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Vitaly Karelin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Leonidas (ranked 367 p4p, 11 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 583 p4p, 15 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leonidas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leonidas is trying to get back to half guard.
Leonidas gets back to half guard.
Forclit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leonidas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Forclit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leonidas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forclit.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Forclit slips a nice elbow through Leonidas's hands, connecting with Leonidas's forehead.
Forclit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leonidas gets full guard.
Leonidas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forclit manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas trying to control but Forclit is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Leonidas won't allow Forclit to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonidas pushing down on Forclit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Forclit wants to get back to his feet.
Forclit is refusing to be controlled, as Leonidas sits in half guard.
Forclit won't allow Leonidas to pass to mount.
Leonidas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leonidas is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Forclit still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Forclit has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Leonidas sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is staying active underneath Forclit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Forclit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leonidas defending well though.
Forclit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Forclit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leonidas desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Forclit is keen to just control but Leonidas is a slippery customer.
Forclit drops an elbow to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Forclit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leonidas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Forclit lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Leonidas gets full guard.
Leonidas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forclit manages to get himself to full guard.
Leonidas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leonidas wants to control from the top but Forclit keeps moving.
Leonidas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Forclit's guard.
Forclit is trying to stand back up but Leonidas is controlling him
Leonidas trying to advance position but Forclit counters by regaining guard.
Leonidas trying to control but Forclit is working from the bottom.
Forclit wants to stand and escape but Leonidas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leonidas stops Forclit from standing up.
Leonidas trying to control but Forclit is working from the bottom.
Leonidas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Forclit is keeping the position for now.
Forclit wants to stand but Leonidas is controlling the position.
Leonidas looking to pass the guard.
Leonidas is working hard here to advance position.
Leonidas wants to control from the top but Forclit keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leonidas throws the left hand but Forclit avoids the punch easily.
Forclit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forclit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with the body kick
and Leonidas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Forclit lands a jab to Leonidas's midsection.
Forclit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonidas takes a step back to recover.
Leonidas drives through with a takedown into Forclit's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Forclit is looking to stand up but Leonidas isn't so interested in that idea.
Leonidas tries to free his leg and advance position but Forclit is retaining full guard.
Forclit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leonidas is controlling him.
Leonidas trying to control but Forclit is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Forclit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Leonidas has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
Forclit's coach down at CLOSING AROUND APRIL 15, 2018 CHEERS!~ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Forclit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Forclit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forclit misses with a body punch.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Leonidas gets through Forclit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Forclit.
Forclit tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Forclit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Forclit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Forclit swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Leonidas pushes Forclit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonidas.
Forclit misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas is working Forclit over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Forclit blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leonidas.
Forclit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forclit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forclit misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
Forclit gets through Leonidas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Leonidas.
Forclit misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Forclit blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Leonidas - that landed with a thud.
Forclit is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
Forclit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonidass head.
Leonidas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Forclit lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leonidas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leonidas cracks Forclit with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a hook that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leonidas.
Zeus Leonidas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonidas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forclit misses with the head strike.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forclit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leonidas after a bit of a struggle.
Forclit blocking some punches.
Forclit blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leonidas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
Forclit misses with a punch to the body.
Forclit gets through Leonidas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Leonidas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leonidas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Forclit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Leonidas swings wildly with an uppercut but Forclit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas digs a right hand underneath Forclit's ribcage. Forclit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Forclit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forclit tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Forclit working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forclit takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas struggles to land a body shot inside as Forclit controls his hands.
Leonidas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Forclit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Forclit avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Leonidas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Forclit misses with a looping right.
Forclit blocks a low kick nicely.
Forclit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas is looking to clinch but Forclit is avoiding it.
Forclit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forclit misses the shot to the body.
Leonidas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leonidas shoots in and drives through. Forclit sprawls well.
Forclit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas throws out a loose jab but Forclit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
letting Forclit counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit misses the shot to the body.
Forclit needs to keep his hands up - Leonidas had a free shot at his head there.
Forclit throws a lazy uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas lands with a straight right. Forclit didn't see that one coming.
Forclit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leonidass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leonidas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Forclit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Forclit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonidas walks into a stiff left hand from Forclit.
Leonidas defending well as Forclit loads up on a big left hand.
Forclit takes one to the chin there.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forclit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Forclit misses.
Forclit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Forclit throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Forclit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Forclit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leonidas cracks Forclit with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Leonidas.
Happy Forclit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Forclit's sensitive parts.
Forclit shoots in and drives through. Leonidas sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leonidas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit drives through with a takedown into Leonidas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Forclit throws a big right hand that misses.
Leonidas working for a triangle but Forclit defends it easily.
Forclit throwing strikes from guard but Leonidas blocks nicely.
Leonidas is looking for a triangle but Forclit pushes his legs off easily.
Forclit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas trying to control the position.
Leonidas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forclit is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leonidas is trying to keep Forclit in close.
Leonidas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Forclit defends it easily.
Forclit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Forclit working some strikes from top position.
Forclit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leonidas working for a triangle but Forclit defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit chips away with some ground and pound.
Forclit wants to pass the guard but Leonidas is keeping the position.
Happy Forclit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leonidas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forclit trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonidas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonidas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Forclit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Forclit trying to control but Leonidas is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Happy Forclit.
I think Forclit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Forclit!
Happy Forclit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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