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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vikrama Lykke (ranked 24382 p4p, 512 weight class) and Ahmed Magomedov (ranked 24625 p4p, 487 weight class). Lykke comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Dear Mama. Vikrama Lykke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vikrama Lykke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lykke but Lykke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lykke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lykke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lykke was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Lykke is looking for a counter combo.
Magomedov clinches up against the cage.
Magomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vikrama Lykke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lykke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Lykke to work.
Lykke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Lykke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
Lykke gets tackled into the cage by Magomedov. Magomedov maintains the clinch.
Lykke is pressed up against the cage. Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lykke down to the mat. Lykke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Magomedov clinches.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lykke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magomedov letting Lykke take a breather here.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lykke has Magomedov pushed against the cage.
Lykke goes for a takedown attempt but Magomedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lykke leaves Magomedov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lykke defends well and Magomedov ends up having to push Lykke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lykke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lykke.
Lykke has clasped his hands together around Magomedov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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.
Magomedov tries to escape but Lykke is in control.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lykke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lykke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Lykke tries to move to mount but Magomedov blocks the move with his legs.
Magomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lykke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lykke is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face as Lykke controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomedov is not content to let Lykke control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lykke just content to control the position.
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 Vikrama Lykke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Magomedov connects with a jab.
Magomedov pushes Lykke up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Lykke holds him up against the cage and eventually Magomedov drops back down to his feet.
Lykke letting Magomedov take a breather here.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lykke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lykke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vikrama Lykke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Magomedov.
Magomedov closes the distance and pushes Lykke back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov jumps guard but Lykke stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown.
Magomedov has Lykke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lykke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lykke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lykke blocks it with crossed arms.
Lykke is pressed up against the cage. Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lykke down to the mat. Lykke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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.
Magomedov misses with a double jab
and Lykke counters with an outside leg kick.
Lykke gets tackled into the cage by Magomedov. Magomedov maintains the clinch.
Lykke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov dives in and scores a takedown into Lykke's guard.
Lykke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lykke tries to get out of the position.
Lykke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Magomedov won't allow Lykke to sweep him here.
Magomedov trying to control but Lykke is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lykke is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Lykke from controlling successfully.
Magomedov pulls Lykke in close to prevent any damage.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Lykke passes into half guard.
Lykke trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Lykke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magomedov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Lykke is keen to just control but Magomedov is a slippery customer.
Magomedov keeping hold of Lykke's head, controlling as best he can.
Lykke is taking a breather. Magomedov 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.
Lykke tries to pass to full mount but Magomedov defends it.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov keeps trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lykke passes to full mount!
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vikrama Lykke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Magomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lykke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown but Lykke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lykke throws a big counter combination but Magomedov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Lykke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vikrama Lykke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Lykke as Magomedov shoots in.
Vikrama Lykke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Magomedov.
Magomedov shoots in but Lykke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lykke appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lykke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Magomedov somewhat.
Lykke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magomedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lykke counters with a series of strikes. Magomedov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lykke counters with a left to the body.
Magomedov dives in and grabs Lykke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lykke pushes down on Magomedov's head and hops out.
Lykke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lykke managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov jumps guard but Lykke stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Lykke missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown.
Lykke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lykke connects with a knee to the head.
Ahmed Magomedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykke breaks from the clinch.
Lykke stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Lykke, which made it look bad.
Magomedov shoots in for a double leg but Lykke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lykke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lykke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Magomedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lykke, pushing him back against the cage.
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lykke as he jumps to the side.
Lykke appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lykke stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Lykke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Magomedov tries for a takedown but Lykke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lykke is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Ahmed Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vikrama Lykke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lykke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vikrama Lykke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lykke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vikrama Lykke!
Vikrama Lykke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Scipio (ranked 7193 p4p, 572 weight class) and Ryan Rylie (ranked 23819 p4p, 699 weight class). Ryan Rylie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Scipio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rylie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scipio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rylie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scipio has a couple of punches blocked by Rylie.
Scipio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rylie prevents a body shot from Scipio.
Scipio looking to slow down the pace here.
Rylie wants a takedown.
Rylie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scipio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rylie scores with a hook to the body.
Scipio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rylie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scipio blocks an elbow strike from Rylie.
Rylie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scipio after a bit of a struggle.
Scipio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rylie blocks a body shot from Scipio.
Scipio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rylie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scipio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scipio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rylie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scipio just misses with a punch to the body.
Scipio tries to close the distance and clinch but Rylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scipio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scipio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rylie wants to counter with a clinch but Scipio pushes him away.
Scipio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rylie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rylie ducks under a wild hook from Scipio.
Rylie shoots in looking for a takedown but Scipio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rylie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Julius Scipio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Rylie.
Rylie clinches up with Scipio and pushes him back against the cage.
Scipio throws a head punch that misses.
Rylie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scipio uses from the top position.
Scipio stands up from Rylie's guard - Scipio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Scipio takes a swing at Rylie's ribcage but misses.
Rylie ducks under a wild hook from Scipio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rylie keeps the fight on the outside.
Rylie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Scipio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scipio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rylie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scipio.
Julius Scipio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rylie avoids the body shot from Scipio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scipio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rylie blocks a jab.
Scipio misses with a straight left.
Scipio tries to bum rush Rylie with a series of wild strikes but Rylie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Scipio misses its intended target.
Rylie shoots for a takedown but Scipio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rylie has a takedown stuffed.
Julius Scipio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scipio motions for Rylie to come forward. Scipio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scipio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rylie. Rylie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rylie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scipio as he jumps to the side.
Scipio jabs Rylie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rylie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scipio.
Scipio swings for the body but Rylie moves out of range.
Scipio misses with a double jab
and Rylie counters with a series of strikes. Scipio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scipio lands with a nice body punch.
Rylie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rylie moves out of range of the strikes.
Scipio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rylie closes the distance and clinches up with Scipio, looking for a takedown. Rylie pushes Scipio against the cage but Scipio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scipio is looking to slow Rylie down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scipio. Rylie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rylie throws a fast counter high kick but Scipio manages to duck under it in time.
Rylie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scipio sprawls well. Scipio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rylie gets slowly back to his feet.
Scipio lands with a shot to the body.
Scipio tries to clinch up.
Rylie throws a counter combo.
Scipio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rylie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rylie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scipio sizes up Rylie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scipio thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Scipio dominated that round.
That's time! Scipio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Scipio.
Scipio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scipio misses with a straight left.
Scipio leaves Rylie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rylie darts in looking for a takedown but Scipio gets double underhooks and turns Rylie into the cage.
Scipio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scipio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rylie can do to turn this around?
Rylie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scipio's waist but Scipio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rylie off to one side.
Julius Scipio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Rylie.
Rylie shoots in looking for a takedown but Scipio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rylie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rylie checks a low kick from Scipio.
Rylie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sloppy strikes from Scipio. Those never looked like landing.
Rylie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scipio as he avoids it easily.
Julius Scipio is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rylie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Scipio.
Scipio works the jab nicely.
Rylie is breathing heavily.
Scipio throws a right and a left that Rylie avoids nicely.
Rylie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rylie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Scipio coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scipio tries to land a front kick but Rylie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scipio throws a body punch but Rylie moves out of range.
Scipio sets himself, and Rylie steps forward looking for the clinch! Scipio avoids it this time.
Scipio connects with a jab.
Rylie is rocked!
Rylie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rylie is still on wobbly legs! Can Scipio finish him?
Scipio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rylie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scipio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rylie can turn it around.
Scipio tries to work over Rylie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rylie blocking some punches.
Rylie blocks an elbow strike from Scipio.
Rylie seems to have recovered his senses.
Rylie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scipio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scipio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rylie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scipio backwards.
The referee calls for Rylie to work.
A head punch on the inside from Scipio fails to land.
Scipio misses with a punch on the inside.
Scipio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rylie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rylie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rylie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rylie avoids the elbow strike from Scipio, against the cage.
Julius Scipio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scipio.
Rylie jumps guard but Scipio stands there with Rylie around his waist. Rylie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rylie blocking some punches.
Scipio misses with a body punch.
Scipio working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Rylie as the two fighters clinch.
Scipio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scipio throws an elbow but it misses.
Scipio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rylie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scipio dodges an elbow strike from Rylie.
Scipio is pressed up against the cage. Rylie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scipio down to the mat. Scipio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scipio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rylie throws out a counter right but Scipio avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scipio tries to land a leg kick but Rylie saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Scipio misses.
Scipio scores with a decent looking hook.
Scipio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scipio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rylie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rylie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scipio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rylie's head.
Julius Scipio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rylie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scipio misses with an uppercut.
Rylie unleashes a big counter combination but Scipio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Scipio tries to clinch there but Rylie circles away.
Scipio throws a leg kick
and Rylie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rylie.
Scipio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scipio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scipio misses with an elbow strike.
Scipio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scipio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scipio has a couple of punches blocked by Rylie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scipio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scipio tries to work over Rylie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rylie blocks an elbow strike.
Scipio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scipio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Scipio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rylie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rylie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scipio.
Scipio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rylie closes the distance and clinches.
Scipio tries to work over Rylie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rylie blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Scipio fails to land.
Scipio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rylie misses with an elbow strike.
Scipio working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Scipio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scipio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scipio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rylie slips a straight right by Scipio.
Rylie tries for a takedown but Scipio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scipio throws a leg kick but Rylie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rylie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scipio as he avoids it easily.
Scipio feints and then cracks Rylie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rylie down.
Scipio tries to clinch up.
Scipio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rylie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scipio leaves Rylie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Julius Scipio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Rylie.
Rylie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scipio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scipio misses with a body punch
enabling Rylie to counter with a crisp jab.
Rylie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scipio misses with a hook.
Rylie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scipio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rylie somewhat.
Scipio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rylie counters with a series of strikes. Scipio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rylie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scipio pinned against the cage. Scipio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rylie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scipio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rylie is out of range and Scipio settles back down.
Rylie darts in looking for a takedown but Scipio gets double underhooks and turns Rylie into the cage.
Scipio misses with a low kick.
Rylie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Scipio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scipio misses with a looping right.
Scipio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rylie shoots in looking for a takedown. Scipio tries to sprawl out of it but Rylie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scipio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rylie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scipio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scipio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rylie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rylie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scipio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rylie checks a low kick from Scipio.
Scipio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Scipio lands.
Scipio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scipio swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rylie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scipio defends it nicely.
Rylie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scipio pinned against the cage. Scipio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julius Scipio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scipio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rylie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scipio.
Rylie dodges the punch combination from Scipio.
Rylie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scipio.
Scipio tries to clinch up but Rylie circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scipio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rylie on the side of the head.
Rylie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scipio circles away.
Scipio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scipio misses with a head kick.
Scipio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rylie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scipio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scipio tries to clinch up.
Rylie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Scipio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rylie.
Scipio is looking to clinch but Rylie is avoiding it.
Scipio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scipio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ryan Rylie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scipio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Scipio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scipio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Scipio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Butzhammer (ranked 4367 p4p, 438 weight class) and Luc Brood (ranked 7502 p4p, 587 weight class). Ingo Butzhammer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ingo Butzhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luc Brood!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brood throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Butzhammer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brood is in Butzhammer's guard.
Butzhammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brood on the ground.
Brood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butzhammer is keeping the position for now.
Butzhammer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brood is controlling him.
Butzhammer is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Brood is stalling in the full guard.
Brood throws an elbow that misses. Butzhammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brood's guard. Nice move by Butzhammer!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brood keeping moving, preventing Butzhammer from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butzhammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brood uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Butzhammer thumps Brood with a low kick.
Butzhammer connects with a leg kick. Brood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butzhammer slips a jab from Brood.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butzhammer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butzhammer.
Butzhammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brood's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butzhammer connects with an inside leg kick.
Butzhammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brood's calf.
Butzhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brood. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butzhammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brood somewhat.
Brood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butzhammer thumps Brood with a low kick.
Butzhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brood. That did some damage!
Brood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Butzhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butzhammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butzhammer lands a leg kick that knocks Brood off balance momentarily.
Butzhammer feints and then cracks Brood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brood down.
Brood misses with a jab to the body
and Butzhammer counters with a body kick.
Butzhammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brood's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butzhammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brood.
Butzhammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Brood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butzhammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ingo Butzhammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Brood.
Brood looks winded!
Brood swinging wildly here.
Butzhammer scores with a head kick.
Butzhammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Butzhammer lands with a kick to the temple. Brood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Butzhammer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Butzhammer.
An inside leg kick lands from Butzhammer.
Brood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butzhammer throws a leg kick which misses Brood's front leg but catches the back leg as Brood tries to avoid it.
Butzhammer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Butzhammer tenderised Brood's leg. Brood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Butzhammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brood looking for a takedown.
Butzhammer misses with a knee to the head.
Brood trying to stall but Butzhammer improves his position.
Butzhammer avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Butzhammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butzhammer.
Brood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butzhammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butzhammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brood blocks it with crossed arms.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butzhammer has Brood pressed against the cage.
Butzhammer stalling the fight.
Brood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butzhammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butzhammer tries a knee to the head but Brood blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Butzhammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butzhammer stalling in the clinch.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brood is trying to break the clinch but Butzhammer is controlling him.
Butzhammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brood pulls guard.
Brood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brood is breathing heavily.
Brood has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Butzhammer has passed into side control.
Butzhammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brood can do to turn this around?
Butzhammer wants to control but Brood is keeping him busy.
Brood wants to control but Butzhammer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butzhammer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butzhammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brood keeps working.
Butzhammer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer delivers a nice body kick.
Butzhammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brood's sensitive parts.
Butzhammer cracks the inside of Brood's front leg.
Butzhammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butzhammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butzhammer.
Butzhammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butzhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ingo Butzhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butzhammer lands a head kick!
Butzhammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butzhammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butzhammer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butzhammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Butzhammer lands a big head kick that sends Brood tumbling to the mat! Butzhammer takes a step backwards and waves Brood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brood is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butzhammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brood's calf.
Butzhammer is looking to slow Brood down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butzhammer.
Brood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butzhammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butzhammer.
Butzhammer scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Butzhammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butzhammer.
Brood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butzhammer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butzhammer, right into the meat.
Butzhammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butzhammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butzhammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brood tries a body shot but Butzhammer blocks it.
A knee to the head by Butzhammer.
It looks like Luc Brood has been cut.
Brood letting Butzhammer take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Butzhammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Butzhammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luc Brood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Good leg kick by Butzhammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butzhammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Butzhammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butzhammer lands a head kick!
Brood is still on wobbly legs! Can Butzhammer finish him?
Butzhammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ingo Butzhammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butzhammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butzhammer lands a big head kick that sends Brood tumbling to the mat! Butzhammer takes a step backwards and waves Brood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butzhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butzhammer lands a big head kick that sends Brood to the canvas! Butzhammer follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingo Butzhammer!
An out of breath Ingo Butzhammer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Luc Brood was interviewed post fight and said 'ah joh ken gebeure'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 23943 p4p, 759 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 8604 p4p, 668 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
I was talking to Ragnaar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar stalling in the clinch.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
A short left from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnaar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar controlling the action here for a moment.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnaar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ragnaar rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnaar thumps Johnson with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nils Ragnaar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Ragnaar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnaar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar effectively controlling the action here.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnaar has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ragnaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnaar.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Ragnaar on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson is rocked!
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ragnaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ragnaar has the dominant position.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnaar pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Ragnaar.
Johnson wants to break free but Ragnaar has control.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ragnaar has the dominant position.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson thumps Ragnaar with a low kick.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnaar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnaar feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnaar clinches with his opponent.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Ragnaar to work.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnaar has double underhooks.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a right hand.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar stalling the fight.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ragnaar is controlling him.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carl Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnaar 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haven West (ranked 4250 p4p, 493 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 4573 p4p, 528 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haven West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leekpai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West moves out of range as Leekpai strikes.
Leekpai with a nice cross.
It looks like Haven West has been cut.
Leekpai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leekpai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leekpai sprawls and moves away.
Krit Leekpai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leekpai scores with a three punch combo!
Leekpai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leekpai works West's body with a nice hook.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leekpai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leekpai scores with a punch to the head.
Haven West's cut is getting worse.
Leekpai throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West attempts a counter takedown but Leekpai avoids it well and moves away.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leekpai scores with a leg kick.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leekpai sprawls and moves away.
Leekpai sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leekpai cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
Leekpai looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Leekpai.
Leekpai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
Haven West's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Leekpai.
Leekpai connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Leekpai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai scores with a jab to the body.
Leekpai throws a right hand that misses
and West counters with a takedown into side control.
Leekpai can't do much from the bottom here.
West looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leekpai is looking for a sweep.
Leekpai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leekpai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Leekpai wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to work for a kimura but Leekpai is defending well.
Leekpai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leekpai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leekpai looking for a sweep. Not yet Leekpai, not yet.
Leekpai has West pulled in close to control his posture.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West wants to control from the top but Leekpai keeps moving.
Leekpai pulls West in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haven West's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leekpai.
West on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leekpai tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Leekpai catches West right on the button with a cross.
Leekpai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Leekpai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Leekpai sprawls and moves away.
Leekpai throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leekpai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krit Leekpai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leekpai.
Jeez, Haven West's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Leekpai throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
West slips under a jab.
Leekpai connects with a nice looking jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Haven West's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Haven West was interviewed post fight and said 'sfsh the wezzydog will be back notorious and mighty auuuraaahhhh'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gard Aatrox (ranked 4733 p4p, 450 weight class) and Rosario Fusco (ranked 4604 p4p, 443 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gard Aatrox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rosario Fusco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aatrox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aatrox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aatrox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fusco manages to avoid it.
Aatrox throws a leg kick
and Fusco counters with a straight right hand.
Aatrox misses with a body shot.
Fusco misses with a wild body shot.
Aatrox tries to clinch there but Fusco circles away.
Aatrox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aatrox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fusco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fusco cracks Aatrox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fusco looks to throw the jab but Aatrox is out of range.
Aatrox throwing a counter right hand but Fusco manages to avoid it.
Fusco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fusco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fusco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aatrox.
Aatrox tries to clinch there but Fusco circles away.
Aatrox fails with the takedown.
Aatrox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusco looks to throw the jab but Aatrox is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aatrox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fusco manages to avoid it.
Aatrox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Aatrox misses its intended target.
Fusco lands a jab.
It looks like Gard Aatrox has been cut.
Aatrox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fusco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aatrox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fusco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aatrox loses concentration momentarily and Fusco pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Aatrox crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Fusco finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rosario Fusco!
A relieved looking Rosario Fusco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tori Kankunnen (ranked 4260 p4p, 427 weight class) and Chris Snoky (ranked 3362 p4p, 359 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tori Kankunnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Snoky!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoky pushes Kankunnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kankunnen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snoky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snoky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Snoky.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Kankunnen prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kankunnen is looking for a takedown.
Kankunnen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kankunnen can't find room to land a body shot as Snoky controls the action.
Snoky digs a right hand underneath Kankunnen's ribcage. Kankunnen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky tries to work over Kankunnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kankunnen.
Kankunnen tightens his grip and picks Snoky up, before dumping him to the ground. Snoky manages to land in guard.
Snoky is pulling down on Kankunnen's head to control his posture.
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.
Kankunnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kankunnen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kankunnen stops Snoky from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snoky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kankunnen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kankunnen working some strikes from top position.
Kankunnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kankunnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snoky tries to clinch up but Kankunnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kankunnen closes the distance and clinches.
Kankunnen wants a takedown.
Kankunnen is trying to pull guard but Snoky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tori Kankunnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kankunnen blocks an uppercut.
Kankunnen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snoky.
Snoky lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Snoky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Kankunnen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snoky after a bit of a struggle.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.
Snoky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kankunnen.
Good body shot from Snoky.
Snoky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Kankunnen jumps guard.
Kankunnen working a defensive guard here.
Snoky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kankunnen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snoky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kankunnen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kankunnen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snoky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kankunnen is proving hard to escape from.
Kankunnen trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snoky has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kankunnen shoots in for a takedown but Snoky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snoky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snoky drives through and clinches with Kankunnen against the cage.
Snoky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kankunnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snoky 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.
Snoky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chris Snoky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Snoky.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kankunnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snoky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snoky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kankunnen is trying to drag Snoky to the mat but Snoky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kankunnen wants a takedown but no success here.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kankunnen wants to take the fight to the mat but Snoky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tori Kankunnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoky trying to stall but Kankunnen improves his position.
Snoky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snoky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky lands a left hand.
Snoky misses with a punch on the inside.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Kankunnen wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky stalling against the cage.
Snoky misses with some punches.
Snoky keeps control of Kankunnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kankunnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snoky.
Snoky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kankunnen.
Snoky pushes Kankunnen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Kankunnen.
Snoky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kankunnen has Snoky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snoky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kankunnen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snoky after a bit of a struggle.
Snoky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snoky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snoky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kankunnen backwards.
A short left from Snoky.
Kankunnen 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!
Snoky creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kankunnen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kankunnen drops to his knees and Snoky pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Snoky!
Chris Snoky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 2392 p4p, 272 weight class) and Jackson Finnegan (ranked 4469 p4p, 446 weight class). Jackson Finnegan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Finnegan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan misses with a double jab
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Navarro tries to bum rush Finnegan with a series of wild strikes but Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Finnegan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finnegan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro jabs Finnegan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Navarro. Those never looked like landing.
Navarro misses with a body punch
and Finnegan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Navarro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Navarro connects with a jab.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finnegan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnegan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.
Finnegan is rocked!
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finnegan tries a head kick but it misses.
Navarro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finnegan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Navarro catches Finnegan right on the button with a cross.
Navarro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Navarro closes the distance and clinches.
Finnegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Navarro lands a left hand.
Finnegan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navarro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Finnegan is still on wobbly legs! Can Navarro finish him?
Navarro drops Finnegan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Finnegan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Finnegan with a big uppercut! Finnegan tries to clinch up but Navarro pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Finnegan to the mat! Finnegan covers up and Navarro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gideon Navarro!
An out of breath Gideon Navarro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jackson Finnegan spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He was the better fighter tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 1842 p4p, 224 weight class) and Bruno Javier Jimenez (ranked 2224 p4p, 260 weight class). Bruno Javier Jimenez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Javier Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has Jimenez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jimenez tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing that Johnson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jimenez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Jimenez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jimenez wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Jimenez here, landing some big shots from side control.
It looks like Bruno Javier Jimenez has been cut.
Jimenez can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Jimenez is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson lands a strong strike to the head of Jimenez. That's dazed him! Johnson looking to finish here. Jimenez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Johnson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
Mike Johnson retains his welterweight title!
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