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MMMA 75 Boagrius vs Dragovic 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bilabong Conrad (ranked 2997 p4p, 382 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 3479 p4p, 446 weight class). Conrad's entrance music is BonieM. A fine choice. Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilabong Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Conrad should have avoided that one.
Conrad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conrad throws out the jab.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conrad. Conrad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Conrad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Conrad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Butcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conrad misses with a punch on the inside.
Conrad lands with a right to the head.
Conrad taking a breather.
Butcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conrad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Conrad lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conrad pulls guard successfully.
Butcher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conrad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Butcher has managed to get both his arms back between Conrad's legs - danger averted.
Conrad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
Butcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Conrad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conrad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conrad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Butcher defends well.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad drops back looking for a leg! Butcher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Butcher manages to kick Conrad off! Conrad jumps back into Butcher's guard.
Conrad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butcher controlling Conrad's posture.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Conrad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Butcher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Conrad puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Butcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conrad is working away from the top position though.
Butcher is staying active underneath Conrad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conrad is really struggling to control Butcher but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Butcher is defending against the submission attempts here by Conrad.
Butcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in half guard, Conrad seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conrad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Billy Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conrad moves forwards but Butcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butcher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 Bilabong Conrad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conrad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conrad tries to counter with a takedown but Butcher is quick to defend against it.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Conrad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conrad throws out the jab.
Conrad lands a head kick!
Conrad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butcher connects with a knee to the head.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conrad is defending well for now.
Conrad is working for takedown but Butcher is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conrad blocks it with crossed arms.
Conrad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conrad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conrad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conrad lands a nice uppercut.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Conrad as the two fighters clinch.
Conrad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conrad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Conrad avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conrad working aggressively here.
Butcher leaning against his opponent.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conrad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conrad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conrad gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butcher has Conrad pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad presses Butcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Conrad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butcher is looking to control Conrad's arms but Conrad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the cage.
Butcher looking to stall.
Conrad tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Conrad back against the cage.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Conrad blocks it.
Bilabong Conrad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conrad lands with a right to the head.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Conrad improves position.
Conrad misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conrad avoids it.
Conrad lands with a short shot to the head.
Conrad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Butcher walks away with a smile on his face. Conrad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Butcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Conrad keeps it at a distance.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conrad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Conrad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conrad with a jab.
Butcher tries to move into range but Conrad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Conrad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conrad punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Butcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilabong Conrad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Conrad throws a big shot that misses.
Conrad throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad connects with a high kick.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Butcher sprawls and moves away.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Conrad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Butcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Conrad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Conrad trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conrad is one step ahead there.
Butcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Conrad is trying to get back to full guard.
Conrad is refusing to be controlled, as Butcher sits in half guard.
Conrad is trying to maintain the position but Butcher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conrad.
Butcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conrad looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Butcher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Butcher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Butcher is trying to control. Conrad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to get back to full guard.
Butcher wants to control but Conrad is keeping him busy.
Conrad wants to improve his position but Butcher is controlling well.
Conrad actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Conrad thuds his right hand into Butcher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Conrad loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
Bilabong Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Good shot there by Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad closes the distance and clinches.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Conrad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conrad misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher is looking to control Conrad's arms but Conrad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the cage.
Conrad stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Conrad.
Conrad misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conrad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conrad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bilabong Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bilabong Conrad!
A very excited looking Bilabong Conrad 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 3400 p4p, 353 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 3396 p4p, 352 weight class). Katsuya Yasumi 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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188 cm
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250 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasumi slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Yasumi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yasumi tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasumi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yasumi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Yasumi misses its intended target.
Yasumi throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wilson darts in and clinches Yasumi up against the cage.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasumi.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Yasumi has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasumi.
Yasumi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Yasumi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasumi moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasumi.
Wilson drives through and clinches with Yasumi against the cage.
Yasumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasumi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Yasumi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
Wilson is looking for a takedown.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Yasumi backwards.
Yasumi pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson manages to pull guard.
Yasumi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yasumi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Yasumi isn't so interested in that idea.
Yasumi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yasumi won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yasumi trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson is wriggling around but Yasumi manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson avoiding damage as Yasumi throws knees to the body.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yasumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi throws a leg kick but Wilson moved away.
Yasumi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasumi.
Yasumi misses with the combination.
Yasumi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Yasumi misses.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Yasumi lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson tries to clinch but Yasumi moves out of range.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yasumi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Yasumi.
Wilson wants to clinch but Yasumi slips to the side
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Yasumi's ribs.
Yasumi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Yasumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sam Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yasumi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson has Yasumi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yasumi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasumi.
Yasumi throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasumi.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Yasumi won't allow it.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sam Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Yasumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasumi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yasumi.
Wilson throws a big counter combination but Yasumi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Yasumi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Yasumi avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
Yasumi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasumi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Yasumi on the inside.
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!
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson gets through Yasumi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasumi takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
A knee to the head by Yasumi.
Yasumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasumi pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasumi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yasumi controls his hands.
Yasumi blocks a body shot from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson tries to work over Yasumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasumi blocking some punches.
Yasumi lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasumi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Yasumi.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yasumi scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Yasumi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasumi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Yasumi avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Yasumi.
Yasumi stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Yasumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yasumi.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Yasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Yasumi stumbling back into the cage.
Yasumi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Katsuya Yasumi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yasumi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yasumi throws a solid leg kick but Wilson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yasumi.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Yasumi in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasumi scores with a nice right hand.
Yasumi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasumi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson darts in and clinches Yasumi up against the cage.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Yasumi misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Yasumi fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson pulls guard successfully.
Yasumi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yasumi has passed into side control.
Yasumi controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wilson tries to buck Yasumi off but Yasumi is having none of it.
Yasumi trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Yasumi controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wilson tries to buck Yasumi off but Yasumi is having none of it.
Katsuya Yasumi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson is trying to buck Yasumi off.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilson tries to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yasumi misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yasumi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yasumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Yasumi misses with an uppercut.
Yasumi works the jab nicely.
Yasumi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Yasumi avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasumi. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Yasumi throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Sam Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasumi dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Yasumi looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Yasumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yasumi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
A victorious Katsuya Yasumi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 2787 p4p, 286 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 2082 p4p, 216 weight class). Crane has chosen Love Inc!-Broken Bones! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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241 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ventura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane with the counter takedown but Ventura avoids it easily.
Ventura throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ventura has one foot on Crane's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Crane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ventura.
Ventura throws an off balance right hand
and Crane counters with a good, hard body kick but Ventura shrugs it off.
Ventura throws a right hand that misses
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
Ventura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ventura throws a body shot but no joy.
Ventura swings widly with a right hand
and Crane counters with a nice double leg 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.
Crane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crane wants to work for an arm triangle but Ventura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crane trying to control the action but Ventura is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crane.
Crane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ventura keeps working.
Crane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ventura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crane looks to land a strike but Ventura avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crane throwing strikes from guard but Ventura blocks nicely.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ventura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crane advances position into side control!
Crane in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ventura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ventura keeps working.
Crane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ventura knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ventura, who protects the arm well.
Crane tries to advance position but instead Ventura slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is trying to work for a kimura but Ventura is defending well.
Crane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crane goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ventura turns into him and now he's in Crane's guard.
Crane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crane has Ventura pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ventura lands a couple of digs.
Ventura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crane wants to sweep here but Ventura controlling him for the moment.
Ventura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ventura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Crane.
Ventura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ventura throwing strikes but missing.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Crane.
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses.
Crane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ventura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ventura postures up and lands a big shot to Crane's brow.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Anthony Ventura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ventura throws an off balance right hand
and Crane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crane.
Ventura keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Crane passes Ventura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crane wants to control but Ventura is keeping him busy.
Crane prevents Ventura from improving his position.
Crane seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ventura has recovered full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Crane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ventura is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crane is pushing down on Ventura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ventura is fighting to maintain full guard but Crane has managed to sneak the leg through.
My spies in The Takeover inform me that Crane has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Crane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crane wants to work for an arm triangle but Ventura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ventura is staying active underneath Crane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crane maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ventura could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Crane has cracked it and Ventura is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Crane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane gave a mention to Power Matrix Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 1833 p4p, 225 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 1698 p4p, 210 weight class). Brian Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Trotter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trotter.
Trotter misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trotter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trotter cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy looking to score a takedown here. Trotter is defending well but Hardy drives through and ends up in Trotter's guard.
Trotter keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
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.
Trotter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Midnight MMA inform us that Trotter has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy trying to control but Trotter is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy trying to move into half guard but instead Trotter has managed to sweep!
Hardy controls Trotter momentarily but Trotter frees himself.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trotter manages to get himself to full guard.
Trotter trying to control the position.
Trotter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy trying to control but Trotter is working from the bottom.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Trotter is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy trying to control but Trotter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Trotter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
A little jabbing left from Trotter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Trotter counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trotter.
Trotter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trotter throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy digs a good hook to Trotter's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trotter slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy cracks Trotter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trotter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trotter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trotter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy looking to score a takedown here. Trotter is defending well but Hardy drives through and ends up in Trotter's guard.
Trotter throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Trotter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses. Trotter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hardy's guard. Nice move by Trotter!
Trotter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Trotter, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter working for submissions but it's allowed Hardy to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control. Trotter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardy not doing much here.
Hardy is looking for a kimura here.
Hardy wants to work for an arm triangle but Trotter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardy trying to control the action but Trotter is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but Trotter is defending the position.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trotter taking some punishment here, with Hardy in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is keen to just control but Trotter is a slippery customer.
Trotter looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy seems to be working for a kimura but Trotter defends the submission attempt.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trotter defends it well.
Hardy seems to be working for a kimura but Trotter defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trotter moves into full guard.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trotter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hardy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Trotter is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Hardy!
A very excited looking Brian Hardy 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.
In defeat, Alonzo Trotter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dudes'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksymilian Gracie (ranked 2268 p4p, 240 weight class) and Colin Turnbull (ranked 1327 p4p, 145 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by King of Leon - Closer. Maksymilian Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maksymilian Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
It looks like Maksymilian Gracie has been cut.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turnbull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Colin Turnbull has been cut.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turnbull avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turnbull throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Turnbull is defending well.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turnbull sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie trying to control from Turnbull's half guard. Turnbull has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turnbull is keeping the position for now.
Gracie stays in close to Turnbull's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Turnbull looking for a sweep. Not yet Turnbull, not yet.
Gracie cracks Turnbull with a solid left hand.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Turnbull keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turnbull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Turnbull jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Turnbull's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turnbull scrambles back to his feet.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Turnbull throws a shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Turnbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turnbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Turnbull is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Turnbull is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Turnbull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turnbull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Turnbull takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Turnbull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turnbull slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
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 Maksymilian Gracie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turnbull moves into the clinch.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turnbull controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Turnbull is having none of it.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turnbull is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Turnbull tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Turnbull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Turnbull defends the submission attempt.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Turnbull defends it.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Turnbull is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turnbull defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull gets back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turnbull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Turnbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Gracie shoots in but Turnbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turnbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Turnbull. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie prevents Turnbull from standing back up.
Turnbull tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turnbull is not content to let Gracie control the position.
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 Maksymilian Gracie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turnbull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Turnbull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Turnbull defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gracie takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnbull.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turnbull pinned against the cage. Turnbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Turnbull is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turnbull has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turnbull wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Turnbull might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie is trying to control. Turnbull wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Colin Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Turnbull defending well.
Turnbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is really struggling to control Turnbull but he's trying to hold on to the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turnbull finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has Turnbull up against the cage in a clinch.
Turnbull keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maksymilian Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Turnbull blocks with his arms.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Maksymilian Gracie's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie wants to break free but Turnbull has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turnbull prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maksymilian Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Turnbull misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
A counter left hand to the body from Gracie misses its target.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Turnbull sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie tries to clinch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Turnbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turnbull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maksymilian Gracie!
A relieved looking Maksymilian Gracie 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Monteban (ranked 957 p4p, 51 weight class) and Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 1122 p4p, 55 weight class). Quentin DeBramalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Monteban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quentin DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban lands a lovely overhand right.
Monteban throws a wild body kick that DeBramalo sees coming a mile off.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Monteban strikes.
Monteban tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeBramalo misses with a hook. Monteban ducked under it nicely.
Monteban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monteban looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monteban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeBramalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monteban pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monteban gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monteban lands a nice shot that snaps DeBramalo's head back.
DeBramalo looks to throw the jab but Monteban is out of range.
Monteban throws a jab but it's blocked by DeBramalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBramalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeBramalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monteban lands with an overhand left.
Monteban closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Monteban wants to land a leg kick but DeBramalo is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monteban. That's going to slow DeBramalo down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo jabs Monteban right on the nose. Monteban blinks but takes it well.
Monteban with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monteban moves into the clinch.
Monteban working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeBramalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monteban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteban tries a body shot but DeBramalo blocks it.
Monteban taking a breather.
Monteban drops down looking for an ankle pick but DeBramalo pulls his leg out and moves away.
DeBramalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monteban attempts a counter takedown but DeBramalo avoids it well and moves away.
DeBramalo scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo throws a sloppy head kick and Monteban moves out of range easily.
DeBramalo stuns Monteban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - DeBramalo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
DeBramalo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monteban on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monteban looks to land a left hand but DeBramalo moved out of range nicely.
DeBramalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeBramalo tests Monteban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeBramalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Monteban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeBramalo sizes up Monteban with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DeBramalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quentin DeBramalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeBramalo lands a jab to the head.
DeBramalo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeBramalo misses with a hook.
Monteban needs to keep his hands up - DeBramalo had a free shot at his head there.
Monteban misses with a looping left.
Monteban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monteban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeBramalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeBramalo lands with a straight right. Monteban didn't see that one coming.
Monteban tries to clinch up
and DeBramalo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as DeBramalo blocks the low kick.
DeBramalo checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for DeBramalo.
A slow jab from DeBramalo misses its intended target.
DeBramalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monteban.
DeBramalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monteban misses with a straight right.
DeBramalo lands with a straight right. Monteban didn't see that one coming.
DeBramalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monteban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monteban tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DeBramalo swivels and escapes.
DeBramalo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monteban had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
DeBramalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monteban.
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Monteban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeBramalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monteban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteban takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DeBramalo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Monteban connects with an inside leg kick.
DeBramalo looks to land a left hand but Monteban moved out of range nicely.
Monteban is looking to slow DeBramalo down with leg kicks.
DeBramalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteban.
DeBramalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monteban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monteban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeBramalo.
Monteban lands the left hand.
DeBramalo thuds his right hand into Monteban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monteban lands a jab to DeBramalo's midsection.
DeBramalo moves away from the strike by Monteban.
A jab from DeBramalo does it's job there.
DeBramalo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeBramalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monteban. Monteban circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monteban misses the jab.
It seemed like DeBramalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
DeBramalo throws a shot from downtown. Monteban moves away and avoids it.
DeBramalo misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo 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.
The crowd cheers as DeBramalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monteban doesn't seem phased though.
Monteban throws a leg kick but DeBramalo sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeBramalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
DeBramalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeBramalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monteban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monteban drops to a knee looking for a takedown but DeBramalo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Monteban lands a nice shot to the body.
DeBramalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montebans head.
Monteban looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBramalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monteban fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Monteban lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monteban misses with a body punch.
Monteban tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Monteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from DeBramalo on the inside.
DeBramalo working aggressively here.
DeBramalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeBramalo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monteban tries to throw a body punch but DeBramalo avoids it by throwing Monteban back against the cage.
Monteban working aggressively here.
Monteban is trying to force a seperation but DeBramalo has the dominant position.
DeBramalo throws a head punch that misses.
Monteban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monteban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monteban closes the distance and clinches up with DeBramalo, looking for a takedown. Monteban pushes DeBramalo against the cage but DeBramalo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monteban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monteban backing away here, and DeBramalo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
DeBramalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeBramalo misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy body kick from Monteban
and DeBramalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeBramalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Monteban lands a nice hook to DeBramalo's body. DeBramalo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeBramalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
DeBramalo lands with a straight right. Monteban didn't see that one coming.
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!
DeBramalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monteban.
DeBramalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monteban.
A big left from Monteban misses.
Monteban tries to score with a low kick but DeBramalo moves his leg out of the way.
DeBramalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monteban.
Monteban misses with a body kick.
Monteban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DeBramalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
DeBramalo lands with a right hand.
Monteban rushes DeBramalo and presses him up against the cage.
DeBramalo gets through Monteban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monteban misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monteban.
DeBramalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands an uppercut.
Monteban blocks an uppercut.
Monteban wants a takedown.
DeBramalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
Monteban slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monteban.
DeBramalo misses with the head strike.
DeBramalo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban slips under a jab from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
DeBramalo lands with an uppercut that bounces Monteban off the cage and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monteban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeBramalo throws a lazy right hand but Monteban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monteban appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Monteban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a head kick that Monteban semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteban pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monteban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands the left hand.
Monteban tries to clinch but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Monteban takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monteban looks for the body kick but DeBramalo saw that one coming.
Quentin DeBramalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeBramalo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monteban appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Monteban slips a straight right by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin DeBramalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
DeBramalo throws a shot from downtown. Monteban moves away and avoids it.
DeBramalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Monteban.
Monteban shoots in but no luck this time.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Monteban strikes.
DeBramalo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut.
Monteban takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monteban looks to land a right hand but DeBramalo moved out of range.
A jab from Monteban misses.
DeBramalo misses with an uppercut. Monteban saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo scores with a nice head shot.
DeBramalo lands with a shot to the body.
DeBramalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Monteban.
Monteban changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Monteban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeBramalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monteban misses with a low kick.
Monteban throws a low kick, looking for DeBramalo's leg but DeBramalo calmly moves out of range.
DeBramalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeBramalo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monteban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeBramalo.
DeBramalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeBramalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Monteban gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
DeBramalo scores with a push kick.
Monteban misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeBramalo! But no joy.
DeBramalo connects with a right hand. Monteban shakes it off.
Monteban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeBramalo's waist but DeBramalo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Monteban off to one side.
DeBramalo moves out of range as Monteban strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo throws a hook but Monteban avoids it easily.
A jab from Monteban misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteban's corner calls for a 1-2. Monteban obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monteban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monteban clinches.
DeBramalo breaks from the clinch.
Monteban slips under a jab from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monteban.
DeBramalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DeBramalo connects with the punch.
DeBramalo scores with a jab to the head.
Monteban is rocked!
Monteban lands with a nice body punch.
Ricardo Monteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Monteban is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for DeBramalo.
DeBramalo looks to land a left hand but Monteban moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monteban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban scores with a hook to the body. DeBramalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monteban seems to have got his legs back now.
Monteban shoots in looking for a takedown. DeBramalo tries to sprawl out of it but Monteban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeBramalo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Monteban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeBramalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monteban throws an overhand right that lands on DeBramalo's shoulder, as DeBramalo tries to avoid the shot.
DeBramalo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monteban on the side of the head.
DeBramalo ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Donk. DeBramalo catches Monteban right on the button with a cross.
Monteban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeBramalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monteban throws a lazy right hand but DeBramalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monteban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBramalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monteban misses the jab.
Quentin DeBramalo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeBramalo ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Monteban connects with a looping right hand.
DeBramalo throws a good cross that connects.
Monteban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DeBramalo takes a swing at Monteban's ribcage but misses.
Monteban changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
DeBramalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monteban throws out the jab.
DeBramalo works the jab nicely.
Monteban throws a chopping leg kick but DeBramalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monteban misses with a body shot.
Monteban misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by DeBramalo as he checks the leg kick.
DeBramalo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeBramalo lands a glancing blow to the side of Monteban's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin DeBramalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeBramalo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin DeBramalo!
After the fight, Quentin DeBramalo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Houston (ranked 1784 p4p, 232 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 797 p4p, 107 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houston throws a hook but Vurny avoids it easily.
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny scores with a jab.
Houston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Houston lunges at Vurny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vurny's hand.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Vurny is just out of range.
Houston slips a jab from Vurny.
Vurny misses with a few strikes there.
Houston throws a right hand that Vurny ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurny also avoids with ease.
Vurny was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vurny connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Vurny.
A little jabbing left from Vurny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vurny lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vurny takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston lands an overhand right.
Houston cracks a nice hook into Vurny's ribs.
Houston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vurny appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vurny moves out of range of the strikes.
Houston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vurny slips under a jab from Houston.
Houston throws a body punch but Vurny moves out of range.
Houston throws a hook but Vurny blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Vurny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vurny's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vurny finds it's way round the side to connect with Houston's head.
The fighters circling - Houston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vurny jabs Houston right on the nose. Houston blinks but takes it well.
Max Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houston throws a looping overhand right but Vurny ducks down to avoid it.
Houston has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Vurny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
A countering left hand to the body from Vurny misses.
Houston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vurny slips under a jab from Houston.
Vurny throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
Houston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vurny momentarily.
That has opened up Aldo Vurny's cut even more.
Houston lands a nice shot to the body.
Houston lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Vurny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vurny was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Houston tries a low kick but Vurny avoids it.
Houston throws the left hand but Vurny avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Houston.
Houston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Houston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vurny slips a straight right by Houston.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurny.
It seemed like Vurny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Houston misses the shot to the body.
Vurny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Houston sizes up Vurny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vurny fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Houston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Houston.
Vurny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Vurny slips a straight right by Houston.
Houston changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Vurny walks into a left hand.
Houston misses with a kick to the body
and Vurny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Houston tries to move into range but Vurny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vurny misses with a body shot.
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vurny.
Vurny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Houston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Houston's corner calls for a 1-2. Houston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vurny avoids the head kick by Houston.
Houston throws a front kick aimed at Vurny's knee but Vurny avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vurny might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Houston has got the better of the exchanges.
Vurny shoots in but no luck this time.
Vurny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Vurny is looking to score with low kicks.
Houston throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Houston.
Houston lands a lovely overhand right.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston misses with a looping left.
Houston throws a right hand that Vurny ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurny also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Houston misses the target.
Vurny slips under a jab.
And Vurny tries to counter it with a takedown but Houston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vurny throws a lazy right hand but Houston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston dips to his left and cracks Vurny with an uppercut!
Houston misses with a lunging right hand
and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vurny looks to land a strike but Houston avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vurny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vurny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston is pulling down on Vurny's head. It's preventing any offense from Vurny, at least for the moment.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his 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!
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny scoring with some ground and pound.
Houston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Houston is trying to control the position but Vurny postures up.
Vurny throws a big right hand that misses.
Vurny is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Houston wants to stand up but Vurny is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Vurny looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vurny shoots in for a double leg but Houston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Vurny.
Decent striking displayed by Houston there.
Houston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vurny. That did some damage!
Houston jabs at Vurny's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vurny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vurny is looking for the big counter here.
Houston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Vurny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vurny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The cut above Aldo Vurny's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Houston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vurnys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Vurny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 swing and a miss from Houston.
Max Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Houston misses
and Vurny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Houston won't be happy with that.
Houston tries to improve position but can't.
Houston is trying to control Vurny's posture but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Houston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Houston finds it's target.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Houston avoids it easily.
Vurny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vurny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houston circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Vurny misses.
Houston lands a lovely overhand right.
Houston cracks the inside of Vurny's front leg.
Houston scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Vurny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurny showed some decent athleticism there.
Houston tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vurny is trying to control. Houston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Houston wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Houston to regain full guard.
Houston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Houston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Houston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vurny is looking to control Houston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vurny avoid being mounted?
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands strikes from half guard.
Vurny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Houston in particular looking to stall.
Houston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Houston is trying to control the action in half guard but Vurny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Houston prevents Vurny from improving his position.
Vurny is still trying to improve position.
Houston trying to pass the guard but Vurny defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny tries to roll over but Houston keeps him under control.
Houston trying to mount his opponent but Vurny defends it.
Houston is looking to take a break and control but Vurny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aldo Vurny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Houston controlling the action here.
Houston working the head and body with strikes.
Vurny tries to roll over but Houston keeps him under control.
Houston trying to control from half guard but Vurny is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houston trying to pass the guard but Vurny defending well.
Max Houston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vurny is trying to get back to full guard.
Vurny is not content to let Houston control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick by Houston misses
and Vurny counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Houston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vurny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vurny drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Houston defends it well.
A lazy left from Houston finds it's target.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Houston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Houston, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Houston!
Max Houston 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresnar (ranked 1177 p4p, 53 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 1037 p4p, 42 weight class). Bresnar comes into the arena with ABOVE THE LAW - murder rap blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: 8 Mile. Jimi Powell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lock Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bresnar is trying to defend but Powell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bresnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powell trying to control the action but Bresnar is working from the bottom.
Bresnar regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell postures up in Bresnar's guard and throws a big left but Bresnar blocks it.
Powell won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
Powell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Powell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bresnar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Powell defends well.
Powell trying to control but Bresnar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bresnar keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Bresnar 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.
Powell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bresnar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bresnar's head.
Bresnar seems keen to control Powell's posture.
Powell postures up and lands a big shot to Bresnar's brow.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bresnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell scoring with some ground and pound.
Bresnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bresnar, not yet.
Powell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bresnar looking to control.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is working Bresnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bresnar keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bresnar's head.
Bresnar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Bresnar striking off his back but it's not causing Powell any problems.
Powell stays in close to Bresnar's body and controls the position.
Bresnar has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bresnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bresnar, not yet.
Powell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell gets to his feet and stands over Bresnar, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bresnar felt that one! Powell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bresnar from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 106 p4p, 5 weight class) and Lu Hao (ranked 530 p4p, 24 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
58 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lu Hao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hao fails with a takedown attempt.
Hao throws a leg kick but Tallon moved away.
Tallon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hao's sensitive parts.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Tallon misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Tallon as Hao shoots in.
Hao tries to land a front kick but Tallon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hao scores with a nice strike.
Tallon slips under a jab from Hao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hao. That did some damage!
Hao with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tallon.
Hao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hao feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tallon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tallon lands a really nice looking cross but Hao seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tallon. That's going to slow Hao down.
Tallon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tallon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tallon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tallon with a jab.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hao on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Hao.
Hao misses with a punch to the body.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon digs a good hook to Hao's body.
Tallon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hao.
Hao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
Tallon is looking to wear down Hao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hao misses the shot to the body.
Tallon wants to land a leg kick but Hao is out of range.
A good leg kick by Tallon.
Sloppy strikes from Hao. Those never looked like landing.
Tallon lands with a shot to the body.
Hao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Hao.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tallon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hao misses with a takedown
and Tallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sean Tallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tallon is trying to control Hao's posture but Hao avoids it.
Tallon is pushing Hao's head away, looking to escape. Hao manages to hold on to the position though.
Hao looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tallon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hao tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hao prevents Tallon from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Tallon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tallon is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hao tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tallon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tallon sneaks out the side door and pushes Hao away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hao with a hook.
Tallon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hao. That did some damage!
Hao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hao throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Tallon moves out of range as Hao strikes.
Tallon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tallon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tallon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tallon pushes Hao up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tallon. That's going to slow Hao down.
Tallon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hao fails with a takedown attempt.
Tallon slips under a jab.
Hao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tallon counters by clinching up.
Hao manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tallon. That's going to slow Hao down.
Tallon is looking to slow Hao down with leg kicks.
Tallon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tallon throws a solid leg kick but Hao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tallon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hao tries a low kick but Tallon avoids it.
Tallon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hao.
Tallon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tallon blocks a head kick by Hao.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon tries to clinch but Hao moves out of range.
Tallon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tallon is fending him off so far but Hao persists. Nope, Tallon circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick lands from Tallon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tallon.
Hao walks into a stiff left hand from Tallon.
Tallon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hao's calf.
Tallon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hao's head.
Sean Tallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Tallon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hao doesn't seem bothered though.
Tallon misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tallon tries to land a front kick but Hao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tallon moves out of range of the strikes.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hao misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon is looking to clinch but Hao is avoiding it.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Hao with the counter takedown but Tallon avoids it easily.
Tallon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hao at a distance.
Tallon's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Hao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tallon is fending him off so far but Hao persists. Nope, Tallon circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Tallon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Hao.
Tallon closes the distance and clinches.
Tallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
Hao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hao can do to turn this around?
Tallon takes a shot to the head.
Hao misses with a body punch.
Tallon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tallon lands with a right to the head.
Hao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tallon lands with a short shot to the head.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Hao's head.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hao backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hao.
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Hao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hao.
Hao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sean Tallon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tallon lands a shoulder strike.
Tallon lands a nice uppercut.
Tallon lands with a light punch inside.
Hao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tallon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hao can turn it around.
Hao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hao's elbow.
Hao prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Hao controls the action.
Hao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hao.
Hao tries to break free but Tallon pushes him back against the cage.
Tallon lands a left hand.
Hao blocking some punches.
Hao misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tallon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hao takes a step back to recover.
Tallon scores with a body shot.
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hao's sensitive parts.
Hao connects with a single shot there.
Hao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tallon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tallon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tallon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tallon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hao misses with a looping right.
Tallon misses with a kick to the body.
Tallon avoids the head kick by Hao.
Hao darts in looking for a takedown but Tallon gets double underhooks and turns Hao into the cage.
Tallon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hao manages to circle out of the way.
Tallon lands a jab to Hao's midsection.
Tallon feints and then cracks Hao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hao down.
Hao with a poor takedown
and Tallon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tallon lands a body shot.
Tallon tries to clinch but Hao is having none of it.
Hao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hao avoids the head kick by Tallon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hao throws a shot from downtown. Tallon moves away and avoids it.
Tallon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tallon lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao misses with a straight right.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Hao throws out a loose jab but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon is looking to counter the offense by Hao and move into the clinch.
Hao wants to slow Tallon down by chopping away at his legs.
Tallon tries to counter by clinching up but Hao breaks away and moves out of range.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Sean Tallon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Hao. Those never looked like landing.
Tallon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Tallon.
Hao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tallon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tallon. Tallon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tallon stuns Hao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tallon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hao 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hao misses the body punch
and Hao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hao manages to avoid it.
Hao misses with a hook.
Hao throws a hook but Tallon avoids it easily.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hao is just out of range.
Hao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tallon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tallon scores with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tallon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tallon.
Hao throws a hook but Tallon blocks it.
Hao dives in and scores a takedown into Tallon's guard.
Tallon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon pulls Hao in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hao wants to pass the guard but Tallon is keeping the position.
Tallon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tallon looking to control.
Tallon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tallon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hao won't allow Tallon to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Tallon misses.
That's four 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.
Tallon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hao throws a nice looking combination but Tallon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hao tries to get set, Tallon tries to push him back and clinch up but Hao manages to avoid the attempt.
Tallon pushes Hao up against the cage in a clinch.
Tallon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Tallon.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Hao controls the action.
Hao can't find room to land a body shot as Tallon controls the action.
Tallon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tallon digs a right hand into Hao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hao's gas tank.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Hao avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hao breaks from the clinch.
Tallon connects with a leg kick. Hao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hao misses the jab.
Tallon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tallon darts in and clinches Hao up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body punch from Tallon.
Hao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hao misses with a hook. Tallon ducked under it nicely.
Hao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tallon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tallon connects with the punch.
Tallon moves out of range as Hao strikes.
Tallon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hao just manages to avoid it.
Tallon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hao with the counter takedown but Tallon avoids it easily.
Hao throws the left hand but Tallon avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon scores with a nice head shot.
Hao misses with a takedown attempt
and Tallon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hao is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tallon engages and cracks Hao with a massive lead left hook - Hao tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tallon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Tallon!
Sean Tallon retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Sean Tallon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 187 p4p, 5 weight class) and Aleksandar Dragović (ranked 489 p4p, 21 weight class). Boagrius comes to the cage accompanied by Akkadian Empire . Dragović has chosen Immortal Technique - Mark Of The Beast feat. Akir & Beast 1333 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Dragović!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boagrius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boagrius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boagrius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boagrius lands with a nice body punch.
Boagrius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragović moves away.
Dragović lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Dragović misses.
Dragović scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boagrius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boagrius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragović.
Boagrius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović connects with a body shot.
Dragović throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boagrius is looking to counter punch.
Dragović throws a wild body kick that Boagrius sees coming a mile off.
Boagrius jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boagrius motions for Dragović to come forward. Boagrius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dragović is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boagrius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dragović closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragović swings for the body but Boagrius moves out of range.
Dragović swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragović misses the target.
Nice shot by Dragović.
Dragović throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dragović throws a lazy head kick
and Boagrius counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragović takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Aleksandar Dragović has been cut.
Boagrius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boagrius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boagrius looks to land a right hand but Dragović moved out of range.
Dragović tries to land a body kick
and Boagrius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragović misses the shot to the body.
Boagrius blocks a low kick nicely.
Boagrius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dragović is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boagrius rather than just go for the knockout.
Dragović lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boagrius slips a straight right by Dragović.
Dragović misses with an uppercut
enabling Boagrius to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragović scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Dragović misses
and Boagrius counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boagrius, right into the meat.
Boagrius takes a swing at Dragović's ribcage but misses.
Boagrius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boagrius takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragović.
Dragović scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragović lands with a nice combination. Boagrius backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Orpheus Boagrius has been cut.
Dragović ducks under a wild hook from Boagrius.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dragović.
Dragović works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragović's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragović obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dragović just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragović with a jab.
Boagrius is rocked!
Boagrius just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragović slips a jab from Boagrius.
Dragović lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boagrius 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.
Dragović is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragović misses with a wild body shot.
Boagrius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragović.
Boagrius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boagrius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragović counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragović is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boagrius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dragović connects with a crisp jab.
Boagrius is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dragović! But no joy.
Boagrius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragović misses with a shot to the body
and Boagrius counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragović dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dragović moves away from the strike by Boagrius.
Dragović bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boagrius instigates a clinch.
Boagrius tries to throw a body punch but Dragović avoids it by throwing Boagrius back against the cage.
Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragović's elbow.
Dragović has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boagrius throws a head punch that misses.
Dragović misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragović has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragović misses with a punch to the body.
Dragović misses with some punches.
A short right from Dragović.
Dragović's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović throws a body punch but Boagrius moves out of range.
Boagrius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragović smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragović works Boagrius's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragović on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragović looks to land a right hand but Boagrius moved out of range.
Boagrius looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Boagrius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boagrius avoids the body shot from Dragović.
Dragović just misses with a punch to the body.
Boagrius misses with a straight left.
Dragović throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragović throws a low kick, looking for Boagrius's leg but Boagrius calmly moves out of range.
Boagrius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boagrius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragović.
Dragović misses the jab.
Boagrius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boagrius.
Dragović with a hook.
Dragović connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragović throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragović lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boagrius scores with a leg kick.
Boagrius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boagrius slips a jab and a cross from Dragović.
Boagrius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boagrius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boagrius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boagrius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boagrius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dragović.
Boagrius moves out of range of the body kick from Dragović.
Boagrius is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragović throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Dragović.
Dragović ducks right into an uppercut from Boagrius.
Dragović lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boagrius misses with a kick to the body.
Dragović lands a big uppercut and Boagrius crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boagrius looks OK. Dragović waves Boagrius back to his feet!
Oh Boagrius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragović fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Boagrius out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Aleksandar Dragović!
Aleksandar Dragović is the new super heavyweight champion!
Aleksandar Dragović decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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