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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouko Juntti (ranked 6546 p4p, 179 weight class) and Conor Ward (ranked 24637 p4p, 241 weight class). Jouko Juntti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jouko Juntti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Ward!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntti slips a straight right by Ward.
Juntti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juntti shoots for a double leg takedown but Ward sprawls well. He's pushed Juntti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juntti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ward is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Juntti scores with a couple of nice shots.
Juntti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Juntti.
Juntti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is looking for a sweep. Juntti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juntti content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward pushes Juntti off looking to stand but Juntti dives back in and keeps control.
Ward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntti pulls his head out easily.
Juntti is controlling the pace.
Ward has hold of Juntti's hands but Juntti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ward is trying to control but Juntti manages to pass to mount!
Ward is trying desperately to improve position.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Juntti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juntti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntti with good strikes from the mount here!
Ward regains half guard.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Juntti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ward defending well though.
Ward is looking for a sweep. Juntti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntti slips a nice elbow through Ward's hands, connecting with Ward's forehead.
Ward controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juntti is looking to take a break and control but Ward is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juntti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Juntti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juntti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Juntti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juntti working some strikes from top position.
Ward wants to sweep here but Juntti controlling him for the moment.
Juntti wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
Juntti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ward's head.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Juntti from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jouko Juntti dominated that round.
That's time! Juntti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Juntti.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Juntti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ward tries to roll over but Juntti keeps him under control.
Juntti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ward is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward regains full guard. Nicely done.
Juntti has gone for a leg lock! Ward slips out almost immediately though and dives into Juntti's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ward defends it easily.
Juntti keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntti keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward stopping the sweep attempt from Juntti.
Ward loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ward trying to control but Juntti is working from the bottom.
Ward passes Juntti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Juntti is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Ward has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: The PIT Hawaiian Kempo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ward wants to take a breather but Juntti is having none of it.
Ward throwing shots but Juntti is blocking nicely.
That's two 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.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward wants to take a breather but Juntti is having none of it.
Ward not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Juntti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Juntti is trying to get back to full guard.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juntti keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Juntti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jouko Juntti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juntti advances to half guard.
Ward is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntti pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to control but Juntti manages to pass to mount!
Ward is trying to escape the mount.
Ward keeps trying to improve his position.
Juntti with a couple of short strikes.
Ward is in a horrible position here. Juntti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Juntti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Juntti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ward is rocked!
Juntti postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ward badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Juntti around the waist but Juntti pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Juntti is the winner by TKO! Juntti jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouko Juntti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viserys Targaryen (ranked 4476 p4p, 438 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 23304 p4p, 638 weight class). Nate Diaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viserys Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Targaryen taking a breather.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Targaryen smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen stalling against the cage.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Targaryen to keep the fight standing.
Diaz jumps guard but Targaryen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Viserys Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Diaz jumps guard but Targaryen stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Targaryen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Targaryen stalling against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Targaryen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Targaryen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Targaryen stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Viserys Targaryen.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Targaryen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Targaryen to work.
Targaryen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Targaryen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
Targaryen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Targaryen is tapping! Great win for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliott Leighton (ranked 1639 p4p, 240 weight class) and DJ Giannis (ranked 2757 p4p, 371 weight class). Leighton comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood. DJ Giannis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliott Leighton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Giannis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighton misses with a hook
and Giannis counters with a nice uppercut.
Leighton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannis.
Giannis cracks Leighton with an open hand slap.
Giannis 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.
Leighton misses with a lunging right hand
and Giannis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leighton misses with a body kick.
A cross from Giannis lands.
Leighton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giannis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leighton manages to avoid it.
Giannis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giannis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leighton misses with a series of wild punches.
Giannis throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannis throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannis throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giannis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leighton tries to clinch but Giannis moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Leighton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Giannis throws the left hand but Leighton avoids the punch easily.
Leighton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannis.
Giannis walks into a left hand.
Giannis misses with an uppercut. Leighton saw that one coming.
Giannis throws a head kick that misses.
Giannis fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Giannis does no damage.
Giannis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giannis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leighton's sensitive parts.
Leighton throws a front kick aimed at Giannis's knee but Giannis avoids it well.
A lazy left from Giannis finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Leighton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Giannis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leighton.
Leighton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giannis sprawls and moves away.
Giannis lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giannis swings for the body but Leighton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton moves out of range of the strikes.
Leighton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Giannis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leighton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giannis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leighton misses with a straight right.
Giannis lands a right hook to the body.
Leighton throws a head kick that misses.
DJ Giannis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leighton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giannis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leighton has time to react.
Giannis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leighton.
Giannis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leighton moves out of range as Giannis throws a body kick.
Leighton throws a head kick that misses.
Leighton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giannis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leighton lands with a good body shot.
Giannis lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Giannis.
Leighton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giannis.
Leighton swinging wildly here.
Giannis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Giannis misses with an uppercut.
Giannis connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Giannis.
Leighton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Leighton misses.
Leighton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giannis misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Giannis.
Leighton darts in trying to clinch
and Giannis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighton throws a sloppy body shot
and Giannis counters with a left to the body.
Giannis throws a body punch but Leighton moves out of range.
Leighton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannis swats away the attempt to clinch by Leighton.
Leighton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giannis.
Leighton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Giannis lands with an uppercut that bounces Leighton off the cage and back into range.
Giannis misses with a looping right.
Leighton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giannis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leighton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannis blocks a head kick by Leighton.
Giannis throws a body shot but no joy.
Leighton throws a solid leg kick but Giannis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leighton.
Giannis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leighton checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Giannis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leighton throws a head kick but Giannis moves out of range.
Leighton gets a clinch.
Giannis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giannis blocks an uppercut.
Giannis manages to break the clinch.
Giannis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leighton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giannis.
Leighton throws a series of punches but Giannis avoids them all with ease.
Giannis scores with a one two! Leighton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leighton feints and then cracks Giannis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giannis down.
Giannis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leighton throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leighton.
Leighton looks to land a body kick but Giannis moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leighton lands a jab.
Giannis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighton was well out of range. Poor timing from Giannis.
Giannis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giannis tries to keep at a distance but Leighton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giannis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannis scores with a shot to the side of Leighton's head.
Giannis slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Giannis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giannis working aggressively here.
Giannis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leighton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leighton has Giannis pushed against the cage.
Giannis lands with a light punch inside.
Giannis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leighton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leighton digs a right hand into Giannis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giannis's gas tank.
Leighton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giannis takes a shot to the head.
Leighton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannis misses with some punches.
Leighton throws a punch but it's blocked by Giannis.
Leighton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giannis misses with a punch on the inside.
Giannis breaks from the clinch.
Giannis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leighton.
Leighton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giannis flicks out a counter leg kick but Leighton steps away.
Leighton throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giannis.
Leighton has his takedown stuffed
enabling Giannis to counter with a crisp jab.
Leighton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giannis avoids the head kick by Leighton.
A jab from Giannis misses.
Giannis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leighton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leighton with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannis stuns Leighton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giannis scores with a decent looking hook.
Giannis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giannis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Leighton.
Leighton loads up on a big right hand but Giannis slips the punch.
Leighton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Leighton lands.
Leighton throws a head kick but Giannis moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giannis.
Giannis throws a shot to the body.
Leighton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leighton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leighton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leighton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giannis throws a shot from downtown. Leighton moves away and avoids it.
Giannis throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighton misses the jab.
Giannis misses with a wild body shot.
Leighton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Leighton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giannis's head.
Giannis lands with a right hand.
Leighton connects with a right hand. Giannis shakes it off.
Giannis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leighton moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannis misses the target.
Giannis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leighton.
Giannis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leighton sizes up Giannis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leighton throws a jab but it's blocked by Giannis.
Leighton slips a jab from Giannis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leighton misses with a low kick.
Leighton ducks under a wild hook from Giannis.
Giannis loads up on a big right hand but Leighton slips the punch.
Leighton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Giannis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Eliott Leighton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leighton misses with a body shot.
Giannis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giannis moves out of range of the strikes.
Leighton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Leighton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannis swats away the attempt to clinch by Leighton.
Leighton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giannis to score with a decent uppercut.
Leighton cracks Giannis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leighton moves out of range as Giannis strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giannis.
Giannis lunges at Leighton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leighton's hand.
Leighton lands with a kick to the temple. Giannis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leighton throws a wild hook but Giannis just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Leighton gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Giannis raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Giannis!
DJ Giannis is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious DJ Giannis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Eliott Leighton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dis tool Hope, Wasted opportunity. Until we meet in the cage again, I am sure I will see this tool around and we will share some stories and. Wait! I am not done...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Gattuso (ranked 5146 p4p, 480 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 1039 p4p, 137 weight class). Francesco Gattuso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso lands a jab.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Gattuso swings widly with a right hand
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso moves into the clinch.
Po tries a body shot but Gattuso blocks it.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Gattuso avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Gattuso pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with an elbow strike.
Gattuso tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gattuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Gattuso has a couple of punches blocked by Po.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Gattuso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Po is keeping busy.
Gattuso scores with a shot to the side of Po's head.
Gattuso working aggressively here.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gattuso lands a right hand.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gattuso.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Po.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Gattuso is working Po over against the cage.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
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 right handed body shot lands from Gattuso.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with the head strike.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gattuso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gattuso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po tries a body shot but Gattuso blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Gattuso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po is rocked!
Gattuso throws a head punch that misses.
Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Gattuso finish him?
Gattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po tries a body shot but Gattuso blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po seems to have recovered his senses.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gattuso pushes Po back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Gattuso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gattuso misses with some punches.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Gattuso.
Po lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gattuso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gattuso.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gattuso.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Gattuso misses with a body punch.
Gattuso working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gattuso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gattuso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gattuso works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po trying to stall but Gattuso improves his position.
Gattuso misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gattuso blocks a body shot from Po.
Gattuso lands a shot to the body.
Po looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gattuso throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Gattuso.
Gattuso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gattuso misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Gattuso as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Gattuso.
Gattuso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po trying to stall but Gattuso improves his position.
Po lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Po working aggressively here.
Gattuso scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Gattuso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
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 Francesco Gattuso 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Po.
Kung Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gattuso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Po counters with a stiff right hand.
Francesco Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattuso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Gattuso misses with a series of wild punches.
Po throws out a counter right but Gattuso avoids it with no problem.
Gattuso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gattuso misses the target.
Po throws a leg kick which misses Gattuso's front leg but catches the back leg as Gattuso tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gattuso throws a combination that misses
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Po tries a low kick but Gattuso avoids it.
Gattuso loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Po appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Po uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Po slips under a jab from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gattuso throws a shot to the body.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab.
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
Po let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gattuso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Gattuso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Po counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gattuso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Po moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Po lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po clobbers Gattuso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Po swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Po lands a nice hook to Gattuso's body. Gattuso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Po lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Po misses.
Gattuso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Po.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gattuso was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Gattuso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gattuso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gattuso throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Po was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Po on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Po. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Po.
Gattuso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Po walks into a stiff left hand from Gattuso.
Po connects with a solid leg kick.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Po doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Gattuso.
Po throws a sloppy body shot
and Gattuso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with a hook
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po jabs Gattuso right on the nose. Gattuso blinks but takes it well.
Po slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Po feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gattusos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gattuso jabs Po right on the nose. Po blinks but takes it well.
Po blocks a jab.
Gattuso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gattuso thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gattuso.
Po falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gattuso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab lands there for Gattuso.
Gattuso swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Gattuso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Po scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po tries to clinch but Gattuso moves out of range.
Po throws a jab but it's blocked by Gattuso.
Po fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po connects with a body shot.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the body
letting Po counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Po.
Po connects with an inside leg kick.
Gattuso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Po's head backwards.
Gattuso throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a right hand to the body.
Gattuso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gattuso.
Gattuso backing away here, and Po unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Po misses with a leg kick
and Gattuso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Po scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
As Gattuso backs off Po throws a huge counter combo but Gattuso manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso throws a combination that misses
and Po counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Po on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Po swings for the body but Gattuso moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Po
and Gattuso counters with a nice body shot.
Po lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
Po looks to land a left hand but Gattuso moved out of range nicely.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Po connects with a jab.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Po is out of range.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Po jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Po moves away from the strike by Gattuso.
Gattuso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Po throws a body punch but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso lands with a shot to the body.
Gattuso throws a combination that misses
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Gattuso throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gattuso misses
and Po counters with an outside leg kick.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso blocks an uppercut.
Gattuso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Gattuso tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Gattuso back against the cage.
Po prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
A nice left hand lands by Gattuso.
Po prevents a body shot from Gattuso.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso struggles to land a body shot inside as Po controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Po has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Po!
Kung Po decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 2078 p4p, 251 weight class) and Akili Webb (ranked 4094 p4p, 408 weight class). Akili Webb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akili Webb!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darwin.
Webb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darwin moves into the clinch.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
A short right from Darwin.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Webb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darwin cracks Webb with a nice body shot.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Darwin digs a right hand into Webb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Webb's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Webb looking to stall.
Webb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webb misses with a wild combination.
Darwin tries to counter by clinching up but Webb breaks away and moves out of range.
Webb 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.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Webb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Darwin lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Darwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Webb.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Webb can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Darwin.
Darwin prevents Webb from breaking the clinch.
Darwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Webb avoids the damage to the body.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Webb is trying to break free.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Darwin lands a body shot.
Webb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb is trying to force a seperation but Darwin has the dominant position.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Darwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Webb is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Webb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Webb wants to get back to striking at distance but Darwin won't allow it.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
A short left from Darwin.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Webb throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin clinches up with Webb and pushes him back against the cage.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Webb can't break the clinch.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webb can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Webb is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darwin obliges.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Charlie Darwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
Webb working aggressively here.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin lands a shot to the body.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Webb swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
Darwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Webb is defending well for now.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Webb throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Webb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb avoiding damage as Darwin throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Darwin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Webb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Webb is trying to break free.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darwin landing knees to the body.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Darwin has Webb pressed against the cage, preventing Webb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Webb.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
A short left from Darwin.
A hook to the body from Darwin.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Darwin lands a shoulder strike.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Webb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Webb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darwin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Webb manages to circle out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darwin.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Darwin lands a really nice looking cross but Webb seems unphased.
Akili Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin lands the left hand.
Webb is rocked!
Darwin checks a low kick from Webb.
Darwin closes the distance and clinches.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darwin obliges.
A short right from Darwin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darwin as Webb tries to tie him up.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Webb tries to keep at a distance but Darwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Webb is trying to stall.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Darwin.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webb wants to get back to striking at distance but Darwin won't allow it.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
Webb is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin lands with a right to the head.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Webb avoiding damage as Darwin throws knees to the body.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Darwin.
Darwin avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Darwin lands a body punch.
Darwin lands a left hand.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Webb.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Darwin blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
Webb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Darwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Webb's head.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Webb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Webb looking to stall.
Darwin lands a body shot.
Webb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
Webb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darwin lands a good knee to the midsection. Webb won't want to take too many of those.
Webb misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charlie Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Webb.
A nice combination there by Darwin.
Akili Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Webb.
Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Webb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Webb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin closes the distance and clinches.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
Webb is trying to force a seperation but Darwin has the dominant position.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Webb.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Webb.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darwin 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Darwin!
A less than humble Charlie Darwin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Markovic (ranked 2271 p4p, 263 weight class) and Boris Kane (ranked 3771 p4p, 380 weight class). Kane has chosen Seek N Strike as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Kane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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22
164 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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29
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Kane!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kane jabs Markovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Tim Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Markovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kane as he avoids it easily.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kane scores with a takedown into Markovic's guard.
Markovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Markovic's guard.
Kane has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to control but Markovic wriggling away.
Markovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kane controlling the pace for now.
Kane is working for a guillotine from mount but Markovic frees his head quite easily.
Kane swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Markovic is now in Kane's guard. A big mistake from Kane there, giving up the dominant position!
Markovic wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is pulling down on Markovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Markovic, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Markovic is aware though and is defending well.
Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Markovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Kane throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Markovic escapes and throws Kane's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kane tries to buck Markovic off but Markovic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kane sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Markovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kane has escaped the position, nice work there.
Markovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kane has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Markovic but great work by Kane.
Markovic prevents Kane from moving into mount.
Markovic struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markovic tries to bench press Kane off him but Kane keeps the position.
Markovic is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Markovic tries to buck Kane off but Kane is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to get an arm triangle but Markovic is defending well.
Kane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Markovic prevents Kane from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Markovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kane misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Kane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markovic.
Kane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Markovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Kane.
Kane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Markovic checks it well.
Markovic throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic swings widly with a right hand
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
Markovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Markovic has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Markovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic wants to control the position but Kane says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Markovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boris Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kane is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Markovic is pressing down on Kane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Markovic looking to control.
Kane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Markovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kane defends well.
Markovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to keep Markovic in close.
Markovic trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Markovic looking to sit in guard and control but Kane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markovic has control of Kane's left arm, preventing Kane from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Markovic wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Kane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Markovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Markovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kane.
Markovic is trying to hold Kane in close to prevent damage but Kane has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four 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.
Kane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Markovic's head.
Kane wants to free his trapped foot but Markovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kane prevents Markovic from improving his position.
Markovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Markovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
My spies in Big dawg inform me that Kane has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Markovic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Markovic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boris Kane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
A nice side step and Kane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Markovic misses with a body shot
and Kane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Markovic misses with a low kick.
Kane tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Markovic is able to avoid easily.
Markovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Markovic scores with a nice right hand.
Kane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kane pushes Markovic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane jumps guard and drags Markovic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kane has his hands on Markovic's head, controlling the position.
Kane throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Markovic escapes and throws Kane's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kane tries to improve position but can't.
Markovic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kane seems a little lost for a moment, as Markovic dominates the positioning.
Kane taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kane is looking for a sweep.
Kane keeps trying to improve his position.
Markovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kane to see if he's OK.
Kane is looking to reverse the position.
Markovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Markovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Markovic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kane rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Markovic's guard! Nice work there by Kane!
Markovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is working Markovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Markovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane trying to move into half guard but instead Markovic has managed to sweep!
Markovic trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Markovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane controlling Markovic's posture.
Boris Kane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Markovic wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane is trying to keep Markovic in close.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Markovic is defending well. Kane quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Markovic has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kane celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Kane!
After the fight, Boris Kane 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 1203 p4p, 156 weight class) and Asu Kuren (ranked 4645 p4p, 449 weight class). Corban Storm is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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23
187 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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30
179 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asu Kuren!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Kuren slips the punch.
Kuren doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm gets tackled into the cage by Kuren. Kuren maintains the clinch.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuren wants a takedown.
Kuren is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kuren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corban Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asu Kuren.
Kuren blocks an uppercut.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuren has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Storm after a bit of a struggle.
Kuren tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuren is working for takedown but Storm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Storm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuren is working for takedown but Storm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Storm misses with some punches.
Kuren looking for a takedown.
Kuren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Storm gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Asu Kuren has been cut.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Kuren is looking to clinch.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Storm.
Kuren tries to clinch up
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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!
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
Kuren wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Storm throws a quick counter head kick but Kuren was just out of range.
Storm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuren manages to avoid it.
Kuren tries to clinch up.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kuren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuren tries to clinch
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuren.
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
Kuren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Storm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Storm is looking to wear down Kuren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuren.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Kuren tries to counter it with a takedown but Storm pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Storm lands with an overhand left.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Kuren's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuren tries for a takedown but Storm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Storm.
Kuren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuren drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Storm does it's job there.
Kuren is rocked!
Storm grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kuren takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Storm cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corban Storm!
After the fight, Corban Storm 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pearson (ranked 1739 p4p, 193 weight class) and Reginald Forbes (ranked 944 p4p, 95 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
273 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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257 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Forbes moved out of range nicely.
Pearson throws a body punch but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Forbes just misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Pearson misses with a hook. Forbes ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearson connects with a single shot there.
Pearson lunges at Forbes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Forbes's hand.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson drops Forbes with a beautiful combination! Forbes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pearson is looking for the KO!
Forbes is rocked!
It looks like Reginald Forbes has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson knocks out Forbes with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Pearson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Pearson picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Norman Pearson!
Norman Pearson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Loureiro (ranked 2079 p4p, 253 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 1407 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Loureiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loureiro lands an overhand right.
Loureiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loureiro at a distance.
Loureiro throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Loureiro lands a body shot.
Mma lands a nice shot that snaps Loureiro's head back.
It looks like Rafael Loureiro has been cut.
Loureiro cracks Mma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loureiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loureiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Rafael Loureiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mma.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Loureiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loureiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loureiro thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma throws a big shot that misses.
Mma connects with a jab.
Mma gets caught flat footed, as Loureiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mma manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mma is looking to break free of the clinch but Loureiro has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma blocks a body shot from Loureiro.
Loureiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loureiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Loureiro prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
Loureiro prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
Loureiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mma.
Mma manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Mma misses.
Loureiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loureiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mma lands a really nice looking cross but Loureiro seems unphased.
Mma misses with a low kick.
Loureiro slips under a jab.
Mma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Loureiro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro looking to pass the guard.
Mma manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loureiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mma quickly recovers to half guard.
Loureiro stops Mma from getting back to his feet.
Loureiro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mma defends it well.
Mma tries to kick Loureiro off but Loureiro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Loureiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loureiro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Loureiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Mma is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loureiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mma kicks off Loureiro and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loureiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Loureiro misses with a hook. Mma ducked under it nicely.
Loureiro misses with a jab to the body
and Mma counters with a straight right hand.
Loureiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mma blocks a head kick by Loureiro.
A left lands for Loureiro.
Loureiro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Loureiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
Loureiro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mma sprawls and moves away.
Loureiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loureiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loureiro goes for a double leg but Mma avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mma continues to drive forward.
Mma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mma wants it to stay on the feet.
Loureiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Loureiro walks into a stiff left hand from Mma.
Loureiro misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Loureiro or perhaps it was just good defense by Mma, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Mma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loureiro ducks straight into an uppercut from Mma and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Loureiro manages to regain guard straight away.
Loureiro is rocked!
Mma gets to his feet - Loureiro follows without any prompting.
Oh Loureiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loureiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mma.
Mma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Loureiro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Loureiro misses with a body shot
and Mma scores with a counter punch that sends Loureiro to the canvas! Mma smells blood - he's punishing Loureiro with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Loureiro has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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