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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Johnson (ranked 8994 p4p, 686 weight class) and Ryu Faioanaka (ranked 25053 p4p, 691 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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194 lbs
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188 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Faioanaka!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes Faioanaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Faioanaka is defending well.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Faioanaka here, landing some big shots from side control.
Faioanaka is looking for a sweep.
Faioanaka regains half guard.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Faioanaka is defending the position.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Faioanaka.
Faioanaka trying to control but Johnson postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Faioanaka's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Faioanaka is rocked!
Faioanaka has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA New York. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Johnson scores with a big shot! Faioanaka's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Faioanaka! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Alviso (ranked 3667 p4p, 401 weight class) and Bogdan Yanovich (ranked 3536 p4p, 390 weight class). Alviso comes to the cage accompanied by Pooh Man-Oakland. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Alviso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bogdan Yanovich!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alviso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Alviso.
Yanovich tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yanovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yanovich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yanovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yanovich tries to clinch there but Alviso circles away.
Yanovich 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.
Alviso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yanovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yanovich avoids the head kick by Alviso.
Yanovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Alviso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yanovich walks away with a smile on his face. Alviso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich throws a jab when Alviso was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Alviso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alviso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yanovich.
Alviso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alviso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yanovich. Yanovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanovich looks to clinch
and Alviso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alviso throws a lazy head kick
and Yanovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yanovich.
Alviso is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yanovich is defending well.
Yanovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yanovich fails to land.
Yanovich prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Alviso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alviso being controlled against the cage.
Yanovich gets through Alviso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alviso fails to pull guard.
Yanovich gets through Alviso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Yanovich to work.
A shot in the inside from Yanovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yanovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alviso up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yanovich.
Alviso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alviso is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
Oh Alviso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alviso tries to pull guard but Yanovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alviso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yanovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yanovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alviso backwards.
Yanovich creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alviso with a big uppercut! Alviso tries to clinch up but Yanovich pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alviso to the mat! Alviso covers up and Yanovich unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bogdan Yanovich!
The defeated Jerome Alviso had this to say: 'My dad and brother are going to kick my ass again when I get home...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul McDonald (ranked 2486 p4p, 101 weight class) and Anthony Philippoussis (ranked 4060 p4p, 143 weight class). McDonald's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Set it Off. Paul McDonald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Philippoussis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippoussis throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philippoussis 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.
Philippoussis misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Philippoussis trying to control the position.
McDonald trying to control but Philippoussis is working from the bottom.
McDonald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald forces his way into half guard.
McDonald seems to be looking for submissions.
Philippoussis is concentrating on defense, preventing McDonald from advancing position.
McDonald is trying to work for a kimura but Philippoussis is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippoussis controlling the position for now.
McDonald is looking for a kimura here.
McDonald is pressing down on Philippoussis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Philippoussis is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald seems to be working for a kimura but Philippoussis defends the submission attempt.
McDonald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDonald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Philippoussis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.
McDonald is working for a submission of some sort.
McDonald prevents Philippoussis from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to work for an arm triangle but Philippoussis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippoussis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McDonald is pressing down on Philippoussis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Philippoussis is holding on for now.
McDonald passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Philippoussis!
McDonald wants to control the pace but Philippoussis is squirming around nicely.
Philippoussis is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McDonald content just to control the position here.
Philippoussis prevents McDonald from taking his back.
McDonald looking to control but Philippoussis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McDonald fails to take his opponent's back.
Philippoussis tries to lock up and control but McDonald gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McDonald looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McDonald tries to control but Philippoussis wriggling away.
McDonald with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McDonald working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philippoussis tries to hold on but McDonald postures up.
McDonald working for a submission but Philippoussis is keeping him at bay.
McDonald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McDonald looking to secure an arm triangle but Philippoussis defends it well.
Philippoussis is bucking up trying to escape but McDonald cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Anthony Philippoussis has been cut.
Philippoussis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald wants to take Philippoussis's back but he can't do it this time.
McDonald jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Philippoussis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDonald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Philippoussis'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.
Philippoussis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Paul McDonald has been cut.
McDonald gets tackled into the cage by Philippoussis. Philippoussis maintains the clinch.
McDonald turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McDonald trying to control the position but Philippoussis is working away.
McDonald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McDonald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Philippoussis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Philippoussis is looking to regain half guard here but McDonald keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Philippoussis is defending well.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philippoussis keeps working.
Paul McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Philippoussis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Philippoussis is defending well.
McDonald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Philippoussis is looking for a sweep.
Philippoussis is trying to control McDonald's posture but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Philippoussis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Philippoussis, who protects the arm well.
Philippoussis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McDonald wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Philippoussis can't do much from the bottom here.
McDonald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDonald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Philippoussis can do anything to dispel that myth.
McDonald cracks Philippoussis with a big elbow.
Philippoussis is not content to let McDonald control the position.
Philippoussis is trying to control McDonald's posture but McDonald avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McDonald in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Philippoussis is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul McDonald!
After the fight, Paul McDonald 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Irshaad Sayed (ranked 1851 p4p, 192 weight class) and Eli Peterson (ranked 5739 p4p, 412 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irshaad Sayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayed scores with a head kick.
Sayed throws a head kick that half lands.
Sayed ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Sayed lands a two punch combo.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Sayed fails to land with a series of punches.
Sayed ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Peterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sayed's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Sayed moved out of range.
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayed lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peterson loads up on a big right hand but Sayed slips the punch.
Sayed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peterson will feel that in the morning.
Sayed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peterson tries to land a leg kick but Sayed saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayed misses the target.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Sayed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sayed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Sayed blocks a head kick by Peterson.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson tries to bum rush Sayed with a series of wild strikes but Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson walks into a jab.
Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
Sayed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Sayed tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson connects with a body shot that sends Sayed's belly button to the back.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eli Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sayed works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed lands a nice hook to Peterson's body. Peterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Peterson.
Sayed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sayed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Sayed saw that one coming.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sayed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Sayed moved out of range nicely.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sayed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayed. That snapped Peterson's head back.
A jab from Sayed finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Sayed.
Sayed's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sayed duly obliges.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayed slips a jab from Peterson.
A right-left combo lands from Sayed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Sayed has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sayed thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sayed to counter with a crisp jab.
Sayed lands with a cross.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Sayed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sayed.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sayed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayed lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Peterson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Irshaad Sayed has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Peterson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sayed eats them both and turns towards Peterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sayed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Sayed cracks Peterson with a good jab.
Peterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayed connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson throws a jab when Sayed was well out of range.
Sayed scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayed connects with a solid leg kick.
Sayed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peterson has time to react.
Sayed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peterson.
Sayed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Sayed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Sayed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peterson's calf.
Peterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peterson lands with an overhand left.
Peterson 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.
Peterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sayed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Sayed.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson tests Sayed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sayed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayed was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sayed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peterson takes a step back to recover.
Peterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayed finds it's way round the side to connect with Peterson's head.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed delivers a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Sayed lands a body shot.
Eli Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayed moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sayed counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Sayed.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed stalks Peterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peterson's face. Peterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Sayed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Sayed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sayed scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sayed. That one must have hurt.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayed moves away.
Peterson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed walks into a jab.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed lets loose with a powerful body kick. Peterson will feel that in the morning.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Peterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sayed has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson misses the jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sayeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sayed defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Sayed checks a low kick from Peterson.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson swings widly with a right hand
and Sayed counters with a good low kick that Peterson was not able to check.
A combination from Peterson does no damage.
Sayed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sayed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peterson scrambles back to his feet.
Sayed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Peterson's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sayed moves out of range of the strikes.
Irshaad Sayed is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sayed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sayed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayed.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Sayed.
Peterson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sayed.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson jabs at Sayed's body.
Peterson tries to land a body kick
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sayed. Sayed obviously looking to wear him down.
Sayed misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sayed, right into the meat.
Sayed takes a swing at Peterson's ribcage but misses.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Sayed seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Sayed checks it.
Sayed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sayed. Sayed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sayed jabs at Peterson's body.
Peterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sayed throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sayed lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sayed looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Sayed throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Sayed avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sayed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Sayed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Sayed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sayed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sayed scores with a head kick. Peterson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Sayed throws a big counter combination but Peterson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sayed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peterson under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Peterson.
Sayed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayed.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Peterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Sayed finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Sayed works Peterson's body with a nice hook.
Sayed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sayed.
Sayed feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Sayed uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Irshaad Sayed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson swings for the body but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Sayed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Sayed throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sayed misses with a head kick.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a jab when Sayed was well out of range.
Jab by Sayed.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson throws a hook but Sayed avoids it easily.
Sayed lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
Sayed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sayed stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Sayed.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayed connects with the punch.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Sayed.
Sayed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sayed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayed is just out of range.
Peterson lands with a good body shot.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson takes a swing at Sayed's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sayed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sayed.
Sayed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sayed stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Sayed misses.
Sayed swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson scores with a three punch combo!
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Sayed does no damage.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Sayed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayed.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Sayed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayed misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a jab when Sayed was well out of range.
Jab by Sayed.
Sayed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.
Sayed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Sayed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peterson on the side of the head.
Peterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eli Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayed checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Sayed moves away and avoids it.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sayed counters with a thumping low kick.
Sayed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayed counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Sayed scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayed.
Sayed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sayed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Sayed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sayed.
Irshaad Sayed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sayed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayed.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sayed counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Sayed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Sayed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayed 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perry St Hype (ranked 3565 p4p, 295 weight class) and Arthur The Knight (ranked 6668 p4p, 436 weight class). Arthur The Knight told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur The Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Hype cracks The Knight with a good jab.
St Hype misses with a left hand
and The Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
St Hype throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
St Hype clinches up against the cage.
St Hype breaks from the clinch.
St Hype listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Knight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Hype misses with a right hand
and The Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Hype rushes The Knight and presses him up against the cage.
St Hype scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Hype breaks the clinch.
The Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Hype.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Hype rushes The Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Hype tightens his grip and picks The Knight up, before dumping him to the ground. The Knight manages to land in guard.
The Knight being controlled here, momentarily.
St Hype has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St Hype postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Hype postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Knight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Hype controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Hype accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype connects with a couple of short punches.
The Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Hype is one step ahead there.
St Hype has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Knight has momentary wrist control but St Hype slips an elbow through the middle.
St Hype lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Hype's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St Hype loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that St Hype has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
St Hype is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Knight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Hype. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Hype missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Hype cracks The Knight with a solid left hand.
St Hype looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Hype with a nice head shot there.
St Hype postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Hype slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St Hype content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Hype with a nice head shot there.
St Hype advances position into side control!
St Hype is putting a hurting on The Knight here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Knight is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Hype in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Hype is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Knight's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Hype in side control lands a decent elbow.
St Hype works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The Knight looks winded!
St Hype lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Knight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Knight is rocked!
St Hype connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Knight some visible discomfort.
The Knight is still in real trouble! Can St Hype finish him?
St Hype is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Knight looks calm but he's in trouble here. St Hype gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Knight is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! St Hype lets go of the hold and The Knight can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Perry St Hype!
A very excited looking Perry St Hype made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 2046 p4p, 266 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 1534 p4p, 209 weight class). Sir Anthony Buzzard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vertti Ekstrovertti's 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrovertti lands with an overhand left.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buzzard thows a body kick. Ekstrovertti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buzzard moves into the clinch successfully.
Ekstrovertti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buzzard backwards.
Buzzard throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti tries to break free but Buzzard pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzard.
I was talking to Buzzard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ekstrovertti blocks an uppercut.
Ekstrovertti leaning against his opponent.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekstrovertti misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain a safe position but Buzzard gets an underhook and turns Ekstrovertti into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekstrovertti.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buzzard misses with some punches.
Buzzard misses with some punches.
Buzzard misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti looking to stall.
Buzzard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land.
Ekstrovertti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti has a couple of punches blocked by Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti prevents a body shot from Buzzard.
Buzzard lands with a left to the head.
Ekstrovertti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard blocking some punches.
Ekstrovertti tries to throw a body punch but Buzzard avoids it by throwing Ekstrovertti back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti struggles to land a body shot inside as Buzzard controls his hands.
Ekstrovertti blocks an uppercut.
Buzzard pushes Ekstrovertti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ekstrovertti trying to stall but Buzzard improves his position.
Buzzard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekstrovertti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekstrovertti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Buzzard as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzard misses with a punch on the inside.
Buzzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Buzzard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buzzard swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buzzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekstrovertti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land.
Ekstrovertti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buzzard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekstrovertti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ekstrovertti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Buzzard on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekstrovertti can't find room to land a body shot as Buzzard controls the action.
Buzzard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti working aggressively here.
Ekstrovertti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buzzard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buzzard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Buzzard is looking to clinch.
Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buzzard has time to react.
Buzzard closes the distance and clinches.
Ekstrovertti throws a head punch that misses.
Ekstrovertti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekstrovertti throws a shot from downtown. Buzzard moves away and avoids it.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekstrovertti throws a body shot but no joy.
Buzzard is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Ekstrovertti misses
and Buzzard counters with a straight right hand.
Buzzard drops his hands momentarily and Ekstrovertti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buzzard. Ekstrovertti shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekstrovertti throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily.
Buzzard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekstrovertti lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buzzard under the eye.
Ekstrovertti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ekstrovertti blocks a jab.
Ekstrovertti blocks a head kick by Buzzard.
Buzzard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buzzard blocks the body kick.
Buzzard ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard blocks a head kick by Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buzzard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekstrovertti throws out the jab.
Buzzard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Ekstrovertti has closed the distance and engaged Buzzard in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position but instead, Buzzard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ekstrovertti into the cage.
Buzzard tries to throw a body punch but Ekstrovertti avoids it by throwing Buzzard back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain a safe position but Buzzard gets an underhook and turns Ekstrovertti into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Buzzard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buzzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekstrovertti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Buzzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buzzard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buzzard is keeping busy.
Ekstrovertti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard lands a nice uppercut.
Buzzard takes a shot to the head.
Ekstrovertti throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ekstrovertti - that landed with a thud.
Buzzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buzzard blocks a body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Nice body punch from Buzzard - that landed with a thud.
Buzzard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ekstrovertti backwards.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sir Anthony Buzzard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Buzzard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ekstrovertti lands with a light punch inside.
Ekstrovertti scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ekstrovertti has a couple of punches blocked by Buzzard.
Buzzard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buzzard throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti looking to stall.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Ekstrovertti can't find room to land a body shot as Buzzard controls the action.
Ekstrovertti trying to stall but Buzzard improves his position.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buzzard lands a shot to the body.
Buzzard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti trying to stall but Buzzard improves his 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 Sir Anthony Buzzard will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Buzzard lands with a slapping head kick.
Buzzard moves in looking to clinch but Ekstrovertti pushes him off.
Ekstrovertti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buzzard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekstrovertti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzzard instigates a clinch.
Ekstrovertti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti tries to stall but Buzzard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buzzard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buzzard throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti takes a shot to the head.
Buzzard working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekstrovertti misses with a punch on the inside.
Buzzard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land.
Ekstrovertti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti slows down the pace here.
Buzzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buzzard digs a right hand into Ekstrovertti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ekstrovertti's gas tank.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position but instead, Buzzard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ekstrovertti into the cage.
Ekstrovertti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ekstrovertti taking a breather.
Ekstrovertti stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vertti Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buzzard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard moves out of range as Ekstrovertti strikes.
Ekstrovertti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buzzard.
Buzzard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ekstrovertti's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries to keep at a distance but Buzzard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buzzard throws a head punch that misses.
Buzzard has a couple of punches blocked by Ekstrovertti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buzzard.
Buzzard tries to throw a body punch but Ekstrovertti avoids it by throwing Buzzard back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buzzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekstrovertti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekstrovertti tries to stall but Buzzard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ekstrovertti looking to stall.
Ekstrovertti scores with a shot to the side of Buzzard's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzzard effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buzzard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti blocking some punches.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekstrovertti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard tries a body shot but Ekstrovertti blocks it.
Buzzard blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekstroverttis head.
Ekstrovertti misses with a punch on the inside.
Buzzard swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti throws a head punch that misses.
Ekstrovertti lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti misses with a punch on the inside.
Buzzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekstrovertti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ekstrovertti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Anthony Buzzard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buzzard 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Anthony Buzzard!
Sir Anthony Buzzard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, House of Valor for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Hermano (ranked 1195 p4p, 132 weight class) and Zhan Dhelan (ranked 1901 p4p, 195 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhan Dhelan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhelan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hermano circles away.
Hermano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dhelan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Hermano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hermano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dhelan or not.
Hermano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hermano.
Hermano misses with a punch to the body.
Hermano misses with a punch on the inside.
Dhelan is trying to pull guard but Hermano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hermano.
Dhelan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dhelan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hermano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dhelan working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Dhelan keeps moving.
Hermano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dhelan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hermano manages to get himself to full guard.
Dhelan wants to pass the guard but Hermano is keeping the position.
Dhelan keeps trying to improve his position.
Hermano looking for a sweep. Not yet Hermano, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan passes Hermano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dhelan is trying to control the action in half guard but Hermano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dhelan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dhelan moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhelan tries for a kimura but Hermano is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dhelan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hermano keeps working.
Hermano is trying to control Dhelan's posture but Dhelan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano prevents Dhelan from improving position.
My spies in Unlabeled MMA inform me that Dhelan has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hermano gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dhelan moves to the back.
Hermano trying to control the hands but Dhelan won't let him.
Dhelan tightening his grip on Hermano, looking for the choke.
Well, with Dhelan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hermano is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dhelan has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hermano has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hermano is having to fend off submission attempts from Dhelan, who is looking to sink in the choke. Dhelan doesn't have the hooks in though and Hermano manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhan Dhelan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dhelan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hermano misses with a body shot.
Dhelan moves into range and clinches up with Hermano.
Hermano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhelan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hermano to keep the fight standing.
Hermano gets through Dhelan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dhelan prevents a body shot from Hermano.
Nice body punch from Hermano.
Dhelan gets control of Hermano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dhelan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hermano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dhelan is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dhelan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hermano sees it coming and defends easily.
Dhelan prevents Hermano from improving his position.
Hermano wants to control but Dhelan is keeping busy.
Hermano tries to get to full guard but Dhelan has control of the leg.
Dhelan is pressing down on Hermano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hermano is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan wants to control but Hermano is keeping him busy.
Hermano is trying to maintain the position but Dhelan is very close to passing his half guard.
Dhelan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hermano reverses the position - he's now on top in Dhelan's guard.
Dhelan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dhelan keeping moving, preventing Hermano from controlling successfully.
Zhan Dhelan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dhelan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hermano passes into half guard.
Dhelan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan is pressing down on Hermano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hermano seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dhelan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hermano manages to get himself to full guard.
Hermano pulls Dhelan in close to prevent any damage.
Hermano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dhelan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hermano is retaining full guard.
Hermano wants to sweep here but Dhelan controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan forces his way into half guard.
Dhelan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hermano defend it? Dhelan steps over the head and cranks it - Hermano is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dhelan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhan Dhelan!
After the fight, Zhan Dhelan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 585 p4p, 23 weight class) and Chris Runt (ranked 954 p4p, 40 weight class). Chris Runt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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27
267 lbs
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275 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Runt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Runt.
Chris Runt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runt.
Curry feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Runt sprawling to the canvas! Runt rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Curry finish him?!
Runt misses with an uppercut.
Runt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Curry. Curry obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curry, right into the meat.
Runt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry rushes Runt and presses him up against the cage.
Curry throws an elbow but it misses.
Runt lands a right hand.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Runt avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Runt avoids a wild elbow strike from Curry.
Runt misses with a punch to the body.
Curry works on Runt's body with a couple of short punches.
Runt blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Runt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Runt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Runt cracks Curry with a nice body shot.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Runt controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Curry.
Runt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Runt lands with a left to the head.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Runt.
Curry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Curry blocks a body shot from Runt.
A short right from Curry.
A short left from Runt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runt misses with a punch to the body.
Runt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Runt can turn it around.
Curry lands a nice shot to the body.
Runt looks winded!
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curry 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.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Curry blocking some punches.
Runt takes a shot to the head.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Runt fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Curry.
Runt is rocked!
Curry throws a big uppercut that drops Runt! More strikes from Curry and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Runt lies dazed against the cage as Curry celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steph Curry!
Steph Curry retains his super heavyweight title!
Steph Curry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pikey Chav (ranked 938 p4p, 141 weight class) and Douche Canoe (ranked 1129 p4p, 167 weight class). Chav's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shamrock. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
212 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pikey Chav!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douche Canoe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canoe misses with a looping right.
Canoe blocks a head kick by Chav.
Chav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canoe lands a right hook to the body.
Canoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Chav uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Canoe has time to react.
Canoe moves out of range of the body kick.
Canoe feints the counter takedown.
Chav throws a body punch but Canoe moves out of range.
Canoe with the counter takedown but Chav avoids it easily.
Chav 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.
Chav throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Canoe to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chav.
Canoe misses with a wild body shot.
Chav throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good exchange - Canoe coming out on top.
Chav gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Canoe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canoe throws a looping overhand right but Chav ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chav looks to land a body kick but Canoe moved away.
Douche Canoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chav throws a head kick but Canoe moves out of range.
Chav turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Canoe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Canoe cracks a nice hook into Chav's ribs.
Canoe scores with a punch to the head.
Chav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Chav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Canoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chav misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Chav there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Canoe takes a swing at Chav's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Chav misses
and Canoe counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canoe cracks Chav with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canoe throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chav tries to land a body kick
and Canoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Pikey Chav has been cut.
Canoe misses the shot to the body.
Canoe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Canoe connects with a body shot that sends Chav's belly button to the back.
Chav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canoe.
Canoe unleashes a big counter combination but Chav bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chav ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canoe moves away.
We've been informed that Canoe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Canoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chav.
Chav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chav moves away.
Canoe moves out of range of the body kick.
Canoe lands a right hook to the body.
Canoe stuffs the takedown.
Canoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Canoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chav is just out of range.
Chav walks into a straight right hand from Canoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chav checks a low kick from Canoe.
Chav tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Canoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Canoe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chav had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Canoe misses with a body shot.
Canoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Chav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canoe misses with a body shot
and Chav counters with an inside leg kick.
Canoe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chav rather than just go for the knockout.
Canoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Chav.
Chav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Canoe.
Chav looks to throw the jab but Canoe is out of range.
Chav throws a nice outside leg kick.
Canoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chav is just out of range.
Canoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chav on the side of the head.
Jab from Canoe.
Canoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chav was well out of range. Poor timing from Canoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chav.
Chav throws a leg kick but Canoe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Canoe with the counter takedown but Chav avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chav connects with a leg kick. Canoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chav misses with a looping right.
Chav throws a leg kick
and Canoe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chav won't be happy with that.
Chav is trying to control Canoe's posture but Canoe avoids it.
Canoe landing strikes.
Canoe working away.
Canoe trying to control the position but Chav is working away.
Chav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douche Canoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikey Chav's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chav, right into the meat.
Canoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chav closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Canoe's guard.
Chav trying to stand up but can't free himself from Canoe's guard.
Chav is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chav trying to control but Canoe is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chav wants to control from the top but Canoe keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chav throws out a loose jab but Canoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canoe ducks under a wild hook from Chav.
Canoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chav moves away.
Chav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canoe.
Douche Canoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chav works Canoe's body with a nice hook.
Canoe checks the leg kick.
Chav looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Canoe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Canoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chav lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chav counters with a low kick, right behind Canoe 's knee.
Canoe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, jab by Canoe - just one landing.
Chav doesn't manage to clinch there - Canoe circles away.
Canoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chav is just out of range.
Canoe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chav throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Canoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canoe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chav looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Canoe passes into side control.
Canoe scoring with punches from side control.
Canoe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chav some visible discomfort.
Chav manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Douche Canoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chav looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chav is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Canoe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Canoe's back!
Canoe showing good submission defense here.
Canoe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Chav gets his way!
Chav is not going to allow Canoe to sit and survive in this position.
Chav biding his time, controlling Canoe.
Chav working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chav really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Canoe.
Canoe tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canoe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Canoe showing good submission defense here.
Chav trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Canoe doesn't escape.
Chav seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Canoe's chin but Canoe turns very nicely into Chav's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Canoe.
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 Pikey Chav will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pikey Chav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chav swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Canoe.
Chav staying out of range there.
Canoe swings widly with a right hand
and Chav counters with an outside leg kick.
Canoe stuffs the takedown.
Canoe is looking to chop away at Chav's legs.
Chav fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Canoe.
Chav misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chav attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chav tries to clinch there but Canoe circles away.
Chav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canoe manages to avoid it.
Canoe defending well as Chav loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe misses with an uppercut. Chav saw that one coming.
Chav fires out a quick counter leg kick but Canoe just manages to avoid it.
Canoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chav gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canoe is trying to maintain the position but Chav is very close to passing his half guard.
Chav takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Canoe is holding on to half guard well.
Canoe won't allow Chav to pass to mount.
Canoe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chav wants to control but Canoe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chav is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chav seems to be looking for submissions.
Canoe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chav's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chav's back!
Chav tries to break free.
Chav defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Canoe's arms.
Canoe controlling well, preventing Chav from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe is landing with strikes. Chav can't take much more of this.
Chav just trying to survive but Canoe is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Canoe wants to control but Chav is keeping busy.
Can Chav hold on?! Canoe is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Chav wants to control his opponent's hands but Canoe gets his hands free.
Chav is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Canoe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Canoe throwing damaging strikes from the back! Chav could be in trouble here!
Canoe tries to get the hooks in deep but Chav pushed the leg off.
Chav tries to roll but Canoe sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chav showing good submission defense here.
Chav turns into Canoe and is now in his guard.
Chav stopping the sweep attempt from Canoe.
Canoe trying to keep a closed guard but Chav is proving a slippery customer.
Chav is stalling in the full guard.
Canoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chav works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chav is thwarting Canoe's attempts to control the position.
Canoe tries to get to full guard but Chav has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Pikey Chav did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pikey Chav's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chav lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Canoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chav lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Canoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chav doesn't seem phased though.
Canoe misses with a combination
and Chav makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Canoe really felt that one!
Chav lands a jab to Canoe's midsection.
Chav throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chav slips a straight right by Canoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canoe misses with a body shot.
Chav half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chav blocks a jab.
Canoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chav.
Chav tries to land a front kick but Canoe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canoe scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Chav misses.
Canoe throws an off balance right hand
and Chav counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Chav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Canoe is trying to push Chav away but Chav has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chav lands with a light punch inside.
Canoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chav or not.
Chav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chav trying to control the position but instead, Canoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chav into the cage.
Canoe tries a body shot but Chav blocks it.
Canoe is looking for a takedown.
Canoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Canoe tries to throw a body punch but Chav avoids it by throwing Canoe back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Canoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canoe lands with a light punch inside.
Canoe misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canoe.
Chav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canoe wants a takedown.
Chav is working for takedown but Canoe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Canoe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chav pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pikey Chav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douche Canoe.
Chav slips a straight right by Canoe.
Canoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canoe looks to land a left hand but Chav moved out of range nicely.
Canoe walks into a jab.
Canoe tries to land a leg kick but Chav saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Chav misses.
Chav tries to clinch but Canoe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chav throws a body kick that misses.
Chav lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chav misses with a right hand
and Canoe counters with a left to the body.
Chav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Canoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chav manages to avoid it.
Chav thumps Canoe with a low kick.
Chav lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Canoe jabs at Chav's body.
Canoe connects with a body shot.
Chav throws a wild body kick that Canoe sees coming a mile off.
Canoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chav.
Chav clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chav lands a nice uppercut.
Chav has a couple of punches blocked by Canoe.
Canoe prevents the takedown attempt.
Chav blocks a body shot from Canoe.
Chav lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Douche Canoe has been cut.
Chav looking for a takedown.
Pikey Chav has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chav misses with a punch to the body.
Canoe lands a right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chav is trying to break the clinch but Canoe has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Canoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Canoe tries a body shot but Chav blocks it.
Chav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Canoe tightens his grip and picks Chav up, before dumping him to the ground. Chav manages to land in guard.
Canoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chav works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pikey Chav will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Canoe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chav staying out of range there.
Chav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chav throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chav thows a body kick. Canoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Canoe misses.
Chav ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chav ducks under a wild hook from Canoe.
Nice shot lands for Chav.
Chav connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chav moves out of range as Canoe strikes.
Pikey Chav is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chav closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Canoe did well to prevent Chav getting side control.
Chav is controlling the pace.
Chav is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Canoe to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Canoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chav not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chav looking to pass the guard.
Chav sitting in guard here, content to control.
Canoe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chav can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chav is stalling in the full guard.
Chav looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canoe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canoe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chav cracks Canoe with an open hand slap.
Canoe misses with a wild body shot.
Canoe misses with an uppercut. Chav saw that one coming.
Chav throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Canoe misses.
Canoe misses with a body shot.
Chav turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chav throws a head kick that misses.
Canoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douche Canoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canoe moves out of range of the leg kick from Chav.
Chav takes a swing at Canoe's ribcage but misses.
Canoe cracks Chav with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chav throws a sloppy body shot
and Canoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Canoe lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chav throws a lazy uppercut
and Canoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Canoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chav manages to avoid it.
Chav connects with a leg kick. Canoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Canoe throws a right hand that misses
and Chav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chav lands with a kick to the temple. Canoe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chav scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Canoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Chav lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikey Chav showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chav 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikey Chav!
Pikey Chav is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Pikey Chav thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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