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MMMA 81 Head Vs Spector 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Martinez (ranked 3854 p4p, 380 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 3402 p4p, 336 weight class). Martinez comes into the arena with MEYHEM LAUREN & DJ MUGGS - Murder Rap blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Ventura 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Leonard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Anthony Ventura has been cut.
Ventura misses with a straight right.
Ventura 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.
Ventura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ventura slips under a jab from Martinez.
Ventura misses with a two punch combination.
Ventura throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ventura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ventura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez lands a head kick that stumbles Ventura and the fighters go to the mat.
Ventura is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ventura is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ventura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ventura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Ventura seems to have recovered his senses.
Ventura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez postures up in Ventura's guard and throws a big left but Ventura blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Ventura looking to control.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Ventura keeps moving.
Ventura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Ventura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez throws a strike but Ventura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez controls Ventura momentarily but Ventura frees himself.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Ventura controlling him for the moment.
Ventura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Ventura's temple.
That has opened up Anthony Ventura's cut even more.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ventura's head.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ventura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez 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.
Martinez is pressing down on Ventura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ventura is holding on for now.
Martinez is trying to control. Ventura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ventura has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Ventura dodges it nicely.
Ventura is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ventura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
The cut above Anthony Ventura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ventura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ventura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots but Ventura is blocking nicely.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ventura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ventura defending well though.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anthony Ventura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Ventura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonard Martinez!
Our winner, Leonard Martinez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetri Puleveski (ranked 4975 p4p, 235 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 8166 p4p, 306 weight class). Burns has chosen Pápai Joci - Origo as his entrance music. Demetri Puleveski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brady Burns's chin.
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demetri Puleveski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Puleveski dives in and grabs Burns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes down on Puleveski's head and hops out.
Puleveski scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puleveski.
Burns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puleveski shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Puleveski slips the punch.
Puleveski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puleveski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puleveski throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puleveski throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burns scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burns digs a good body shot into Puleveski's ribs.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Puleveski throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Puleveski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puleveski fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetri Puleveski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puleveski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns but Burns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Burns moves to clinch but Puleveski breaks away
and Puleveski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Puleveski's shoulder, as Puleveski tries to avoid the shot.
Puleveski shoots for a double leg takedown but Burns sprawls well. He's pushed Puleveski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puleveski scores with a hook.
Puleveski misses with a head kick.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Puleveski moves out of range easily.
Puleveski shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puleveski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Puleveski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns cracks Puleveski with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puleveski takes a step back to recover.
Puleveski moves out of range of the strikes.
Puleveski misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Puleveski digs a good hook to Burns's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Puleveski misses the target.
Puleveski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puleveski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burns manages to work his way to half guard, despite Puleveski's best efforts.
Puleveski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Burns to regain full guard.
Puleveski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puleveski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns is working an open guard so Puleveski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Burns cracks Puleveski with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puleveski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Brady Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Puleveski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Puleveski misses the target.
Puleveski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puleveski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burns's guard.
Burns is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Puleveski presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Puleveski tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Puleveski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puleveski's efforts to push away.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puleveski backwards.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puleveski avoids it.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Burns dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puleveski misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puleveski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns digs a good body shot into Puleveski's ribs.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns lands an overhand right.
Puleveski throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Burns 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.
A cross from Burns lands.
Burns throws the left hand but Puleveski avoids the punch easily.
Puleveski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a right hand that Puleveski ducks under and follows up with a left that Puleveski also avoids with ease.
Puleveski shoots for a takedown but Burns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Burns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Puleveski avoids it easily.
Puleveski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puleveski shoots in looking for a takedown but Burns manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puleveski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetri Puleveski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puleveski throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puleveski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Puleveski showed some decent athleticism there.
Burns has one foot on Puleveski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Burns.
Puleveski misses with a takedown
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns connects with a high kick.
Puleveski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puleveski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Puleveski misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puleveski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brady Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puleveski throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to slow Puleveski down by chopping away at his legs.
Burns scores with a hook to the body. Puleveski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns misses with a hook. Puleveski ducked under it nicely.
Puleveski throws a big counter combination but Burns scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puleveski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puleveski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Puleveski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns gets caught napping as Puleveski dives in and scores a takedown. Burns manages to retain guard.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puleveski is one step ahead there.
Burns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns pulls Puleveski in close to his closed guard and prevents Puleveski from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puleveski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burns's head.
Puleveski preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burns holds on and takes a little breather.
Puleveski controlling from the top position.
Puleveski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Puleveski has managed to clinch.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puleveski's efforts to push away.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puleveski manages to break the clinch.
Puleveski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puleveski shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
Puleveski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puleveski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puleveski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puleveski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puleveski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns throws a leg kick but Puleveski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left lands for Burns.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Puleveski is just out of range.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Burns catches Puleveski right on the button with a cross.
Puleveski misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puleveski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a head kick that half lands.
Puleveski blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Puleveski misses its target.
Puleveski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puleveski checks a low kick from Burns.
Puleveski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puleveski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brady Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puleveski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burns circles away.
Puleveski misses with a looping left.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puleveski clinches with his opponent.
Puleveski tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Puleveski wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski working hard to break the clinch.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns prevents Puleveski from breaking the clinch.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puleveski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puleveski is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Puleveski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puleveski at a distance.
Puleveski goes for a double leg but Burns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burns continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetri Puleveski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns moves out of range as Puleveski strikes.
Puleveski looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puleveski's calf.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
Puleveski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puleveski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puleveski thinking.
Puleveski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Demetri Puleveski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns punishes Puleveski's body with a nice straight punch.
Demetri Puleveski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Burns!
An out of breath Brady Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 3671 p4p, 315 weight class) and Satoru Takada (ranked 3401 p4p, 296 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satoru Takada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takada digs a good body shot into Balor's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Takada. That snapped Balor's head back.
Balor lands a lovely overhand right.
Takada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balor manages to avoid it.
Balor scores with a three punch combo!
Balor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Balor duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor loads up on a big right hand but Takada slips the punch.
Balor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takada's hands.
Takada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Balor misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Takada. That snapped Balor's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balor throws a jab when Takada was well out of range.
Takada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takada scrambles back to his feet.
Balor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Takada misses the target.
Balor throws a lazy right hand but Takada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takada stuns Balor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Takada tries to counter with a clinch but Balor shakes him off and moves away.
Balor misses with an uppercut. Takada saw that one coming.
Balor swats away the attempt to clinch by Takada.
Takada misses with a body shot.
Takada checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a series of punches but Takada avoids them all with ease.
Takada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Balor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takada.
Takada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balor rather than just go for the knockout.
Takada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takada misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Balor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takada. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takada moves away.
Takada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balor misses with a looping right.
Balor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balor missing with a left hand there. Takada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takada slips under a jab from Balor.
Takada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balor throws a lazy uppercut
letting Takada counter with a right hand.
Takada looks to score with a jab to the body but Balor is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Takada.
Takada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takada swings widly with a right hand
and Balor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Balor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Takada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Takada is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Balor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balor moves into full mount! Takada won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor wants to control the pace but Takada is squirming around nicely.
Balor throws some wild stikes that Takada manages to avoid easily.
Balor wants to control the pace but Takada is squirming around nicely.
Balor misses with a head shot.
Takada tries to hold on but Balor postures up.
Balor throwing strikes here but Takada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takada misses with a looping right.
Takada wants to clinch.
Balor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takada.
Balor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Satoru Takada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balor tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takada connects with a crisp jab.
Balor throws a one two combo.
Takada misses with a hook to the body
and Balor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takada moves into range and clinches up with Balor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor lands with a short shot to the head.
Takada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Takada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takada tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Balor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Takada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balor working aggressively here.
Takada blocking some punches.
Takada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balor misses with some punches.
Takada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Balor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balor is defended easily by Takada.
Takada tries to clinch but Balor moves out of range.
Balor throws the left hand but Takada avoids the punch easily.
Takada stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Takada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Balor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada defending well as Balor loads up on a big left hand.
Takada slips a straight right by Balor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takada throws a jab but it's blocked by Balor.
Takada checks a low kick from Balor.
Takada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takada duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takada throws out a loose jab but Balor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takada misses with a looping left.
Balor misses with a left hand
and Takada counters with a right hand to the body.
Takada throws a jab when Balor was well out of range.
Balor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Balor scrambles back to his feet.
Takada cracks Balor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balor. Balor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balor fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takada! But no joy.
Takada slips under a jab from Balor.
Balor is looking to clinch but Takada is avoiding it.
Balor scores with a leg kick.
Balor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor wants a takedown.
Takada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takada breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balor.
Balor throws a sloppy head kick and Takada moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Takada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takada tries to sprawl but Balor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Takada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takada.
Takada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Takada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satoru Takada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Balor doesn't manage to clinch there - Takada circles away.
Balor throws a nice head kick!
Takada misses with the combination.
Balor throws a body shot but no joy.
Balor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takada is able to avoid easily.
Takada steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balor.
Balor lands with a kick to the temple. Takada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balor is looking to slow Takada down with leg kicks.
Takada 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.
Takada moves out of range as Balor strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor throws a jab when Takada was well out of range.
Balor throws a push kick but Takada slaps the foot to one side.
Balor walks into a straight right hand from Takada.
Balor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takada checks a low kick from Balor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Balor misses.
Takada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takada tries to clinch up.
Balor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takada's hands.
Takada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Takada misses.
A big left from Takada misses.
Balor lands a slapping body shot.
Balor with a nice cross.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balor momentarily.
Balor is looking to clinch.
Takada throws a hook but Balor blocks it.
Takada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balor.
Satoru Takada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balor moves away.
As Takada looks to move away, Balor throws a big counter combo but Takada just gets out of the way.
Takada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balor.
Takada throws a poor cross that misses
and Balor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balor staying out of range there.
Balor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Takada just manages to avoid it.
Balor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takada manages to avoid it.
Takada throws a body punch but Balor moves out of range.
Balor clinches up with Takada and pushes him back against the cage.
Takada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takada cracks Balor with a nice body shot.
Takada lands a shoulder strike.
Balor has Takada pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Takada manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Takada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takada working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takada throws a head punch that misses.
Balor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takada misses with a body shot.
Balor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Takada to the ground. Balor is now in Takada's guard.
Takada has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Balor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Balor lands a left hand.
Balor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balor lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takada misses with a punch on the inside.
Balor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Balor is working for takedown but Takada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Takada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takada scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balor misses with some punches.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Takada.
Takada is leaning against Balor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Takada after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Balor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada lands with a light punch inside.
Balor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takada just misses with a punch to the body.
Balor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takada avoids it really well and circles away.
Good work by Takada as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Satoru Takada.
I think Takada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoru Takada!
An out of breath and clearly excited Satoru Takada thanked Aspire Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Jackson (ranked 2733 p4p, 306 weight class) and Jari Aarnio (ranked 2094 p4p, 252 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Beat It blaring out of the sound system. Aarnio has chosen Ice Cube - Why We Thugs as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Aarnio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson feints and then cracks Aarnio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aarnio down.
Aarnio slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aarnio counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Aarnio is defending well.
Aarnio is not content to let Jackson control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is staying tight to Aarnio's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aarnio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio parries the strikes from Jackson easily there. Jackson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aarnio to escape.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Aarnio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Aarnio being controlled for a moment.
Jackson wants to control but Aarnio is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson looking to control but instead Aarnio has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Aarnio is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aarnio is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Aarnio tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Aarnio is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jackson stalling away here and it's allowed Aarnio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Aarnio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aarnio advances to half guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Aarnio is very close to passing his half guard.
Aarnio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson wants to control but Aarnio is having none of it.
Aarnio wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Aarnio tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson misses the body punch
letting Aarnio counter with a right hand.
Aarnio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aarnio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Aarnio counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aarnio blocks a jab.
Aarnio with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Aarnio counters with a big right hand! Oh Jackson is in trouble here! Aarnio follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Aarnio!
Jari Aarnio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Altair (ranked 2347 p4p, 112 weight class) and Clint Cartwright (ranked 2593 p4p, 119 weight class). Altair kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bran's freestyle . Cartwright has chosen Total Domination as his entrance music. 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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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Altair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright drops his hands momentarily and Altair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Altair cracks the inside of Cartwright's front leg.
Cartwright rushes Altair and presses him up against the cage.
Cartwright's coach down at IC&E Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cartwright's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Altair lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright can't get the takedown.
Altair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Altair.
Altair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cartwright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Altair.
Altair tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Altair back against the cage.
Altair presses Cartwright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Altair pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Altair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Altair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Altair.
Altair misses with a body punch.
Altair stops a takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Anton Altair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Cartwright.
Cartwright is trying to drag Altair to the mat but Altair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Altair trying to stall but Cartwright improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Altair is trying to stall.
Altair working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cartwright.
Altair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cartwright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Altair after a bit of a struggle.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Altair.
Altair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Altair pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cartwright lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Altair pushes Cartwright off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Altair. No joy for Cartwright on that attempt.
Altair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cartwright shoots in and drives through. Altair sprawls well.
Anton Altair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Altair connects with a solid leg kick.
Altair throws a leg kick but Cartwright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cartwright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Altair chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Altair.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Altair, right into the meat.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Altair.
Altair connects with the punch.
Cartwright clinches up with Altair and pushes him back against the cage.
Cartwright jumps guard but Altair turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Altair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altair cracks Cartwright with a nice body shot.
Altair has Cartwright pressed against the cage.
Altair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altair tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartwright has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Altair clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Well, with Cartwright on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Altair is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Cartwright throws strikes from the back but Altair rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Altair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Altair blocks nicely.
Altair kicks Cartwright off and gets to his feet.
Cartwright fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Altair, pushing him back against the cage.
Altair has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Altair stalling the fight.
Altair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Altair prevents it.
Altair prevents a body shot from Cartwright.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Altair is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright goes for a takedown attempt but Altair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Altair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Altair cracks Cartwright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Altair misses with a two punch combination.
Altair thuds his right hand into Cartwright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Altair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut there from Altair.
Cartwright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Altair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown attempt by Cartwright or perhaps it was just good defense by Altair, which made it look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Altair defends it nicely.
Altair feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Altair dominated that round.
That's time! Altair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cartwright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Altair pinned against the cage. Altair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Altair was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Altair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cartwright darts in looking for a takedown but Altair gets double underhooks and turns Cartwright into the cage.
Cartwright moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Altair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anton Altair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Cartwright.
Altair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cartwright's sensitive parts.
Altair lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altair throws a leg kick but Cartwright moved away.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
Altair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Altair misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Altair. No joy for Cartwright on that attempt.
Altair digs a good hook to Cartwright's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altair leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Altair connects with the punch.
Altair 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.
Altair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cartwright's sensitive parts.
Altair thumps Cartwright with a low kick.
Cartwright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Altair sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Altair lands with a kick to the temple. Cartwright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Altair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cartwright.
Altair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Altair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cartwright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Altair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Altair pushes Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Altair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altair has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright is looking for a takedown.
Altair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to drag Altair to the mat but Altair just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Altair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altair is pressed up against the cage. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Altair down to the mat. Altair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Altair is looking to score with low kicks.
Cartwright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Altair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartwright takes one on the button.
Cartwright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cartwright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Altair can pounce on him.
Altair feints and then cracks Cartwright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cartwright down.
Altair misses with an attempted mid kick.
Altair getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Altair clinches.
Cartwright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Altair is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Altair misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Altair is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Altair tries to throw a body punch but Cartwright avoids it by throwing Altair back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altair.
Altair misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Altair.
Altair lands a shot to the body.
Anton Altair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altair lands a left hand.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Altair is defending well.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.
Altair misses with the head strike.
Cartwright has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Altair clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Altair manages to stand up with Cartwright still on his back. Eventually Cartwright drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Altair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altair stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anton Altair is winning the standup battle so far.
Cartwright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Altair bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Altair avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Altair continues to drive forward.
Cartwright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Altair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cartwright scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Altair there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Altair!
Altair cracks Cartwright with a good jab.
Cartwright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cartwright clinches up with Altair and pushes him back against the cage.
Altair struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Altair lands a left hand.
Cartwright tightens his grip and picks Altair up, before dumping him to the ground. Altair manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Altair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cartwright is controlling him.
Cartwright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Altair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Altair dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Altair throws a series of strikes that have Cartwright backpedaling.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartwright is defended easily by Altair.
A head kick misses from Altair.
Altair doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Altair misses with a body kick.
Cartwright dives in and grabs Altair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Altair pushes down on Cartwright's head and hops out.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
Anton Altair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Cartwright.
Cartwright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright misses with a few strikes there.
Cartwright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Altair slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altair connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Altair finds it's way through Cartwright's defenses.
Altair 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.
Cartwright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cartwright gets tackled into the cage by Altair. Altair maintains the clinch.
A short right from Altair.
Cartwright works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Cartwright is looking to work some ground and pound but Altair has wrist control.
Cartwright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cartwright throws a strike but Altair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright has control of Altair's left arm, preventing Altair from doing any damage.
Altair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Altair defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Altair stands up from Cartwright's guard - Altair perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anton Altair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Altair avoids it really well and circles away.
Altair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cartwright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Altair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cartwright's sensitive parts.
Cartwright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cartwright fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright shoots in but no luck this time.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Altair sprawls well. Altair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet.
Altair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Altair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cartwright. That did some damage!
Altair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Altair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but Altair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Altair lands with a light punch inside.
Altair has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Altair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Altair pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cartwright walks into a stiff left hand from Altair.
Clint Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anton Altair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altair throws a leg kick but Cartwright checks it.
Altair fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Altair throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Altair with a hook.
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!
Altair throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Altair is looking to score with low kicks.
Altair clinches up against the cage.
Altair misses with a body punch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Altair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Altair cracks Cartwright with a nice body shot.
Altair stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Altair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Altair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Altair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Altair 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Altair!
After the fight, Anton Altair 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 Johny Chambers (ranked 2189 p4p, 216 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 2209 p4p, 220 weight class). Hanma has chosen B-Complex - Beautiful Lies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
153 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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33
154 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johny Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chambers throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Hanma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chambers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
Hanma 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.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanma instigates a clinch.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers lands a shoulder strike.
Chambers digs a right hand underneath Hanma's ribcage. Hanma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanma misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Chambers's head.
Chambers lands with a light punch inside.
Hanma lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Chambers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanma controls his hands.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
A nice left hand lands by Chambers.
Hanma digs a right hand underneath Chambers's ribcage. Chambers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanma gets underhooks to prevent Chambers's takedown attempt.
Hanma is working Chambers over against the cage.
Chambers blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma tries to work over Chambers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma blocks an uppercut.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chambers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanma up against the cage.
Chambers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chambers throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Chambers misses
and Hanma counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Hanma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanma blocks an uppercut.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanma prevents a body shot from Chambers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chambers.
Chambers misses with a punch on the inside.
Chambers tries a body shot but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanma works on Chambers's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanma tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Hanma back against the cage.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Chambers controls his hands.
Chambers swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Chambers controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Hanma on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
Chambers scores with a shot to the side of Hanma's head.
Hanma working aggressively here.
Chambers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Chambers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chambers tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chambers blocks an uppercut.
Hanma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanma can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Hanma lands a shot to the body.
Chambers pushes Hanma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Hanma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Chambers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanma manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma pulls Chambers in close to his closed guard and prevents Chambers from doing any damage or advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
Hanma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chambers is one step ahead there.
Chambers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chambers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanma's head.
Hanma trying to control the position here.
Chambers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chambers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chambers controlling the position.
Hanma tries to bench press Chambers off him but Chambers keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A left lands for Hanma.
Chambers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Hanma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chamberss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chambers throws a looping overhand right but Hanma ducks down to avoid it.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Chambers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanma.
Chambers tries for a takedown but Hanma circles away easily
and Hanma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chambers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chambers looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma slips a jab from Chambers.
Chambers throws a right and a left that Hanma avoids nicely.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chambers darts in looking for a takedown but Hanma gets double underhooks and turns Chambers into the cage.
Chambers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chambers throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Chambers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hanma lands with a nice body punch.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
Baki Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chambers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanma's head backwards.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Hanma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chambers's head.
Chambers throws a hook but Hanma avoids it easily.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chambers stalks Hanma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hanma's face. Hanma staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Chambers's head back.
Hanma lands a nice shot that snaps Chambers's head back.
Chambers looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Chambers throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chambers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hanma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma digs a good body shot into Chambers's ribs.
Hanma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chambers misses with a straight left.
Chambers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Hanma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A shot to the liver by Hanma. Beautiful body shot.
Chambers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A left lands for Hanma.
Hanma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chambers throws out the jab.
Hanma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chambers looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Chambers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hanma connects with a single shot there.
Chambers is rocked!
Hanma cracks Chambers with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Chambers falls to his knees and Hanma doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baki Hanma!
After the fight, Baki Hanma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Bunting (ranked 1407 p4p, 54 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 1624 p4p, 176 weight class). Crane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Love Inc!-Broken Bones! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Borg Bunting has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Borg Bunting seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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37
278 lbs
23 - 12 - 2 |
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38
241 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slow jab from Bunting misses its intended target.
Crane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bunting throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Crane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bunting throws a leg kick
and Crane counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bunting!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane wants to control but Bunting is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bunting knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crane misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane trying to control the position but Bunting is working away.
Bunting tries to buck Crane off but Crane is having none of it.
Crane tries to move to mount but Bunting blocks the move with his legs.
Bunting is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Crane are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bunting is looking to regain half guard here but Crane keeps moving and retains side control.
Crane wants to control for a moment but Bunting uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crane in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bunting tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Crane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane gave a mention to Power Matrix Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 690 p4p, 74 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 1461 p4p, 158 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
267 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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32
227 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a nice looking combination but Britton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Britton throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Britton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Britton misses the jab.
George misses with a body shot.
Britton with a nice cross.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Britton just misses with a punch to the body.
George throws a hook but Britton avoids it easily.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
George lands an uppercut.
Britton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George misses with a body punch.
Britton misses with an elbow over the top.
Britton prevents a body shot from George.
George wants to get back to striking at distance but Britton won't allow it.
George lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Britton pulls guard.
George pushes down on Britton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Britton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Britton trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton is staying active underneath George, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Britton wants to improve his position but George is controlling well.
George controlling the pace.
George is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Britton is concentrating on defense, preventing George from advancing position.
Britton wants to control but George is keeping busy.
George wants to take a breather but Britton is having none of it.
Britton is looking to improve his position.
George controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Britton is in trouble now - George has advanced to mount!
George is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Britton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Britton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
George trying to pass the guard but Britton defending well.
George trying to control the action but Britton is working from the bottom.
Britton is defending against the submission attempts here by George.
Britton is staying active underneath George, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
George is thwarting Britton's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George wants to stand up but Britton is controlling the position.
Britton wants to control but George is keeping busy.
George is working for a kimura but Britton is defending it quite comfortably.
George drops an elbow to the side of Britton's head.
George is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Britton is trying to maintain the position but George is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George wants to lay and pray for a moment but Britton keeps working.
Britton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
George would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Britton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
George engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Britton keeping full guard, as George tries to pass.
George keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Britton is trying to control the position but George postures up.
Britton has control of George's left arm, preventing George from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Britton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Britton takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
That's time! Britton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Britton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George lands a right hook to the body.
George lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by George. Beautiful body shot.
Britton moves away from the strike by George.
The fighters circling - Britton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Britton jabs George right on the nose. George blinks but takes it well.
Britton throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
George ducks under a wild hook from Britton.
George lands a head kick!
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Britton should have avoided that one.
Britton is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
George misses with a low kick.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Britton.
George tries a quick counter leg kick but Britton is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Britton manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
George misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Britton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Britton blocks a jab.
Britton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Britton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Britton doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
George throws a head kick that misses.
Britton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George throws a low kick but it's checked well by Britton.
Britton slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Britton blocks the leg kick.
Britton is looking to counter punch.
George misses with a shot to the body
and Britton counters with a nice uppercut.
Britton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but George was well out of range. Poor timing from Britton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a hook to the body
enabling Britton to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Britton finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Britton takes a jab right on the kisser.
George jabs at Britton's body.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Britton misses its target.
George misses with a body punch
and Britton counters with a left to the body.
Britton throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George throws a low kick but Britton avoids it.
Britton throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
Britton walks into a left hand.
Britton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before George has time to react.
Britton thuds his right hand into George's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
George misses with a straight right.
Britton misses with a straight right.
Britton lands with an uppercut that bounces George off the cage and back into range.
George tries to land a leg kick but Britton saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George throws a predictable looking body shot
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for George. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Britton connects with a right hand. George shakes it off.
The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Britton blocks a jab.
Britton throwing a counter right hand but George manages to avoid it.
George lands an overhand right.
Britton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George swings for the body but Britton moves out of range.
Britton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by George. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of George.
Britton tries to clinch but George moves out of range.
George lands a big uppercut and Britton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Britton looks OK. George waves Britton back to his feet!
Oh Britton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Britton down.
George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Britton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Britton's calf.
George lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
George scoring well with a low kick there.
Britton seems to have got his legs back now.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
Britton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
George throws a lazy right hand but Britton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Britton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George works Britton's body with a nice hook.
Britton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Britton does a little dance to reset his feet.
George lands a slapping body shot.
George lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. Britton catches George right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
George walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Britton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Britton connects with the punch.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
Britton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
George bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Britton's head.
George throws a big shot that misses.
Britton has managed to clinch.
Britton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Britton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Britton lands an elbow inside that George shrugs off.
Britton can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Britton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a low kick but Britton avoids it.
George looks to land a body kick but Britton moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton moves into range and clinches up with George.
Britton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Britton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Britton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Britton scores with a shot to the body.
Britton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
George misses with a lunging right hand
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tel Britton!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tel Britton waved his t-shirt featuring BuriedAlive// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Head (ranked 240 p4p, 26 weight class) and Marc Spector (ranked 431 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garrick Head!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Spector!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spector.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spector lands with an uppercut that bounces Head off the cage and back into range.
Head looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spector avoids the body shot from Head.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Spector.
Spector drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spector gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector moves away from the strike by Head.
Nice jab there from Spector.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector connects with an inside leg kick.
Spector slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Head.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spector manages to avoid it.
Spector misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Head misses the target.
Spector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Head throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Head misses.
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spector on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Head misses the body punch
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Spector takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spector takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Head there.
Spector jabs Head to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spector finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spector moves out of range of the strikes.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
And Spector responds with a good body kick, but Head manages to step out the way in time.
Head takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Head lands a jab to the head.
Head slips under a jab.
Head looks to throw a body kick
and Spector counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Head as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Head with a jab.
Spector lands with a nice body punch.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head connects with a body shot.
Head avoids the body shot from Spector.
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Head ducks under a wild hook from Spector.
Spector looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Head dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Head connects with the punch.
Head throws the left hand but Spector avoids the punch easily.
Head misses with a leg kick.
Head walks into a left hand.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spector throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head misses with a low kick.
Head takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Head needs to keep his hands up - Spector had a free shot at his head there.
Head misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Spector looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Head stalks Spector and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spector's face. Spector staggers backwards, shaken.
Spector has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Spector throws a front kick aimed at Head's knee but Head avoids it well.
A jab from Head misses.
A lazy body kick from Spector
and Head counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
Spector throws a front kick that sends Head stumbling back into the cage.
Head moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head throws out a loose jab but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Spector tries a low kick but Head avoids it.
Spector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Head fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Head sizes up Spector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a hook
and Spector counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spector walks into a jab.
Head looks to land a right hand but Spector moved out of range.
Spector swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spector might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Head has got the better of the exchanges.
Head misses with a hook. Spector ducked under it nicely.
Spector throws out a powerful jab.
Head lands a jab to the head.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spector.
Head looks to land a left hand but Spector moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Spector counters with a thumping low kick.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Spector. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spector.
Spector moves away from the strike by Head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spector has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spector tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
Head with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Head slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Head misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Head dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spector keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Spector doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spector tries to land a front kick but Head steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Head.
A left and a right from Head both land. Nice combination.
Spector attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Head swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Head is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spector can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Head. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Head.
Head scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with an uppercut. Spector saw that one coming.
Head throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Head is looking to land body kicks.
Head works Spector's body with a nice hook.
Spector connects with a right hand. Head shakes it off.
Spector takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Spector connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Garrick Head is winning the standup battle so far.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Spector.
It seemed like Spector was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a front kick that sends Head stumbling back into the cage.
Spector lands a nice leg kick that just misses Head's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spector checks a leg kick.
Head is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Head keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spector throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head misses with a straight right.
Spector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head takes a swing at Spector's ribcage but misses.
Spector stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Head checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head throws a right hand that misses
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spector.
Spector comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spector has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Head.
Head misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Spector misses.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spector manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spector!
Spector does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head lands an overhand right.
Spector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Head finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spector checks the leg kick nicely there.
Head throws a jab when Spector was well out of range.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Head clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Head moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and Spector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Head misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Head takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head swings for the body but Spector moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Spector. That snapped Head's head back.
Head lands a jab to the head.
Head stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head misses with a looping left.
Spector shapes to counter with a head kick.
Spector moves out of range of the body kick.
Spector is trying to counter with his kicks.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Spector walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spector motions for Head to come forward. Spector throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spector was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Spector doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head is looking to score with low kicks.
Spector only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Head misses.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Spector ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a body punch
and Spector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spector scores with a kick to the body.
Spector feints and then cracks Head's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Head down.
Spector throws a wild body kick that Head sees coming a mile off.
Head throws a leg kick
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Head.
Head misses with a body shot
and Spector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Head throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Head throws a jab when Spector was well out of range.
Spector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands a nice leg kick that just misses Head's sensitive parts.
Head throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spector jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Head misses with a straight left.
Spector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Spector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spector throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Spector ducks down to avoid it.
Head changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Head fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spector throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Spector on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Head throws an off balance right hand
and Spector counters with a nice body shot.
Spector takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spector lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Head scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spector doesn't seem bothered though.
Head stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spector.
Spector misses with an attempted mid kick.
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 Garrick Head will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Head tries to bum rush Spector with a series of wild strikes but Spector uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Spector gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spector lands a nice looking body shot.
Spector throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a nice uppercut.
Spector moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Head moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head swings for the body but Spector moves out of range.
Spector is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Head misses with a double jab.
Spector slips under a jab from Head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Head misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spector.
Head throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Head with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Head coming out on top.
Head lands a nice looking body shot.
Head misses with a looping right.
Spector throws a head kick that Head semi-blocks.
Head throws a hook but Spector blocks it.
Marc Spector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spector counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spector counters with a low kick, right behind Head 's knee.
Spector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Head with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Head connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Head takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector throws a low kick, looking for Head's leg but Head calmly moves out of range.
Spector finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spector slips a straight right by Head.
Spector is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spector throws a low kick but Head avoids it.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Spector manages to avoid it.
Spector throws a leg kick
and Head counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spector has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Head.
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spector walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Head misses with a straight right.
Spector looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Head rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spector counters with an inside leg kick.
Head misses the shot to the body.
Head tried to score with a low kick but Spector checks it.
Head throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrick Head is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Head showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Head 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Head!
Garrick Head retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Garrick Head thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Marc Spector stepped up to the mic, saying 'Singh is a beast. I am a huge fan'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 208 p4p, 18 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 676 p4p, 73 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws out a loose jab but OConnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
OConnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that OConnell 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.
OConnell misses with a double jab
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
OConnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gray's hands.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Gabriel Gray has been cut.
OConnell throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
OConnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OConnell.
OConnell throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
OConnell misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
OConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from OConnell.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
OConnell lands with a thumping leg kick.
OConnell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gray misses with a low kick as OConnell jumps back.
OConnell misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
OConnell moves out of range as Gray throws a body kick.
Gray cracks OConnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OConnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
OConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like OConnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OConnell throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
OConnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OConnell throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
OConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray scores with a push kick.
Gray lands an overhand right.
OConnell takes one on the button.
OConnell slips under a jab from Gray.
OConnell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell connects with a looping right hand.
Gray throws a head kick but OConnell moves out of range.
Gray misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from OConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Gray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
OConnell slips a jab from Gray.
OConnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
OConnell's corner calls for a 1-2. OConnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OConnell staying out of range there.
OConnell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gray rushes OConnell and presses him up against the cage.
OConnell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gray lands a knee to the body.
OConnell looks winded!
Gray misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OConnell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gray lands an uppercut.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Gray on the inside.
Gray missing with knees to the body.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
Gray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Gray.
It looks like Paul OConnell has been cut.
Gray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray sends OConnell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gray is motioning to the referee to let OConnell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
OConnell is rocked!
Gray throws a pinpoint strike between OConnell's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends OConnell crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Gray scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Gray!
Gabriel Gray retains his heavyweight title!
Gabriel Gray decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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