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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Idont Know (ranked 4870 p4p, 453 weight class) and Brad Bandridge (ranked 6940 p4p, 584 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idont Know!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Bandridge!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandridge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Know shoots in for a double leg but Bandridge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bandridge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bandridge wants it to stay on the feet.
Oooooh!!! Bandridge has knocked Know down with a huge combo! Bandridge steps away and waves a wobbly Know back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bandridge gets caught napping as Know dives in and scores a takedown. Bandridge manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Know trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Know passes Bandridge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Know tries to pass to full mount but Bandridge defends it.
Bandridge gets back to full guard.
Bandridge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Know stands up over Bandridge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Know stopping the sweep attempt from Bandridge.
Know is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Know thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Know trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandridge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Know. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Know works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Know is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Know there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Know working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bandridge turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Know off and cradles Bandridge's limp body as Know celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Idont Know!
During a confident post fight interview, Idont Know thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volg Zangief (ranked 4205 p4p, 204 weight class) and DeJuan Carneiro (ranked 3985 p4p, 200 weight class). Zangief comes to the cage accompanied by The wolf's hunt by-WOLFSLAIR. Carneiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cormega - Dead Man Walking. Alexander Volg Zangief is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Volg Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeJuan Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Zangief.
Carneiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Zangief fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carneiro manages to avoid it.
Zangief has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alexander Volg Zangief seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carneiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zangief throws out the jab.
Carneiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zangief.
Zangief just misses with a punch to the body.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zangief striking off his back but it's not causing Carneiro any problems.
Carneiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zangief is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carneiro pushes down on Zangief's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zangief trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zangief keeps working.
Zangief trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carneiro wants to free his trapped foot but Zangief is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carneiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Zangief is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zangief punching from the bottom.
Zangief knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carneiro on the ground.
Zangief trying to hold on to Carneiro's head to control him but Carneiro postures up.
Zangief is looking to improve his position.
Zangief won't allow Carneiro to pass to mount.
Carneiro keeps trying to improve his position.
Zangief misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zangief throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carneiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carneiro in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zangief connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carneiro's hands.
Carneiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zangief uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zangief misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zangief lands with an uppercut that bounces Carneiro off the cage and back into range.
Carneiro tries to move into range but Zangief moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zangief cracks Carneiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carneiro closes the distance and pushes Zangief back into the cage.
Zangief softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro throws a head punch that misses.
Carneiro throws a head punch that misses.
Carneiro lands with a right to the head.
Zangief gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Carneiro is concentrating on defense, preventing Zangief from advancing position.
Carneiro manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zangief throws a big right hand that misses.
Carneiro is controlling Zangief's posture.
Zangief loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zangief throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carneiro is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carneiro stopping the sweep attempt from Zangief.
Carneiro wants to control from the top but Zangief keeps moving.
Carneiro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carneiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zangief keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
Carneiro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zangief keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Volg Zangief dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zangief is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carneiro.
Carneiro throws out a counter right but Zangief avoids it with no problem.
Carneiro moves into the clinch.
Zangief turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Carneiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carneiro holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Carneiro regains half guard.
Carneiro holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Carneiro trying to control but Zangief postures up.
Carneiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zangief.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carneiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carneiro.
Carneiro controlling the position.
Carneiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a big right hand that misses.
Carneiro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Let's hope that Carneiro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carneiro is on top in guard.
Carneiro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zangief is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Zangief throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carneiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zangief works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carneiro passes Zangief's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zangief missing with punches from the bottom.
Carneiro prevents Zangief from improving his position.
Carneiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carneiro works his way into side control.
DeJuan Carneiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro lands a few punches from side control.
Carneiro working the ground and pound.
Zangief is looking to regain half guard here but Carneiro keeps moving and retains side control.
Carneiro tries to move to mount but Zangief blocks the move with his legs.
Carneiro trying to control the position but Zangief is working away.
Carneiro misses with the ground and pound.
Carneiro is chipping away with strikes.
Zangief gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Carneiro seems content to control.
Carneiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Carneiro trying to control from half guard but Zangief is working away.
Carneiro working Zangief over with strikes.
Carneiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carneiro works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zangief prevents Carneiro from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeJuan Carneiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zangief just misses with a punch to the body.
Carneiro moves out of range as Zangief strikes.
Carneiro moves out of range as Zangief strikes.
Carneiro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zangief defends it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carneiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zangief was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zangief misses with a straight right.
Zangief misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carneiro.
Zangief throws an off balance right hand
and Carneiro counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carneiro clinches up with Zangief and pushes him back against the cage.
Carneiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zangief is trying to trip Carneiro. He has hold of a leg but Carneiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Zangief persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Carneiro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zangief with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carneiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zangief in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zangief accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carneiro holds on and takes a little breather.
Zangief wants to control from the top but Carneiro keeps moving.
Zangief preventing the sweep.
Carneiro is controlling Zangief's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carneiro 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.
Carneiro content to control rather than advance.
Carneiro prevents Zangief from improving his position.
Carneiro controlling the pace.
Zangief is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carneiro pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro trying to control from half guard but Zangief is working away.
Carneiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carneiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Zangief is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Zangief that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carneiro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carneiro cracks Zangief with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief tries to hold on but Carneiro postures up.
Carneiro punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zangief throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carneiro. What's that going to do exactly?
Carneiro lands a heavy elbow.
Carneiro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zangief is looking to escape.
Carneiro with the ground and pound from mount.
Zangief is rocked!
Carneiro trying to control but Zangief is having none of it.
Carneiro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zangief?
Oh Zangief is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carneiro lands a couple of good shots and Zangief has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Carneiro has good solid back control here.
Zangief wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeJuan Carneiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carneiro 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeJuan Carneiro!
DeJuan Carneiro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Alexander Volg Zangief stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky BS I vant rematch...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Banks (ranked 3946 p4p, 393 weight class) and Putem The Nightmare (ranked 3564 p4p, 369 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Putem The Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Nightmare's guard.
The Nightmare looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Nightmare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Nightmare has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
The Nightmare wants to sweep but no luck.
The Nightmare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Nightmare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks landing with the ground and pound.
Banks forces his way into half guard.
The Nightmare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Nightmare is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks lands a couple of elbows.
Banks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Nightmare has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
Banks throwing strikes but missing.
The Nightmare looking for a sweep. Not yet The Nightmare, not yet.
The Nightmare working for a triangle but Banks defends it easily.
The Nightmare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Nightmare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Nightmare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Nightmare is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Banks is trying to hold The Nightmare in close to prevent damage but The Nightmare has managed to pass into half guard.
The Nightmare is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Banks is just riding it out for now. The Nightmare eventually gives up the hold.
Banks wants to improve his position but The Nightmare is controlling well.
Banks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Nightmare pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nightmare looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Nightmare seems to be looking for submissions.
The Nightmare is trying to work for a kimura but Banks is defending well.
The Nightmare works his way into full mount!
Banks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Nightmare trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banks tries to reverse the position but The Nightmare maintains control.
The Nightmare working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Nightmare wants to control the pace but Banks is squirming around nicely.
The Nightmare has control of Banks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Banks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Nightmare looking for a guillotine from mount but Banks is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putem The Nightmare dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Nightmare tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
It appears Banks was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Nightmare moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
The Nightmare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
The Nightmare scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Banks trying to control here.
The Nightmare is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Banks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Nightmare wants to free his trapped foot but Banks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Nightmare sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The Nightmare has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nightmare wants to work for an arm triangle but Banks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Banks looking for submissions off his back.
The Nightmare is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Banks has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Nightmare wants to pass to mount but Banks is defending the position.
Banks wants to improve his position but The Nightmare is controlling well.
Banks trying to control but The Nightmare postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Nightmare tries to pass to full mount but Banks defends it.
Banks gets back to full guard.
Banks seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Banks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Nightmare tries to get to full guard but Banks has control of the leg.
Banks working over The Nightmare with some ground and pound. The Nightmare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Putem The Nightmare has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banks prevents The Nightmare from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banks lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is thwarting The Nightmare's attempts to control the position.
Banks works his way into full mount!
Banks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Nightmare is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Nightmare gets back to half guard.
Banks is trying to work for a kimura but The Nightmare is defending well.
The Nightmare regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Nightmare working a defensive guard here.
The Nightmare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
The Nightmare trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Nightmare wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ian Banks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Nightmare dives in for a single leg takedown but Banks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ian Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Nightmare gets a takedown into half guard.
The Nightmare has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Banks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Nightmare has hold of Banks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Banks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Banks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Nightmare is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Banks is surviving well by controlling The Nightmare's body position as best he can.
Banks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Nightmare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nightmare is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Banks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Banks regains half guard.
The Nightmare is controlling the pace.
The Nightmare is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Banks sees it coming and defends easily.
The Nightmare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Banks looking for submissions off his back.
Banks is trying to get back to full guard.
The Nightmare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Nightmare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Nightmare is looking for a kimura but Banks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Nightmare to get the leverage.
The Nightmare is working for a kimura but Banks is defending it quite comfortably.
Banks is trying to maintain the position but The Nightmare is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nightmare is working for a submission of some sort.
The Nightmare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Banks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banks tries to roll over but The Nightmare keeps him under control.
The Nightmare is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banks is trying to control but The Nightmare passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Banks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Nightmare is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Nightmare tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Nightmare has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Banks sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Putem The Nightmare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Nightmare 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putem The Nightmare!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Putem The Nightmare made sure he mentioned Forge Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 3304 p4p, 347 weight class) and Thor Odinson (ranked 3888 p4p, 390 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nurmagabeeb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix). Odinson has chosen U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson misses with a straight left.
Nurmagabeeb tries to counter with a takedown but Odinson is quick to defend against it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Odinson misses.
Odinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nurmagabeeb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Odinson tries to avoid it but Nurmagabeeb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Odinson to the ground. Odinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Odinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odinson throws a body punch but Nurmagabeeb moves out of range.
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a wild combination.
Nurmagabeeb shoots in for a double leg but Odinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagabeeb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thor Odinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odinson catches Nurmagabeeb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagabeeb is defended easily by Odinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odinson scores with a nice strike.
Odinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmagabeeb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odinson throws a leg kick
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Nurmagabeeb has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Odinson tries to improve position but can't.
Nurmagabeeb trying to control the action but Odinson is working from the bottom.
Nurmagabeeb goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Odinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nurmagabeeb's guard! Nice work there by Odinson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Odinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nurmagabeeb pulls Odinson in close to prevent any damage.
Odinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odinson has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagabeeb working for a triangle but Odinson defends it easily.
Nurmagabeeb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Odinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmagabeeb's guard.
Nurmagabeeb keeping moving, preventing Odinson from controlling successfully.
Odinson is stalling in the full guard.
Odinson wanted to stand there but Nurmagabeeb had control of the position.
Odinson trying to control but Nurmagabeeb is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nurmagabeeb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagabeeb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Odinson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Odinson tries to bum rush Nurmagabeeb with a series of wild strikes but Nurmagabeeb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Odinson avoids it well and moves away.
Nurmagabeeb fails to land the takedown.
Odinson throws out a counter right but Nurmagabeeb avoids it with no problem.
Odinson lands a nice hook to Nurmagabeeb's body. Nurmagabeeb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Odinson lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagabeeb's head back.
Odinson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has been cut.
Odinson lands a head shot.
Nurmagabeeb just misses with a punch to the body.
Odinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Odinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmagabeeb slips under a jab.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Odinson throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Odinson - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagabeeb fails to land with a series of punches.
Odinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagabeeb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odinson.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
A good leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a jab.
Odinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Odinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That kick from Odinson tenderised Nurmagabeeb's leg. Nurmagabeeb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odinson looks to land a right hand but Nurmagabeeb moved out of range.
Nurmagabeeb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odinson sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Odinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurmagabeeb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odinson sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagabeeb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb slips a jab from Odinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odinson lands the left hand.
Odinson swings for the body but Nurmagabeeb moves out of range.
Nurmagabeeb changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odinson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagabeeb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurmagabeeb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Odinson works Nurmagabeeb's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagabeeb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odinson throws a front kick aimed at Nurmagabeeb's knee but Nurmagabeeb avoids it well.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Odinson avoids it well and moves away.
Odinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Odinson lands a body shot.
Nurmagabeeb slips a jab and a cross from Odinson.
Odinson throws a hook but Nurmagabeeb avoids it easily.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thor Odinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a head kick by Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Odinson avoids it well and moves away.
Odinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Odinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Odinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Odinson staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odinson 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.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagabeeb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson throws a head kick that Nurmagabeeb semi-blocks.
Odinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmagabeeb's sensitive parts.
Odinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagabeeb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odinson cracks Nurmagabeeb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odinson looks to land a right hand but Nurmagabeeb moved out of range.
Odinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmagabeeb's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Odinson - just one landing.
Odinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a low kick nicely.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a leg kick.
Odinson misses with an uppercut. Nurmagabeeb saw that one coming.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odinson stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagabeeb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odinson sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nurmagabeeb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurmagabeeb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagabeeb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Nurmagabeeb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Odinson throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagabeeb moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagabeeb tries to counter with a takedown but Odinson is quick to defend against it.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb tries to move into range but Odinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagabeeb in his tracks.
Odinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagabeeb avoids the head kick by Odinson.
Odinson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson misses with a body shot.
Nurmagabeeb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Odinson. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmagabeeb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odinson.
Odinson thumps Nurmagabeeb with a low kick.
Nurmagabeeb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Odinson misses the target.
Odinson cracks Nurmagabeeb with an open hand slap.
Odinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagabeeb fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson scores with a hook.
Nurmagabeeb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurmagabeeb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Nurmagabeeb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagabeeb changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nurmagabeeb throws a hook to the side of Odinson's head but Odinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagabeeb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb feinted with a counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
A head kick by Odinson misses
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nurmagabeeb trying to control the position from guard on top but Odinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagabeeb stops Odinson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb throwing strikes from guard but Odinson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagabeeb landing some decent shots from guard.
Odinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nurmagabeeb drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Odinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nurmagabeeb has Odinson in his guard.
Odinson wanted to stand there but Nurmagabeeb had control of the position.
Nurmagabeeb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Odinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Odinson defends well.
Nurmagabeeb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Odinson defends it easily.
Thor Odinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Odinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odinson has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagabeeb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Odinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Odinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor Odinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb had this to say: 'It was a good fight from a good opponent. I'll be back, though!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Henley (ranked 2694 p4p, 247 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 3277 p4p, 286 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ziskie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ziskie leaves Henley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ziskie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ziskie gets underhooks to prevent Henley's takedown attempt.
Ziskie successfully pulls guard.
Henley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ziskie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Henley doesn't defend quickly enough and Ziskie has managed to lock this one up! Can Henley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ziskie on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Philip Ziskie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Shanti (ranked 3318 p4p, 348 weight class) and Chris Snoky (ranked 4023 p4p, 402 weight class). 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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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sagat Shanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Snoky!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoky cracks Shanti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shanti cracks Snoky with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snoky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shanti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.
Shanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shanti takes a shot to the head.
Shanti working hard to break the clinch.
Shanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snoky moves into the clinch successfully.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shanti is trying to force a seperation but Snoky has the dominant position.
Shanti manages to break the clinch.
Snoky has Shanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Shanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Shanti.
Snoky avoiding damage.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snoky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snoky has Shanti pressed against the cage, preventing Shanti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Shanti.
Shanti tries to break the clinch but Snoky is controlling the position.
Snoky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Snoky to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snoky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sagat Shanti has been cut.
Snoky prevents Shanti from breaking the clinch.
Shanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shanti blocking some punches.
Shanti is trying to force a seperation but Snoky has the dominant position.
Snoky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Snoky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snoky slows down the pace here.
Snoky is pushing Shanti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Snoky has Shanti pressed against the cage, preventing Shanti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snoky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shanti is keeping busy.
Snoky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shanti's efforts to push away.
Shanti throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoky.
Shanti prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Shanti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shanti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snoky backwards.
Shanti breaks from the clinch.
Snoky takes the fight into the clinch.
Shanti breaks the clinch.
Shanti throws an overhand right that lands on Snoky's shoulder, as Snoky tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoky instigates a clinch.
Shanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanti throws a lazy right hand but Snoky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snoky clinches up against the cage.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shanti breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Shanti. Those never looked like landing.
Shanti tries to keep at a distance but Snoky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snoky prevents Shanti from breaking the clinch.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shanti breaks from the clinch.
Shanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snoky takes the fight into the clinch.
Shanti breaks the clinch.
Snoky lands with a hook. Shanti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snoky rushes Shanti and presses him up against the cage.
Shanti wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoky lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoky swings wildly with an uppercut but Shanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shanti backwards.
Shanti working hard to break the clinch.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoky drops his hands momentarily and Shanti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snoky scores with a jab to the head.
Shanti throws a one two combo.
It looks like Chris Snoky has been cut.
Shanti connects with a nice looking jab.
Snoky has closed the distance and engaged Shanti in a clinch.
Snoky lands a right hand.
Shanti is looking to break free of the clinch but Snoky has double underhooks.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Shanti.
Shanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shanti is looking to break free of the clinch but Snoky has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Snoky tries a body shot but Shanti blocks it.
Snoky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanti manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snoky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Snoky lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snoky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shanti breaks the clinch.
Shanti misses the shot to the body.
Snoky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snoky.
Shanti is trying to break the clinch but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.
Snoky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snoky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shanti's efforts to push away.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shanti working hard to break the clinch.
Snoky lands with a light punch inside.
Shanti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shanti's corner calls for a 1-2. Shanti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoky slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snoky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snoky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snoky looking to stall.
Shanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Snoky controls his hands.
Shanti is trying to break the clinch but Snoky is controlling him.
Snoky works on Shanti's body with a couple of short punches.
Snoky works on Shanti's body with a couple of short punches.
Snoky gets through Shanti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chris Snoky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shanti tries to break free but Snoky pushes him back against the cage.
Shanti tries to break free but Snoky pushes him back against the cage.
Snoky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snoky clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snoky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Snoky scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Shanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snoky lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoky lands a left hand.
Snoky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snoky.
Snoky swings wildly with an uppercut but Shanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoky scores with a shot to the side of Shanti's head.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Shanti is trying to break free.
Snoky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snoky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanti wants to get back to striking at distance but Snoky won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Shanti gets through Snoky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shanti wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snoky closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shanti.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoky moves into the clinch.
Snoky stalling the fight.
Snoky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Snoky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Snoky lands a shot to the body.
Shanti breaks from the clinch.
Shanti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snoky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shanti, pushing him back against the cage.
Shanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagat Shanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Snoky has closed the distance and engaged Shanti in a clinch.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanti blocking some punches.
Snoky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snoky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snoky stalls.
Shanti tries to break free but Snoky pushes him back against the cage.
Snoky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shanti's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Snoky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.
Shanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shanti can't break the clinch.
Snoky stalling against the cage.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Shanti.
Snoky tries to throw a body punch but Shanti avoids it by throwing Snoky back against the cage.
Shanti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snoky backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snoky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Snoky takes the fight into the clinch.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shanti breaks from the clinch.
Snoky takes the fight into the clinch.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Shanti.
Snoky looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Shanti tries to break free but Snoky pushes him back against the cage.
Snoky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky closes the distance and pushes Shanti back into the cage.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
Shanti blocks an uppercut.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Shanti.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Shanti.
Shanti takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanti manages to break the clinch.
Shanti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snoky gets a clinch.
Shanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shanti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shanti blocking some punches.
Shanti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shanti is trying to push Snoky away but Snoky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snoky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shanti has had enough of the clinch but Snoky keeps him there for the moment.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chris Snoky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snoky moves forwards but Shanti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shanti misses with a straight right.
Shanti lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanti throws a big shot that misses.
Shanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Snoky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snoky pushes Shanti up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shanti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shanti breaks the clinch.
Snoky instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snoky clinches up with Shanti and pushes him back against the cage.
Snoky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanti manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snoky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snoky gets a clinch.
Snoky misses with some punches.
Shanti wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky working aggressively here.
Sagat Shanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Snoky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shanti or not.
Shanti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Snoky.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.
Shanti blocking some punches.
Snoky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shanti backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Snoky.
Shanti breaks the clinch.
Chris Snoky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snoky gets a clinch.
Shanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snoky avoids the body shot from Shanti.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shanti.
Shanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoky closes the distance and pushes Shanti back into the cage.
Shanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shanti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snoky moves into range and clinches up with Shanti.
Shanti tries to break free but Snoky pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shanti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shanti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snoky drives through and clinches with Shanti against the cage.
Shanti breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Shanti misses.
Snoky has Shanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Snoky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shanti's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shanti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Snoky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snoky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Snoky!
Chris Snoky tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Sagat Shanti spoke after the fight, saying 'My soul hurts.....I must meditate.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jazz Clementine (ranked 1575 p4p, 159 weight class) and Joca Carioca (ranked 2216 p4p, 221 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jazz Clementine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joca Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioca walks into a left hand.
Carioca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clementine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clementine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fit-Out in the buildup to the fight.
Clementine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carioca ducks under a wild hook from Clementine.
Jazz Clementine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioca tries for a takedown but Clementine circles away easily
and Clementine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carioca misses with a takedown
enabling Clementine to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Clementine misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Clementine.
Clementine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carioca under the eye.
Clementine connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clementine cracks Carioca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clementine throws the left hand but Carioca avoids the punch easily.
Clementine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carioca slips a jab from Clementine.
A slow jab from Clementine misses its intended target.
Carioca shoots in for a takedown but Clementine shows good takedown defense.
Jazz Clementine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joca Carioca.
Carioca closes the distance and clinches up with Clementine, looking for a takedown. Carioca pushes Clementine against the cage but Clementine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clementine feints a jab promting Carioca to slip. Clementine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carioca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carioca is rocked!
Clementine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carioca is still on wobbly legs! Can Clementine finish him?
Clementine scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clementine drops Carioca with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Carioca! Clementine dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jazz Clementine!
Jazz Clementine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedidiah Goldberg (ranked 2128 p4p, 259 weight class) and Victor Creed (ranked 1328 p4p, 163 weight class). Goldberg comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call. Creed has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music. The key to victory for Zedidiah Goldberg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zedidiah Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Creed!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg swinging wildly here.
Goldberg throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Goldberg throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Creed with the counter takedown but Goldberg avoids it easily.
Creed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldberg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Creed landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg has Creed pulled in close to control his posture.
Creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg being controlled here, momentarily.
Creed scoring with some ground and pound.
Goldberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Creed's guard.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldberg is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed has his foot on Goldberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goldberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Goldberg is fighting to break Creed's control of his arms but Creed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goldberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Creed has control of Goldberg's left arm, preventing Goldberg from doing any damage.
Creed trying to keep a closed guard but Goldberg is proving a slippery customer.
Goldberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goldberg trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldberg trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creed lands some strikes from the bottom.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed looking to control.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Creed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldberg pinned against the cage. Goldberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Creed dives in and grabs Goldberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldberg pushes down on Creed's head and hops out.
Goldberg throws out a leg kick but Creed moves out of range and Goldberg only half commits.
Creed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zedidiah Goldberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Creed.
Goldberg throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good exchange - Goldberg coming out on top.
Creed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goldberg avoids it really well and circles away.
As Creed backs away, Goldberg returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg leaves Creed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Goldberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goldberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goldberg misses with a wild combination.
Goldberg cracks Creed with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Victor Creed has been cut.
Creed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Creed shoots in for a takedown but Goldberg shows good takedown defense.
Goldberg feints and then cracks Creed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Creed down.
Creed looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Creed throws a big elbow that misses.
Creed works over Goldberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Goldberg controls Creed momentarily but Creed frees himself.
Goldberg has his hands on Creed's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg is trying to keep Creed in close.
Goldberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creed trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Creed won't allow Goldberg to sweep him here.
Goldberg is working hard here to advance position.
Goldberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creed.
Goldberg wants to sweep here but Creed controlling him for the moment.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg is trying to control the position but Creed postures up.
Goldberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Creed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zedidiah Goldberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Creed's cut.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Creed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Goldberg's half guard.
Goldberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goldberg has momentary wrist control but Creed slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Creed stopping the sweep attempt from Goldberg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg has momentary wrist control but Creed slips an elbow through the middle.
Creed trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Goldberg controlling Creed's posture.
Creed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Creed is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldberg has wrist control.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Creed trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Creed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is trying to control the position but Creed postures up.
Creed scoring with some ground and pound.
Creed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldberg trying to control the position.
Creed stopping the sweep attempt from Goldberg.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Goldberg has momentary wrist control but Creed slips an elbow through the middle.
Creed postures up and lands a big shot to Goldberg's brow.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goldberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed connects with a couple of short punches.
Creed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Creed is stalling in the full guard.
Goldberg looking to control.
Creed landing with the ground and pound.
Creed wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Creed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Creed distracts Goldberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goldberg controlling the position.
Goldberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Goldberg blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldberg controls Creed momentarily but Creed frees himself.
Goldberg trying to control the position here.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
Creed drops back looking for a leg! Goldberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goldberg manages to kick Creed off! Creed jumps back into Goldberg's guard.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Creed slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goldberg pulls Creed in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Creed pushes down on Goldberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Creed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Creed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goldberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Creed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Creed seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Goldberg is looking to control Creed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goldberg avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Creed there.
Creed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goldberg defending well though.
Creed prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Creed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Creed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Goldberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Goldberg misses.
Creed shoots in for a takedown but Goldberg shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Goldberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldberg looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Creed.
Goldberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creed cracks Goldberg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Creed lands a decent elbow from side control.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Creed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goldberg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Creed working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed looks up at the clock and then as Goldberg takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Creed smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Creed scores with punches from side control.
Goldberg is not content to let Creed control the position.
Creed lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goldberg down.
Creed lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goldberg down.
Goldberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Creed crashes against the mat.
Creed creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Goldberg is trying to get back to half guard.
Creed misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goldberg wants to control but Creed postures up.
Creed throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Goldberg taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is looking to reverse the position.
Creed in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldberg is trying to control Creed's posture but Creed avoids it.
Creed working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Creed throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goldberg dodges the ground and pound from Creed.
Goldberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Creed.
Victor Creed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goldberg, who protects the arm well.
Creed working away.
Creed working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Creed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Creed wants to control but Goldberg is keeping him busy.
Goldberg struggling a bit here.
Goldberg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Creed is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is not content to let Creed control the position.
You can see the frustration on Goldberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Creed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goldberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Creed working the head with strikes.
Creed working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goldberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Creed throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Creed is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goldberg is just riding it out for now. Creed eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Creed slips a nice elbow through Goldberg's hands, connecting with Goldberg's forehead.
Goldberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Creed is working away from the top position though.
Creed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Creed is pressing down on Goldberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goldberg is holding on for now.
Creed prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Creed throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Creed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Creed 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Creed!
An out of breath Victor Creed 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 1439 p4p, 180 weight class) and Ingo Butzhammer (ranked 1921 p4p, 229 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ingo Butzhammer!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Butzhammer.
Butzhammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Butzhammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daughtrey is working for takedown but Butzhammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daughtrey leaning against his opponent.
Daughtrey lands a hook that snaps the head of Butzhammer backwards.
Butzhammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daughtrey up against the cage.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butzhammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butzhammer blocking some punches.
Butzhammer tries to stall but Daughtrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daughtrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butzhammer looking to throw knees to the head but Daughtrey is blocking nicely.
Butzhammer misses with a knee strike.
Daughtrey lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butzhammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Butzhammer lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Daughtrey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Butzhammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butzhammer stalling.
Daughtrey tries to score a body lock takedown but Butzhammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daughtrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butzhammer backwards.
Butzhammer misses with a knee strike.
Daughtrey is working Butzhammer over against the cage.
Butzhammer looks winded!
Daughtrey lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daughtrey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daughtrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butzhammer.
Daughtrey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Butzhammer looking to throw knees to the head but Daughtrey is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Daughtrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butzhammer is rocked!
A short left from Daughtrey.
Butzhammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Daughtrey finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daughtrey.
A right handed body shot lands from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daughtrey dips a shoulder and cracks Butzhammer with a mighty uppercut! Butzhammer falls back against the cage and Daughtrey unloads with a barrage of strikes! Butzhammer is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Daughtrey screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 690 p4p, 94 weight class) and Steve Collins (ranked 937 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Collins !
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Navarro lands an uppercut.
Collins is trying to break the clinch but Navarro has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Navarro.
Navarro lands a left hand.
Navarro pushes Collins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Navarro lands a shoulder strike.
Navarro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Navarro scores with a hook to the body.
Navarro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Navarro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Navarro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro pushes Collins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Navarro working aggressively here.
Navarro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Navarro has a couple of punches blocked by Collins .
Navarro decides to pull guard.
Collins is sitting in close to Navarro's body. Navarro has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Collins is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Collins is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Navarro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gideon Navarro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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