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Test of Wills I PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isajah Free (ranked 7770 p4p, 733 weight class) and Joe Sliver (ranked 8344 p4p, 754 weight class). Joe Sliver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Isajah Free!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Sliver !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Free fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sliver flicks out a counter leg kick but Free steps away.
Sliver has Free up against the cage in a clinch.
Sliver is pushing Free up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Free letting Sliver take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sliver trying to control the position but instead, Free has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sliver into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sliver .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliver looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sliver is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Sliver .
Free throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sliver lands with a slapping head kick.
Free avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Free circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sliver throws a head kick that half lands.
Joe Sliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Free shoots in for a takedown but Sliver shows good takedown defense.
Sliver lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliver connects with an inside leg kick.
Sliver lands a head kick. Free smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sliver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sliver wants it to stay on the feet.
Sliver wants to counter the offense by Free and move into the clinch position.
Free definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isajah Free. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sliver closes the distance and clinches.
Sliver landing knees to the body.
Free is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sliver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Free tries to pull guard but Sliver holds him up against the cage and eventually Free drops back down to his feet.
Sliver connects with a knee to the head.
Sliver taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sliver avoids it.
Sliver lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sliver .
Sliver connects with a knee to the head.
Sliver lands an elbow inside.
Sliver landing knees to the head.
Sliver lands a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Sliver has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sliver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sliver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sliver scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sliver obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sliver controlling the action here for a moment.
Free letting Sliver take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Sliver 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sliver is pushing Free up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sliver continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sliver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Sliver dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sliver moves in looking to clinch but Free pushes him off.
Free tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sliver manages to circle out of the way.
Sliver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sliver throws a leg kick which misses Free's front leg but catches the back leg as Free tries to avoid it.
Sliver rushes Free and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sliver wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Sliver .
Free tries for a takedown but Sliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sliver was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Free scores with a takedown into Sliver 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Free controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sliver is trying to keep Free in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Free controls from within his opponent's guard.
Free postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Free tries to free his leg and advance position but Sliver is retaining full guard.
Free 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.
Free wants to control from the top but Sliver keeps moving.
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.
Sliver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Free trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Free engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sliver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Free's calf.
Sliver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe Sliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sliver has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliver trying to stall but Free improves his position.
Free tries for a takedown but Sliver manages to get underhooks.
Sliver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Free lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sliver stalling in the clinch.
Sliver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sliver .
Free drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sliver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isajah Free. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sliver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Free is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Sliver .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliver with a knee to the head.
Sliver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sliver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Free blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sliver obliges.
Free with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sliver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sliver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Sliver .
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sliver working Free over with knees to the body.
Sliver crunches a lovely knee into Free's ribcage.
Sliver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Free in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Sliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Sliver lands with a kick to the temple. Free shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sliver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joe Sliver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Free circles away from the clinch attempt.
Free throws a big counter combination but Sliver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sliver wants to clinch.
Free wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sliver throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Free.
Isajah Free is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Free swats away the attempt to clinch by Sliver .
As Sliver tries to get set, Free tries to push him back and clinch up but Sliver manages to avoid the attempt.
Sliver tries to clinch but Free is having none of it.
Sliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Free swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sliver throws a head kick that half lands.
Free avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Free wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sliver connects with a high kick.
Free on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliver clinches up with Free and pushes him back against the cage.
Free managing to block the knees to the body from Sliver .
Knees in the clinch landing for Sliver .
Joe Sliver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Free is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sliver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sliver .
Free takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sliver scores with a knee to the head.
Sliver is pushing Free up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sliver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sliver is pushing Free up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sliver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sliver is looking to control Free's arms but Free gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sliver has his back to the cage.
Sliver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sliver scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sliver .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sliver avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Sliver .
Sliver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Free.
Joe Sliver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sliver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Free paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sliver doesn't manage to clinch there - Free circles away.
Sliver throws a head kick that Free semi-blocks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Free looks for a takedown but Sliver sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Sliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sliver 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Sliver !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Wright (ranked 6395 p4p, 542 weight class) and Paulo Rodrigues (ranked 8139 p4p, 614 weight class). Ethan Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Rodrigues doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wright stops Rodrigues from standing up.
Rodrigues looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodrigues manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Paulo Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Rodrigues sees coming a mile off.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rodrigues looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodrigues lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wright counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
Wright scoring with punches from side control.
Wright tries for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending well.
Wright lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to escape but Wright is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rodrigues tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.
Rodrigues is letting Wright control him for a moment.
Rodrigues pushes Wright away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wright gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wright moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodrigues tries to buck Wright off but Wright is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues wants to control but Wright postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodrigues, who protects the arm well.
Rodrigues wants to control but Wright postures up.
Wright wants to stand but Rodrigues has his arm trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Rodrigues is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodrigues moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Rodrigues doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Rodrigues misses with a combination
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Rodrigues will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigues trying to control here.
Wright tries to stand and escape but Rodrigues is controlling the position.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Wright is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ethan Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rodrigues manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to stand but Rodrigues has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wright's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigues prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigues is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Ethan Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigues throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigues off to one side.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues is in trouble now - Wright has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rodrigues hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rodrigues's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wright seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodrigues for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Wright.
Wright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wright working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Rodrigues is bucking up trying to escape but Wright cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wright wants to control the pace but Rodrigues is squirming around nicely.
Wright avoids the attempt from Rodrigues to control.
Wright lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Wright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodrigues is looking to get to half guard.
Rodrigues throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rodrigues!
Rodrigues is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Rodrigues holds on to Wright's head and controls the position momentarily.
Rodrigues tries to buck Wright off but Wright is having none of it.
Wright tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright takes a little break here. Rodrigues wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Wright tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodrigues struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Wright stalls from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodrigues tries to kick Wright off but Wright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wright is taking a breather. Rodrigues says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ethan Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to stand but Rodrigues has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wright is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues pushes Wright off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodrigues!
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Rodrigues wants to break free but Wright has control.
Rodrigues is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright tries to pull guard but Rodrigues won't allow it.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Rodrigues has him pressed against the cage.
Paulo Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Rodrigues.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Wright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Gonzales (ranked 6284 p4p, 675 weight class) and William Norman (ranked 6403 p4p, 677 weight class). Norman has chosen B.I.G and Miley - Party and bulls**t in the USA as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Norman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzales's side.
Norman misses with a double jab.
Norman lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzales takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzales tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norman swivels and escapes.
Norman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norman slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzales has time to react.
Gonzales has been working on his balance at Melhor Lutador MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Norman.
Norman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Norman. That snapped Gonzales's head back.
Gonzales is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norman drops Gonzales with a huge uppercut! Gonzales drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Norman is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Norman!
An out of breath William Norman 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 4653 p4p, 482 weight class) and Viktor Nefachchenko (ranked 6414 p4p, 591 weight class). Arnoldas Sireika could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viktor Nefachchenko's chin.
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197 lbs
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193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Nefachchenko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nefachchenko.
Nefachchenko tries to land a body kick
enabling Sireika to counter with a crisp jab.
Sireika closes the distance and clinches.
Sireika lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nefachchenko backwards.
Nefachchenko tries to break the clinch but Sireika is controlling the position.
Sireika avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Sireika.
A left hand lands to the body for Sireika.
Sireika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sireika keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nefachchenko's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Sireika.
Sireika lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sireika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sireika lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nefachchenko looks winded!
Sireika works on Nefachchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nefachchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Sireika.
Sireika lands with a left to the head.
Sireika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nefachchenkos head.
Nefachchenko is rocked!
Nefachchenko told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sireika - that landed with a thud.
Nefachchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Sireika finish him?
Nice body punch from Sireika.
Nefachchenko seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Sireika.
Sireika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nefachchenko backwards.
Sireika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sireika works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sireika scores with a shot to the side of Nefachchenko's head.
Sireika lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Sireika.
Sireika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nefachchenko.
Sireika drops Nefachchenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nefachchenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sireika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nefachchenko.
Sireika digs a right hand into Nefachchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nefachchenko's gas tank.
Sireika lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Sireika.
A bit of stalling here from Sireika.
Sireika drops Nefachchenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nefachchenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sireika lands a big right hand that drops Nefachchenko! The killer instinct kicks in and Sireika finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sireika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Nasty (ranked 4406 p4p, 369 weight class) and Marshall Sasquacth (ranked 6939 p4p, 482 weight class). Nasty comes to the cage accompanied by Green Hell. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
255 lbs
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Sasquacth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sasquacth enables Nasty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sasquacth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nasty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sasquacth is refusing to be controlled, as Nasty sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasty with the ground and pound but Sasquacth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sasquacth is trying to keep Nasty in close.
Nasty showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nasty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasquacth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nasty is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasquacth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nasty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sasquacth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nasty tries to free his leg and advance position but Sasquacth is retaining full guard.
Nasty trying to control but Sasquacth is working from the bottom.
Nasty advances to half guard.
Nasty passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sasquacth!
Nasty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sasquacth's face.
Nasty is landing with some decent strikes but Sasquacth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasty lands a big shot there that rocks Sasquacth but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Marshall Sasquacth has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sasquacth can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nasty goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sasquacth is on top in guard.
Nasty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasquacth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nasty working a defensive guard here.
Sasquacth trying to control but Nasty is working from the bottom.
Nasty trying to control the position.
Sasquacth is looking to stand up but Nasty won't let him.
Nasty is controlling Sasquacth's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sasquacth wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
Sasquacth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sasquacth stopping the sweep attempt from Nasty.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sasquacth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nasty goes for a double leg but Sasquacth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sasquacth continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Nasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Sasquacth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nasty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasty tries to clinch up but Sasquacth circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasquacth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sasquacth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasty was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasquacth.
Sasquacth throws a sloppy head kick and Nasty moves out of range easily.
Nasty was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sasquacth closes the distance and clinches up with Nasty, looking for a takedown. Sasquacth pushes Nasty against the cage but Nasty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nasty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sasquacth swivels and escapes.
Sasquacth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nasty jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasquacth stands up over Nasty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nasty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nasty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sasquacth defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty working a defensive guard here.
Nasty looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sasquacth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasquacth trying to control but Nasty is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sasquacth dips to his left and cracks Nasty with an uppercut!
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.
Nasty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sasquacth moves into the clinch successfully.
Sasquacth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sasquacth shoots in for a takedown but Nasty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sasquacth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nasty circles away quickly and effectively.
Nasty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sasquacth defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sasquacth! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasquacth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasquacth has closed the distance and engaged Nasty in a clinch.
Nasty manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sasquacth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nasty wants to sweep here but Sasquacth controlling him for the moment.
Sasquacth wants to stand but Nasty is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sasquacth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty can't keep his opponent in guard - Sasquacth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sasquacth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sasquacth prevents Nasty from improving his position.
Sasquacth throwing shots but Nasty is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nasty wants to get back to full guard.
Nasty is positioning himself well to prevent Sasquacth advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Sasquacth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marshall Sasquacth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sasquacth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nasty swivels and escapes.
Nasty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sasquacth's guard.
Sasquacth throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nasty escapes and throws Sasquacth's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sasquacth is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nasty asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nasty has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sasquacth!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasty is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sasquacth has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sasquacth!
Sasquacth stopping the sweep attempt from Nasty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sasquacth trying to strike off his back.
Nasty advances position into side control!
Nasty working the ground and pound from side control.
Sasquacth is pushing Nasty's head away, looking to escape. Nasty manages to hold on to the position though.
Nasty working away.
Nasty trying to control the position but Sasquacth is working away.
Nasty is putting a hurting on Sasquacth here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty working away.
Nasty has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sasquacth!
Sasquacth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sasquacth is squirming around, avoiding Nasty's attempts to control the action.
Nasty with shots to the head and body - Sasquacth looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sasquacth is squirming around, avoiding Nasty's attempts to control the action.
Sasquacth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nasty wants to control the pace but Sasquacth is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasquacth is working to get back to half guard.
Nasty is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sasquacth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nasty working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nasty looking to control but Sasquacth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nasty controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty tries to control but Sasquacth wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasty is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sasquacth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That has opened up Marshall Sasquacth's cut even more.
Nasty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Nasty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nasty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Nasty!
An out of breath Jack Nasty 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Alexandre (ranked 4456 p4p, 477 weight class) and Hanno Van Der Merwe (ranked 5196 p4p, 532 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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24
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Alexandre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hanno Van Der Merwe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Merwe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alexandre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice sprawl there from Alexandre as Van Der Merwe shoots in.
Alexandre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alexandre showed some decent athleticism there.
Alexandre trying to control the pace.
Van Der Merwe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Van Der Merwe is in trouble now - Alexandre has advanced to mount!
Van Der Merwe looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Van Der Merwe tries to lock up and control but Alexandre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre controlling from the full mount.
Alexandre takes Van Der Merwe's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Van Der Merwe is in trouble.
Alexandre keeps control of the position easily here as Van Der Merwe tries to buck him off.
Alexandre missing with strikes from the back.
Alexandre is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Van Der Merwe has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Alexandre has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Van Der Merwe taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Alexandre doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tiago Alexandre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruston Cohle (ranked 4379 p4p, 466 weight class) and Arthur Shelby (ranked 5526 p4p, 551 weight class). Cohle comes into the arena with Raining Blood blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shelby's choice of entrance music: FUUCK RUSTON COHLE . Arthur Shelby will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
185 lbs
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18
195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruston Cohle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle gets a takedown into half guard.
Shelby is staying active underneath Cohle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cohle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cohle wants to work for an arm triangle but Shelby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shelby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cohle wants to pass to mount but Shelby is defending the position.
Cohle prevents Shelby from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby tries to kick Cohle off but Cohle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shelby wants to get back to full guard.
Shelby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shelby has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cohle is working away from the top position though.
Shelby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cohle.
Shelby actively working from the bottom here.
Shelby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shelby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shelby is looking to improve his position.
Shelby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cohle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cohle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shelby moves into full guard.
Shelby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cohle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shelby wants to stand and escape but Cohle is having none of it.
Shelby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shelby has momentary wrist control but Cohle slips an elbow through the middle.
Cohle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shelby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cohle is aware though and is defending well.
Shelby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cohle passes into side control.
Shelby looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shelby some visible discomfort.
Shelby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cohle working the ground and pound from side control.
Cohle lands an elbow.
Cohle has an Americana. Shelby didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cohle is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cohle hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ruston Cohle!
A relieved looking Ruston Cohle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Arthur Shelby had this to say: 'Nigguuh Fuuck Ruston, he's a ugly assss nigguhh'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Generic Guy (ranked 3960 p4p, 187 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 4799 p4p, 216 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Generic Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy cracks Collins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Collins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Collins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collins's elbow.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Guy is working Collins over against the cage.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Guy.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Guy.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Guy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Guy lands a right hand.
Collins misses with some punches.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins tries to circle away but Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy lands a right hand.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins is trying to break free.
Collins is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy digs a right hand into Collins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collins's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Guy tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Collins blocking some punches.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Guy digs a right hand underneath Collins's ribcage. Collins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Collins has Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guy tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Generic Guy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collins takes one to the side of the head.
Michael Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Guy.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Collins blocking some punches.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Guy.
Guy has Collins pressed against the cage, preventing Collins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Guy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
Generic Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy misses with some punches.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy misses with some punches.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Collins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Guy to keep the fight standing.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy lands a left hand.
Collins blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Collins tries to break free but Guy pushes him back against the cage.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Collins blocking some punches.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to circle away but Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Collins prevents a body shot from Guy.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Collins.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a left to the head.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Guy keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guy blocking some punches.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Generic Guy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Collins throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Guy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Collins.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Guy lands a nice shot that snaps Collins's head back.
Guy cracks Collins with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins shoots in but no luck this time.
Generic Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Collins.
Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Guy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Collins tries to circle away but Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Guy lands a body punch.
Guy cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Guy lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Collins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guy prevents it.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Collins can't break the clinch.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Collins tries to circle away but Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Guy lands a body punch.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a right hand.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands a right hand.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Collins is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
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!
Guy gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Collins is rocked!
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Guy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Generic Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Generic Guy!
Our winner, Generic Guy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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