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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 2699 p4p, 306 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 3021 p4p, 341 weight class). Gai has chosen Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy as his entrance music. Nomor Gai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gai!
Gniewek blocks a leg kick.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Gniewek swings for the body but Gai moves out of range.
Gai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gai throws a series of punches but Gniewek avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Gai misses.
Jab from Gai.
Gniewek works Gai's body with a nice hook.
Gniewek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Gniewek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gai on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek cracks Gai with an open hand slap.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Gai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gai duly obliges.
Gai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gai.
A punch combination from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Gai's shoulder, as Gai tries to avoid the shot.
Gniewek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Gai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Gai off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gai has closed the distance and engaged Gniewek in a clinch.
Gai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Gniewek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gniewek keeps control of Gai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gai lands with a left to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Gai lands a shoulder strike.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gai.
A short right from Gai.
Gai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gai stalks Gniewek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gniewek's face. Gniewek staggers backwards, shaken.
Nomor Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Gai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gai lands a slapping body shot.
Gai misses with a straight left.
Gniewek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gai.
Gai slips under a jab.
Gniewek avoids the head kick by Gai.
It looked like Gniewek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gniewek circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Gniewek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gai blocks a jab.
Gniewek misses with a hook.
Gai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gniewek with a hook.
Gniewek takes a swing at Gai's ribcage but misses.
Gai throws a head kick but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Gai.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Gniewek.
Gniewek cracks Gai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nomor Gai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gai throws an off balance right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gai cracks a nice hook into Gniewek's ribs.
Gniewek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gniewek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nomor Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gniewek avoids the head kick by Gai.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gai.
Gniewek wants to clinch.
Gai lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Gai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gniewek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Gai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gniewek throws a hook but Gai avoids it easily.
Gai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gniewek throws out the jab.
A big left from Gniewek misses.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Gai throws out a counter right but Gniewek avoids it with no problem.
Gai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gniewek tries to clinch up but Gai circles away and keeps his distance.
Gai looks to land a combination but Gniewek avoids it well.
Gai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gai slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A countering left hand to the body from Gai misses.
Gai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
Gai connects with a looping right hand.
Gniewek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gniewek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek throwing a counter right hand but Gai manages to avoid it.
Gniewek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Gniewek. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Gniewek. That snapped Gai's head back.
Gai moves into the clinch successfully.
Gniewek leaning against his opponent.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Gai blocks with his arms.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gai.
Gai misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nomor Gai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gai is defending well for now.
Gai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Gai is rocked!
It looks like Nomor Gai has been cut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
Gniewek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gai's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Gai is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gai lands a right hand.
Gai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek effectively controlling the action here.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gai pushes Gniewek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Gai in a clinch.
Gai manages to break the clinch.
Gai ducks under a wild hook from Gniewek.
Gai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gniewek.
Gai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nomor Gai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nomor Gai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gai misses with a kick to the body
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gai misses.
Gniewek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gniewek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Gniewek's leg but Gniewek calmly moves out of range.
Gai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gniewek clinches up with Gai and pushes him back against the cage.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gai is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek with a knee to the head.
Gai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gniewek doesn't manage to clinch there - Gai circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gai! But no joy.
A head kick by Gai misses
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai misses with a combination
and Gniewek counters with a straight right hand.
Gniewek slips under a jab from Gai.
Gniewek looks to throw the jab but Gai is out of range.
Gai swinging wildly here.
Gai lands with a kick to the temple. Gniewek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gai throws a series of strikes that have Gniewek backpedaling.
Gniewek throws a shot to the body.
Gai ducks right into an uppercut from Gniewek.
Nomor Gai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gai moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Gai.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
Gniewek crunches a lovely knee into Gai's ribcage.
Gniewek with a knee to the head.
Gniewek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gai looking to slow down the pace here.
Gai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gai stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gniewek.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gai blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek lands with a short shot to the head.
Gai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai misses with a body shot.
As Gai tries to get set, Gniewek tries to push him back and clinch up but Gai manages to avoid the attempt.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Gniewek instigates a clinch.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gai is defending well for now.
Gniewek lands a body punch.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Gai blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gai throws a head kick but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gai tries to bum rush Gniewek with a series of wild strikes but Gniewek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gniewek tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gai manages to circle out of the way.
Gniewek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gai.
Gniewek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nomor Gai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gai digs a good hook to Gniewek's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Gniewek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nomor Gai!
A victorious Nomor Gai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gum Shoe (ranked 590 p4p, 79 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 871 p4p, 111 weight class). Gum Shoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meyer connects with a jab.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Shoe misses its target.
A big left from Meyer misses.
Meyer blocks a head kick by Shoe.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shoe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meyer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shoe. Shoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Shoe tries to work over Meyer's front leg with a kick but Meyer checks it.
Meyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shoe throws a leg kick but Meyer moved away.
Shoe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoe blocks a head kick by Meyer.
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shoe tries to clinch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Shoe's defenses.
Meyer throws a body kick that misses.
Shoe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meyer catches Shoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Shoe misses the target.
Shoe moves out of range as Meyer strikes.
As Meyer backs away, Shoe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Meyer punishes Shoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Shoe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Meyer. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Shoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meyer throws a wild body kick that Shoe sees coming a mile off.
Meyer throws a low kick but Shoe moves out of range easily.
Meyer scores with a head kick. Shoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
Shoe throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
Meyer throws out a counter right but Shoe avoids it with no problem.
Shoe lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Shoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyer throws a leg kick
and Shoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shoe thuds a left hand into Meyer's body.
A big left from Shoe misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shoe.
Meyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shoe. Shoe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shoe throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Shoe.
Sloppy strikes from Shoe. Those never looked like landing.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer cracks Shoe with a good jab.
Meyer stuns Shoe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Meyer.
Meyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Shoe as he connects with a hook.
Meyer moves out of range as Shoe throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Shoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyer.
Shoe cracks Meyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Shoe.
Meyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shoe misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shoe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Shoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Shoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meyer doesn't seem phased though.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shoe on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meyer under the eye.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoe.
Meyer blocks a jab.
Meyer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shoe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses.
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shoe misses with a wild combination.
Meyer connects with a high kick.
Shoe slips a jab from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer cracks Shoe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Meyer looks to land a left hand but Shoe moved out of range nicely.
Shoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Meyer cracks Shoe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shoe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulrik Meyer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shoe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Meyer misses its intended target.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Shoe.
Shoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shoe momentarily.
Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Shoe's shoulder, as Shoe tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Meyer lands.
Shoe ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick from Shoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Shoe is out of range.
Shoe missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Shoe misses.
Shoe throws a head kick that Meyer semi-blocks.
Meyer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shoe doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoe cracks Meyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Meyer blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shoe moves out of range as Meyer throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Meyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shoe blocks the body kick.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Shoe ducks down to avoid it.
Shoe throwing a counter right hand but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Shoe misses with a looping right.
Meyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Meyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer misses the body punch
and Shoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe throws a solid leg kick but Meyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shoe.
Shoe swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Shoe connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shoe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shoe tries to clinch there but Meyer circles away.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoe.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Shoe moved away.
Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
Meyer takes one on the button.
Shoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Shoe misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Shoe.
Meyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shoes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shoe lands a big head kick that sends Meyer tumbling to the mat! Shoe takes a step backwards and waves Meyer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Meyer is rocked!
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Shoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meyer.
Shoe moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a leg kick but Meyer checks it.
Shoe looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
A jab from Meyer misses.
Meyer misses with a hook.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
Meyer lands a jab to Shoe's midsection.
Shoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Shoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meyer doesn't seem phased though.
Shoe throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Meyer catches Shoe right on the button with a cross.
Meyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shoe.
Shoe looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
Meyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Shoe counters with a good low kick that Meyer was not able to check.
Shoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meyer's head backwards.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Shoe is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Shoe tries to work over Meyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shoe slips under a jab from Meyer.
Shoe checks the leg kick.
Shoe is looking to counter punch.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Shoe avoids them all with ease.
Shoe missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shoe checks a leg kick.
Shoe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shoe moves out of range as Meyer strikes.
Shoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meyer's sensitive parts.
Shoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe lands a slapping body shot.
Shoe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Meyer checks a low kick from Shoe.
Meyer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Meyer throws an off balance right hand
enabling Shoe to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gum Shoe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shoe takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shoe.
Shoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Meyer as he checks the leg kick.
Shoe punishes Meyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Shoe looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Shoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shoe misses with a body kick.
Meyer catches Shoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Shoe misses.
Shoe misses with an uppercut.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Meyer is predictable there
and Shoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyer.
Shoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meyer on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws an off balance right hand
and Shoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow Shoe down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shoe.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Meyer misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoe.
Meyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meyer connects with the punch.
Meyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Shoe should have avoided that one.
A jab from Meyer does it's job there.
Shoe blocks the body kick.
Meyer misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Shoe misses its intended target.
Meyer loads up on a big right hand but Shoe slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meyer flicks out a counter leg kick but Shoe steps away.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shoe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meyer ducks right into an uppercut from Shoe.
Shoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shoe looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Shoe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meyer checks it well.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Meyer counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Shoe.
Shoe lands with a cross.
Meyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Shoe avoids them all with ease.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Shoe.
Shoe scores with a hook to the body. Meyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of Shoe's head but Shoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Shoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Shoe coming out on top.
Shoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Shoe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shoe is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Meyer misses.
A jab from Meyer misses.
Shoe moves forwards but Meyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shoe moves out of range as Meyer strikes.
Meyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer avoids a kick to the body.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoe misses with an uppercut.
Meyer throws a counter combo.
Shoe misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Shoe scores with a jab to the head.
Shoe lands with a cross.
Shoe ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Shoe misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Shoe misses the target.
A punch combination from Meyer misses.
Shoe tried to score with a low kick but Meyer checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoe.
Meyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meyer scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gum Shoe.
Well Shoe 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gum Shoe!
Gum Shoe took some time post fight to say the following; 'Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.
Ulrik Meyer was interviewed post fight and said 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 1421 p4p, 60 weight class) and Colin McLauhglin (ranked 1247 p4p, 55 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. McLauhglin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What the hell are you waiting for. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Valentine catches McLauhglin right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Colin McLauhglin has been cut.
McLauhglin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McLauhglin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Valentine lands a glancing blow to the side of McLauhglin's head.
Valentine throws a hook but McLauhglin avoids it easily.
McLauhglin misses with a straight right.
McLauhglin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
McLauhglin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McLauhglin closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
McLauhglin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McLauhglin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from McLauhglin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLauhglin. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLauhglin.
Valentine cracks McLauhglin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McLauhglin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Valentine finish him?
McLauhglin is rocked!
McLauhglin slips a jab from Valentine.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLauhglin moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from McLauhglin misses.
McLauhglin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Remy Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Valentine throws the left hand but McLauhglin avoids the punch easily.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine misses with a left hand
and McLauhglin counters with a nice body kick.
McLauhglin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McLauhglin ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but McLauhglin ducks down to avoid it.
McLauhglin drops Valentine with a left and a right! Oh, Valentine is hurt - McLauhglin dives into side control looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but McLauhglin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
McLauhglin working the ground and pound.
Valentine is rocked!
McLauhglin lands a big left to the face of Valentine, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from McLauhglin and another - Valentine is out! McLauhglin stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin!
Our winner, Colin McLauhglin, 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.
In defeat, Remy Valentine stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am going to get with my team and rethink a few thinks.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 719 p4p, 86 weight class) and Brody Kavanagh (ranked 558 p4p, 70 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Souvlaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Greek Anthem. 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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh thuds a left hand into Souvlaki's body.
Souvlaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Souvlaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kavanagh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot.
Souvlaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kavanagh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Souvlaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Souvlaki has a takedown stuffed.
Souvlaki misses with a looping right.
Souvlaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souvlaki needs to keep his hands up - Kavanagh had a free shot at his head there.
A left and a right from Souvlaki both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Kavanagh there.
Kavanagh works the jab nicely.
Souvlaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kavanagh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kavanagh.
Souvlaki ducks right into an uppercut from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Souvlaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Souvlaki blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kavanagh.
A swing and a miss from Souvlaki.
Nice uppercut there from Kavanagh.
Brody Kavanagh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the side of Souvlaki's head but Souvlaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Souvlaki misses.
Souvlaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Souvlaki is looking to stall here but Kavanagh recovers full guard.
Kavanagh pulls Souvlaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Souvlaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Souvlaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kavanagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Kavanagh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Kavanagh!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki pulls Kavanagh in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souvlaki is trying to keep Kavanagh in close.
Kavanagh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kavanagh tries to free his leg and advance position but Souvlaki is retaining full guard.
Souvlaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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!
Kavanagh stands and throws Souvlaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kavanagh takes a little break here. Souvlaki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Souvlaki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kavanagh is working away from the top position though.
Kavanagh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kavanagh works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kavanagh tries to control but Souvlaki wriggling away.
Souvlaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Souvlaki is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kavanagh controlling from the full mount.
Souvlaki tries to hold on but Kavanagh postures up.
Kavanagh blocks Souvlaki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kavanagh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Souvlaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kavanagh tries to control but Souvlaki wriggling away.
Kavanagh controlling his opponent.
Souvlaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Kavanagh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kavanagh gets caught napping as Souvlaki dives in and scores a takedown. Kavanagh manages to retain guard.
Brody Kavanagh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souvlaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kavanagh trying to keep a closed guard but Souvlaki is proving a slippery customer.
Souvlaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kavanagh holds on and takes a little breather.
Souvlaki preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Kavanagh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Kavanagh!
Kavanagh trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki is trying to control the position but Kavanagh postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kavanagh 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.
Kavanagh passes Souvlaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kavanagh trying to control the action but Souvlaki is working from the bottom.
Kavanagh is pressing down on Souvlaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Souvlaki is holding on for now.
Souvlaki wants to improve his position but Kavanagh is controlling well.
Kavanagh is taking a breather. Souvlaki 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.
Souvlaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Souvlaki wants to control the action here but instead Kavanagh manages to pass to full mount!
Kavanagh wants to control the pace but Souvlaki is squirming around nicely.
Kavanagh controlling the position easily from mount.
Souvlaki 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki tries to lock up and control but Kavanagh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Souvlaki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kavanagh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kavanagh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kavanagh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kavanagh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Souvlaki is looking to get to half guard.
Kavanagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kavanagh controlling from mount.
Kavanagh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Souvlaki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Souvlaki shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh blocks Souvlaki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Souvlaki wants to control but Kavanagh is having none of it.
Kavanagh prevents Souvlaki from getting the reversal.
Kavanagh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kavanagh trying to control but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Souvlaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh trying to control but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki gets back to half guard.
Kavanagh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kavanagh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Souvlaki is just riding it out for now. Kavanagh eventually gives up the hold.
Souvlaki is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kavanagh wants to work for an arm triangle but Souvlaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Kavanagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kavanagh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kavanagh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kavanagh throws a shot from downtown. Souvlaki moves away and avoids it.
Brody Kavanagh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souvlaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kavanagh's half guard.
Kavanagh is trying to get back to full guard.
Kavanagh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Souvlaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kavanagh felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kavanagh moves into full guard.
Souvlaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Kavanagh is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanagh looking to control.
Kavanagh looking for a sweep. Not yet Kavanagh, not yet.
Souvlaki throwing strikes from guard but Kavanagh blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kavanagh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souvlaki throws a strike but Kavanagh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kavanagh advances to half guard.
Souvlaki is pressing down on Kavanagh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Souvlaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kavanagh trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kavanagh 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.
Kavanagh advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh advances to full mount.
Souvlaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kavanagh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Souvlaki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kavanagh controlling his opponent.
Souvlaki gets back to half guard.
Kavanagh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Souvlaki defends it well.
Souvlaki wants to control but Kavanagh is keeping busy.
Kavanagh wants to free his trapped foot but Souvlaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kavanagh in particular looking to stall.
Souvlaki trying to control here.
Souvlaki is staying active underneath Kavanagh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souvlaki is trying to control but can't.
Souvlaki is staying active underneath Kavanagh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Souvlaki wants to control but Kavanagh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kavanagh wants to take a breather but Souvlaki is having none of it.
Souvlaki striking from the bottom.
Kavanagh trying to control the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Souvlaki is looking for a sweep. Kavanagh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kavanagh is looking for a kimura here.
Souvlaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Koulouraki Souvlaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souvlaki is pressing down on Kavanagh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kavanagh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souvlaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kavanagh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kavanagh is pushing down on Souvlaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Souvlaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Kavanagh has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Kavanagh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kavanagh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Kavanagh!
Brody Kavanagh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 672 p4p, 82 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 446 p4p, 54 weight class). Bob Suf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergey Sklemin's chin.
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188 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suf throws a hook but Sklemin avoids it easily.
Suf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sklemin.
Suf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheers as Sklemin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suf doesn't seem phased though.
Suf throws a hook but Sklemin blocks it.
Suf misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Sklemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suf delivers a nice body kick.
Sklemin dips to his left and cracks Suf with an uppercut!
Suf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sklemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suf.
Suf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suf throws a head kick that misses.
Sklemin throws a hook to the side of Suf's head but Suf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sklemin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sklemin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sklemin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sklemin misses with the combination.
Suf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Suf has knocked Sklemin down with a huge combo! Suf steps away and waves a wobbly Sklemin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sklemin is rocked!
A big right from Suf misses.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Suf finish him?
Suf misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sklemin misses the target.
Suf feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sklemin throws a jab but it's blocked by Suf.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sklemin loads up on a big right hand but Suf slips the punch.
Sklemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suf is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sklemin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suf lands a leg kick that knocks Sklemin off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sklemin connects with a jab.
Sklemin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sklemin jabs at Suf's body.
A low kick from Suf is predictable there
and Sklemin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sklemin lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suf lands a big right hand that sends Sklemin crashing to the mat! Suf stays standing though and waves Sklemin back to his feet!
Suf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sklemin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Sklemin.
Sklemin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suf throws a leg kick but Sklemin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sklemin scores with a body shot.
Suf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sklemin.
Sklemin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sklemin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sklemin throws a series of punches but Suf moves out of range.
Suf staying out of range there.
Sklemin lands a jab to the head.
Suf throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suf lands a big uppercut and Sklemin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sklemin looks OK. Suf waves Sklemin back to his feet!
Sklemin staying out of range there.
Sklemin is holding his hands too far apart here. Suf throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sklemin is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Suf!
A victorious Bob Suf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 237 p4p, 36 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 171 p4p, 31 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov throws an overhand right that lands on Makaki Iii's shoulder, as Makaki Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Makaki Iii wants to clinch but Savkov slips to the side
and Savkov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savkov swings widly with a right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with an inside leg kick.
Savkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makaki Iii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savkov has time to react.
Savkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makaki Iii tries to score with a low kick but Savkov moves his leg out of the way.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Savkov is just out of range.
Makaki Iii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savkov attempts a counter takedown but Makaki Iii avoids it well and moves away.
Savkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Makaki Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice strike.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Savkov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savkov defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savkov walks into a straight right hand from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savkov.
Makaki Iii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makaki Iii defends it nicely.
Makaki Iii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Savkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Savkov checks it.
Makaki Iii throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaki Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Savkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makaki Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Savkov misses the jab.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Savkov finds it's target.
Savkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makaki Iii to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Savkov saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Savkov's front leg with a kick but Savkov checks it.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Savkov is just out of range.
Makaki Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makaki Iii lands a jab to Savkov's midsection.
Savkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makaki Iii misses the jab.
Savkov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch up but Savkov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Savkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Savkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Makaki Iii is trying to control the position but Savkov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Makaki Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makaki Iii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Savkov.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Makaki Iii keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
Savkov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov postures up and lands a big shot to Makaki Iii's brow.
Savkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savkov 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.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Makaki Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savkov stays in close to Makaki Iii's body and controls the position.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Makaki Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Makaki Iii has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Makaki Iii holds on and takes a little breather.
Makaki Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savkov throwing strikes from guard but Makaki Iii blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
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.
Makaki Iii staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii stuns Savkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savkov misses with a double jab.
Makaki Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Makaki Iii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makaki Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov throws a jab when Makaki Iii was well out of range.
Savkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makaki Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch up.
Makaki Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savkov.
A cross from Savkov lands.
Makaki Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savkov's sensitive parts.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Savkov moves out of range.
Makaki Iii looks to throw a body kick
and Savkov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Makaki Iii!
Savkov throws a strike aimed at the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii avoids it well.
Savkov trying to control the position but Makaki Iii is working away.
Savkov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Makaki Iii is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Savkov yanks on the arm and Makaki Iii is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Savkov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavel Savkov!
In his post fight interview, Pavel Savkov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 183 p4p, 32 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 444 p4p, 62 weight class). Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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31
175 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warror.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northrop moves into range and clinches up with Warror.
Northrop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warror misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Stalling in the clinch from Northrop.
Northrop manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Warror's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Northrop tries to clinch up.
Warror tried to counter with a leg kick but Northrop avoided it.
Warror wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Northrop misses with the body kick
and Warror counters with an inside leg kick.
Northrop shoots in but Warror avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Northrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Northrop moves in looking to clinch but Warror pushes him off.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Northrop just manages to avoid it.
Warror throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Warror swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Northrop.
Northrop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror gets tackled into the cage by Northrop. Northrop maintains the clinch.
Northrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Northrop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Northrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Northrop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Northrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Northrop throws an elbow but misses.
Northrop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Northrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Northrop just leaning against Warror, taking a breather.
Northrop blocking some punches.
Northrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Northrop is trying to pull guard but Warror has him pressed against the cage.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
Northrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Warror as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror struggles to land a body shot inside as Northrop controls his hands.
Warror scores with a hook to the body.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Northrop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Warror up against the cage.
Northrop tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Warror can't find room to land a body shot as Northrop controls the action.
Northrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warror just stands there and leans against the cage.
Northrop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Northrop is trying to break the clinch but Warror is controlling him.
Northrop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Northrop gets through Warror's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Northrop.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Northrop working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
Northrop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Warror uses from the top position.
Northrop has his foot on Warror's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Warror works his way back into a safe position though.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Warror from controlling successfully.
Northrop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warror trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
Northrop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Northrop has Warror pulled in close to control his posture.
Northrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warror is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warror has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Northrop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warror defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warror trying to control the position from guard on top but Northrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Northrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warror can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warror stands and throws Northrop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Warror staying calm.
Northrop manages to work his way to half guard, despite Warror's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's time! Warror's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Northrop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Northrop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Northrop fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Northrop forces Warror back against the cage and clinches.
Northrop pulls guard.
Warror won't allow Northrop to sweep him here.
Warror postures up.
Northrop is looking for a triangle but Warror pushes his legs off easily.
Warror prevents Northrop from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warror looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop trying to keep a closed guard but Warror is proving a slippery customer.
Warror is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror wants to stand but Northrop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Warror trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Northrop tries to clinch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Northrop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warror bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Northrop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Warror finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Northrop wants to clinch up but Warror keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror is looking to slow Northrop down with leg kicks.
Northrop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Northrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Northrop has his takedown stuffed
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Northrop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Northrop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warror paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Northrop misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Northrop wants to clinch up but Warror keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Northrop. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as Northrop blocks the low kick.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Northrop can do to turn this around?
Northrop moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Warror with a hook.
Warror stuns Northrop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Northrop misses with a two punch combination.
Northrop tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Warror staying out of range there.
Northrop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warror sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Northrop somewhat.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Northrop misses.
Northrop pushes Warror up against the cage in a clinch.
Warror digs a right hand underneath Northrop's ribcage. Northrop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Northrop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warror presses Northrop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Northrop.
Northrop gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Warror regains guard.
Northrop is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warror utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Northrop throwing strikes but missing.
Northrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Northrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Northrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warror keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
Warror is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Northrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Northrop landing some decent shots from guard.
Northrop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop wants to control from the top but Warror keeps moving.
Warror is controlling Northrop's posture.
Warror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Northrop checks a low kick from Warror.
Warror keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Warror throws a leg kick but Northrop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Northrop tries to clinch
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
Northrop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warror lands a nice looking kick to the body. Northrop takes a step back to recover.
Warror avoids a punch combination nicely.
Northrop dips to his left and cracks Warror with an uppercut!
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop misses with a low kick.
Warror was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Northrop moves to clinch but Warror breaks away
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Northrop misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Warror to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop tries to clinch up but Warror circles away and keeps his distance.
Northrop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warror defends it nicely.
Warror is looking to counter punch.
Northrop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Warror.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop 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.
Good leg kick by Warror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Northrop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Northrop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Northrop misses with a head kick.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Northrop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Northrop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Warror counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Northrop is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Northrop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Northrop has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop fails to pull guard.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Russell Northrop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Northrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Warror scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warror creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Northrop is trying to break the clinch but Warror has him pressed against the cage.
Northrop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Northrop lands with a right to the head.
Warror throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Northrops head.
A short right from Warror on the inside.
Warror lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Northrop.
Northrop is trying to pull guard but Warror turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Northrop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warror working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Northrop is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warror.
Northrop is still on wobbly legs! Can Warror finish him?
Warror misses with a body punch.
Northrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Northrop seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Northrop finds it's target.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Warror moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warror feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Northrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warror connects with the punch.
Warror scoring well with a low kick there.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop is looking to chop away at Warror's legs.
Warror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Northrop.
Warror fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Northrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Northrop misses with a low kick.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warror, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Northrop - just one landing.
Warror keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Northrop misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warror scores with a decent looking hook.
Northrop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Northrop misses with a wild body shot.
Northrop shoots in looking for a takedown but Warror manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Northrop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Warror lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paul Warror is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop throws a right and a left that Warror avoids nicely.
Northrop walks into a jab.
Warror feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Northrop's calf.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Northrop wants to land a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Northrop off balance momentarily.
Northrop fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warror, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
An out of breath Paul Warror thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Russell Northrop was interviewed post fight and said 'No fair. He tried to kiss me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 64 p4p, 12 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 287 p4p, 46 weight class). Chikatchawan comes into the arena with Animal blaring out of the sound system. Rautio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: mickey avalon. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Rautio misses its intended target.
Chikatchawan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rautio throws the kick towards the body but Chikatchawan avoids it.
Chikatchawan stuns Rautio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chikatchawan on the side of the head.
Chikatchawan moves away from the strike by Rautio.
Chikatchawan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chikatchawan takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Chikatchawan blocks the low kick.
Rautio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chikatchawan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rautio cracks Chikatchawan with a nice body shot.
Chikatchawan has a couple of punches blocked by Rautio.
Chikatchawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Chikatchawan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chikatchawan scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rautio.
Rautio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rautio or not.
Chikatchawan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan gets through Rautio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rautio blocks a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Rautio working aggressively here.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rautio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rautio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chikatchawan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rautio can turn it around.
Chikatchawan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chikatchawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rautio backwards.
Chikatchawan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rautio looks winded!
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rautio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chikatchawan tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
Chikatchawan prevents a body shot from Rautio.
Chikatchawan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chikatchawan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chikatchawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Chikatchawan breaks the clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook. Rautio ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chikatchawan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chikatchawan with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chikatchawan.
A shot to the body from Rautio misses
and Chikatchawan counters by clinching up.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Chikatchawan misses with some punches.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Chikatchawan controls the action.
Chikatchawan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a hook that snaps the head of Rautio backwards.
Rautio blocks a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chikatchawan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rautio misses with a body punch.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan cracks Rautio with a nice body shot.
Chikatchawan gets through Rautio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rautio blocks a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rautio backwards.
A short right from Chikatchawan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Chikatchawan controls his hands.
Chikatchawan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chikatchawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chikatchawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan pushes Rautio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chikatchawan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chikatchawan blocks an uppercut.
Chikatchawan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Rautio.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Rautio's ribcage. Rautio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rautio prevents a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch to the body.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Chikatchawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chikatchawan misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chikatchawan fakes the leg kick and cracks Rautio in the body.
Rautio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chikatchawan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rautio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rautio checks the leg kick.
Chikatchawan thows a leg kick but Rautio checks it
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
Chikatchawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rautio is rocked!
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick that knocks Rautio off balance momentarily.
Chikatchawan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rautio is out of range.
Rautio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rautio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio defending well as Chikatchawan loads up on a big left hand.
Rautio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chikatchawan with a body shot.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautio misses with a leg kick
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautio is still on wobbly legs! Can Chikatchawan finish him?
Chikatchawan closes the distance and clinches.
Tsoko Chikatchawan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan lands a left hand.
Rautio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chikatchawan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio is breathing heavily.
Rautio throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Rautio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chikatchawan lands a big right hand that drops Rautio! The killer instinct kicks in and Chikatchawan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chikatchawan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
A less than humble Tsoko Chikatchawan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Nixon (ranked 35 p4p, 8 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 208 p4p, 33 weight class). Leeland Lillard has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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32
211 lbs
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217 lbs
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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
30 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
Nixon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard wants to clinch.
Lillard throws an off balance right hand
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon throwing a counter right hand but Lillard manages to avoid it.
Lillard throws a combination. Nixon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Evil Nixon has been cut.
Nixon 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon sizes up Lillard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nixon.
Nixon connects with a right hand. Lillard shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Nixon drives through and clinches with Lillard against the cage.
Lillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lillard misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
Nixon is pushing Lillard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Lillard lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillard.
Lillard can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon pushes Lillard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lillard working aggressively here.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Lillard.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lillard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nixon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lillard can turn it around.
Nixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Lillard fails to land.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard tries a body shot but Nixon blocks it.
Lillard working aggressively here.
I was talking to Nixon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lillard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon lands a left hand.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillards head.
Lillard lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nixon blocks an uppercut.
Lillard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nixon avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Nixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nixon scores with a hook to the body.
Nixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nixon avoids a wild elbow strike from Lillard.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lillard.
A head punch on the inside from Lillard fails to land.
Lillard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lillard lands a right hand.
Lillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lillard misses with some punches.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Lillard controls the action.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lillard misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Lillard.
Nixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nixon.
Nixon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lillard lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evil Nixon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lillard moves out of range of the body kick.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon misses with a looping right.
Nixon feints and then cracks Lillard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lillard down.
Nixon throws a leg kick
and Lillard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Nixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard closes the distance but Nixon moves to the side
and Nixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lillard missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lillard checks a leg kick.
Lillard moves away from the strike by Nixon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Lillard.
Nixon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lillard, pushing him back against the cage.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lillard lands an uppercut.
Lillard pushes Nixon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lillard has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard digs a right hand into Nixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nixon's gas tank.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lillard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lillard lands with a short shot to the head.
Lillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Nixon controls his hands.
Lillard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Nixon.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Nixon lands with a nice body kick.
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nixon blocks it well.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lillard lands with a nice body kick.
Lillard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lillard throws a sloppy head kick and Nixon moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Lillard finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nixon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lillard doesn't seem phased though.
Nixon avoids the head kick by Lillard.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lillard! But no joy.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lillard moves away from the strike by Nixon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon scores with a decent looking hook.
Nixon thumps Lillard with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nixon as he connects with a hook.
Nixon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whack! Nixon lands a heavy head kick that drops Lillard. The ref tackles Nixon to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lillard was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Evil Nixon!
During a confident post fight interview, Evil Nixon 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class) and Aleksandar Dragović (ranked 187 p4p, 6 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . Dragović has chosen Immortal Technique - Mark Of The Beast feat. Akir & Beast 1333 as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Dragović!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels looks to clinch
and Dragović counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dragović bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragović moves out of range as Frankels throws a body kick.
Frankels ducks under a wild hook from Dragović.
Frankels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frankels thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Dragović.
Frankels throws a shot to the body.
Dragović is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragović misses with an uppercut
and Frankels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Aleksandar Dragović has been cut.
Dragović throws a hook but Frankels avoids it easily.
Frankels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Frankels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dragović avoids a kick to the body.
Dragović avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frankels backing away here, and Dragović unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Frankels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragovićs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragović takes a swing at Frankels's ribcage but misses.
Frankels gets a double leg takedown into Dragović's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels wants to control from the top but Dragović keeps moving.
Frankels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragović has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frankels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Frankels throws a big right hand that misses.
Dragović is pulling down on Frankels's head. It's preventing any offense from Frankels, at least for the moment.
Frankels looking to sit in guard and control but Dragović gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dragović preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels keeping full guard, as Dragović tries to pass.
Frankels looking to control but Dragović passes into half guard.
Frankels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dragović engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dragović works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Frankels is trying to maintain the position but Dragović is very close to passing his half guard.
Frankels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frankels tries to roll over but Dragović keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels works his way to full guard. Good work.
Frankels working a defensive guard here.
Dragović preventing the sweep.
Frankels keeping full guard, as Dragović tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankels keeping moving, preventing Dragović from controlling successfully.
Dragović has gone for a leg lock! Frankels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dragović's guard.
Frankels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dragović is on top in guard.
Frankels working for a triangle but Dragović defends it easily.
Dragović drops back, looking for a kneebar! Frankels looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Frankels looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Frankels!
Dragović is looking to regain half guard here but Frankels keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocket Bob Frankels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Dragović's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dragović scores with a nice body kick.
Dragović lands a jab to Frankels's midsection.
Dragović ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
Frankels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dragović.
Frankels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragović.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragović.
Dragović throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frankels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Dragović misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragović.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels misses with a left hand
and Dragović connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragović takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frankels throws a looping overhand right but Dragović ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dragović. Frankels shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragović slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frankels throws a hook but Dragović blocks it.
Frankels misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dragović counter with a right hand.
Frankels throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Frankels misses.
Frankels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragović manages to avoid it.
Dragović scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dragović misses with a looping left.
Frankels throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Dragović counter with a right hand.
Frankels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragović was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankels.
Frankels misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragović makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frankels misses with a head kick.
Dragović lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frankels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dragović finds it's way round the side to connect with Frankels's head.
Frankels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragović throws a combination. Frankels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dragović keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooh!!! Dragović has knocked Frankels down with a huge combo! Dragović steps away and waves a wobbly Frankels back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Frankels is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frankels.
Frankels gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dragović gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Frankels is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Dragović!
Aleksandar Dragović is the new super heavyweight champion!
Aleksandar Dragović thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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