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TGC 64: Hepple vs Melodies PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aniceto Platanares (ranked 7675 p4p, 496 weight class) and Vitaly Golovkin (ranked 3145 p4p, 281 weight class). Platanares comes to the cage accompanied by Las Piedras Rodantes (El Tri de Mejico). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniceto Platanares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaly Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a hook but Platanares avoids it easily.
Platanares misses with a takedown
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Platanares ducks down to avoid it.
Platanares wants to clinch
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps Platanares's head back.
Platanares gets a clinch.
Golovkin tries to break free but Platanares pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Platanares won't allow it.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Platanares has him pinned against the cage.
Golovkin is pressed up against the cage. Platanares has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Golovkin down to the mat. Golovkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Platanares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aniceto Platanares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Platanares drives through with a takedown into Golovkin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Platanares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Golovkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Platanares is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Golovkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Platanares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Platanares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Platanares wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Platanares.
Platanares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Platanares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Platanares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Platanares cracks Golovkin with a solid left hand.
Platanares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Platanares.
Platanares controlling from the top position.
Platanares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Platanares prevents Golovkin from getting back to his feet.
Platanares postures up in Golovkin's guard and throws a big left but Golovkin blocks it.
Platanares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Golovkin wants to stand and escape but Platanares is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Golovkin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Platanares landing with the ground and pound.
Platanares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Platanares throwing strikes from guard but Golovkin blocks nicely.
Platanares 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.
Platanares scoring with some ground and pound.
Platanares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Platanares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platanares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Platanares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Platanares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Platanares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Platanares postures up in Golovkin's guard and throws a big left but Golovkin blocks it.
Platanares throws a big elbow that misses.
Platanares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Golovkin being controlled here, momentarily.
Platanares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Platanares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Platanares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Platanares trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golovkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Platanares.
Platanares is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Platanares stands up over Golovkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Platanares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Platanares trying to control but Golovkin is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Platanares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Platanares wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Platanares throwing strikes but missing.
Golovkin wants to stand but Platanares is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aniceto Platanares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Platanares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Platanares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Golovkin is pushing Platanares's head away, looking to escape. Platanares manages to hold on to the position though.
Platanares throws a strike aimed at the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin avoids it well.
Golovkin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Platanares is putting a hurting on Golovkin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Platanares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Platanares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Golovkin is avoiding damage well.
Platanares working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Platanares throws a strike aimed at the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin avoids it well.
Check out the look on Platanares's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Golovkin dodges the ground and pound from Platanares.
Platanares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golovkin keeps working.
Platanares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Golovkin is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Platanares trying to control the position but Golovkin is working away.
Platanares is putting a hurting on Golovkin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Platanares throws a strike aimed at the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin avoids it well.
Platanares is chipping away with strikes.
Platanares cracks Golovkin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Platanares misses with the ground and pound.
Platanares in side control, throwing shots but Golovkin defends.
An elbow from Platanares crashes against the mat.
Golovkin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Platanares misses with the ground and pound.
Golovkin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Platanares landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Platanares working the ground and pound.
Platanares landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
An elbow from Platanares crashes against the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Platanares lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Platanares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Golovkin is avoiding damage well.
Golovkin defending against the ground and pound.
Platanares works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Platanares in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Platanares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golovkin keeps working.
Golovkin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Platanares throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platanares connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Golovkin some visible discomfort.
Platanares working the ground and pound.
Golovkin is rocked!
Platanares trying to control the position but Golovkin is working away.
Platanares working the ground and pound from side control.
Platanares working the ground and pound.
Platanares cracks Golovkin with a big right hand but Golovkin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Platanares connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Golovkin some visible discomfort.
Golovkin is still in real trouble! Can Platanares finish him?
Golovkin taking a bit of punishment here - Platanares scoring with strikes.
Platanares scoring with punches and elbows.
Platanares lands a big left to the face of Golovkin, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Platanares and another - Golovkin is out! Platanares stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aniceto Platanares!
Aniceto Platanares very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Ngannou (ranked 3579 p4p, 314 weight class) and Baron Brady (ranked 4579 p4p, 380 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Ngannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brady lands a left and a right that send Ngannou crashing to the mat, dazed. Brady thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ngannou is rocked!
It looks like Frankie Ngannou has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Brady blocks the low kick.
Oh Ngannou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngannou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brady's head.
Ngannou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ngannou seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngannou tries a head kick but it misses.
Brady throws a hook to the side of Ngannou's head but Ngannou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ngannou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ngannou misses with a wild combination.
Ngannou lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Ngannou tenderised Brady's leg. Brady is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brady needs to keep his hands up - Ngannou had a free shot at his head there.
Ngannou has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries for a takedown but Ngannou circles away easily
and Ngannou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ngannou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brady on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brady waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngannou.
Ngannou lands a big uppercut and Brady crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brady looks OK. Ngannou waves Brady back to his feet!
Brady is rocked!
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!
Ngannou lands a nice looking body shot.
Brady is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngannou finish him?
Brady looks winded!
Ngannou lands a nice looking body kick.
Ngannou drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Brady's head, knocking him out cold! Ngannou is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Ngannou!
Frankie Ngannou thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 2314 p4p, 101 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 4324 p4p, 200 weight class). Agnarsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drop death - Squeel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom cracks Agnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Agnarsson throws a hook but Metharom avoids it easily.
Klahan Metharom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom with a jab.
Metharom connects with a nice looking jab.
Agnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarsson throws out the jab.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
Metharom misses with a left hand
and Agnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metharom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Agnarsson. That snapped Metharom's head back.
Agnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Agnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Agnarsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agnarsson misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Metharom connects with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Agnarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Metharom. Agnarsson shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Metharom. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Metharom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Agnarsson moves out of range easily.
Metharom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Agnarsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Metharom throws out the jab.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Metharom is having none of it.
Metharom cracks Agnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Metharom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Agnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Corner in the buildup to the fight.
Agnarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Metharom counters with a low kick, right behind Agnarsson 's knee.
Metharom throws a monster overhand right that drops Agnarsson! Metharom follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klahan Metharom!
Our winner, Klahan Metharom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Moore (ranked 2004 p4p, 288 weight class) and Jose Morales (ranked 2063 p4p, 300 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morales.
Moore feinted with a counter takedown.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morales sprawls well. Morales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales misses the jab.
Morales avoids the body shot from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Morales looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore scores with a jab. Morales acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morales scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Carl Moore has been cut.
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes Morales against the cage but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moore misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Morales 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.
Jose Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Moore has his takedown stuffed
and Morales counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales sends Moore crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Morales is motioning to the referee to let Moore up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Moore is rocked!
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!
Morales is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Moore flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Moore is out cold! Morales holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Morales!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Morales thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Carl Moore stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 3508 p4p, 384 weight class) and Junior Iron (ranked 1487 p4p, 185 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beliy has managed to clinch.
Iron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iron lands a right hand.
Beliy throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron.
Iron works on Beliy's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Iron.
Iron pulls guard successfully.
Beliy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beliy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron looking for a sweep. Not yet Iron, not yet.
Iron is trying to keep Beliy in close.
Iron wants to improve his position but instead Beliy has moved into half guard.
Iron wants to improve his position but Beliy is controlling well.
Iron is trying to maintain the position but Beliy is very close to passing his half guard.
Beliy stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Iron tries to roll over but Beliy keeps him under control.
Iron has his hands clasped together around Beliy's back. He's all about the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Iron is trying to maintain the position but Beliy is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beliy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iron backs up against the cage.
Iron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beliy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a hook but Iron avoids it easily.
Iron thuds a left hand into Beliy's body.
Crunch! Iron slams his shin into Beliy's torso.
Beliy tries to clinch
and Iron counters with a left and a right that stings Beliy.
Iron digs a good body shot into Beliy's ribs.
Iron misses with a double jab.
Beliy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iron connects with a right hand. Beliy shakes it off.
Beliy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beliy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iron.
Beliy lands a right hand.
Beliy blocks the elbow strike.
Beliy prevents a body shot from Iron.
Beliy can't find room to land a body shot as Iron controls the action.
Beliy lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beliy misses with some punches.
Iron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beliy misses with a body punch.
Beliy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irons head.
Beliy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beliy misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Beliy.
Iron blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Beliy.
Iron is rocked!
Beliy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iron is still on wobbly legs! Can Beliy finish him?
Iron tries a body shot but Beliy blocks it.
Beliy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beliy pushes Iron against the cage. Beliy is working some dirty boxing. Beliy pushes off with a quick right hook! Iron goes down! Iron tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Beliy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Beliy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Shakhbulatov (ranked 2536 p4p, 287 weight class) and Bobby Bianchi (ranked 915 p4p, 109 weight class). Shakhbulatov comes to the cage accompanied by Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Shakhbulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakhbulatov misses the shot to the body.
Bianchi misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bianchi lands with a straight right. Shakhbulatov didn't see that one coming.
Bianchi throws a hook to the side of Shakhbulatov's head but Shakhbulatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shakhbulatov attempts a counter takedown but Bianchi avoids it well and moves away.
Bianchi misses the jab.
Shakhbulatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bianchi.
It looked like Shakhbulatov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shakhbulatov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov clinches.
Shakhbulatov can't find room to land a body shot as Bianchi controls the action.
Bianchi tries to circle away but Shakhbulatov has him pinned against the cage.
Shakhbulatov lands with a left to the head.
Shakhbulatov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bianchi 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakhbulatov trying to control from half guard but Bianchi is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov is pressing down on Bianchi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bianchi is holding on for now.
Shakhbulatov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bianchi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shakhbulatov prevents Bianchi from improving his position.
Bianchi trying to control but Shakhbulatov postures up.
Bianchi tries to get to full guard but Shakhbulatov has control of the leg.
Bianchi actively working from the bottom here.
Bianchi is looking for a sweep. Shakhbulatov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shakhbulatov prevents Bianchi from standing back up.
Shakhbulatov lands strikes from half guard.
Bianchi is staying active underneath Shakhbulatov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bianchi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shakhbulatov is trying to control. Bianchi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bianchi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shakhbulatov is keen to just control but Bianchi is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shakhbulatov prevents Bianchi from standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Shakhbulatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut.
Bobby Bianchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakhbulatov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bianchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bianchi stuffs the takedown.
Bianchi lunges at Shakhbulatov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shakhbulatov's hand.
Shakhbulatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bianchi tries to avoid it but Shakhbulatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bianchi to the ground. Bianchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shakhbulatov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bianchi misses with a two punch combination.
Shakhbulatov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bianchi cracks a nice hook into Shakhbulatov's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bianchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Bianchi. Those never looked like landing.
Shakhbulatov throwing a counter right hand but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
A cross from Bianchi lands.
Shakhbulatov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bianchi's waist but Bianchi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shakhbulatov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Bianchi. Beautiful body shot.
Shakhbulatov throws a hook but Bianchi blocks it.
Shakhbulatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shakhbulatov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bianchi is fending him off so far but Shakhbulatov persists. Nope, Bianchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Shakhbulatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakhbulatov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bianchi swings for the body but Shakhbulatov moves out of range.
Bianchi misses with a hook.
Bianchi misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Shakhbulatov misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bianchi 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.
Good exchange - Bianchi coming out on top.
Shakhbulatov blocks a jab.
Shakhbulatov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shakhbulatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shakhbulatov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bianchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakhbulatov moves in looking to clinch but Bianchi pushes him off.
Shakhbulatov loads up on a big right hand but Bianchi slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bianchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bianchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shakhbulatov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shakhbulatov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Bianchi misses.
Shakhbulatov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shakhbulatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby Bianchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakhbulatov dives in and grabs Bianchi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bianchi pushes down on Shakhbulatov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakhbulatov tries to clinch but Bianchi moves out of range.
Shakhbulatov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi throws a big shot that misses.
Shakhbulatov blocks a jab.
Shakhbulatov attempts a counter takedown but Bianchi avoids it well and moves away.
Shakhbulatov fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shakhbulatov is defended easily by Bianchi.
Shakhbulatov shoots in looking for a takedown. Bianchi tries to sprawl out of it but Shakhbulatov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bianchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby Bianchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shakhbulatov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi throws a looping overhand right but Shakhbulatov ducks down to avoid it.
Bianchi walks into a jab.
Bianchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakhbulatov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bianchi throws an off balance right hand
and Shakhbulatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bianchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shakhbulatov gets the takedown into side control.
Bianchi throws Shakhbulatov to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bianchi misses with a wild body shot.
Bianchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakhbulatov staying out of range there.
Bianchi missing with a left hand there. Shakhbulatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shakhbulatov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi misses with a hook.
Shakhbulatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bianchi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakhbulatov. Bianchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Bianchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bianchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakhbulatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shakhbulatov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shakhbulatov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bianchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shakhbulatov's hands.
Bianchi throws out a loose jab but Shakhbulatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakhbulatov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bianchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakhbulatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bianchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Bianchi.
Bianchi scores with a body shot.
Shakhbulatov misses with a hook.
Bianchi ducks under a wild hook from Shakhbulatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bianchi. Shakhbulatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bianchi punishes Shakhbulatov's body with a nice straight punch.
Bianchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Shakhbulatov counters with a nice uppercut.
Shakhbulatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Bianchi misses.
Bianchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bianchi throws the left hand but Shakhbulatov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but Shakhbulatov moved out of range.
Bianchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shakhbulatovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shakhbulatov ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
Shakhbulatov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shakhbulatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bianchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shakhbulatov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shakhbulatov tries to clinch but Bianchi is having none of it.
Shakhbulatov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Shakhbulatov takes one to the side of the head.
Shakhbulatov has a takedown stuffed.
Shakhbulatov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bianchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bianchi throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bianchi throws a lazy right hand but Shakhbulatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shakhbulatov staying out of range there.
Bianchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shakhbulatov looks for a takedown but Bianchi sprawls well.
Shakhbulatov slips under a jab.
Shakhbulatov throwing a counter right hand but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
Bianchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakhbulatov moves into range and clinches up with Bianchi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bianchi misses with the head strike.
Shakhbulatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakhbulatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobby Bianchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov working aggressively here.
Bianchi breaks from the clinch.
Bianchi lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Bianchi.
Bianchi cracks Shakhbulatov with an open hand slap.
Shakhbulatov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Bianchi finds it's target.
A jab from Bianchi misses.
Bianchi swings for the body but Shakhbulatov moves out of range.
Shakhbulatov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shakhbulatov moves in looking to clinch but Bianchi pushes him off.
Shakhbulatov shoots in and drives through. Bianchi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakhbulatov lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi stuffs the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Shakhbulatov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakhbulatov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bianchi kicks Shakhbulatov off and gets back to his feet.
Bianchi throws a shot from downtown. Shakhbulatov moves away and avoids it.
Shakhbulatov slips under a jab from Bianchi.
Rustam Shakhbulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bianchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakhbulatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shakhbulatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bianchi.
Bianchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Shakhbulatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bianchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bianchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bianchi!
Bobby Bianchi 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Gentili (ranked 3376 p4p, 375 weight class) and Ted Williams (ranked 2764 p4p, 312 weight class). Williams has chosen Cat Scratch Fever as his entrance music. Danilo Gentili has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
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168 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Gentili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ted Williams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a nice combination. Gentili backs away looking to recover.
Gentili fails to land the takedown.
Williams lands with a straight right. Gentili didn't see that one coming.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentili looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Gentili shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Gentili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Gentili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentili takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gentili shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gentili fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams with the counter takedown but Gentili avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams 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.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Gentili's ribs.
Gentili dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gentili drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gentili wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Gentili tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentili passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Williams!
Gentili working for a guillotine from mount but Williams is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentili swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danilo Gentili!
In defeat, Ted Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'I didn't take my opponent seriously! Back in the gym! Would like a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 631 p4p, 82 weight class) and Njord Norden (ranked 837 p4p, 107 weight class). Norden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Njord Norden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norden feints and then cracks Papadopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papadopoulos down.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Norden missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norden throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Papadopoulos!
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos lands a glancing blow to the side of Norden's head.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norden is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Norden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Papadopoulos blocks the low kick.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot that snaps Norden's head back.
Papadopoulos misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Norden moves his leg out of the way.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch there but Norden circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Norden is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Norden does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Papadopoulos misses its intended target.
Norden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Norden's ribcage but misses.
Papadopoulos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Norden blocks it.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Norden off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopoulos lands a nice hook to Norden's body. Norden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norden clinches up with Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norden's elbow.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norden or not.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos letting Norden take a breather here.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Norden trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Norden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos gets through Norden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norden lands with a light punch inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papadopoulos is keeping busy.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Norden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
Norden is trying to stall.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
A body shot lands from Norden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Norden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Norden's shoulder, as Norden tries to avoid the shot.
Norden tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick
and Norden counters by moving into the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Papadopoulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos is working Norden over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Norden works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Norden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norden lands a left hand.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Norden is leaning against Papadopoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Norden prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Norden tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norden misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norden.
Norden lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norden throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Norden scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norden prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
Norden is looking to control Papadopoulos's arms but Papadopoulos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norden has his back to the cage.
Norden lands a shoulder strike.
Avraam Papadopoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norden has Papadopoulos pressed against the cage.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norden blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Norden tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Norden.
A knee to the head by Norden.
Norden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Norden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norden tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Norden has managed to clinch.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Norden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Norden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Norden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norden misses with a knee strike.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norden can do to turn this around?
Papadopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos gets through Norden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Norden stalling in the clinch but Papadopoulos improves position.
Papadopoulos is working Norden over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Norden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
Papadopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nordens head.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
Norden is rocked!
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden is still on wobbly legs! Can Papadopoulos finish him?
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norden trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Papadopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a big uppercut that drops Norden! More strikes from Papadopoulos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Norden lies dazed against the cage as Papadopoulos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 148 p4p, 18 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 493 p4p, 60 weight class). Gagnon comes to the cage accompanied by Annihilator - King of the Kill. Cobb has chosen Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marciano Cobb told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagnon defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon is looking to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Cobb 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.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gagnon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Gagnon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon staying out of range there.
Cobb scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb 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.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
Cobb moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Gagnon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb keeping hold of Gagnon's head, controlling as best he can.
Gagnon stops Cobb from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cobb is trying to stand up here but Gagnon is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it.
Gagnon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cobb is just riding it out for now. Gagnon eventually gives up the hold.
Cobb is trying to control but can't.
Gagnon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gagnon passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon is looking to work his way around to Cobb's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Gagnon controlling from mount.
Cobb really wants to buck Gagnon off and get back to his feet.
Gagnon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gagnon avoids the attempt from Cobb to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gagnon won't let Cobb get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gagnon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cobb has worked his arm free - good work by Cobb!
Cobb wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cobb struggling a bit here.
Cobb stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb is trying to buck Gagnon off.
Gagnon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cobb, who protects the arm well.
Gagnon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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 Luc Gagnon 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.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Cobb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gagnon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws the left hand but Gagnon avoids the punch easily.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gagnon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Marciano Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Gagnon fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cobb digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
Cobb defending well as Gagnon loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Cobb.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Gagnon moved out of range nicely.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon avoids it easily.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Gagnon - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Marciano Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Gagnon lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon feinted with a counter takedown.
Gagnon with a poor takedown
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Cobb tests Gagnon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon is looking to clinch but Cobb is avoiding it.
Cobb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Gagnon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
Gagnon thuds a left hand into Cobb's body.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gagnon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gagnon doesn't seem bothered though.
Gagnon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a really nice looking cross but Gagnon seems unphased.
Cobb throws out a powerful jab.
Gagnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
Cobb slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Gagnon avoids nicely.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Cobb tests Gagnon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Cobb. No joy for Gagnon on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Gagnon's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cobb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon scores with a body shot.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb clobbers Gagnon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gagnon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gagnon misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Gagnon avoids them all with ease.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gagnon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Cobb's head back.
Gagnon scores with a nice head shot.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Gagnon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Gagnon misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gagnon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Gagnon feinted with a counter takedown.
Cobb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gagnon at a distance.
Nice jab there from Cobb.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Cobb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cobb connects with a right hand. Gagnon shakes it off.
Gagnon tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
Gagnon misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Gagnon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gagnon dives in and grabs Cobb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cobb pushes down on Gagnon's head and hops out.
A nice side step and Cobb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gagnon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon connects with a crisp jab.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Gagnon.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Gagnon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gagnon cracks Cobb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gagnon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobb is fending him off so far but Gagnon persists. Nope, Cobb circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cobb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gagnon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Gagnon throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gagnon.
Cobb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gagnon lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
Gagnon slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Gagnon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gagnon content to stall in guard here.
Cobb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gagnon passes into half guard.
Gagnon is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marciano Cobb just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobb momentarily.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon lands with a shot to the body.
Cobb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gagnon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Gagnon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb sizes up Gagnon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gagnon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cobb's head.
Gagnon takes one to the side of the head.
Gagnon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gagnon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gagnon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches up with Cobb, looking for a takedown. Gagnon pushes Cobb against the cage but Cobb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Cobb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cobb works the jab nicely.
Gagnon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gagnon throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Gagnon throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Gagnon does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cobb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cobb throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a right hand.
Gagnon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gagnon slips a jab from Cobb.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Gagnon needs to keep his hands up - Cobb had a free shot at his head there.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Gagnon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagnon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Gagnon finds it's way through Cobb's defenses.
Gagnon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Cobb stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cobb wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagnon walks into a jab.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Cobb.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gagnon connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cobb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gagnon momentarily.
Gagnon misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
Gagnon prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Gagnon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Gagnon is working for takedown but Cobb is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gagnon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Cobb tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Cobb tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb slips under a jab.
A left and a right from Cobb both land. Nice combination.
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Gagnon's shoulder, as Gagnon tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gagnon finds it's way round the side to connect with Cobb's head.
Cobb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Gagnon misses.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Gagnon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Gagnon cracks Cobb with an open hand slap.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Cobb sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gagnon defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb digs a good body shot into Gagnon's ribs.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
A shot to the liver by Gagnon. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb scores with a sloppy right hand. Gagnon should have avoided that one.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gagnon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Gagnon swings widly with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a series of strikes. Gagnon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Gagnon tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb scores with a nice right hand.
Gagnon throws a sloppy body shot
and Gagnon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb catches Gagnon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marciano Cobb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cobb 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb is the new middleweight champion!
Marciano Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 59 p4p, 10 weight class) and Taz Melodies (ranked 380 p4p, 53 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taz Melodies!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies scores with a decent looking hook.
Melodies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hepple thuds his right hand into Melodies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Melodies has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hepple lands with a right hand.
Melodies tries to bum rush Hepple with a series of wild strikes but Hepple uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hepple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melodies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Melodies was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hepple slips a straight right by Melodies.
Melodies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melodies misses with a combination
and Hepple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melodies jabs Hepple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hepple throws a hook to the side of Melodies's head but Melodies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melodies moves away.
Melodies misses with a straight right.
Melodies throws a low kick, looking for Hepple's leg but Hepple calmly moves out of range.
Melodies scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hepple throws a jab when Melodies was well out of range.
Hepple swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hepple to counter with a crisp jab.
Melodies throws a body shot but no joy.
Melodies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hepple manages to avoid it.
Hepple waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melodies.
Hepple misses with an uppercut.
Melodies looks to land a left hand but Hepple moved out of range nicely.
Hepple tries to clinch there but Melodies circles away.
Melodies swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Hepple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Melodies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hepple.
Hepple scores with a hook to the body. Melodies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melodies lands with a shot to the body.
Hepple looks to score with a jab to the body but Melodies is just out of range.
Hepple staying out of range there.
Melodies throws a shot from downtown. Hepple moves away and avoids it.
Melodies misses with a straight left.
Melodies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taz Melodies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melodies loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melodies scores with the left hand. Hepple knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hepple throws a big shot that misses.
Hepple waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melodies.
Hepple lands a nice shot that snaps Melodies's head back.
Melodies misses the body punch
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Melodies wants to clinch.
Hepple clinches with his opponent.
Hepple misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple struggles to land a body shot inside as Melodies controls his hands.
Melodies misses with the head strike.
Hepple lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Hepple.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies working aggressively here.
Melodies throws a punch but it's blocked by Hepple.
Melodies throws a punch but it's blocked by Hepple.
I was talking to Hepple's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hepple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melodies moves away.
Melodies lands with an uppercut that bounces Hepple off the cage and back into range.
Hepple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hepple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Melodies releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Melodies throws a sloppy head kick
and Hepple counters with a nice uppercut.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hepple throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melodies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hepple slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hepple with a nice cross.
Melodies misses with a looping left.
Melodies misses with a wild body shot.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Melodies.
The fighters circling - Melodies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melodies throws a jab when Hepple was well out of range.
Hepple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hepple fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melodies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melodies slips a jab from Hepple.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melodies walks into a stiff left hand from Hepple.
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melodies moves away.
Hepple takes a swing at Melodies's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Melodies misses.
Melodies misses with a body shot
and Hepple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melodies misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Melodies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hepple misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melodies! But no joy.
Melodies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hepple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melodies moves away from the strike by Hepple.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses.
Hepple moves out of range of the strikes.
Melodies lands a glancing blow to the side of Hepple's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melodies throws a jab but it's blocked by Hepple.
Hepple connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Melodies misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hepple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hepple uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melodies.
Hepple scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Melodies misses.
Melodies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melodies throws a push kick but Hepple slaps the foot to one side.
Melodies lands an overhand right.
Hepple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melodies moves away.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melodies throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Melodies misses with a wild body shot.
Melodies takes a swing at Hepple's ribcage but misses.
Hepple lands with a straight right. Melodies didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melodies ducks under a wild hook from Hepple.
Ronnie Hepple is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple scores with a punch to the head.
Melodies tries to keep at a distance but Hepple has taken the fight into the clinch.
Melodies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melodies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hepple.
Hepple manages to break the clinch.
Hepple shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Melodies fails to land with a series of punches.
Melodies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hepple.
Hepple tries to clinch there but Melodies circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melodies! But no joy.
Good shot there by Hepple.
Melodies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Hepple misses.
Melodies appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hepple swings widly with a right hand
letting Melodies counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melodies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hepple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hepple slips a jab and a cross from Melodies.
Hepple avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melodies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melodies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hepple throws a looping overhand right but Melodies ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Hepple finds it's way through Melodies's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Hepple lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melodies doesn't seem phased though.
Melodies is rocked!
Hepple throws a hook to the side of Melodies's head but Melodies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hepple lands a big head kick that sends Melodies tumbling to the mat! Hepple takes a step backwards and waves Melodies back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Melodies is still on wobbly legs! Can Hepple finish him?
Hepple lands an uppercut, right on the button! Melodies tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronnie Hepple!
Ronnie Hepple retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Ronnie Hepple rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Taz Melodies had this to say: 'No excuses....let's go get a beer.'.
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