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CEFC 295 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 5547 p4p, 640 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 9173 p4p, 804 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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211 lbs
32 - 15 - 1 |
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218 lbs
51 - 50 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jermaine Barksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch! misses with a looping left.
Bitch! throws an off balance right hand
and Barksdale counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barksdale looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bitch!!
Barksdale decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bitch! misses with a right hand
and Barksdale counters with a crisp one two that drops Bitch!! Barksdale thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bitch! to his feet! Bitch! is in big trouble!
Bitch! is rocked!
Barksdale lands a huge takedown. Bitch! is out but the ref is slow to react and Barksdale lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Bitch! lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Barksdale!
An intense looking Jermaine Barksdale took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My plan on winning or losing was to retire I'm 48 gonna turn 49 soon and i can't fight forever so i'm going to retire and i just want to say follow your dreams if i can fight till 48 anything is possible so i wiil retire'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermey Arnold (ranked 4808 p4p, 491 weight class) and Holy Angel (ranked 18820 p4p, 728 weight class). Jermey Arnold has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holy Angel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel wants to clinch.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Angel
and Arnold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Angel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
Arnold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Angel.
A clash of legs there as Arnold blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnold misses the target.
Angel tries to move into range but Arnold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel lands with a slapping head kick.
Angel throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnold counters with a left and a right that stings Angel.
Arnold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angel lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnold misses with a left hand
and Angel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arnold's knee momentarily.
Angel throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
A lazy left from Arnold finds it's target.
Angel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arnold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arnold moves out of range of the body kick from Angel.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arnold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arnold loads up on a big right hand but Angel slips the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Angel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Angel thuds a left hand into Arnold's body.
Angel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel takes the fight into the clinch.
Arnold stalling.
Angel misses with a body punch.
Arnold just leaning against Angel, taking a breather.
Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold gets through Angel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angel working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Angel 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.
Angel pushes Arnold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Angel blocks with his arms.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Angel on the inside.
Angel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angel lands with a left to the head.
Angel lands a shot to the body.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
Angel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angel blocks it with crossed arms.
Angel breaks from the clinch.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angel throws a body punch but Arnold moves out of range.
Angel wants to clinch
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Angel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angel throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnold misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to clinch but Arnold is having none of it.
Arnold lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
Angel clinches up against the cage.
Angel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold looking to throw knees to the head but Angel is blocking nicely.
Arnold just leaning against Angel, taking a breather.
Arnold pushes Angel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arnold lands a good knee to the midsection. Angel won't want to take too many of those.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Angel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Angel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold taking a breather.
Arnold trying to land knees to the body.
Angel has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holy Angel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arnold takes one to the side of the head.
Arnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Angel is just out of range.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Angel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angel tries to clinch but Arnold moves away
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
Angel takes the fight into the clinch.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holy Angel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Angel lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
A hook to the body from Arnold.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Angel avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arnold.
Arnold is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Angel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Angel misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angel throws a head kick that misses.
Jermey Arnold is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnold misses with a combination
and Angel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angel tried to score with a low kick but Arnold checks it.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angel throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold moves out of range as Angel strikes.
Arnold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Angel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Angel tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
Angel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Angel misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
Arnold looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Arnold. Beautiful body shot.
Arnold misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angel throws a leg kick but Arnold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angel moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Angel, as that shot connected.
Angel tries to clinch
and Arnold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Arnold blocks the low kick.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but Angel manages to avoid it.
Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold slips a straight right by Angel.
Arnold throws a series of punches but Angel avoids them all with ease.
Arnold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Angel throws a solid leg kick but Arnold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angel.
Nice defenses there by Angel.
Arnold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Angel.
Angel misses with a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnold misses with a double jab.
Arnold throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermey Arnold dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Arnold.
Arnold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Angel finds it's way round the side to connect with Arnold's head.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Angel throws a shot to the body.
Angel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Angel jabs at Arnold's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnold.
Angel throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Angel throws a body punch but Arnold moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel throws a series of punches but Arnold avoids them all with ease.
Arnold throws an overhand right that lands on Angel's shoulder, as Angel tries to avoid the shot.
Angel looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
Angel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel lands a front kick.
Arnold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Angel misses with the combination.
Arnold tries to clinch but Angel moves out of range.
Donk. Arnold catches Angel right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel dodges the punch combination from Arnold.
Angel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arnold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angel moves into range and clinches up with Arnold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Angel.
Arnold letting Angel take a breather here.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold is trying to stall.
Angel tries to circle away but Arnold has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Angel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arnold taking a breather.
Arnold tries to stall but Angel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Angel.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angel.
Angel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Arnold on the inside.
Angel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angel blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arnold throws a big counter combination but Angel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arnold tries to move into range but Angel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Angel wants to clinch
and Arnold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold misses with a right hand
and Arnold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Angel misses
and Arnold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Angel throws a push kick but Arnold slaps the foot to one side.
As Angel looks to move away, Arnold throws a big counter combo but Angel just gets out of the way.
Angel throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Holy Angel.
I think Angel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Angel!
Holy Angel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konner McKregor (ranked 4082 p4p, 439 weight class) and Maciej Gorski (ranked 22407 p4p, 731 weight class). Gorski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Harnaś. Maciej Gorski 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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160 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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156 lbs
5 - 14 - 1 |
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Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konner McKregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Maciej Gorski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKregor moves into the clinch.
McKregor manages to break the clinch.
McKregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorski.
Left hook, right uppercut from McKregor.
Gorski is looking to clinch but McKregor is avoiding it.
Gorski looks to clinch
and McKregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McKregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Gorski does no damage.
Gorski tries to clinch up.
McKregor keeps the fight on the outside.
McKregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McKregor lands a big head kick that sends Gorski tumbling to the mat! McKregor takes a step backwards and waves Gorski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKregor scores with a body shot.
McKregor pounces like a tiger and cracks Gorski with a vicious hook! Gorski is down but not out! McKregor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Konner McKregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 3970 p4p, 432 weight class) and Sergey Chernishev (ranked 3057 p4p, 348 weight class). Tiyapairat comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Muay. Chernishev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by MC Hovanskiy - Father in the building. On his way into the cage it seems that Samak Tiyapairat has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Samak Tiyapairat seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
42 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Chernishev!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Chernishev moves out of range.
Tiyapairat throws a solid leg kick but Chernishev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat looks to clinch
and Chernishev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiyapairat's guard.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chernishev is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Chernishev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chernishev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernishev throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chernishev pulls Tiyapairat in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiyapairat from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiyapairat's guard.
Chernishev controlling from the top position.
Chernishev cracks Tiyapairat with a solid left hand.
Chernishev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chernishev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chernishev advances position into side control!
Chernishev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat parries the strikes from Chernishev easily there. Chernishev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tiyapairat to escape.
Chernishev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiyapairat down.
The referee asks Chernishev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chernishev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chernishev is working Tiyapairat over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Tiyapairat seems a little lost for a moment, as Chernishev dominates the positioning.
Tiyapairat is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Tiyapairat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiyapairat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chernishev scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tiyapairat is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Chernishev can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Chernishev!
A victorious Sergey Chernishev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 2706 p4p, 307 weight class) and Lars Kenardly (ranked 4288 p4p, 418 weight class). Kenardly has chosen Strokin as his entrance music. Lars Kenardly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levan Kvirkvelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Kenardly!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvirkvelia throws a combination. Kenardly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Lars Kenardly has been cut.
Kvirkvelia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kvirkvelia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kvirkvelia takes one to the chin there.
Kvirkvelia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kvirkvelia showed some decent athleticism there.
Kenardly pushes Kvirkvelia off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenardly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia 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.
Kvirkvelia throws a body kick that misses.
Kenardly blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kvirkvelia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kvirkvelia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kenardly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kvirkvelia scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Kenardly finds it's target.
Kenardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kvirkvelia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenardly swings widly with a right hand
and Kvirkvelia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvirkvelia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kenardly misses with a leg kick
and Kvirkvelia counters by moving into the clinch.
Kvirkvelia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kvirkvelia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kenardly trying to control but Kvirkvelia is working from the bottom.
Kvirkvelia working for a triangle but Kenardly defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvirkvelia being controlled here, momentarily.
Kvirkvelia wants to sweep here but Kenardly controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kenardly controls the pace.
Kvirkvelia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenardly manages to get himself to full guard.
Kenardly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kvirkvelia's guard.
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!
Kenardly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kvirkvelia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kenardly preventing the sweep.
Kenardly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kvirkvelia's guard.
Kvirkvelia tries to roll over but Kenardly keeps him under control.
Kenardly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly is keen to just control but Kvirkvelia is a slippery customer.
Kvirkvelia trying to hold on to Kenardly's head to control him but Kenardly postures up.
Kvirkvelia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kenardly looking to sit in guard and control but Kvirkvelia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kenardly holds on and takes a little breather.
Kvirkvelia is pushing down on Kenardly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kenardly is fighting to maintain full guard but Kvirkvelia has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kenardly tries to get to full guard but Kvirkvelia has control of the leg.
Kvirkvelia is trying to work for a kimura but Kenardly is defending well.
Kvirkvelia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kenardly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kvirkvelia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kvirkvelia won't allow Kenardly to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kenardly holds on and takes a little breather.
Kenardly working a defensive guard here.
Kenardly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Kenardly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lars Kenardly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kvirkvelia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenardly connects with the punch.
Lars Kenardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenardly scores with a nice right hand.
Kvirkvelia tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenardly! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvirkvelia. Kenardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvirkvelia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kenardly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kvirkvelia.
Kenardly swats away the attempt to clinch by Kvirkvelia.
Kenardly has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kenardly throws a jab but it's blocked by Kvirkvelia.
Kenardly scores with a leg kick.
Kvirkvelia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenardly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Kenardly.
Kenardly lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenardly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kvirkvelia forces Kenardly back against the cage and clinches.
Kenardly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvirkvelia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly breaks the clinch.
Kvirkvelia looks for a takedown but Kenardly sprawls well.
Kenardly throws a head kick but Kvirkvelia moves out of range.
Kvirkvelia swings for the body but Kenardly moves out of range.
Kenardly scores with a hook.
Kvirkvelia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenardly.
A slow jab from Kenardly misses its intended target.
Kvirkvelia misses with an uppercut.
Kenardly scores with a jab. Kvirkvelia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenardly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kvirkvelia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kvirkvelia darts in looking for a takedown but Kenardly gets double underhooks and turns Kvirkvelia into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levan Kvirkvelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvirkvelia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenardly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kenardly defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kenardly there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenardly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenardly keeps the fight on the outside.
Lars Kenardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenardly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenardly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kvirkvelia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kenardly with a nice cross.
Kenardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kvirkvelia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kenardly is out of range.
Kvirkvelia shoots in for a double leg but Kenardly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenardly walks into a stiff left hand from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenardly 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.
Kvirkvelia scores with a body shot.
Good work by Kvirkvelia as he checks the leg kick.
Kenardly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly lands with an overhand left.
Kvirkvelia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenardly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenardly throws a hook but Kvirkvelia blocks it.
Kvirkvelia lands with a hook. Kenardly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenardly throws a solid leg kick but Kvirkvelia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenardly.
Kenardly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kvirkvelia circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenardly. That snapped Kvirkvelia's head back.
Kvirkvelia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenardly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kenardly throws out a powerful jab.
Kvirkvelia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Kvirkvelia.
Kenardly looks for the body kick but Kvirkvelia saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvirkvelia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kvirkvelia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia trying to control the action but Kenardly is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Levan Kvirkvelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenardly is looking to regain half guard here but Kvirkvelia keeps moving and retains side control.
Kenardly manages to get back to half guard.
Kenardly is staying active underneath Kvirkvelia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kenardly controlling the position well.
Kvirkvelia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kvirkvelia is looking to advance position but Kenardly won't allow it.
Kenardly trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lars Kenardly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kenardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kvirkvelia tries to counter by clinching up but Kenardly breaks away and moves out of range.
Kvirkvelia has closed the distance and engaged Kenardly in a clinch.
Kvirkvelia manages to break the clinch.
Kvirkvelia needs to keep his hands up - Kenardly had a free shot at his head there.
Kvirkvelia connects with a leg kick. Kenardly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kvirkvelia is looking to wear down Kenardly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kvirkvelia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenardly lands a glancing blow to the side of Kvirkvelia's head.
Kenardly cracks Kvirkvelia with a good jab.
Kenardly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kvirkvelia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenardly finds it's way round the side to connect with Kvirkvelia's head.
Kvirkvelia takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenardly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kvirkvelia is rocked!
Kenardly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kvirkvelia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenardlys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenardly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kvirkvelia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenardly manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kenardly misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kvirkvelia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kenardly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kvirkvelia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia breaks the clinch.
Kenardly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kvirkvelia under the eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenardly, as that shot connected.
Kvirkvelia tries to clinch up but Kenardly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kvirkvelia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kenardly throws a hook to the side of Kvirkvelia's head but Kvirkvelia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kvirkvelia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kenardly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kvirkvelia shoots for a double leg takedown but Kenardly sprawls well. He's pushed Kvirkvelia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kenardly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenardly throws a sloppy head kick
and Kvirkvelia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenardly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kenardly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Levan Kvirkvelia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenardly's guard.
Kvirkvelia wants to free his trapped foot but Kenardly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kenardly wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kvirkvelia wants to pass to mount but Kenardly is defending the position.
Kenardly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia slows the pace down in half guard.
Kvirkvelia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenardly wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy.
Kenardly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kvirkvelia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kvirkvelia's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia staying busy and making it hard for Kenardly to control.
Kenardly has the hooks in. Kvirkvelia is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kenardly tries to get the hooks in deep but Kvirkvelia pushed the leg off.
Kvirkvelia can't escape the position.
Kenardly struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kenardly biding his time, controlling Kvirkvelia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly tries to get the hooks in deep but Kvirkvelia pushed the leg off.
Lars Kenardly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kvirkvelia just trying to survive but Kenardly is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kenardly keeps control of the position as Kvirkvelia tries to break free.
Kvirkvelia looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kenardly.
Kvirkvelia can't escape the position.
Will Kenardly go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kvirkvelia tries to roll but Kenardly sticks to his back.
Kenardly is riding his opponent, not letting Kvirkvelia buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Kenardly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kenardly 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Kenardly!
A victorious Lars Kenardly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rascal Donkashane (ranked 2903 p4p, 323 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 2431 p4p, 274 weight class). Rascal Donkashane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rascal Donkashane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkashane doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donkashane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donkashane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Burns scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Donkashane.
Donkashane tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Donkashane looks to clinch
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkashane has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Donkashane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donkashane pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Donkashane tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Donkashane back against the cage.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Donkashane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Donkashane eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkashane has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Donkashane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burns avoiding damage as Donkashane throws knees to the body.
Donkashane tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Donkashane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burns throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donkashane.
Donkashane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burns throws a big counter head kick but Donkashane avoids it with no problem.
Donkashane looks for a takedown but Burns sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rascal Donkashane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Rascal Donkashane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns jabs at Donkashane's body.
Burns throws a head kick but Donkashane moves out of range.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donkashane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donkashane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donkashane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donkashane wants to clinch.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns.
Burns rushes Donkashane and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Donkashane is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Burns piles on the pressure and Donkashane crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Burns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 1451 p4p, 218 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 932 p4p, 146 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruno Aires was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires misses with a body shot.
Aires misses with a takedown
and Cobblepot counters with an inside leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Aires moves out of range.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Aires as he connects with a hook.
Aires is looking to chop away at Cobblepot's legs.
Cobblepot lands a head shot.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Bruno Aires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the body kick from Aires.
Aires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aires throws the left hand but Cobblepot avoids the punch easily.
Aires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cobblepot's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cobblepot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aires rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobblepot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aires thinking.
Cobblepot throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
Aires misses with a looping left.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobblepot.
Aires scores with a leg kick.
Aires missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aires scores with a nice strike.
Aires misses with a straight right.
Cobblepot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobblepot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Cobblepot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot blocks a head kick by Aires.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobblepot blocks the leg kick.
Aires fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobblepot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aires looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aires takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throwing a counter right hand but Aires manages to avoid it.
Aires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobblepot was well out of range. Poor timing from Aires.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobblepot misses the target.
Cobblepot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aires misses with a body shot
and Cobblepot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobblepot.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires thows a leg kick but Cobblepot checks it
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot scores with a hook to the body. Aires takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aires connects with a looping right hand.
Cobblepot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aires. That one must have hurt.
Aires lands a nice hook to Cobblepot's body. Cobblepot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Aires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aires misses with a jab to the body
and Cobblepot counters with a stiff right hand.
Aires throws an off balance right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aires swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cobblepot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aires jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aires swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cobblepot to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires fails with the takedown
and Cobblepot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Oswald Cobblepot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aires takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been told by Cobblepot's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cobblepot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aires throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick that knocks Aires off balance momentarily.
Aires throws a body punch but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Aires throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cobblepot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aires misses the body punch
and Cobblepot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Aires. Beautiful body shot.
Aires shoots and misses
and Cobblepot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aires, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires connects with an inside leg kick.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aires throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Aires misses
and Cobblepot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobblepot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oswald Cobblepot is winning the standup battle so far.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Cobblepot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aires is looking to score with low kicks.
Aires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aires swings widly with a right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a low kick, right behind Aires 's knee.
Aires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aires gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.
Cobblepot throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
Aires looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a slapping body shot.
Aires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobblepot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cobblepot's guard.
Aires stopping the sweep attempt from Cobblepot.
Aires throws a strike but Cobblepot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cobblepot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Aires looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aires throws a right hand that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a leg kick.
Cobblepot throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.
Aires misses with a takedown
and Cobblepot counters with a nice uppercut.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobblepot moves away.
Aires misses with a right hand
and Cobblepot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aires shoots and misses
letting Cobblepot counter with a right hand.
Oswald Cobblepot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Aires.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Cobblepot counters with a nice uppercut.
Aires walks into a left hand.
Aires lands a head shot.
Cobblepot is looking to clinch.
Aires throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aires can do to turn this around?
Aires works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cobblepot misses with a looping right.
Aires lands a body shot.
Aires looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobblepot is fending him off so far but Aires persists. Nope, Cobblepot circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobblepot misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Oswald Cobblepot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobblepot connects with a body shot that sends Aires's belly button to the back.
Aires misses with a right hand
enabling Cobblepot to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cobblepot throws a good cross that connects.
Cobblepot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aires. Aires circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aires takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aires looks to throw a body kick
and Cobblepot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aires rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobblepot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobblepot slips a jab from Aires.
Good leg kick by Cobblepot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aires thows a leg kick but Cobblepot checks it
and Cobblepot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aires stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aires jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
Aires takes a swing at Cobblepot's ribcage but misses.
Cobblepot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Aires.
Cobblepot checks a low kick from Aires.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobblepot misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Cobblepot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobblepot throws a jab but it's blocked by Aires.
Aires throws a leg kick but Cobblepot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cobblepot lands with a cross.
Cobblepot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aires scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aires comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cobblepot checks a leg kick.
Aires slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
Aires throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aires misses with a body shot
letting Cobblepot counter with a right hand.
Aires tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobblepot defends well and Aires ends up having to push Cobblepot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aires misses with a body shot.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Cobblepot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aires misses with a body shot.
Oswald Cobblepot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aires stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aires changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cobblepot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Cobblepot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cobblepot managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aires.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires is looking to take a break and control but Cobblepot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aires working the head with strikes.
Cobblepot pushes Aires away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Aires gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Aires throws a strike aimed at the side of Cobblepot's head but Cobblepot avoids it well.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aires wants to control but Cobblepot is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Aires crashes against the mat.
Cobblepot struggling a bit here.
Aires in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cobblepot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aires asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cobblepot tries to bench press Aires off him but Aires keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cobblepot is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cobblepot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aires working the ground and pound but Cobblepot is defending the strikes.
Cobblepot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cobblepot is trying to maintain the position but Aires is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires thows a huge punch but Cobblepot dodges it nicely.
Aires is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
During a confident post fight interview, Oswald Cobblepot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Komaroff (ranked 825 p4p, 100 weight class) and Mo Frazier (ranked 1408 p4p, 176 weight class). Mo Frazier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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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
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasili Komaroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Komaroff attempts a counter takedown but Frazier avoids it well and moves away.
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Komaroff at a distance.
A slow jab from Komaroff misses its intended target.
Komaroff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frazier can pounce on him.
Komaroff 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.
Frazier forces Komaroff back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frazier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frazier breaks the clinch.
Komaroff forces Frazier back against the cage and clinches.
Komaroff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frazier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Komaroff on the inside.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Komaroff lands with a kick to the temple. Frazier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Frazier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Komaroff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Komaroff misses with a looping right.
Frazier misses with a straight right.
Komaroff shoots in and gets a takedown into Frazier's guard.
Komaroff postures up and lands a big shot to Frazier's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier working a defensive guard here.
Komaroff throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Komaroff throws a big right hand that misses.
Komaroff looking to sit in guard and control but Frazier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Komaroff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Frazier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frazier trying to control but Komaroff is working from the bottom.
Komaroff wants to sweep but no luck.
Komaroff is adopting a defensive guard.
Komaroff wants to sweep here but Frazier controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff has Frazier pulled in close to control his posture.
Komaroff working a defensive guard here.
Frazier preventing the sweep.
Komaroff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frazier postures up in Komaroff's guard and throws a big left but Komaroff blocks it.
Komaroff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frazier's guard.
Komaroff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Komaroff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frazier's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Komaroff trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Komaroff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frazier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Komaroff throwing strikes from guard but Frazier blocks nicely.
Komaroff trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Komaroff distracts Frazier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Komaroff landing some decent shots from guard.
Komaroff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Frazier's head.
Komaroff scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Komaroff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Komaroff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Komaroff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Komaroff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Frazier is trying to control the position but Komaroff postures up.
Komaroff throws a strike but Frazier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Komaroff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Komaroff lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Frazier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frazier looking for a guillotine here but Komaroff defends easily.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Komaroff trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Frazier striking from his own guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Komaroff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Komaroff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Komaroff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frazier defends well and Komaroff ends up having to push Frazier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frazier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frazier keeps the fight on the outside.
Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Komaroff on that attempt.
Frazier is looking to slow Komaroff down with leg kicks.
Komaroff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Komaroff was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frazier.
Komaroff looks to land a left hand but Frazier moved out of range nicely.
Frazier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Komaroff throws an off balance right hand
and Frazier counters with a three punch combo that has Komaroff backing up. Komaroff nods at Frazier to acknowledge the strikes.
Frazier has closed the distance and engaged Komaroff in a clinch.
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Komaroff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Komaroff misses.
Komaroff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier looks to land a combination. Komaroff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff motions for Frazier to come forward. Komaroff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Komaroff misses with an uppercut.
Komaroff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Komaroff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Komaroff connects with a solid leg kick.
Komaroff's corner calls for a 1-2. Komaroff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frazier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Komaroff.
Frazier throws a combination. Komaroff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Komaroff throws a head kick that Frazier semi-blocks.
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!
Frazier goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Komaroff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Komaroff rushes Frazier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frazier has picked Komaroff up - he's going for a ride! Frazier dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Frazier is looking to advance position but Komaroff won't allow it.
Komaroff slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Komaroff prevents Frazier from improving his position.
Frazier has his hands clasped together around Komaroff's back. He's all about the action.
Komaroff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Frazier!
Komaroff is landing with some decent strikes but Frazier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frazier is looking to improve his position but Komaroff isn't that keen on the idea.
Komaroff cracks Frazier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Komaroff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Frazier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Komaroff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Komaroff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komaroff content just to control the position here.
Frazier is looking to get to half guard.
Komaroff lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Komaroff pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frazier is rocked!
Komaroff with a couple of short strikes.
Frazier is still in real trouble! Can Komaroff finish him?
Komaroff lands a big shot to the head and Frazier winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vasili Komaroff!
Vasili Komaroff took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'IM THE FUCKING CHAMPION! GIVE ME ANYBODY AND I WILL KILL THEM LIKE I JUST KILLED GAULTIER'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 293 p4p, 39 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 969 p4p, 125 weight class). Brown has chosen I Don’t Like as his entrance music. John Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Anderson parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Brown trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Brown staying calm.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Anderson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anderson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown working away.
Brown trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to control for a moment but Anderson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Anderson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown is looking to stall here but Anderson recovers full guard.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Anderson manages to retain guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Brown is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Brown working Anderson over with strikes.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown trying to control the position.
Anderson trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
Anderson stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
John Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brown tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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 Sparky Anderson 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.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
A head kick by Anderson misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anderson slips a jab from Brown.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Brown tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson jabs at Brown's body.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Brown just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Brown.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Brown.
Anderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Anderson thumps Brown with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson is not content to let Brown control the position.
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Brown lands an elbow.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown landing strikes.
Anderson struggling a bit here.
Anderson taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Brown shoots in.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Anderson throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Anderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Brown has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Sparky Anderson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, John Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck This Bullshit, I Got Robbed, I Won This Fight And Fuck This Company And Corwin Anstey Fuck Him. Yeah Fuck You Corwin, I Got Screwed And Robbed. I Quit Fuck This Bullshit Company '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma (ranked 178 p4p, 17 weight class) and Tee Nah (ranked 746 p4p, 83 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma scores with a shot to the body.
Zuma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Nah avoids a kick to the body.
Zuma throws the left hand but Nah avoids the punch easily.
Zuma slips a jab and a cross from Nah.
Zuma thuds a left hand into Nah's body.
Zuma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nah in his tracks.
Zuma lands a head kick that stumbles Nah and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nah keeping full guard, as Zuma tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma won't allow Nah to get back to his feet.
Zuma controlling from the top position.
Zuma wants to pass the guard but Nah is keeping the position.
Zuma 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.
Nah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma stays in close to Nah's body and controls the position.
Zuma looking to pass the guard.
Zuma is working hard here to advance position.
Zuma content to stall in guard here.
Zuma looking to pass the guard.
Nah is looking to stand up but Zuma isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Zuma.
Nah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nah moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah working aggressively here.
Nah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nah scores with a shot to the side of Zuma's head.
Zuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
Zuma lands with a right to the head.
Zuma wants a takedown but no success here.
Zuma takes a shot to the head.
Zuma tries to work over Nah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nah throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuma.
Zuma blocks an uppercut.
Nah throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Zuma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zuma pushes Nah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Tee Nah's cut even more.
Zuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Zuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nah looks winded!
Nah takes a shot to the head.
Zuma gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zuma seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah is refusing to be controlled, as Zuma sits in half guard.
Well, if Zuma is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zuma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nah keeps working.
Zuma is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zuma.
Zuma is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zuma.
Zuma wants to take a breather but Nah is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zuma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nah wants to get back to his feet.
Zuma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nah has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zuma is keen to just control but Nah is a slippery customer.
Zuma is working for a submission of some sort.
Zuma prevents Nah from standing back up.
Zuma trying to control the action but Nah is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zuma connects with a single shot there.
Nah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nah misses with a body shot.
Zuma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zuma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuma.
Nah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Nah.
Zuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nah can do to turn this around?
Nah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zuma cracks Nah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The cut above Tee Nah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zuma - the referee stops the clock and Nah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zuma. Nah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zuma closes the distance and pushes Nah back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Nah uses good head movement to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zuma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zuma pushes Nah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahs head.
Nah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuma is working Nah over against the cage.
Zuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zuma.
Zuma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tee Nah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nah is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Zuma.
Nah is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuma finish him?
Zuma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Zuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zuma is working Nah over against the cage.
Zuma gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuma trying to control but Nah is working from the bottom.
Zuma is really struggling to control Nah but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nah seems to have recovered his senses.
Zuma prevents Nah from getting back to his feet.
Zuma wants to control from the top but Nah keeps moving.
Zuma is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nah keeping full guard, as Zuma tries to pass.
Nah keeping moving, preventing Zuma from controlling successfully.
Zuma forces his way into half guard.
Zuma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nah pushes Zuma off looking to stand but Zuma dives back in and keeps control.
Zuma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nah is trying to stand up here but Zuma is controlling him well.
Zuma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nah defends it well.
Zuma 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.
Zuma wants to pass to mount but Nah is defending the position.
Zuma is working for a kimura but Nah is defending it quite comfortably.
Nah manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma avoids the body shot from Nah.
Nah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zuma.
Nah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nah has managed to clinch.
Nah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nah blocks a body shot from Zuma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuma.
Zuma works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
Zuma has picked Nah up - he's going for a ride! Zuma dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nah is staying active underneath Zuma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zuma lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zuma moves into the clinch.
Nah has a couple of punches blocked by Zuma.
Zuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zuma.
Zuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nah.
Nah lands a right hand.
Zuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zuma blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuma.
Zuma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nah or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nah clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuma is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Nah taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Zuma.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Monte Zuma!
Monte Zuma retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Monte Zuma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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