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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Duncan (ranked 8485 p4p, 806 weight class) and Travis Banks (ranked 24213 p4p, 857 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Banks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Duncan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Travis Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Duncan looking to score a takedown here. Banks is defending well but Duncan drives through and ends up in Banks's guard.
Duncan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duncan gets to his feet. Banks looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Banks throws a lazy uppercut
and Duncan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banks's guard.
Duncan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Duncan advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan controls the position.
Duncan is working to tighten his grip on Banks's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Banks has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Duncan is really squeezing tight and eventually Banks passes out! Duncan breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jackie Duncan!
Jackie Duncan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Banlovic Bantom (ranked 24320 p4p, 503 weight class) and Barry Crocker (ranked 6964 p4p, 446 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Banlovic Bantom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Crocker.
It looks like Banlovic Bantom has been cut.
Crocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Bantom.
Crocker with a jab.
Crocker scores with a kick to the body.
Bantom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crocker swivels and escapes.
Crocker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crocker drops Bantom with a big left hand! Bantom is injured, injured bad! Crocker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Crocker!
A relieved looking Barry Crocker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 3415 p4p, 470 weight class) and Dickon Tarly (ranked 4183 p4p, 549 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dickon Tarly!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Tarly throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
Tarly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Tarly's body.
Mfer forces Tarly back against the cage and clinches.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarly backwards.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer gets through Tarly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarly looking to stall.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tarly trying to stall but Mfer improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarly.
Tarly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tarly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarly controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Tarly controls the action.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarly breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Tarly.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Tarly's shoulder, as Tarly tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
Mfer feints and then cracks Tarly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarly down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mfer.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer tries to work over Tarly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer prevents Tarly from breaking the clinch.
Mfer cracks Tarly with a nice body shot.
Tarly tries to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling the position.
Tarly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Tarly blocking some punches.
Tarly blocking some punches.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarly's elbow.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tarly's efforts to push away.
A short right from Mfer.
A head punch on the inside from Tarly fails to land.
Tarly trying to stall but Mfer improves his position.
Tarly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarly backwards.
Tarly working aggressively here.
Tarly tries to stall but Mfer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer pushes Tarly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tarly wants to get back to striking at distance but Mfer won't allow it.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer pushes Tarly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Tarly's ribcage. Tarly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tarly looks winded!
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarly backwards.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Tarly looking to stall.
Tarly can't break the clinch.
Mfer presses Tarly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer gets through Tarly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarly takes a shot to the head.
Tarly is rocked!
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly blocking some punches.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarly.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Tarly.
Tarly seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Tarly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer lands a big right hand that drops Tarly! The killer instinct kicks in and Mfer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mfer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bull Mfer!
Bull Mfer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Santos (ranked 2626 p4p, 292 weight class) and Hosep Grigorian (ranked 3841 p4p, 391 weight class). Grigorian has chosen Helena- Misfits as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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178 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hosep Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos shoots and misses
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grigorian on the side of the head.
Grigorian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Santos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigorian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Grigorian's head back.
Santos drops his hands momentarily and Grigorian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos misses the jab.
Grigorian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigorian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santos walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grigorian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos is rocked!
Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigorian counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Santos! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Grigorian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hosep Grigorian!
A very excited looking Hosep Grigorian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 2560 p4p, 286 weight class) and Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 2739 p4p, 304 weight class). Agnarsson comes into the arena with Drop death - Scream blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Agnarsson misses.
Agnarsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson.
Lermontov slips under a jab.
A left lands for Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a series of punches but Agnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Lermontov.
Lermontov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov misses with a left hand
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Corner in the buildup to the fight.
Lermontov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Lermontov.
Lermontov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lermontov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lermontov.
Agnarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lermontov.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Lermontov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Agnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lermontov counter with a right hand.
Lermontov defending well as Agnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Agnarsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lermontov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Agnarsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lermontov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Agnarsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agnarsson.
Lermontov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Agnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lermontov.
Lermontov throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Agnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agnarsson misses with a hook. Lermontov ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lermontov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lermontov blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lermontov throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Agnarsson misses its intended target.
Lermontov cracks Agnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Agnarsson looks to throw the jab but Lermontov is out of range.
Lermontov scores with a sloppy right hand. Agnarsson should have avoided that one.
Lermontov throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lermontov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Agnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Agnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Agnarsson staying out of range there.
Agnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson walks into a jab.
Agnarsson cracks Lermontov with an open hand slap.
Lermontov checks a leg kick.
Lermontov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lermontov with a nice cross.
Lermontov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lermontov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lermontov lands with an uppercut that bounces Agnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Lermontov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lermontov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Lermontov manages to avoid it.
Agnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lermontov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
Lermontov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lermontov throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Lermontov jabs Agnarsson right on the nose. Agnarsson blinks but takes it well.
Lermontov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lermontov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lermontov.
Agnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lermontov is just out of range.
Lermontov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Agnarsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Lermontov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lermontov.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lermontov. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Agnarsson misses.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Agnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lermontov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Agnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Lermontov slips the punch.
Agnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lermontov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lermontov misses with a looping right.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
A head kick misses from Lermontov.
Agnarsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lermontov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses its target.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Lermontov misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarsson misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Agnarsson.
Lermontov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Agnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lermontov throws a lazy uppercut
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Lermontov's head back.
Lermontov connects with a body shot that sends Agnarsson's belly button to the back.
Lermontov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Lermontov manages to avoid it.
Lermontov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lermontov cracks Agnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov cracks Agnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lermontov connects with a jab.
Lermontov tries to bum rush Agnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Agnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Agnarsson throws a quick counter head kick but Lermontov was just out of range.
Lermontov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lermontov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lermontov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut
and Agnarsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lermontov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Agnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Agnarsson misses the target.
Lermontov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agnarsson.
Lermontov staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Lermontov. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov misses with a hook.
Agnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Agnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lermontov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lermontov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Agnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
Lermontov is looking for the big counter here.
Lermontov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lermontov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lermontov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Agnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Lermontov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lermontov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Agnarsson finds it's way through Lermontov's defenses.
The fighters circling - Agnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Agnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lermontov is rocked!
Lermontov throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lermontov misses with a hook
and Agnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lermontov is still on wobbly legs! Can Agnarsson finish him?
Lermontov slips a jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Lermontov's midsection.
Lermontov takes a swing at Agnarsson's ribcage but misses.
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 Arnar Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lermontov lands with a shot to the body.
Lermontov seems to have recovered his senses.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lermontov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Agnarsson lands a head kick!
Lermontov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Agnarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lermontov scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov misses with an uppercut
and Agnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Agnarsson blocks a jab.
Agnarsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lermontov lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lermontov misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Lermontov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lermontov misses with a straight right.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Agnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Lermontov counters with a right hand to the body.
Lermontov slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson moves away from the strike by Lermontov.
Lermontov misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Lermontov misses its intended target.
Lermontov throws a solid leg kick but Agnarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lermontov.
A counter left hand to the body from Agnarsson misses its target.
Lermontov throws a hook but Agnarsson avoids it easily.
Lermontov ducks right into an uppercut from Agnarsson.
Lermontov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lermontov.
Lermontov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lermontov duly obliges.
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agnarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Agnarsson swings widly with a right hand
and Lermontov counters with a left to the body.
Lermontov cracks Agnarsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lermontov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Agnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lermontov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Agnarsson misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a body kick that misses
and Agnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a head kick but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Agnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agnarsson throws a lazy head kick
and Lermontov counters with a right hand to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Lermontov counters with a body kick that stops Agnarsson in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Lermontov.
Agnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lermontov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lermontov fails to land with a series of punches.
Agnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lermontov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Agnarsson's head.
Lermontov tries to clinch but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Lermontov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lermontov scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiyero Lermontov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lermontov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Lermontov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bann Harrow (ranked 1111 p4p, 179 weight class) and Kimbo Ferguson Jr (ranked 2760 p4p, 388 weight class). Bann Harrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kimbo Ferguson Jr's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bann Harrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Ferguson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson Jr punishes Harrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrow throws a nice head kick!
Harrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ferguson Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrow - the referee stops the clock and Ferguson Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrow. Ferguson Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferguson Jr moves to clinch but Harrow breaks away
and Harrow counters with a good low kick that Ferguson Jr was not able to check.
Ferguson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrow slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrow 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.
Ferguson Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Harrow. No joy for Ferguson Jr on that attempt.
Harrow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kimbo Ferguson Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Harrow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ferguson Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferguson Jr wants to clinch up but Harrow keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrow thuds his right hand into Ferguson Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferguson Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrow is just out of range.
Ferguson Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Harrow counters with a crisp one two that drops Ferguson Jr! Harrow thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ferguson Jr to his feet! Ferguson Jr is in big trouble!
Ferguson Jr wants to clinch but Harrow slips to the side
and Harrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferguson Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Harrow breaks the clinch.
Ferguson Jr wants to clinch up but Harrow keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrow thumps Ferguson Jr with a low kick.
Ferguson Jr closes the distance and pushes Harrow back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harrow fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ferguson Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Harrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson Jr.
A short uppercut from Harrow.
Ferguson Jr misses with some punches.
Ferguson Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harrow working aggressively here.
Ferguson Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrow blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow cracks Ferguson Jr with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Harrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferguson Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferguson Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrow's elbow.
Harrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ferguson Jr to keep the fight standing.
Ferguson Jr misses with a body punch.
Harrow throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Harrow.
Harrow lands with a left to the head.
Harrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferguson Jr backwards.
A short left from Harrow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferguson Jr.
Harrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferguson Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrow lands an uppercut.
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!
A short body shot lands from Harrow as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferguson Jr's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrow.
Harrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferguson Jrs head.
Harrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Harrow.
Ferguson Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrow lands a right hand.
Ferguson Jr tries to work over Harrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferguson Jr backwards.
Good body shot from Ferguson Jr.
Ferguson Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferguson Jr's elbow.
Ferguson Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferguson Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Harrow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bann Harrow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferguson Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferguson Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Harrow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ferguson Jr really felt that one!
Ferguson Jr wants to clinch
and Harrow counters with a nice body kick.
Ferguson Jr moves to clinch but Harrow breaks away
and Harrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferguson Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrow connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Harrow.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferguson Jr.
Ferguson Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrow controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrow is trying to force a seperation but Ferguson Jr has the dominant position.
Ferguson Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ferguson Jr fails to land.
Harrow misses with the head strike.
Ferguson Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Ferguson Jr pushes Harrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferguson Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harrow takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferguson Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Harrow.
Harrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson Jr backwards.
Ferguson Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Harrow working aggressively here.
Ferguson Jr blocks an uppercut.
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!
Harrow working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferguson Jr controls his hands.
Ferguson Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrow.
Ferguson Jr tries to throw a body punch but Harrow avoids it by throwing Ferguson Jr back against the cage.
Harrow can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson Jr controls the action.
A short right from Harrow.
Harrow lands a right hand.
A short left from Harrow.
Harrow prevents a body shot from Ferguson Jr.
Harrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferguson Jr is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrow.
Ferguson Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrow finish him?
Bann Harrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Harrow.
A short body shot lands from Harrow as the two fighters clinch.
Ferguson Jr is breathing heavily.
Ferguson Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Harrow.
Harrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson Jr can do to turn this around?
Harrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrow.
Ferguson Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferguson Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ferguson Jr with a big uppercut! Ferguson Jr tries to clinch up but Harrow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ferguson Jr to the mat! Ferguson Jr covers up and Harrow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bann Harrow!
After winning the bout, Bann Harrow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Kimbo Ferguson Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm coming back better then ever'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Warring (ranked 1481 p4p, 189 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 2761 p4p, 307 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Warring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avetisyan swings widly with a right hand
and Warring counters with a nice uppercut.
Avetisyan moves out of range as Warring strikes.
Warring moves out of range as Avetisyan strikes.
Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warring.
As Warring backs off Avetisyan throws a huge counter combo but Warring manages to avoid it all.
Warring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ross Warring has been cut.
Avetisyan moves out of range as Warring strikes.
Avetisyan throws out a counter right but Warring avoids it with no problem.
Warring moves out of range as Avetisyan strikes.
Warring tries to counter by clinching up but Avetisyan breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan looks to land a left hand but Warring moved out of range nicely.
Warring pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Avetisyan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Warring scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warring. Avetisyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avetisyan! But no joy.
Avetisyan misses with an uppercut. Warring saw that one coming.
Warring is looking to counter the offense by Avetisyan and move into the clinch.
Avetisyan scores with a body shot.
Warring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warring jabs Avetisyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Warring displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avetisyan throws out the jab.
Avetisyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Avetisyan lands a right hook to the body.
Warring misses with a hook. Avetisyan ducked under it nicely.
Avetisyan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring dodges the punch combination from Avetisyan.
Warring seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Avetisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Avetisyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Warring scores with the left hand. Avetisyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Avetisyan moves away from the strike by Warring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warring stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warring misses with a body punch
and Avetisyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ross Warring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan lands with a nice combination. Warring backs away looking to recover.
Avetisyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warring sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warring throws a combination that misses
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avetisyan avoids the body shot from Warring.
We've been told by Warring's head coaches at Fit-Out that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Avetisyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avetisyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avetisyan slips under a jab from Warring.
Avetisyan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Warring doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Avetisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avetisyan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Avetisyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Avetisyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avetisyan scores with a shot to the body.
Avetisyan misses with a series of wild punches.
As Avetisyan tries to get set, Warring tries to push him back and clinch up but Avetisyan manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warring catches Avetisyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avetisyan misses with a looping left.
Warring tries to counter by clinching up but Avetisyan breaks away and moves out of range.
Avetisyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warring.
Avetisyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warring connects with a body shot that sends Avetisyan's belly button to the back.
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!
Avetisyan misses with a straight left.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Avetisyan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Warring scores with a jab to the head.
Warring slips a jab from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan tries to keep at a distance but Warring has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warring tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Warring as the two fighters clinch.
Avetisyan tries to break free but Warring pushes him back against the cage.
Warring trying to land knees to the body.
Warring keeps control of Avetisyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warring lands a nice shot to the body.
Warring goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warring.
Warring pushes Avetisyan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Avetisyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warring stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Avetisyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Warring has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Warring.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan working hard to break the clinch.
Avetisyan can't break the clinch.
Avetisyan takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Warring.
Warring lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avetisyan backwards.
Avetisyan is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warring.
Avetisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Warring finish him?
Avetisyan blocks an elbow strike.
Avetisyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Avetisyan managing to block the knees to the body from Warring.
Warring prevents Avetisyan from breaking the clinch.
Warring taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Avetisyan takes a shot to the head.
Warring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avetisyan can do to turn this around?
Avetisyan working hard to break the clinch.
Warring stalling.
Warring lands with a light punch inside.
Warring lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warring tries a body shot but Avetisyan blocks it.
Avetisyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warring lands an uppercut.
Avetisyan is trying to push Warring away but Warring has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Warring has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warring manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!
Avetisyan takes a shot to the head.
Warring has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warring lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avetisyan backwards.
Avetisyan being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Avetisyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warring.
Warring throws an elbow but it misses.
Avetisyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Avetisyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Avetisyan is trying to break the clinch but Warring is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Warring.
Avetisyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warring has him pressed against the cage.
Ross Warring has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Warring.
Warring lands a nice uppercut.
Warring lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warring lands with a right to the head.
Avetisyan tries to break free but Warring pushes him back against the cage.
Warring lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avetisyan backwards.
Avetisyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warring has him pressed against the cage.
Warring has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warring creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Avetisyan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Avetisyan drops to his knees and Warring pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Warring!
Ross Warring decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Edgar Avetisyan had this to say: 'What a dirty spammer!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Asznee (ranked 940 p4p, 115 weight class) and Ciro Di Marzio (ranked 1820 p4p, 222 weight class). Asznee comes to the cage accompanied by The Game. Big Asznee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ciro Di Marzio's chin.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Asznee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Di Marzio!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marzio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Big Asznee has been cut.
Asznee closes the distance and clinches up with Marzio, looking for a takedown. Asznee pushes Marzio against the cage but Marzio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Marzio. No joy for Asznee on that attempt.
Asznee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marzio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Marzio is trying to get back to half guard.
Marzio is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Marzio is looking for a sweep.
Marzio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asznee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marzio is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Asznee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Asznee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marzio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Asznee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Asznee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marzio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asznee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Marzio is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Marzio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Asznee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marzio gets back to half guard.
Asznee is keen to just control but Marzio is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Asznee is thwarting Marzio's attempts to control the position.
Asznee is trying to control the action in half guard but Marzio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Asznee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marzio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Asznee.
Asznee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marzio is trying to get back to full guard.
Asznee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Marzio!
Asznee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Marzio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marzio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asznee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marzio is desperately trying to improve his position but Asznee has a good base and remains in mount.
Asznee controlling the position easily from mount.
Marzio is desperately trying to improve his position but Asznee has a good base and remains in mount.
Asznee is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marzio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marzio can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asznee fails to move to back control.
Marzio regains half guard.
Marzio tries to get to full guard but Asznee has control of the leg.
Marzio trying to control but Asznee postures up.
Asznee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asznee is keen to just control but Marzio is a slippery customer.
Asznee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Asznee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Asznee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Asznee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marzio throws a series of punches but Asznee avoids them all with ease.
Asznee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marzio misses with a hook.
Marzio leaves Asznee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marzio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asznee counters with a takedown into side control.
Asznee is looking to take a break and control but Marzio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asznee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Asznee is trying to get an arm triangle but Marzio is defending well.
Marzio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asznee wants to control but Marzio is keeping him busy.
Big Asznee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asznee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marzio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Marzio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asznee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marzio is not content to let Asznee control the position.
Marzio pushes Asznee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Asznee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Asznee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marzio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Asznee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marzio tries to buck Asznee off but Asznee is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asznee is trying to get an arm triangle but Marzio is defending well.
Asznee working the ground and pound but Marzio is defending the strikes.
Marzio stops Asznee from passing to mount.
Asznee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marzio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Asznee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marzio is looking for a sweep.
Asznee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marzio is trying to stand up here but Asznee is controlling him well.
Asznee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marzio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marzio is trying to stand up here but Asznee is controlling him well.
Marzio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Asznee is pressing down on Marzio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marzio is holding on for now.
Asznee is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Asznee wants to free his trapped foot but Marzio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marzio is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marzio slaps away a takedown attempt from Asznee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Asznee with a poor takedown
and Marzio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Asznee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asznee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marzio throws out the jab.
Asznee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Big Asznee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asznee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asznee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marzio's guard.
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 Big Asznee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Asznee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Asznee shoots in but Marzio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice combination there by Marzio.
Asznee ducks right into an uppercut from Marzio.
Marzio lands a lovely overhand right.
Marzio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Big Asznee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
and Marzio counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Asznee! He's just covering up as Marzio starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Di Marzio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ciro Di Marzio thanked Knockdown Clothes for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 505 p4p, 65 weight class) and Jorginho Marcelo (ranked 1169 p4p, 151 weight class). Jorginho Marcelo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorginho Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merlin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Merlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcelo's hands.
Some wild striking there from Merlin.
Merlin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcelo's head.
Marcelo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Merlin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marcelo somewhat.
Merlin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcelo misses with a takedown attempt - Merlin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Xavier Merlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Marcelo misses with a takedown
and Merlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcelo looking to score a takedown here. Merlin is defending well but Marcelo drives through and ends up in Merlin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merlin has Marcelo pulled in close to control his posture.
Merlin controls Marcelo momentarily but Marcelo frees himself.
Marcelo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcelo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcelo won't allow Merlin to sweep him here.
Merlin working for a triangle but Marcelo defends it easily.
Merlin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcelo manages to get himself to full guard.
Marcelo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Merlin defends well.
Merlin passes into half guard.
Marcelo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Merlin is trying to control. Marcelo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Merlin wants to pass to mount but Marcelo is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo tries to get to full guard but Merlin has control of the leg.
Merlin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marcelo defends it well.
Marcelo is looking for a sweep. Merlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcelo gets full guard.
Merlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marcelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Merlin passes into half guard.
Marcelo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marcelo keeping full guard, as Merlin tries to pass.
Merlin advances to half guard.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcelo is in trouble now - Merlin has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merlin wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Merlin looking to control but Marcelo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Merlin controlling from the full mount.
Marcelo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo prevents Merlin from taking his back.
Merlin controlling the position easily from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin dominated that round.
That's time! Merlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Merlin.
Marcelo shoots in but no luck this time.
Marcelo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marcelo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Marcelo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Merlin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marcelo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Marcelo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin wants to get back to full guard.
Marcelo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Merlin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marcelo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Merlin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marcelo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorginho Marcelo!
Jorginho Marcelo is the new lightweight champion!
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