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OFC: Blood Night LIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severo Del Bosque (ranked 2798 p4p, 311 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (ranked 1653 p4p, 204 weight class). Del Bosque comes to the cage accompanied by Mimosa - Drippin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Bosque was well out of range. Poor timing from Clavette.
Del Bosque looks to land a combination but Clavette avoids it well.
Clavette is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Del Bosque with a body shot.
Del Bosque just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clavette has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clavette slips under a jab.
Clavette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Del Bosque defends it well.
Del Bosque has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clavette. Del Bosque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Bosque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clavette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Clavette moved out of range nicely.
Clavette tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Decent striking displayed by Clavette there.
Del Bosque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Bosque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Del Bosque misses.
Severo Del Bosque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Bosque throws a hook but Clavette avoids it easily.
Clavette tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Bosque's corner calls for a 1-2. Del Bosque obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Del Bosque with a hook.
Del Bosque cracks a nice hook into Clavette's ribs.
Del Bosque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clavette thuds his right hand into Del Bosque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Del Bosque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clavette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Bosque.
Clavette throws out a counter right but Del Bosque avoids it with no problem.
Del Bosque throws a body punch but Clavette moves out of range.
Clavette doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch lands to the side of Clavette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Del Bosque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clavette is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Del Bosque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Bosque throws an overhand right that lands on Clavette's shoulder, as Clavette tries to avoid the shot.
Clavette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Del Bosque defends it well.
Del Bosque swings for the body but Clavette moves out of range.
Del Bosque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Raoul Clavette has been cut.
Clavette lands with an uppercut that bounces Del Bosque off the cage and back into range.
Clavette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Bosque.
Clavette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Bosque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clavette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clavette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clavette. Clavette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Del Bosque throws a jab when Clavette was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Clavette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Del Bosque misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque throws a jab when Clavette was well out of range.
Del Bosque misses with a hook.
Del Bosque swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Clavette counter with a right hand.
Del Bosque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Bosque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Del Bosque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clavette was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Bosque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Bosque. Clavette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clavette avoids the body shot from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clavette manages to avoid it.
Clavette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clavette ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Clavette moved out of range nicely.
Clavette misses with an uppercut. Del Bosque saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a series of punches but Clavette moves out of range.
Clavette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Del Bosque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavette missing with a left hand there. Del Bosque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Del Bosque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clavette moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Bosque lands a jab.
Del Bosque misses the shot to the body.
Del Bosque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Del Bosque misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severo Del Bosque dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raoul Clavette's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Del Bosque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clavette.
Clavette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Del Bosque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clavette swings widly with a right hand
and Del Bosque counters with a nice uppercut.
Clavette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Bosque misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clavette counters with a right hand to the body.
Clavette needs to keep his hands up - Del Bosque had a free shot at his head there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clavette might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Del Bosque has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque misses with a hook to the body
and Clavette counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Bosque wants to control but Clavette is keeping busy.
Del Bosque is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Del Bosque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clavette can do to turn this around?
Del Bosque is defending against the submission attempts here by Clavette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Del Bosque doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clavette.
Del Bosque looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Del Bosque actively working from the bottom here.
Clavette seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clavette is looking to take a break and control but Del Bosque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Bosque trying to hold on to Clavette's head to control him but Clavette postures up.
Del Bosque is looking to improve his position.
Del Bosque controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Del Bosque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clavette lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clavette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Bosque keeps working.
Clavette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Del Bosque is looking to control Clavette's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Del Bosque avoid being mounted?
Del Bosque keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Del Bosque trying to control from the bottom.
Del Bosque looking for a kimura from the bottom but Clavette passes into side control!
Clavette lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque struggling a bit here.
Clavette is looking to take a break and control but Del Bosque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Clavette is putting a hurting on Del Bosque here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Del Bosque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clavette is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clavette tries for a kimura but Del Bosque is defending well.
Del Bosque is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clavette's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Clavette! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Del Bosque has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raoul Clavette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 2254 p4p, 260 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 3462 p4p, 364 weight class). Huia comes to the cage accompanied by Poi E - Patea Maori Club. Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Aloysius Wiremu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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187 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hone Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu pushes Huia up against the cage in a clinch.
Huia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Wiremu tries to throw a body punch but Huia avoids it by throwing Wiremu back against the cage.
Huia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiremu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huias head.
Huia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiremu lands with a right to the head.
Huia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Huia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiremu scores with a shoulder strike.
Huia is trying to stall.
Wiremu throws a head punch that misses.
Wiremu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huia throws a head punch that misses.
Wiremu gets through Huia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiremu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huia throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Huia prevents a body shot from Wiremu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Huia.
Huia blocks an uppercut.
Wiremu working aggressively here.
Huia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiremu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiremu as he jumps to the side.
Oooooh!!! Wiremu has knocked Huia down with a huge combo! Wiremu steps away and waves a wobbly Huia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Huia is rocked!
It looks like Hone Huia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Huia misses.
Nice shot by Huia.
Hone Huia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huia blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Wiremu.
Wiremu connects with a leg kick. Huia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huia throws a hook to the side of Wiremu's head but Wiremu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Wiremu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch lands to the side of Huia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huia scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Huia or perhaps it was just good defense by Wiremu, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hone Huia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiremu punishes Huia's body with a nice straight punch.
Wiremu lands a leg kick that knocks Huia off balance momentarily.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch but Huia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wiremu lands a jab to Huia's midsection.
Wiremu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Huia is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Wiremu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wiremu drives through and clinches with Huia against the cage.
Wiremu misses with a body punch.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Huia.
Huia tries to work over Wiremu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huia struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiremu controls his hands.
Huia has picked Wiremu up - he's going for a ride! Huia dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Huia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Huia wants to work for an arm triangle but Wiremu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wiremu is trying to control but can't.
Huia wants to free his trapped foot but Wiremu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huia works his way into side control.
Huia advances to mount.
Wiremu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wiremu is squirming around, avoiding Huia's attempts to control the action.
Huia controlling from the full mount.
Huia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wiremu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huia tries to control but Wiremu wriggling away.
Wiremu is looking to improve his position but Huia isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wiremu is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Wiremu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hone Huia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wiremu misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Huia.
Wiremu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huia.
Wiremu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Huia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wiremu sprawls well. Wiremu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hone Huia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huia looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiremu is just out of range.
Huia clinches up with Wiremu and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiremu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huia.
Wiremu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huia lands a right hand.
A short left from Wiremu.
Huia has Wiremu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiremu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiremu tries to work over Huia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiremu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiremu tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huia working aggressively here.
Wiremu lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiremu tries a body shot but Huia blocks it.
Wiremu throws a punch but it's blocked by Huia.
Wiremu lands with a right to the head.
Wiremu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiremu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiremu blocking some punches.
Wiremu misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiremu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huia is working for takedown but Wiremu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Wiremu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiremu is leaning against Huia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Wiremu.
A head punch on the inside from Wiremu fails to land.
Wiremu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu misses with a two punch combination.
Huia walks into a stiff left hand from Wiremu.
Oh Huia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiremu connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Huia covering up! Wiremu comes in with a big uppercut and Huia goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
During a confident post fight interview, Aloysius Wiremu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 1401 p4p, 150 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 1553 p4p, 168 weight class). Halleck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Simple Minds - Changeling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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143 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huchkov.
A big left from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Huchkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huchkov forces Halleck back against the cage and clinches.
Huchkov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halleck.
Huchkov tries to break the clinch but Halleck is controlling the position.
Halleck scores with a shot to the side of Huchkov's head.
Halleck tries to work over Huchkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halleck.
Halleck blocks an uppercut.
Huchkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Halleck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huchkov misses with the head strike.
Huchkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Halleck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halleck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halleck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
A short uppercut from Huchkov.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huchkov.
Halleck lands a hook that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Huchkov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huchkovs head.
Halleck cracks Huchkov with a nice body shot.
Huchkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huchkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huchkov fails with the takedown.
Halleck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huchkov.
A punch lands to the side of Huchkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Halleck has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: House of Gladiators in the buildup to the fight.
Huchkov throws a right hand that misses
and Halleck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Huchkov cracks Halleck with a good jab.
Huchkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halleck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurney Halleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov throws a jab when Halleck was well out of range.
Halleck feints a jab promting Huchkov to slip. Halleck then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Huchkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Huchkov has managed to clinch.
Huchkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Halleck controls his hands.
Huchkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halleck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huchkov wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Halleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halleck blocks an uppercut.
Huchkov misses with some punches.
Halleck working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Halleck fails to land.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Huchkov.
Huchkov prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck lands a nice uppercut.
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck pushes Huchkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
Halleck defending well as Huchkov loads up on a big left hand.
Halleck throws a one two combo.
Huchkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halleck wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halleck misses the shot to the body.
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Huchkov is out of range.
Huchkov moves into range and clinches up with Halleck.
Halleck tries to work over Huchkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Halleck.
Huchkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Huchkov blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huchkov tries to pull guard but Halleck won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Huchkov.
Huchkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halleck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Halleck throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck 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.
Huchkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huchkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Halleck avoids it really well and circles away.
Halleck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halleck connects with a crisp jab.
Halleck lands a leg kick that knocks Huchkov off balance momentarily.
Huchkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Halleck was covering up waiting for the punch and Huchkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Huchkov stopping the sweep attempt from Halleck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huchkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Halleck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Huchkov closes the distance and clinches.
Huchkov has a couple of punches blocked by Halleck.
Huchkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Halleck.
Huchkov takes one on the button.
Huchkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Huchkov.
Huchkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Halleck 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Halleck is rocked!
Huchkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Halleck moves out of range.
Oh Halleck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huchkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huchkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Huchkov lands an uppercut.
Huchkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halleck misses with some punches.
Halleck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
Huchkov breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Huchkov.
Huchkov tries for a takedown but Halleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halleck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huchkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halleck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huchkov throws an off balance right hand
and Halleck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huchkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Halleck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huchkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Halleck's guard.
Huchkov stopping the sweep attempt from Halleck.
Huchkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Huchkov trying to control but Halleck is working from the bottom.
Huchkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huchkov wants to stand and escape but instead Halleck has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov wants to stand but Halleck is controlling the position.
Halleck seems to have got his legs back now.
Huchkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halleck is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huchkov keeping moving, preventing Halleck from controlling successfully.
Huchkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Halleck is working Huchkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck postures up in Huchkov's guard and throws a big left but Huchkov blocks it.
Halleck looking to pass the guard.
Halleck is stalling in the full guard.
Halleck has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Halleck preventing the sweep.
Huchkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halleck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Huchkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halleck can pounce on him.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Halleck lands a lovely overhand right.
Halleck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halleck wants to land a leg kick but Huchkov is out of range.
A jab from Halleck misses.
Halleck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Huchkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halleck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Huchkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Halleck, which made it look bad.
Halleck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Halleck 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.
Huchkov tries for a takedown but Halleck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Halleck was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Huchkov.
Gurney Halleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
Halleck feints and then cracks Huchkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huchkov down.
Halleck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gurney Halleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
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 Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Huchkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huchkov misses with a hook. Halleck ducked under it nicely.
As Huchkov backs away, Halleck returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Huchkov throws a sloppy head kick and Halleck moves out of range easily.
Halleck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Huchkov manages to circle out of the way.
Huchkov throws a sloppy head kick and Halleck moves out of range easily.
Halleck is looking to counter the offense by Huchkov and move into the clinch.
Huchkov connects with a body shot.
Halleck digs a good body shot into Huchkov's ribs.
Huchkov misses with the combination.
Huchkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huchkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Halleck scores with a four punch combination!
Halleck lands with a cross.
Halleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huchkov manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huchkov lands with a right hand.
Halleck connects with a nice looking jab.
Huchkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Halleck should have avoided that one.
Huchkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halleck to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halleck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Halleck leaves Huchkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Halleck finds it's way through Huchkov's defenses.
Huchkov misses with a looping left.
Huchkov throws a lazy right hand but Halleck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halleck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a left that rocks Halleck and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Huchkov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Halleck regain composure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck manages to get back to half guard.
Halleck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huchkov throwing shots but Halleck is blocking nicely.
Halleck slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Huchkov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Huchkov misses with a takedown
and Halleck counters with a left to the body.
Gurney Halleck is winning the standup battle so far.
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halleck sprawls well. Halleck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huchkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Gurney Halleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
Halleck wants to clinch.
Halleck thuds his right hand into Huchkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halleck lands a nice shot that snaps Huchkov's head back.
Halleck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halleck misses with an uppercut.
Huchkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huchkov scores with a jab to the head.
Huchkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huchkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huchkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huchkov throws a head punch that misses.
Huchkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Halleck.
Halleck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matel Huchkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huchkov.
Halleck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck misses with the head strike.
Huchkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huchkov misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
Halleck misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halleck.
Halleck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huchkov backs up against the cage.
Huchkov walks into a left hand.
Halleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halleck throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
Halleck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huchkov throws out the jab.
Halleck throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Halleck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Halleck.
Some wild striking there from Huchkov.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gurney Halleck.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halleck, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loki Aoki (ranked 1454 p4p, 178 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 1322 p4p, 162 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by KAANCEPTS. Loki Aoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Aoki scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Danny Tucker has been cut.
Aoki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tucker finds it's way round the side to connect with Aoki's head.
Tucker slips under a jab from Aoki.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Tucker misses with a left hand
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tucker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oooooh!!! Aoki has knocked Tucker down with a huge combo! Aoki steps away and waves a wobbly Tucker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tucker is rocked!
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Danny Tucker's cut even more.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Tucker counters with a body kick.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Nice cross by Tucker.
Tucker scores with the left hand. Aoki knows he should have avoided that one.
Aoki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aoki moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker misses with a low kick.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki stalks Tucker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tucker's face. Tucker staggers backwards, shaken.
The cut above Danny Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Danny Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki lands a big uppercut and Tucker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tucker looks OK. Aoki waves Tucker back to his feet!
Aoki takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tucker misses with a hook to the body
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danny Tucker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aoki cracks Tucker with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tucker falls to his knees and Aoki doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loki Aoki!
A relieved looking Loki Aoki 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 1132 p4p, 143 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (ranked 1234 p4p, 155 weight class). Stenger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger scores with a jab.
It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
Omarov darts in looking for a takedown but Stenger gets double underhooks and turns Omarov into the cage.
Jab from Omarov.
Omarov throws out a loose jab but Stenger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stenger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stenger connects with a single shot there.
Omarov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Omarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stenger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Omarov fails with a takedown attempt.
Omarov looks to land a right hand but Stenger moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger swings for the body but Omarov moves out of range.
Omarov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Omarov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stenger!
Stenger is looking for a sweep.
Stenger regains half guard.
Stenger trying to hold on to Omarov's head to control him but Omarov postures up.
Omarov thows a huge punch but Stenger dodges it nicely.
Omarov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Omarov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stenger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stenger is concentrating on defense, preventing Omarov from advancing position.
Stenger is looking to control Omarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stenger avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Omarov 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stenger wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stenger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stenger managing to control the position.
Omarov postures up.
Stenger is adopting a defensive guard.
Stenger controls Omarov momentarily but Omarov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Stenger trying to control the position.
Omarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stenger working a defensive guard here.
Stenger pulls Omarov in to control the position.
Omarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Stenger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Omarov on the ground.
Stenger working a defensive guard here.
Omarov throws a big right hand that misses.
Stenger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Omarov working his ground and pound in the gym.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Omarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Omarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Omarov stays in close to Stenger's body and controls the position.
Stenger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Omarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stenger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stenger pulls Omarov in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jabbar Omarov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stenger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Omarov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stenger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Omarov has his takedown stuffed
letting Stenger counter with a right hand.
Stenger moves out of range as Omarov strikes.
The crowd cheers as Stenger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Omarov doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov tries to move into range but Stenger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stenger takes a swing at Omarov's ribcage but misses.
Stenger tries to work over Omarov's front leg with a kick but Omarov checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stenger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stenger.
Omarov slips a jab and a cross from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Omarov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stenger avoids it really well and circles away.
Stenger cracks Omarov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stenger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stenger as he avoids it easily.
Aksel Stenger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabbar Omarov.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenger misses the target.
Stenger takes a swing at Omarov's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a hook. Omarov ducked under it nicely.
Jabbar Omarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stenger throws an off balance right hand
and Omarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger throws a wild body kick that Omarov sees coming a mile off.
Stenger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Omarov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger trying to control from the bottom.
Stenger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stenger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omarov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stenger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omarov landing some decent shots from guard.
Stenger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Omarov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stenger pulls Omarov in close to prevent any damage.
Stenger controls Omarov momentarily but Omarov frees himself.
Stenger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Omarov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stenger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Omarov trying to control but Stenger is working from the bottom.
Omarov is fighting to break Stenger's control of his arms but Stenger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jabbar Omarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stenger takes a swing at Omarov's ribcage but misses.
Omarov misses with a takedown attempt
and Omarov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Omarov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stenger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Stenger misses the target.
Stenger with a jab.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Omarov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stenger defends it well.
A jab from Omarov does it's job there.
Stenger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Omarov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenger darts in and clinches Omarov up against the cage.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omarov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Stenger.
Omarov can't find room to land a body shot as Stenger controls the action.
Omarov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omarov throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenger.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Omarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omarov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omarov can do to turn this around?
Omarov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Omarov controls his hands.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Stenger.
Omarov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stenger tries to work over Omarov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Omarov swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger lands a body shot.
Omarov takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Stenger.
Stenger scores with a shot to the side of Omarov's head.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stenger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Omarov backwards.
Omarov pulls guard effortlessly.
Stenger trying to control but Omarov is working from the bottom.
Jabbar Omarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stenger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger pushing down on Omarov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Omarov looking for submissions off his back.
Stenger is looking to take a break and control but Omarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stenger is controlling the pace.
Stenger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Omarov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stenger trying to control the pace.
Stenger works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Omarov can't escape the position.
Omarov is squirming around, avoiding Stenger's attempts to control the action.
Stenger controlling his opponent.
Stenger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omarov is looking to escape.
Stenger seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Omarov is holding on tight.
Omarov is squirming around, avoiding Stenger's attempts to control the action.
Omarov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stenger 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
After winning the bout, Aksel Stenger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1080 p4p, 131 weight class) and Paddy Bateman (ranked 1003 p4p, 120 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman lands a nice shot that snaps Gariniho's head back.
A low kick from Gariniho is predictable there
and Bateman counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gariniho tries to buck Bateman off but Bateman is having none of it.
Bateman trying to control the action but Gariniho is working from the bottom.
Bateman slows the pace down.
Bateman tries to advance to mount but Gariniho denies him.
Bateman wants to control but Gariniho is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho prevents Bateman from improving position.
Bateman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho is trying to buck Bateman off.
Bateman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gariniho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gariniho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bateman's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Bateman! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Gariniho has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paddy Bateman!
After the fight, Paddy Bateman 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kriel (ranked 968 p4p, 128 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 773 p4p, 103 weight class). Kriel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Gunnar Johnsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Kriel counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Kriel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson misses with a shot to the body
and Kriel counters with a big head kick but Johnsson shrugs it off.
Johnsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kriel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Johnsson throws a chopping leg kick but Kriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kriel checks a low kick from Johnsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kriel is looking to counter punch.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kriel throws out a leg kick but Johnsson moves out of range and Kriel only half commits.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Kriel moves out of range.
It looked like Kriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel throws a one two combo.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Johnsson catches Kriel right on the button with a cross.
Johnsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriel.
Kriel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnsson connects with a body shot.
Kriel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson throws a hook to the side of Kriel's head but Kriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Kriel blocks the leg kick.
Kriel slips a jab from Johnsson.
A right-left combo lands from Johnsson.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Johnsson cracks Kriel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnsson lands with a cross.
Johnsson tries to land a leg kick but Kriel saw it coming and moves away.
Kriel throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Kriel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson cracks the inside of Kriel's front leg.
Kriel blocks the body kick.
Kriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson thuds his right hand into Kriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Kriel moves out of range.
Johnsson looks to throw the jab but Kriel is out of range.
It looked like Kriel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnsson moves out of range as Kriel strikes.
Johnsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kriel doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Kriel misses.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Kriel moved out of range nicely.
Kriel tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnsson avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kriel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnsson throws a chopping leg kick but Kriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Johnsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kriel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kriel drops Johnsson with a beautiful combination! Johnsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kriel is looking for the KO!
Johnsson is rocked!
Johnsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kriel's sensitive parts.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Kriel checks it.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnsson connects with a jab.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Johnsson.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Johnsson backs away, Kriel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kriel circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kriel is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kriel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh Kriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kriel. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a front kick.
Kriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Kriel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kriel throws out the jab.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
It looked like Kriel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kriel scores with a nice body kick.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kriel is just out of range.
Johnsson jabs at Kriel's body.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kriel. That's going to slow Johnsson down.
Kriel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
An inside leg kick from Johnsson misses.
Nice shot by Johnsson.
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kriel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Kriel off balance momentarily.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Kriel avoids the punch easily.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kriel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnsson throws a low kick but Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kriel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Johnsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kriel.
Kriel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kriel checks a low kick from Johnsson.
Kriel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnsson. Johnsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Gunnar Johnsson's cut even more.
Johnsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Kriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Johnsson takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
Kriel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kriel finish him?
Kriel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnsson seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Kriel avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kriel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kriel counter with a right hand.
Johnsson is looking to slow Kriel down with leg kicks.
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Kriel counters with a left to the body.
Johnsson misses with a leg kick
and Kriel counters with a head kick that drops Johnsson to the mat! Johnsson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Kriel.
Johnsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kriel scores with a counter punch that sends Johnsson to the canvas! Kriel smells blood - he's punishing Johnsson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Johnsson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kriel!
Jan Kriel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 1463 p4p, 218 weight class) and Greg Coleman (ranked 1478 p4p, 223 weight class). Coleman has chosen I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Venczel is defended easily by Coleman.
Coleman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venczel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Venczel.
Venczel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Venczel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
Coleman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Venczel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman gets double underhooks and turns Venczel into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsiga Venczel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venczel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coleman takes one to the chin there.
Venczel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Venczel.
Venczel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Venczel throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Venczel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Venczel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Venczel wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman tries to stand but Venczel is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stands and steps away. Venczel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Venczel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coleman did well to prevent Venczel getting side control.
Venczel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Venczel throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Coleman is trying to stand back up but Venczel is controlling him
Venczel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Venczel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Venczel trying to control from half guard but Coleman is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Venczel.
Venczel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coleman's guard.
Venczel is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Venczel trying to pass the guard but Coleman defending well.
Coleman is refusing to be controlled, as Venczel sits in half guard.
Venczel tries to pass to full mount but Coleman defends it.
Venczel is just content to waste time from the top position. Coleman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Venczel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venczel throws a big right hand that misses.
Venczel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Venczel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman wants to stand up but Venczel is controlling him.
Venczel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Venczel wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Venczel won't allow Coleman to get back to his feet.
Venczel wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coleman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coleman wants it to stay on the feet.
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 Zsiga Venczel will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Venczel looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Venczel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coleman did well to prevent Venczel getting side control.
Coleman kicks Venczel off and gets back to his feet.
Zsiga Venczel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venczel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman.
Venczel blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Venczel slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Venczel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coleman throws Venczel to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
Venczel tries to counter by clinching up but Coleman breaks away and moves out of range.
Venczel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venczel scores with a shot to the body.
Venczel throws a looping overhand right but Coleman ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Venczel.
Venczel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venczel.
Venczel fails to pull guard.
Coleman wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Coleman.
Our sources have told us that Venczel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Coleman lands a left hand.
Venczel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleman.
Coleman misses with some punches.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venczel avoids it.
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Venczel or not.
A short body shot lands from Coleman as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Venczel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coleman walks away with a smile on his face. Venczel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Venczel moves out of range easily.
Venczel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coleman manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Venczel is predictable there
and Coleman counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venczel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Venczel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsiga Venczel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venczel scores with a sloppy right hand. Coleman should have avoided that one.
Coleman blocks a jab.
Venczel shoots in looking for a takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl out of it but Venczel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Coleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Greg Coleman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Venczel moves out of range.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venczel manages to avoid it.
Greg Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venczel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coleman did well to prevent Venczel getting side control.
Coleman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Venczel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Coleman breaks the clinch.
Venczel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coleman in his tracks.
Venczel tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Coleman tries to counter with a clinch but Venczel shakes him off and moves away.
Coleman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Venczel's head.
It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venczel shoots in and gets a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Venczel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Venczel with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Venczel trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Venczel tries to pass.
Venczel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coleman wants to stand up but Venczel is controlling him.
Venczel throwing strikes but missing.
Venczel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coleman's head.
Venczel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel'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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Venczel is defended easily by Coleman.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman lands a two punch combo.
Venczel moves away from the strike by Coleman.
Venczel tries to counter by clinching up but Coleman breaks away and moves out of range.
Venczel with a poor takedown
and Coleman counters with a crisp one two that drops Venczel! Coleman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Venczel to his feet! Venczel is in big trouble!
Venczel is rocked!
Venczel tries to land a front kick but Coleman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Venczel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venczel scores with a jab to the head.
Venczel tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Coleman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Venczel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Venczel seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Coleman works the jab nicely.
Coleman connects with a single shot there.
Venczel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Coleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Venczel tries to clinch but Coleman moves out of range.
Venczel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coleman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Venczel fails with the takedown.
Coleman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsiga Venczel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venczel.
Venczel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coleman as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel misses with a takedown attempt - Coleman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coleman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Venczel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coleman throws a body punch but Venczel moves out of range.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venczel clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.
Coleman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zsiga Venczel's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venczel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman misses with a body punch.
Venczel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Venczel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coleman gets to his feet - Venczel follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman tries to move into range but Venczel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Venczel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Venczel looks to clinch
and Coleman counters with a straight that turns Venczel's legs to rubber! Coleman pushes forward with more strikes and Venczel goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Coleman!
In his post fight interview, Greg Coleman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 486 p4p, 58 weight class) and Louie Litt (ranked 518 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie Litt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bounty defends well and Litt ends up having to push Bounty into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bounty needs to keep his hands up - Litt had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Litt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Litt.
Litt blocks a head kick by Bounty.
Litt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A clash of legs there as Litt blocks the low kick.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Litt.
Bounty slips a jab from Litt.
Litt missing with a left hand there. Bounty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Litt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bounty swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Litt.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bounty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litt wants to land a leg kick but Bounty is out of range.
Bounty lands the left hand.
Litt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Litt digs a good body shot into Bounty's ribs.
Nice cross by Litt.
Litt tries to score with a low kick but Bounty moves his leg out of the way.
Bounty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bounty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Litt.
Litt throws a head kick that misses.
Bounty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Litt.
Bounty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Litt momentarily.
Litt looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
A combination from Bounty does no damage.
Bounty backing away here, and Litt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bounty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bounty tries to clinch but Litt is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Bounty is predictable there
and Litt counters with a single leg into guard. Bounty didn't expect that.
Bounty wriggles free and stands up.
Litt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty connects with a solid leg kick.
Bounty avoids the head kick by Litt.
Bounty throwing a counter right hand but Litt manages to avoid it.
Litt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Litt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bounty seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Litt lands a slapping body shot.
Bounty throws a head kick but Litt moves out of range.
Bounty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bounty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Litt 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.
Litt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bounty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Bounty. No joy for Litt on that attempt.
Litt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bounty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Litt clobbers Bounty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Litt lands a glancing blow to the side of Bounty's head.
Litt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bounty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bounty tries to bum rush Litt with a series of wild strikes but Litt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bounty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Litt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Litt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bounty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Litt.
Litt lands a leg kick that knocks Bounty off balance momentarily.
Litt misses with a looping right.
Bounty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Litt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bounty moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Litt.
Litt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bounty's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Litt can't find room to land a body shot as Bounty controls the action.
Bounty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Litt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Litt lands a shoulder strike.
Bounty misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Litt is trying to break free.
Litt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bountys head.
Bounty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bounty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bounty stalling against the cage.
Litt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Litt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louie Litt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Litt lands with a cross.
Litt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bounty cracks Litt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bounty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Louie Litt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bounty throws a wild body kick that Litt sees coming a mile off.
Litt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Litt.
Bounty misses with a leg kick
and Litt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Bounty misses
letting Litt counter with a right hand.
Bounty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Litt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bounty can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty lands with a slapping head kick.
Bounty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Litt. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty wants to clinch.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Litt.
A big right from Litt misses.
Bounty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Litt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bounty. That did some damage!
Litt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bounty feints and then cracks Litt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Litt down.
Litt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Litt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Litt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bounty is just out of range.
Litt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Litt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Litt misses with a looping right.
Litt throws a leg kick
and Bounty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty fails to land with a series of punches.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Litt lands a lovely overhand right.
Bounty throws a body shot but no joy.
Bounty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Litt avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Bounty delivers a nice body kick.
Litt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bounty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bounty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Litt moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bounty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Litt - the referee stops the clock and Bounty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Litt. Bounty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bounty throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Litt misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Litt misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty pushes Litt away with a front kick.
Litt is breathing heavily.
Litt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bounty has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bounty scores with a jab.
Bounty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Litt scores with a jab.
Litt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Litt tries a quick counter leg kick but Bounty is wise to it.
Bounty scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Litt.
Bounty scores with a hook to the body. Litt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bounty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bounty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Litt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bounty can pounce on him.
Bounty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Litt misses with an uppercut.
Litt throws an overhand right that lands on Bounty's shoulder, as Bounty tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Litt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Litt. That snapped Bounty's head back.
Bounty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Litt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bounty scores with a kick to the midsection.
Litt throws a push kick but Bounty slaps the foot to one side.
Litt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Litt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Litt throws a nice looking combination but Bounty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Litt finds it's way through Bounty's defenses.
Bounty throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bounty moves into the clinch successfully.
Bounty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Litt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Bounty.
Bounty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bounty looking to stall.
Jamie Bounty has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Litt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Jamie Bounty will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Litt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bounty blocks a low kick nicely.
Bounty misses with a left hand
and Litt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bounty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Litt tries a low kick but Bounty avoids it.
Bounty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Litt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bounty.
Litt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bounty.
Bounty connects with a body shot that sends Litt's belly button to the back.
Bounty lands a nice shot that snaps Litt's head back.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Litt tries to move into range but Bounty 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.
Litt throws an overhand right that lands on Bounty's shoulder, as Bounty tries to avoid the shot.
Litt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Litt tries a head kick but it misses.
Litt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bounty doesn't seem bothered though.
Litt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty is looking to clinch but Litt is avoiding it.
Bounty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Litt, pushing him back against the cage.
Bounty lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bounty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bounty.
Litt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bounty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bounty misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bounty breaks the clinch.
Litt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Litt connects with the punch.
Bounty moves in looking to clinch but Litt pushes him off.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Litt moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Litt.
A low kick from Litt misses
and Bounty makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Litt really felt that one!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bounty lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Bounty is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Litt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bounty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bounty misses with a body kick.
Litt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bounty manages to avoid it.
Bounty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bounty misses with a leg kick
and Litt counters with a thumping low kick.
Bounty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Litt misses with an uppercut. Bounty saw that one coming.
Bounty throws a good cross that connects.
Litt dives in and scores a takedown into Bounty's guard.
Bounty wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bounty.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bounty.
Litt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bounty throws a wild body kick that Litt sees coming a mile off.
Litt lands a nice shot that snaps Bounty's head back.
Litt shoots and misses
and Bounty counters with a stiff right hand.
Litt throws a leg kick
and Bounty counters with a nice body shot.
Litt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Litt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bounty checks a low kick from Litt.
It appears Bounty was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Bounty. Those never looked like landing.
Litt slips a jab from Bounty.
Litt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Litt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty works over Litt's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Litt. That did some damage!
Bounty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Litt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bounty checks a leg kick.
Bounty scores with a head kick. Litt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Litt goes for a double leg but Bounty avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bounty continues to drive forward.
Litt scores with a nice strike.
Litt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Litt slips under a jab from Bounty.
Litt slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bounty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Litt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bounty checks a low kick from Litt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Bounty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bounty 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Bounty!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 360 p4p, 53 weight class) and Juan Marfaker (ranked 564 p4p, 95 weight class). Slater comes to the cage accompanied by Stop What Ya Doin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Marfaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marfaker with a nice cross.
Marfaker lands an overhand right.
Marfaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slater drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Slater has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marfaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marfaker wants to land a leg kick but Slater is out of range.
Slater shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marfaker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marfaker dodges the ground and pound from Slater.
Slater lands an elbow.
It looks like Juan Marfaker has been cut.
Slater tries to score with some ground and pound. Marfaker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Slater working the ground and pound but Marfaker is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker parries the strikes from Slater easily there. Slater is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marfaker to escape.
Slater with the ground and pound but Marfaker regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Slater thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slater is just content to waste time from the top position. Marfaker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Marfaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Marfaker keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Marfaker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marfaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slater trying to control but Marfaker is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Juan Marfaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marfaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Marfaker misses
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Juan Marfaker's cut even more.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Marfaker is quick to defend against it.
Slater slips a jab from Marfaker.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Marfaker is quick to defend against it.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marfaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater lands a nice shot that snaps Marfaker's head back.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Marfaker.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marfaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Slater throws a big counter combination but Marfaker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marfaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marfaker cracks a nice hook into Slater's ribs.
Jab, jab by Slater - just one landing.
The cut above Juan Marfaker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marfaker sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marfaker lands with a good body shot.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Marfaker counters with a nice body shot.
Marfaker looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Marfaker.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Marfaker moved out of range.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
Marfaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marfaker lands a nice shot that snaps Slater's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Marfaker misses the target.
Marfaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marfaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slater momentarily.
Marfaker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slater had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marfaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Marfaker. No joy for Slater on that attempt.
Slater staying out of range there.
Marfaker scores with a body shot.
Marfaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marfaker throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Slater goes for a double leg but Marfaker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marfaker continues to drive forward.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marfaker as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marfaker is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Marfaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Juan Marfaker 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slater or perhaps it was just good defense by Marfaker, which made it look bad.
Slater shoots in but Marfaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a jab to the head.
Marfaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marfaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Slater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slater ducks right into an uppercut from Marfaker.
Nice body kick there by Marfaker.
Slater darts in looking for a takedown but Marfaker gets double underhooks and turns Slater into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marfaker!
Marfaker looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Slater looks for a takedown but Marfaker sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marfaker lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Marfaker. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marfaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slater slips a straight right by Marfaker.
Marfaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marfaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marfaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marfaker sprawls well. Marfaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
Marfaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slater at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a right hand that Marfaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Marfaker also avoids with ease.
Slater drives through with a takedown into Marfaker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Marfaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marfaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marfaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater postures up in Marfaker's guard and throws a big left but Marfaker blocks it.
Marfaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slater has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slater throws a strike but Marfaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marfaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marfaker is controlling him.
Marfaker is pushing down on Slater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slater is fighting to maintain full guard but Marfaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marfaker is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Marfaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Marfaker'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. This is the final round!
Marfaker throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Marfaker blocks a jab.
Slater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Marfaker.
Marfaker clobbers Slater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marfaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slater checks it well.
Slater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marfaker tests Slater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slater misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Slater with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marfaker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marfaker misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marfaker, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marfaker is looking to slow Slater down with leg kicks.
Marfaker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Marfaker.
Marfaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marfaker throws a head kick that misses.
Slater throws a series of punches but Marfaker avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Marfaker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
AC Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marfaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slater back to the cage. Marfaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marfaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Juan Marfaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marfaker cracks Slater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marfaker was covering up waiting for the punch and Slater finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marfaker is wriggling around but Slater manages to pass to half guard.
Juan Marfaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marfaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marfaker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Marfaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marfaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater wants to control from the top but Marfaker keeps moving.
Slater works over Marfaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Marfaker is pulling down on Slater's head. It's preventing any offense from Slater, at least for the moment.
Slater trying to control but Marfaker is working from the bottom.
Slater throws a strike but Marfaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Marfaker won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Marfaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet.
Marfaker wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slater is on top in guard.
AC Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Marfaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marfaker 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Marfaker!
A relieved looking Juan Marfaker 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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