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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 5832 p4p, 220 weight class) and Johnny Mad Max (ranked 5899 p4p, 223 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Mad Max!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mad Max scoring well with a low kick there.
Mad Max connects with a high kick.
Mad Max closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jan swings for the body but Mad Max moves out of range.
Mad Max stalks Jan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jan's face. Jan staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mad Max tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mad Max is wriggling around but Jan manages to pass to half guard.
Mad Max tries to roll over but Jan keeps him under control.
Jan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mad Max sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Max has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jan is working away from the top position though.
Jan content to control rather than advance.
Mad Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jan. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jan prevents Mad Max from improving his position.
Mad Max keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mad Max wants to improve his position but Jan is controlling well.
Mad Max wants to get back to his feet.
Jan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Max throws a combination. Jan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mad Max throws a combination that misses
and Jan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jan stopping the sweep attempt from Mad Max.
Jan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mad Max utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mad Max trying to keep a closed guard but Jan is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jan dodges the punch combination from Mad Max.
Mad Max gets caught flat footed, as Jan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mad Max is looking to stand up but Jan isn't so interested in that idea.
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 Bartlomiej Jan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jan prevents Mad Max from standing back up.
Mad Max keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mad Max tries to hold on but Jan pushes him away.
Jan landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan controlling from mount.
Jan looking to finish with strikes here!
Mad Max is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jan locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mad Max is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bartlomiej Jan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Benitez (ranked 3655 p4p, 304 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 8015 p4p, 436 weight class). Sands comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands gets a double leg takedown into Benitez's guard.
Benitez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sands defends it easily.
Benitez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sands is one step ahead there.
Sands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sands throws a big elbow that misses.
Sands trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benitez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez is pulling down on Sands's head to control his posture.
Benitez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sands can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sands throwing strikes from guard but Benitez blocks nicely.
Benitez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benitez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sands's guard.
Benitez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benitez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benitez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Benitez throwing strikes but missing.
Benitez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sands's head.
Benitez won't allow Sands to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands keeping full guard, as Benitez tries to pass.
Sands is looking to stand up but Benitez isn't so interested in that idea.
Benitez is looking to work some ground and pound but Sands has wrist control.
Benitez connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benitez 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.
Benitez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sands wants to stand but Benitez is controlling the position.
Benitez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sands wants to stand and escape but Benitez is having none of it.
Benitez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands is trying to control the position but Benitez postures up.
Benitez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sands looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sands looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sands!
Benitez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sands missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benitez moves into full guard.
Sands missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sands is in close to Benitez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sands trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Benitez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Benitez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez pulls Sands in close to prevent any damage.
Benitez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benitez working a defensive guard here.
Sands landing with the ground and pound.
Sands scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sands chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sands thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sands in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Benitez dominated that round.
That's time! Benitez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benitez clinches.
Sands tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Benitez lands with a left to the head.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Sands jumps guard but Benitez stands there with Sands around his waist. Sands gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Agustin Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sands.
Sands's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benitez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands being controlled against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benitez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez lands an elbow just above Sands 's eye.
Benitez is pushing Sands up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sands tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benitez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sands goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benitez gets a clinch.
Benitez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Benitez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benitez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Agustin Benitez.
Sands is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benitez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benitez tries to counter with a takedown but Sands is quick to defend against it.
Benitez moves into range and clinches up with Sands.
Benitez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sands changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sands changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benitez tries to avoid it but Sands manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benitez to the ground. Benitez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benitez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sands.
Benitez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sands circles away.
Benitez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sands letting Benitez take a breather here.
A short left from Benitez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benitez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sands distracts Benitez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sands trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
Benitez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sands must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands looking to sit in guard and control but Benitez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Benitez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benitez trying to control but Sands is working from the bottom.
Benitez throwing strikes from guard but Sands blocks nicely.
Benitez is working Sands over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sands keeping moving, preventing Benitez from controlling successfully.
Benitez lands a couple of elbows.
Benitez trying to control but Sands is working from the bottom.
Benitez landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sands is keeping the position for now.
Sands working a defensive guard here.
Benitez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sands takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Benitez is looking to take a break and control but Sands is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benitez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sands is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sands takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Benitez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sands keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Sands on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benitez instigates a clinch.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Agustin Benitez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Sands manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Benitez throws a strike but Sands rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benitez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sands defends well.
Benitez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benitez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sands working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benitez's head.
Benitez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sands defends it easily.
Benitez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benitez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Benitez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Benitez has control of Sands's left arm, preventing Sands from doing any damage.
Agustin Benitez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benitez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sands defends well.
Sands trying to control but Benitez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sands landing with the ground and pound.
Benitez wants to stand up but Sands is controlling him.
Benitez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sands throws a strike but Benitez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benitez wants to control from the top but Sands keeps moving.
Sands is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benitez stands up over Sands, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benitez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Benitez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Benitez postures up in Sands's guard and throws a big left but Sands blocks it.
Benitez is looking to pass into half guard but Sands pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sands is in guard.
Benitez is looking for a triangle but Sands pushes his legs off easily.
Benitez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sands can do to turn this around?
Sands trying to control the position from guard on top but Benitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sands.
Benitez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sands is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benitez looking to control.
Sands postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bobby Sands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agustin Benitez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benitez controlling the position.
Sands throws a big right hand that misses.
Benitez working for a triangle but Sands defends it easily.
Sands is fighting to break Benitez's control of his arms but Benitez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Agustin Benitez.
Well Benitez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Benitez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sharp (ranked 1857 p4p, 212 weight class) and Tony Duff (ranked 3564 p4p, 355 weight class). Tony Duff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Asa Sharp's chin.
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asa Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Duff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Duff's belly button to the back.
Duff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sharp throws Duff to one side and escapes!
Duff with a poor takedown
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duff misses with a takedown
and Sharp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp swings for the body but Duff moves out of range.
Duff shoots for a takedown but Sharp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asa Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Duff.
Donk. Sharp catches Duff right on the button with a cross.
Duff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duff fails with the takedown
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Sharp was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sharp on his heels. He'll look to pass Sharp's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sharp manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharp.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp stops a takedown attempt from Duff.
A short right from Sharp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sharp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Sharp - that landed with a thud.
Sharp scores with a shot to the side of Duff's head.
Sharp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duff closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sharp quickly recovers to half guard.
Sharp manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Duff keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff goes for a takedown attempt but Sharp pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duff gets a double leg takedown into Sharp's guard.
Duff drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sharp dives on top into guard.
Duff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.
Sharp is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Duff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sharp defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sharp passes into half guard.
Duff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sharp pulls his head out easily.
Duff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duff looking for submissions off his back.
Duff has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sharp escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sharp!
Sharp taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duff tries to buck Sharp off but Sharp is having none of it.
Sharp happy to just control the position for now.
Duff tries to bench press Sharp off him but Sharp keeps the position.
Duff tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sharp presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Duff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that round.
That's time! Sharp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Duff moves out of range easily.
Sharp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tony Duff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duff fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duff.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws a body shot but no joy.
Duff misses with a takedown
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asa Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Duff.
Duff avoids the body shot from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duff at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duff.
Duff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sharp lands with a good body shot.
Duff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duff shoots in but Sharp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asa Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Sharp sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duff is looking for a kimura but Sharp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Duff to get the leverage.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet.
Duff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've been informed that Duff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Duff trying to mount his opponent but Sharp defends it.
Duff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Duff is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sharp is just riding it out for now. Duff eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duff is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sharp sees it coming and defends easily.
Duff is looking for a kimura here.
Duff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sharp defends it well.
Sharp is controlling Duff's trapped leg to prevent Duff from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duff is looking for a kimura here.
Sharp is defending against the submission attempts here by Duff.
Sharp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duff can do to turn this around?
Sharp is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duff is working for a submission of some sort.
Duff wants to work for an arm triangle but Sharp is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Sharp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duff.
Duff has his takedown stuffed
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Duff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Duff's belly button to the back.
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duff doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Sharp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duff.
It looked like Sharp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duff.
Asa Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Duff.
Duff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duff.
Sharp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duff.
A counter left hand to the body from Sharp misses its target.
Sharp lands a high kick!
Duff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sharp's waist but Sharp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duff off to one side.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sharp scores with a jab to the body.
Duff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Duff has his takedown stuffed
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp is looking to wear down Duff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duff takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Duff's shoulder, as Duff tries to avoid the shot.
Duff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sharp counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body kick from Sharp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp connects with a nice looking jab.
Sharp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duff manages to avoid it.
Duff shoots in but no luck this time.
Tony Duff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duff shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sharp manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sharp pushes Duff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Duff's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharp circles away.
Sharp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Duff doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sharp throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sharp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duff.
Duff misses with a takedown attempt
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asa Sharp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asa Sharp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sharp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Sharp!
During a confident post fight interview, Asa Sharp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trametinib Mekinist (ranked 1771 p4p, 204 weight class) and Tomas Bendayho (ranked 4463 p4p, 422 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trametinib Mekinist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomas Bendayho!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mekinist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bendayho misses with a left hand
and Mekinist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bendayho tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Mekinist finds it's way through Bendayho's defenses.
Mekinist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bendayho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Bendayho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bendayho tries to clinch up
and Mekinist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bendayho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bendayho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mekinist.
Bendayho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mekinist is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bendayho.
Bendayho stuns Mekinist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bendayho misses with a hook.
Mekinist connects with a single shot there.
Bendayho throws a leg kick but Mekinist sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bendayho scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bendayho tests Mekinist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bendayho throws a chopping leg kick but Mekinist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Bendayho misses its intended target.
Mekinist throws a jab when Bendayho was well out of range.
Mekinist throws out a loose jab but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bendayho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mekinist looks to throw the jab but Bendayho is out of range.
Bendayho misses with a leg kick.
Mekinist is looking for a counter combo.
Mekinist closes the distance and pushes Bendayho back into the cage.
Mekinist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bendayho's elbow.
Bendayho pushes off an throws an elbow but Mekinist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bendayho throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mekinist tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Mekinist back against the cage.
Bendayho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mekinist misses with some punches.
Bendayho lands with a short shot to the head.
Mekinist blocks an elbow strike from Bendayho.
A nice left hand lands by Mekinist.
Bendayho takes a shot to the head.
Mekinist lands with a right to the head.
Mekinist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mekinist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mekinist successfully pulls guard.
Bendayho wants to get up but he can't break Mekinist's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho trying to control the position from guard on top but Mekinist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bendayho tries to free his leg and advance position but Mekinist is retaining full guard.
Mekinist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mekinist throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bendayho passes Mekinist's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bendayho is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mekinist tries to roll over but Bendayho keeps him under control.
Mekinist manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho won't allow Mekinist to sweep him here.
Bendayho is looking to stand up but Mekinist won't let him.
Bendayho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bendayho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mekinist keeping full guard, as Bendayho tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bendayho trying to control the position from guard on top but Mekinist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bendayho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bendayho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bendayho swings for the body but Mekinist moves out of range.
Mekinist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bendayho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mekinist.
Mekinist scores with the left hand. Bendayho knows he should have avoided that one.
Mekinist throws out a loose jab but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bendayho tries a head kick but it misses.
Bendayho throws a push kick but Mekinist slaps the foot to one side.
Mekinist avoids the body shot from Bendayho.
Bendayho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bendayho tries to clinch up but Mekinist circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomas Bendayho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mekinist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bendayho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mekinist connects with a nice looking jab.
Bendayho misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trametinib Mekinist dominated that round.
That's time! Mekinist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mekinist throws a hook but Bendayho avoids it easily.
Mekinist keeps the fight on the outside.
Bendayho scores with a hook.
Bendayho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mekinist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bendayho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bendayho throws a sloppy head kick and Mekinist moves out of range easily.
Bendayho misses with a body kick.
Mekinist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bendayho.
Bendayho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomas Bendayho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mekinist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bendayho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bendayho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mekinist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bendayho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bendayho swats away the attempt to clinch by Mekinist.
Bendayho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mekinist throws a hook but Bendayho blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Bendayho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekinist throws a body punch but Bendayho moves out of range.
Mekinist looks to score with a jab to the body but Bendayho is just out of range.
Bendayho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mekinist counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Bendayho.
No joy there for Bendayho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mekinist works Bendayho's body with a nice hook.
Mekinist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bendayho doesn't manage to clinch there - Mekinist circles away.
A clash of legs there as Bendayho blocks the low kick.
Mekinist cracks the inside of Bendayho's front leg.
Bendayho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mekinist moves away.
Mekinist throws a wild body kick that Bendayho sees coming a mile off.
Despite the aggression on Bendayho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bendayho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bendayho tries a head kick but it misses.
Bendayho works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bendayho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mekinist fakes the leg kick and cracks Bendayho in the body.
Bendayho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like Mekinist has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mekinist throws a hook but Bendayho avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bendayho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bendayho throws a right hand that misses
and Mekinist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mekinist scores with a nice strike.
Bendayho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bendayho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bendayho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trametinib Mekinist is winning the standup battle so far.
Mekinist has Bendayho up against the cage in a clinch.
Bendayho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mekinist throws a head punch that misses.
Mekinist takes a shot to the head.
Mekinist blocks an uppercut.
Mekinist presses Bendayho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mekinist blocking some punches.
Bendayho tries a body shot but Mekinist blocks it.
Bendayho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mekinist.
Mekinist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mekinist throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mekinist tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bendayho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mekinist is trying to pull guard but Bendayho has him pressed against the cage.
Bendayho works on Mekinist's body with a couple of short punches.
Mekinist struggles to land a body shot inside as Bendayho controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Bendayho.
Bendayho misses with an elbow over the top.
Mekinist blocking some punches.
Bendayho throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mekinist.
Mekinist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mekinist.
Mekinist lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mekinist dodges an elbow strike from Bendayho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bendayho.
Mekinist lands a nice uppercut.
Mekinist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mekinist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bendayho lands a shoulder strike.
Mekinist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mekinist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mekinist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mekinist tries to throw a body punch but Bendayho avoids it by throwing Mekinist back against the cage.
Mekinist blocking some punches.
Mekinist avoiding damage as Bendayho throws knees to the body.
Mekinist fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trametinib Mekinist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bendayho misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mekinist.
Bendayho misses with the head strike.
Bendayho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bendayho lands an uppercut.
Mekinist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bendayho blocking some punches.
Mekinist misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bendayho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mekinist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho lands with a left to the head.
Bendayho throws a head punch that misses.
Bendayho tries to throw a body punch but Mekinist avoids it by throwing Bendayho back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomas Bendayho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Bendayho misses.
Nice shot lands for Mekinist.
Bendayho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mekinist.
Bendayho moves away from the strike by Mekinist.
Mekinist on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bendayho.
Mekinist misses the jab.
Bendayho wants to slow Mekinist down by chopping away at his legs.
Bendayho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mekinist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bendayho.
Mekinist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mekinist throws an overhand right that lands on Bendayho's shoulder, as Bendayho tries to avoid the shot.
Mekinist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bendayho pushes Mekinist up against the cage in a clinch.
Bendayho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekinist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bendayho has a couple of punches blocked by Mekinist.
Bendayho misses with some punches.
Bendayho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mekinist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mekinist can't find room to land a body shot as Bendayho controls the action.
Bendayho tries a body shot but Mekinist blocks it.
Bendayho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bendayho lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bendayho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mekinist's brow.
Tomas Bendayho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bendayho lands a body shot.
Bendayho misses with the head strike.
Bendayho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bendayho gets through Mekinist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bendayho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mekinist.
Bendayho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mekinist.
Mekinist lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bendayho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mekinist's brow.
Mekinist tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mekinist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mekinist misses with the head strike.
Mekinist misses with a punch to the body.
Mekinist jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bendayho walks away with a smile on his face. Mekinist gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mekinist swings for the body but Bendayho moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bendayho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mekinist.
Mekinist was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mekinist throws the left hand but Bendayho avoids the punch easily.
Bendayho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mekinist walks into a stiff left hand from Bendayho.
Bendayho is looking to clinch.
Mekinist shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bendayho eats them both and turns towards Mekinist to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mekinist changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mekinist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mekinist moves away from the strike by Bendayho.
Mekinist connects with a right hand. Bendayho shakes it off.
Bendayho throws a jab when Mekinist was well out of range.
Bendayho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mekinist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Mekinist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bendayho catches Mekinist right on the button with a cross.
Bendayho misses with a body punch
enabling Mekinist to counter with a crisp jab.
Bendayho misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Mekinist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bendayho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bendayho.
Mekinist throws a looping overhand right but Bendayho ducks down to avoid it.
Bendayho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mekinist blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Mekinist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bendayho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mekinist lands an overhand right.
Bendayho is rocked!
Mekinist throws a combination. Bendayho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bendayho is still on wobbly legs! Can Mekinist finish him?
Mekinist cracks Bendayho with a hook to the temple - Bendayho is on wobbly legs here! Mekinist swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bendayho falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Mekinist wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trametinib Mekinist!
A very excited looking Trametinib Mekinist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1689 p4p, 180 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 2335 p4p, 224 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacheco counters with a two punch combo.
Scorpion tries a low kick but Pacheco avoids it.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Pacheco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Scorpion is looking to slow Pacheco down with leg kicks.
Scorpion misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Scorpion.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Pacheco lands the left hand.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacheco's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Pacheco throws a big shot that misses.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion unleashes a big counter combination but Pacheco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Pacheco moves out of range easily.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a low kick, looking for Pacheco's leg but Pacheco calmly moves out of range.
Pacheco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacheco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Pacheco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pacheco slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Pacheco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacheco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
Pacheco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scorpion circles away quickly and effectively.
Scorpion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacheco looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Scorpion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pacheco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scorpion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Pacheco lands with a hook. Scorpion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scorpion displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pacheco.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
Pacheco throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Scorpion tries a quick counter leg kick but Pacheco is wise to it.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses the jab.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco drops his hands momentarily and Scorpion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion throws a leg kick that misses.
Pacheco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Pacheco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco blocks the body kick.
Scorpion works Pacheco's body with a nice hook.
Pacheco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scorpion throws a lazy head kick
and Pacheco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacheco connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
The crowd cheers as Pacheco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scorpion doesn't seem phased though.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco works over Scorpion's head and body with a nice combination.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacheco misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacheco scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacheco slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacheco misses the target.
Scorpion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacheco circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacheco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Pacheco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pacheco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pacheco cracks a nice hook into Scorpion's ribs.
Gerardo Pacheco is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Pacheco lands with an uppercut that bounces Scorpion off the cage and back into range.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Pacheco moves out of range.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pacheco lands the left hand.
Pacheco slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacheco works Scorpion's body with a nice hook.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Pacheco misses its intended target.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco cracks Scorpion with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Pacheco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacheco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pacheco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
Pacheco walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
A jab lands there for Pacheco.
Scorpion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacheco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Pacheco moves out of range easily.
Pacheco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Scorpion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacheco's hands.
Pacheco jabs Scorpion right on the nose. Scorpion blinks but takes it well.
Scorpion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco throws a good cross that connects.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacheco misses with the combination.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacheco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacheco throws a good cross that connects.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Scorpion throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a head kick that Pacheco semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Scorpion. That snapped Pacheco's head back.
Scorpion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scorpion jabs at Pacheco's body.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scorpion is rocked!
Pacheco thuds his right hand into Scorpion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scorpion is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacheco finish him?
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scorpion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scorpion is breathing heavily.
Pacheco lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Scorpion head around and knocks him out cold! Pacheco hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerardo Pacheco!
A relieved looking Gerardo Pacheco 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 2199 p4p, 245 weight class) and George Arias (ranked 883 p4p, 116 weight class). Cusumano comes to the cage accompanied by Gamefire. George Arias is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arias rushes Cusumano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Arias.
Arias lands with a left to the head.
Cusumano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arias keeps control of Cusumano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cusumano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cusumano tries to break the clinch but Arias is controlling the position.
Arias scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arias lands a right hand.
Cusumano working hard to break the clinch.
Arias can't find room to land a body shot as Cusumano controls the action.
Cusumano is trying to push Arias away but Arias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arias.
It looks like Steve Cusumano has been cut.
Arias presses Cusumano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cusumano is breathing heavily.
Arias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cusumano's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arias.
Arias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cusumano backwards.
Arias prevents Cusumano from breaking the clinch.
Arias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cusumano backwards.
Arias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cusumano backwards.
Arias lands a left hand.
Arias can't get the takedown.
Arias throws a punch but it's blocked by Cusumano.
Cusumano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cusumano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arias has him pressed against the cage.
Arias struggles to land a body shot inside as Cusumano controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arias.
Arias has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cusumano clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Arias wants to control but Cusumano is keeping busy.
Arias avoiding Cusumano 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano wants to get back to his feet.
Arias is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Arias is punishing Cusumano with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arias softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Cusumano wants to get back to his feet.
Cusumano is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Arias gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano can't escape the position.
Arias working for a choke but Cusumano is defending well.
Arias is punishing Cusumano with strikes - can he finish him?!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arias struggling to land strikes to the head as Cusumano covers up.
Arias is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano covering up well under a series of strikes from Arias.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Arias controlling the positon.
Arias punches Cusumano on the ear.
Arias is landing with strikes from the back.
Cusumano is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Arias keeps control of the position easily here as Cusumano tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Cusumano's cut.
That's time! Cusumano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arias rushes Cusumano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cusumano wants to get back to striking at distance but Arias won't allow it.
Cusumano blocks an uppercut.
Arias is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arias lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Arias.
Arias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cusumano backwards.
Arias struggles to land a body shot inside as Cusumano controls his hands.
Arias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cusumano backwards.
Arias lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arias softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Cusumano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arias throws a punch but it's blocked by Cusumano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias pushes Cusumano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arias lands with a left to the head.
Cusumano is trying to break the clinch but Arias is controlling him.
A short left from Arias.
Arias lands a left hand.
Arias prevents Cusumano from breaking the clinch.
Arias tries to work over Cusumano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cusumano is trying to push Arias away but Arias has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cusumano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arias throws a punch but it's blocked by Cusumano.
Arias is trying to trip Cusumano. He has hold of a leg but Cusumano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Arias persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Arias stops Cusumano from standing up.
Arias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arias advances to half guard.
Arias prevents Cusumano from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arias trying to mount his opponent but Cusumano defends it.
Cusumano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Arias throws a strike but Cusumano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cusumano wants to get up but he can't break Arias's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cusumano trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cusumano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias pulls Cusumano in close to his closed guard and prevents Cusumano from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cusumano throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cusumano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arias wants to sweep here but Cusumano controlling him for the moment.
Arias pulls Cusumano in close to his closed guard and prevents Cusumano from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arias throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cusumano's head.
Arias scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cusumano doesn't seem bothered though.
Arias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cusumano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arias tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Arias tenderised Cusumano's leg. Cusumano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cusumano misses with a body shot.
Arias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cusumano's head.
Cusumano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cusumano fails to land with a series of punches.
Arias lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cusumano at a distance.
Arias throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cusumano's head.
Cusumano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arias wants to counter with a clinch but Cusumano pushes him away.
Arias forces Cusumano back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Cusumano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cusumano throws a series of punches but Arias moves out of range.
A combination from Cusumano does no damage.
Cusumano throws a body shot but no joy.
Cusumano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arias fakes the leg kick and cracks Cusumano in the body.
Arias lands a glancing blow to the side of Cusumano's head.
No luck for Arias with that takedown attempt.
Arias rushes Cusumano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cusumano or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Arias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cusumano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arias scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
Cusumano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arias.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cusumano keeping full guard, as Arias tries to pass.
Arias sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cusumano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cusumano!
Cusumano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cusumano's head.
Cusumano misses with a double jab.
Arias wants to counter with a clinch but Cusumano pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cusumano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arias moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cusumano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Cusumano's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arias cracks Cusumano with a nice body shot.
Arias gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cusumano regains guard.
Arias slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Arias.
Arias cracks Cusumano with a big elbow.
Cusumano is not content to let Arias control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Arias has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Arias connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cusumano some visible discomfort.
Cusumano taking punishment in the form of punches.
Arias scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cusumano to see if he's OK.
Arias is looking to take a break and control but Cusumano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arias scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cusumano down.
Arias scoring with punches from side control.
Cusumano is pushing Arias's head away, looking to escape. Arias manages to hold on to the position though.
Arias lands a nice forearm strike.
Arias landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Arias trying to control the action but Cusumano is working from the bottom.
Arias throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Steve Cusumano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cusumano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Arias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Arias!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 530 p4p, 80 weight class) and Corban Storm (ranked 914 p4p, 119 weight class). Balayan comes to the cage accompanied by Troika. 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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176 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Balayan.
Balayan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Storm.
Balayan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
Storm throws out a leg kick but Balayan moves out of range and Storm only half commits.
Storm lands with a slapping head kick.
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Storm does it's job there.
Balayan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
Balayan instigates a clinch.
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!
Storm tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm is trying to push Balayan away but Balayan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Balayan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
Balayan slowing the pace effectively.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
We've been informed that Storm has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Balayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balayan lands a body punch.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan throws a head punch that misses.
Balayan slows down the pace here.
Balayan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Balayan misses with a left hand
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Storm scores with a nice strike.
Balayan slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Balayan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balayan, as that shot connected.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Storm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balayan with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Balayan fails to land.
Storm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balayan backwards.
Storm breaks the clinch.
Balayan throws a wild body kick that Storm sees coming a mile off.
Storm 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.
Balayan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Balayan walks into a stiff left hand from Storm.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Storm lands the left hand.
Garegin Balayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Storm throws a hook but Balayan blocks it.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Balayan throws a low kick but Storm moves out of range easily.
Corban Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm scores with a jab. Balayan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Balayan.
Storm slips a straight right by Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Storm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Balayan misses.
Storm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balayan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Balayan ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm throws the left hand but Balayan avoids the punch easily.
Balayan digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
Storm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Balayan moves away and avoids it.
Balayan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balayan throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Balayan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balayan misses the jab.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Storm 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Storm looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan passes Storm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Storm is looking to improve his position.
Storm trying to control from the bottom.
Balayan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Storm slips under a jab.
Balayan clinches with his opponent.
Balayan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm blocks a body shot from Balayan.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garegin Balayan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corban Storm.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balayan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balayan.
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 Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balayan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Balayan looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Storm avoids a kick to the body.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Balayan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Storm.
Balayan slips under a jab.
Balayan scores with a nice body kick.
Balayan throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Storm catches Balayan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balayan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balayan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but Balayan slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balayan.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Balayan takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balayan. That's going to slow Storm down.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balayan cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Storm misses with a straight right.
That kick from Balayan tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balayan swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balayan throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
It seemed like Storm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balayan lands a nice looking body shot.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan throws a right hand that Storm ducks under and follows up with a left that Storm also avoids with ease.
Balayan slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm avoids a kick to the body.
Storm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balayan to score with a decent uppercut.
Storm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Balayan sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Storm misses.
Balayan closes the distance and clinches.
Storm scores with a shot to the side of Balayan's head.
Balayan lands a nice shot to the body.
Balayan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balayan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balayan.
Balayan lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Balayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Balayan has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balayan.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balayan.
Balayan tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan manages to break the clinch.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balayan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Balayan motions for Storm to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Balayan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Balayan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Balayan tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balayan, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Storm misses.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm throws a big counter head kick but Balayan avoids it with no problem.
Balayan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Balayan is out of range.
Balayan is looking to counter punch.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balayan is looking to counter punch.
Balayan swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Balayan.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Balayan tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Balayan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balayan stuffs the takedown.
Balayan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Balayan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balayan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Storm's hands.
A big left from Storm misses.
Balayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Storm throws the kick towards the body but Balayan avoids it.
A left lands for Balayan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balayan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balayan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balayan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
Storm throws a jab when Balayan was well out of range.
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Storm tries a low kick but Balayan avoids it.
Balayan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balayan lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm looks to land a combination but Balayan avoids it well.
Balayan connects with a single shot there.
Balayan scores with a kick to the body.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan moves out of range of the body kick.
Storm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balayan looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Balayan misses with a body shot.
Balayan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Balayan looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balayan throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm scoring well with a low kick there.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Balayan moved out of range.
Balayan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Storm counters with a stiff right hand.
Garegin Balayan is winning the standup battle so far.
Balayan misses with a leg kick
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Balayan connects with a jab.
Balayan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Storm misses.
Balayan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balayan moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Balayan.
Corban Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands a shot to the body.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balayan throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Balayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balayan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balayan swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Balayan misses.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Balayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Balayan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm takes a swing at Balayan's ribcage but misses.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Storm has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Balayan finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
Balayan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Storm misses with a looping right.
Balayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm throws the left hand but Balayan avoids the punch easily.
Balayan lands a jab.
Balayan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm throws a hook but Balayan blocks it.
Balayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Balayan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Balayan's shoulder, as Balayan tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Balayan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Storm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Storm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Balayan.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Storm trying to control but Balayan is working from the bottom.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balayan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balayan is controlling Storm's posture.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balayan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garegin Balayan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Balayan, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garegin Balayan!
An out of breath Garegin Balayan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 371 p4p, 52 weight class) and Dick Diaz (ranked 2012 p4p, 229 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Feiticeira. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Fett tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz thuds his right hand into Fett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fett.
Both fighters circling a little - Fett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fett throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Fett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Fett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Fett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz is rocked!
Fett throws a pinpoint strike between Diaz's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Diaz crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fett scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Settakian Fett!
Settakian Fett took some time post fight to say the following; 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
Dick Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll Slap you harder next time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 621 p4p, 88 weight class) and Jackson Spinks (ranked 1481 p4p, 170 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baka Survivor. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki scores with a jab to the head.
Aoki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Spinks.
Aoki misses with a hook. Spinks ducked under it nicely.
Spinks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Spinks.
Spinks throws out a counter right but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Spinks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spinks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aoki is trying to defend but Spinks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aoki tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Spinks manages to move to mount!
Aoki working to try and regain half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spinks working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to lock up and control but Spinks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aoki holds on, trying desperately to control.
Spinks with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Aoki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Aoki is staying active underneath Spinks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki trying to control here.
Spinks trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Spinks working the head and body with strikes.
Spinks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spinks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aoki's head.
Aoki trying to control here.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki controlling the position well.
Spinks is thwarting Aoki's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aoki is concentrating on defense, preventing Spinks from advancing position.
Aoki is trying to control but can't.
Aoki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Spinks stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.
Aoki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spinks defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spinks lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Spinks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spinks.
Aoki swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Spinks counter with a right hand.
Aoki lands a nice looking body shot.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aoki throws a body punch but Spinks moves out of range.
Aoki lands a nice looking body shot.
Spinks moves into the clinch.
Spinks trying to land knees to the body.
Spinks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Aoki as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
Aoki works on Spinks's body with a couple of short punches.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki digs a right hand underneath Spinks's ribcage. Spinks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Spinks on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks misses with an elbow over the top.
Aoki scores with a shoulder strike.
Spinks misses with a knee strike.
Spinks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Spinks prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spinks's elbow.
Aoki tries to work over Spinks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spinks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spinks misses with a knee strike.
Spinks struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Spinks tries to pull guard but Aoki holds him up against the cage and eventually Spinks drops back down to his feet.
Spinks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spinks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spinks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spinks backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Spinks misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
Aoki Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aoki lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Spinks controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Spinks fails to land.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Aoki tries a body shot but Spinks blocks it.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki scores with a hook to the body.
Spinks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki pushes Spinks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki avoiding damage as Spinks throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
Aoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spinks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Spinks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spinks.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki avoiding damage as Spinks throws knees to the body.
Spinks avoiding damage.
Spinks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Spinks wants to take the fight to the mat but Aoki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spinks looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Spinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Spinks avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the cage.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Aoki.
Spinks works on Aoki's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spinks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki tries to work over Spinks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spinks trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aoki pushes Spinks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinks tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Spinks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Spinks backwards.
Aoki avoiding damage as Spinks throws knees to the body.
Aoki working aggressively here.
Spinks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Aoki.
Aoki lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 Aoki Aoki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Aoki connects with a body shot that sends Spinks's belly button to the back.
Spinks scores with a nice body kick.
Aoki scores with a hook.
Spinks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki lunges at Spinks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spinks's hand.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Spinks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spinks is looking to land body kicks.
Spinks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aoki will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki clobbers Spinks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Spinks's head but Spinks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki takes one to the chin there.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
Spinks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Aoki Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spinks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spinks misses with the body kick
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spinks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoki lands a glancing blow to the side of Spinks's head.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spinks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Aoki misses the target.
Aoki jabs Spinks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Spinks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Aoki as he checks the leg kick.
Spinks throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spinks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Spinks ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Spinks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aoki swings for the body but Spinks moves out of range.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
Spinks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Nice straight punches there by Aoki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aoki.
Spinks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aoki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spinks somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spinks.
A little jabbing left from Spinks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aoki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spinks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spinks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aoki throws the left hand but Spinks avoids the punch easily.
Spinks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spinks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aoki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spinks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spinks.
Spinks throws out a counter right but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Spinks throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spinks can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Spinks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki with a hook.
Aoki Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Spinks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spinks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki lands a slapping body shot.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spinks moves away.
Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spinks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aoki slips under a jab from Spinks.
Spinks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aoki thuds a left hand into Spinks's body.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Spinks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aoki 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 128 p4p, 22 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 239 p4p, 42 weight class). Song has chosen nkoha - Akatsuki as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev throws a jab when Song was well out of range.
Song misses with a hook.
Song avoids the body shot from Andreev.
It seemed like Song was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andreev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a wild body shot.
Andreev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Song as he jumps to the side.
Song moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andreev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andreev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andreev closes the distance and pushes Song back into the cage.
Song tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andreev's elbow.
Andreev lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Song wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andreev seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Song has recovered full guard.
Andreev is in close to Song's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Song is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andreev wants to pass the guard but Song is keeping the position.
Song avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreev prevents Song from getting back to his feet.
Andreev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song wants to stand and escape but Andreev is having none of it.
Andreev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andreev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andreev cracks Song with a solid left hand.
Song is looking to stand up but Andreev isn't so interested in that idea.
Song working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andreev.
Andreev scoring with some ground and pound.
Andreev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andreev works over Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Andreev 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.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Song keeps moving.
Andreev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is in close to Song's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Song is looking to stand up but Andreev isn't so interested in that idea.
Song is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Andreev working some strikes from top position.
Andreev works over Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Andreev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Song is keeping the position for now.
Andreev cracks Song with a solid left hand.
Andreev trying to control but Song is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev stands up over Song, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andreev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andreev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Song wants to stand and escape but Andreev is having none of it.
Andreev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Song is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andreev is controlling him.
Andreev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Song wants to stand but Andreev is controlling the position.
Andreev passes into half guard.
Song wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Song fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andreev checks it well.
Andreev scores with a punch to the head.
Song throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Song misses.
Andreev dives in and grabs Song's left leg, looking for a takedown. Song pushes down on Andreev's head and hops out.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Andreev moves away and avoids it.
Andreev lands with a straight right. Song didn't see that one coming.
Song cracks the inside of Andreev's front leg.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Song misses with a hook
enabling Andreev to counter with a crisp jab.
Song rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andreev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Song connects with a leg kick. Andreev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Song keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andreev.
A punch combination from Andreev misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andreev counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andreev loads up on a big right hand but Song slips the punch.
Song closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Andreev. Beautiful body shot.
Song digs a good body shot into Andreev's ribs.
Song misses with an uppercut.
Song throws a front kick that sends Andreev stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Song, right into the meat.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andreev.
Song fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andreev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andreev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andreev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andreev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Andreev moves away and avoids it.
Song lands a nice looking body kick.
Andreev shoots in looking for a takedown but Song manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andreev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Song connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andreev. Andreev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andreev ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Song misses the shot to the body.
Song scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andreev is keen to just control but Song is a slippery customer.
Alexey Andreev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andreev prevents Song from standing back up.
Song is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Andreev has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Song is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Alexey Andreev 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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