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WeInSyd 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khebabib Nurmagomegov (ranked 6054 p4p, 504 weight class) and Aie Thai (ranked 5125 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khebabib Nurmagomegov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aie Thai!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai clinches up with Nurmagomegov and pushes him back against the cage.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Khebabib Nurmagomegov has been cut.
Nurmagomegov looking for a takedown.
Nurmagomegov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Thai is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Nurmagomegov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomegov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thai clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomegov punches Thai on the ear.
Nurmagomegov biding his time, looking for the opening.
Thai is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Nurmagomegov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomegov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nurmagomegov controlling the positon.
Thai trying to get back to his feet but Nurmagomegov is in full control for now.
Nurmagomegov scores with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thai's body.
Can Thai hold on?! Nurmagomegov is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nurmagomegov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Thai doesn't escape.
Thai is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nurmagomegov lands strikes to the head.
Nurmagomegov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thai is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nurmagomegov is riding his opponent, not letting Thai buck him off.
Thai is trying to get back to his feet but Nurmagomegov has full control of the position and if anything, Thai has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Thai takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Nurmagomegov.
Thai is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thai grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thai manages to escape to his feet.
Nurmagomegov shoots in and gets a takedown into Thai's guard.
Nurmagomegov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thai wants to get back to his feet but Nurmagomegov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurmagomegov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nurmagomegov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khebabib Nurmagomegov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khebabib Nurmagomegov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nurmagomegov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurmagomegov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Nurmagomegov is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomegov stalling against the cage.
Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmagomegov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nurmagomegov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nurmagomegov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai letting Nurmagomegov take a breather here.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Nurmagomegov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Thai has hold of Nurmagomegov's hands but Nurmagomegov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomegov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nurmagomegov working Thai over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking to escape.
Nurmagomegov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurmagomegov prevents Thai from standing back up.
Well, if Nurmagomegov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nurmagomegov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying to stand up here but Nurmagomegov is controlling him well.
Nurmagomegov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nurmagomegov avoiding damage.
Nurmagomegov just leaning against Thai, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Nurmagomegov wants to take the fight to the mat but Thai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nurmagomegov's defenses.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Nurmagomegov blocks the elbow strike.
Nurmagomegov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thai with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Nurmagomegov managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nurmagomegov is keeping busy.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Nurmagomegov blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomegov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmagomegov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thai manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thai wants to stand up but Nurmagomegov is controlling him.
Thai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nurmagomegov controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aie Thai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khebabib Nurmagomegov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thai clinches up with Nurmagomegov and pushes him back against the cage.
Nurmagomegov is stalling here.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Nurmagomegov is trying to stall.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nurmagomegov avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomegov tries a body shot but Thai blocks it.
Nurmagomegov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Nurmagomegov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thai up against the cage.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Nurmagomegov is blocking nicely.
Nurmagomegov avoids the elbow strike from Thai, against the cage.
Nurmagomegov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Thai is trying to keep an underhook but Nurmagomegov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomegov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmagomegov 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.
Nurmagomegov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmagomegov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nurmagomegov slips a nice elbow through Thai's hands, connecting with Thai's forehead.
Nurmagomegov trying to control the pace.
Thai is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov controlling the action here.
Nurmagomegov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thai for as long as he can get away with.
Thai is trying to stand back up but Nurmagomegov is controlling him
Nurmagomegov not doing much here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nurmagomegov drops an elbow to the side of Thai's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov prevents Thai from standing back up.
Nurmagomegov controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thai closes the distance and clinches.
Thai is pressed up against the cage. Nurmagomegov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thai down to the mat. Thai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aie Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai forces Nurmagomegov back against the cage and clinches.
Thai with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Thai.
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurmagomegov avoids the damage to the body.
Nurmagomegov lands a takedown into guard.
Thai has momentary wrist control but Nurmagomegov slips an elbow through the middle.
Khebabib Nurmagomegov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thai can't keep his opponent in guard - Nurmagomegov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomegov there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomegov not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomegov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aie Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aie Thai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 7416 p4p, 546 weight class) and Kannissa Kaki (ranked 4998 p4p, 444 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kannissa Kaki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaki takes one on the button.
Jab by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sirakanian tries to avoid it but Kaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sirakanian to the ground. Sirakanian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sirakanian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sirakanian wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kaki manages to pass to side control.
Sirakanian is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaki.
Sirakanian wants to control but Kaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sirakanian tries to get to full guard but Kaki has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaki thows a huge punch but Sirakanian dodges it nicely.
Sirakanian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaki on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian manages to get to full guard.
Kaki being controlled here momentarily.
Kaki trying to control but Sirakanian is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaki lands a couple of elbows.
Sirakanian wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaki chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaki trying to control but Sirakanian is working from the bottom.
Sirakanian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sirakanian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaki pushing down on Sirakanian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sirakanian wants to improve his position but Kaki is controlling well.
Kaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kaki wants to take a breather but Sirakanian is having none of it.
Kaki gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands with a hook. Kaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Kaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaki.
Narek Sirakanian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kannissa Kaki.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking body shot.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the body kick from Kaki.
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the head.
Sirakanian scores with a body shot.
Sirakanian lands a head shot.
Sirakanian sizes up Kaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaki closes the distance and pushes Sirakanian back into the cage.
Kaki has Sirakanian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sirakanian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sirakanian lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaki takes a shot to the head.
Kaki jumps guard but Sirakanian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sirakanian prevents a body shot from Kaki.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sirakanian tries to work over Kaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaki tries to pull guard but Sirakanian won't allow it.
Kaki looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian trying to land knees to the body.
Kaki manages to pull guard.
Sirakanian stands and steps away. Kaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch lands to the side of Kaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Kaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Kaki's body.
Kaki scores with a takedown into Sirakanian's guard.
Sirakanian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirakanian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaki stopping the sweep attempt from Sirakanian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirakanian has wrist control.
Kaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sirakanian seems keen to control Kaki's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaki is in close to Sirakanian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaki preventing the sweep.
Sirakanian controlling Kaki's posture.
Kaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaki distracts Sirakanian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sirakanian keeping moving, preventing Kaki from controlling successfully.
Sirakanian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian being controlled here, momentarily.
Kaki is fighting to break Sirakanian's control of his arms but Sirakanian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirakanian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kannissa Kaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaki postures up in Sirakanian's guard and throws a big left but Sirakanian blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirakanian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaki has managed to get both his arms back between Sirakanian's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian 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.
Kaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaki lands a couple of digs.
Kaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sirakanian trying to control the position.
Sirakanian keeping moving, preventing Kaki from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sirakanian lands a nice hook to Kaki's body. Kaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Narek Sirakanian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian clobbers Kaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaki shoots in for a takedown but Sirakanian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Kaki tries to get set, Sirakanian tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaki manages to avoid the attempt.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaki can do to turn this around?
Kaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirakanian moves away.
Sirakanian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Kaki moves out of range.
Sirakanian scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sirakanian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirakanian.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sirakanian. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirakanian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Sirakanian sprawls well. He's pushed Kaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Kaki tries to get set, Sirakanian tries to push him back and clinch up but Kaki manages to avoid the attempt.
Kaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sirakanian circles away.
Sirakanian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Narek Sirakanian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kannissa Kaki.
Kaki takes one to the side of the head.
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 Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sirakanian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Sirakanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaki.
Oooooh!!! Sirakanian has knocked Kaki down with a huge combo! Sirakanian steps away and waves a wobbly Kaki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kaki is rocked!
It looks like Kannissa Kaki has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaki.
Kaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Sirakanian finish him?
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sirakanian on his heels. He'll look to pass Sirakanian's guard now, I'm sure.
Kaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Sirakanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaki is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaki postures up in Sirakanian's guard and throws a big left but Sirakanian blocks it.
Kaki trying to control but Sirakanian is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Sirakanian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kaki stands up over Sirakanian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sirakanian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sirakanian controls Kaki momentarily but Kaki frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sirakanian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian scores with the left hand. Kaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Kaki.
Kaki fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sirakanian tries to counter with a takedown but Kaki is quick to defend against it.
Kaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Kaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Sirakanian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kannissa Kaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirakanian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sirakanian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirakanian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaki looks for a takedown but Sirakanian sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Kaki. Those never looked like landing.
Sirakanian wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sirakanian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sirakanian avoids the body shot from Kaki.
Sirakanian scores with a hook to the body. Kaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sirakanian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Sirakanian there.
Kaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sirakanian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narek Sirakanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sirakanian to the ground. Kaki is now in Sirakanian's guard.
Kaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sirakanian 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.
Kaki postures up in Sirakanian's guard and throws a big left but Sirakanian blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaki throwing strikes from guard but Sirakanian blocks nicely.
Sirakanian working a defensive guard here.
Sirakanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaki is one step ahead there.
Sirakanian trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Sirakanian has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Narek Sirakanian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sirakanian, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
Narek Sirakanian spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Uzun (ranked 22344 p4p, 267 weight class) and Pound Land (ranked 4574 p4p, 185 weight class). Uzun comes to the cage accompanied by "Trogdor the Burninator" by Strong Bad. Land has chosen Poundland. as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bogdan Uzun has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bogdan Uzun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pound Land!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Land takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uzun throws a push kick but Land slaps the foot to one side.
We've been hearing reports that Uzun has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Land takes a swing at Uzun's ribcage but misses.
Uzun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Land throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Land has taken the fight to the clinch.
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uzun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uzun wants to break free but Land has control.
Land scores with a nice hook to the head.
Land throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Land is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzun is trying to break the clinch but Land has him pressed against the cage.
Uzun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Land cracks Uzun with a nice body shot.
Land lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Bogdan Uzun has been cut.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Land.
Land misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uzun working hard to break the clinch.
Land tries for a takedown but Uzun manages to get underhooks.
Land prevents Uzun from breaking the clinch.
Land misses with an elbow over the top.
Land lands with a left to the head.
Land throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uzuns head.
A short right from Land.
Land keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uzun's efforts to push away.
Uzun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Land doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Land gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Uzun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Land can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uzun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Land on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Land wants to control from the top but Uzun keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Land is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Land preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzun working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Land has passed into half guard!
Land seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uzun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Land with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Land wants to work for an arm triangle but Uzun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Land is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uzun wants to improve his position but Land is controlling well.
Land is looking for a kimura but Uzun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Land to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land is working for a kimura but Uzun is defending it quite comfortably.
Uzun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Land wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzun keeps working.
Uzun actively working from the bottom here.
Land wants to control but Uzun is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Land passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Uzun!
Land with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pound Land dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Uzun's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uzun slaps away a takedown attempt from Land, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uzun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Pound Land has been cut.
Uzun avoids a kick to the body.
Land has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uzun scores with a shot to the body.
Land displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzun throws out the jab.
Uzun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Uzun.
Uzun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Land stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uzun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Land takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Land swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Uzun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzun lands a high kick!
Land lands with a kick to the temple. Uzun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uzun misses its intended target.
Land displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzun throws out the jab.
Uzun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bogdan Uzun's cut is getting worse.
Land is looking to slow Uzun down with leg kicks.
Land takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uzun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uzun.
Land takes a kick to the side of the head.
Uzun cracks Land with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bogdan Uzun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Land lands with an uppercut that bounces Uzun off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Land.
Bogdan Uzun's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Land comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzun throws a series of punches but Land avoids them all with ease.
Uzun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Land sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uzun misses with a looping right.
Land tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzun slips a jab from Land.
Land takes a swing at Uzun's ribcage but misses.
Uzun throws a body shot but no joy.
Land looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Land gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uzun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uzun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uzun tries to break the clinch but Land is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Land.
Uzun tries to break the clinch but Land is controlling the position.
Uzun tries to break the clinch but Land is controlling the position.
Uzun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land keeps control of Uzun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uzun is trying to push Land away but Land has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Land lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzun backwards.
Land gets through Uzun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeez, Bogdan Uzun's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Land lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uzun or not.
Uzun takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bogdan Uzun's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pound Land!
Our winner, Pound Land, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hammarstrom (ranked 4558 p4p, 386 weight class) and Guaidre Geadais (ranked 3561 p4p, 321 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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255 lbs
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235 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Hammarstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guaidre Geadais!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geadais misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammarstrom.
Geadais closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hammarstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Geadais controls his hands.
Geadais misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammarstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Geadais tries to throw a body punch but Hammarstrom avoids it by throwing Geadais back against the cage.
Geadais misses with a punch to the body.
Geadais stalls.
Hammarstrom taking a breather.
Hammarstrom blocking some punches.
Hammarstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geadais fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geadais pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hammarstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammarstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammarstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Geadais or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammarstrom, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geadais comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hammarstrom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geadais pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geadais misses with a low kick.
Geadais clinches.
Geadais is struggling to control the position.
Geadais has Hammarstrom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammarstrom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Geadais lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammarstrom wants to stall.
Hammarstrom struggles to land a body shot inside as Geadais controls his hands.
Hammarstrom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hammarstrom working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarstrom is trying to force a seperation but Geadais has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geadais.
Geadais lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammarstrom backwards.
Hammarstrom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geadais's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Geadais.
Geadais has a couple of punches blocked by Hammarstrom.
Hammarstrom is trying to push Geadais away but Geadais has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammarstrom is trying to force a seperation but Geadais has the dominant position.
Geadais tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammarstrom's elbow.
Hammarstrom is trying to force a seperation but Geadais has the dominant position.
Hammarstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammarstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geadais tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hammarstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Geadais has double underhooks.
A short left from Geadais.
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!
Hammarstrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Geadais has him pressed against the cage.
Geadais gets through Hammarstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Geadais can't find room to land a body shot as Hammarstrom controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geadais lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geadais.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geadais.
Geadais misses with the head strike.
Geadais lands a shoulder strike.
Geadais struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammarstrom controls his hands.
Hammarstrom can't break the clinch.
A short right from Geadais on the inside.
Geadais is struggling to control the position.
Geadais blocking some punches.
Geadais tries a body shot but Hammarstrom blocks it.
Geadais slowing the pace effectively.
Geadais swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammarstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geadais keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammarstrom's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Geadais.
Hammarstrom can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geadais lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammarstrom backwards.
Geadais lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammarstrom backwards.
Geadais lands a body shot.
Geadais lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geadais tries to work over Hammarstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Geadais scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Markus Hammarstrom has been cut.
Geadais struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammarstrom controls his hands.
Geadais pressing his opponent against the cage.
Geadais tries to work over Hammarstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Geadais prevents a body shot from Hammarstrom.
Geadais stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hammarstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Geadais makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Geadais tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammarstrom can't break the clinch.
Hammarstrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Geadais has him pressed against the cage.
Hammarstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Geadais won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guaidre Geadais dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Hammarstrom's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Geadais pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hammarstrom is out of range and Geadais settles back down.
Hammarstrom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Geadais just manages to avoid it.
Geadais lands a lovely overhand right.
Geadais throws a solid leg kick but Hammarstrom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Geadais.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammarstrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Geadais misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammarstrom.
Hammarstrom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Geadais just manages to avoid it.
Geadais stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Geadais.
Hammarstrom appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Geadais darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Geadais misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geadais tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammarstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammarstrom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Geadais clinches up against the cage.
Hammarstrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Geadais is pushing Hammarstrom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hammarstrom blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hammarstrom gets through Geadais's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hammarstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Geadais won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geadais.
Geadais lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Geadais displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hammarstrom up against the cage.
Geadais has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Geadais.
Hammarstrom is trying to break the clinch but Geadais is controlling him.
Good body shot from Geadais.
Geadais lands a body shot.
Geadais controlling the action here for a moment.
Geadais tries to throw a body punch but Hammarstrom avoids it by throwing Geadais back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geadais keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammarstrom's efforts to push away.
Geadais goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammarstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Geadais wants to take the fight to the mat but Hammarstrom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Geadais lands a left hand.
Geadais lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammarstrom is rocked!
Hammarstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Hammarstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammarstrom is trying to force a seperation but Geadais has the dominant position.
Hammarstrom blocking some punches.
Guaidre Geadais seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Geadais has a couple of punches blocked by Hammarstrom.
Hammarstrom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammarstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geadais working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geadais has a couple of punches blocked by Hammarstrom.
Hammarstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Geadais creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hammarstrom's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hammarstrom drops to his knees and Geadais pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guaidre Geadais!
Guaidre Geadais managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pit Bull Development, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 3306 p4p, 279 weight class) and Alan Markov (ranked 2890 p4p, 252 weight class). Markov has chosen Jay Bling - Aye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alan Markov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Markov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markov.
Parks feints and then cracks Markov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Markov down.
Parks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markov's calf.
Parks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Markov misses the target.
Parks connects with a solid leg kick.
Parks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Markov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parks with a jab.
Markov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parks. Parks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parks thumps Markov with a low kick.
Markov misses with a leg kick.
Parks avoids the head kick by Markov.
A jab from Parks misses.
Parks misses with a head kick.
Parks throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parks feints and then cracks Markov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Markov down.
Parks connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Parks. That snapped Markov's head back.
Markov throws a lazy uppercut
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Markov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.
Markov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markov throws a big shot that misses.
Parks misses with a head kick.
Parks swings for the body but Markov moves out of range.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Markov moved out of range.
Parks needs to keep his hands up - Markov had a free shot at his head there.
Parks defending well as Markov loads up on a big left hand.
Markov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parks throws a lazy head kick
and Markov counters with a left to the body.
Parks checks a low kick from Markov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov clobbers Parks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lyoto Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Markov if he has to take too many more of those.
Parks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Parks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parks moves out of range of the body kick.
Markov connects with a body shot.
Markov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markov ducks right into an uppercut from Parks.
Markov moves out of range as Parks throws a body kick.
Parks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parks scores with a hook.
Parks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Markov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Markov throws a big shot that misses.
Parks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Markov swings for the body but Parks moves out of range.
Parks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Markov is predictable there
and Parks counters with a good low kick that Markov was not able to check.
Parks cracks Markov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parks throws a lazy head kick
and Markov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parks takes one to the side of the head.
Markov scores with the left hand. Parks knows he should have avoided that one.
Markov moves out of range of the body kick.
Markov throws out a counter right but Parks avoids it with no problem.
Parks throws a sloppy head kick and Markov moves out of range easily.
Markov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parks throws a leg kick but Markov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks throws a lazy head kick
and Markov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parks really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Markov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Markov throws a wild body kick that Parks sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Parks misses
and Markov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Markov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parks tries to clinch up.
Parks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Markov misses with a straight left.
Markov scores with a nice right hand.
Parks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parks moves away.
Markov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A solid body kick from Markov.
Parks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parks there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Markov looks to land a right hand but Parks moved out of range.
Parks scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Markov misses.
Parks tries a head kick but it misses.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Markov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parks is able to avoid easily.
Parks tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Parks misses
and Markov counters with a nice uppercut.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Markov counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parks.
Markov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parks is looking to clinch but Markov is avoiding it.
Parks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parks is out of range and Markov settles back down.
It looked like Parks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Markov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parks in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks lunges at Markov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markov's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Markov, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Markov, as that shot connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Parks.
Markov misses with an uppercut.
Markov cracks Parks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Markov throws a body punch but Parks moves out of range.
Parks has managed to clinch.
Markov working aggressively here.
Markov is trying to push Parks away but Parks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Markov misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parks lands a hook that snaps the head of Markov backwards.
Parks blocking some punches.
Markov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parks.
Markov tries a body shot but Parks blocks it.
Parks throws a punch but it's blocked by Markov.
Parks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Markov letting Parks take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov throws a punch but it's blocked by Parks.
Markov tries to throw a body punch but Parks avoids it by throwing Markov back against the cage.
Parks blocks a body shot from Markov.
Parks misses with a punch on the inside.
Markov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks lands with a light punch inside.
Markov taking a breather.
Markov misses with the head strike.
Parks tries a body shot but Markov blocks it.
Markov is trying to force a seperation but Parks has the dominant position.
Parks has Markov pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks blocks an uppercut.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Parks.
Markov misses with a body punch.
Parks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks throws a head punch that misses.
Markov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markov.
Markov tries to work over Parks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parks.
A right handed body shot lands from Markov.
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 Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Markov looks to score with a jab to the body but Parks is just out of range.
It looked like Parks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Markov missing with a left hand there. Parks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markov misses the shot to the body.
Parks is looking to counter the offense by Markov and move into the clinch.
Parks blocks a head kick by Markov.
Nice defenses there by Parks.
Parks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markov.
Parks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markov.
A little feinted left hand from Parks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Parks lands a high kick!
Parks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Markov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parks thinks about countering with a head kick.
Markov cracks Parks with a good jab.
Parks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Markov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks scores with a nice body kick.
Markov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Markov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parks.
Markov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markov throws a chopping leg kick but Parks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Markov avoids it.
Markov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parks under the eye.
Parks throws a head kick that misses.
Parks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Markov counters with a nice body shot.
Markov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Markov throws a body kick that misses.
Parks misses with a body kick.
Parks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Markov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markov swings for the body but Parks moves out of range.
Markov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parks misses with a head kick.
Alan Markov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Parks!
A solid leg kick lands there for Parks.
Parks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Markov if he has to take too many more of those.
Markov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parks tries to land a front kick but Markov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Markov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parks blocks a jab.
Parks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parks throws a big shot that misses.
Parks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markov.
Markov throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Markov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
Parks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Markov tenderised Parks's leg. Parks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parks thuds his shin into the meat of Markov's side.
Markov misses with a looping right.
Parks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Parks checks a leg kick nicely.
Parks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Parks takes one to the side of the head.
That kick from Parks tenderised Markov's leg. Markov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Markov tries to move into range but Parks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Markov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lyoto Parks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Markov fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parks lands with a light punch inside.
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 head punch on the inside from Markov fails to land.
Alan Markov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Markov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parks throws a punch but it's blocked by Markov.
Parks is pushing Markov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Markov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Lyoto Parks.
Well Parks 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Parks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Parks (ranked 3361 p4p, 307 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 3633 p4p, 325 weight class). Tony Parks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks lands a jab to Tatum's midsection.
Parks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tony Parks has been cut.
Parks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parks misses with a hook
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parks is breathing heavily.
Tatum feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Parks sprawling to the canvas! Parks rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tatum finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum cracks Parks on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Parks falls backwards against the cage. Tatum follows up with more strikes that drop Parks to his knees. Tatum keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Parks! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drederick Tatum!
Drederick Tatum bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Simmons (ranked 3371 p4p, 431 weight class) and Mujahid Jackson (ranked 2828 p4p, 391 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mujahid Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Simmons is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jackson connects with a decent elbow.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Simmons's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Simmons blocks the move with his legs.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Simmons managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Simmons is trying to escape the position but Jackson is controlling the position.
Simmons is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
My spies in Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform me that Jackson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Simmons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Simmons's head but Simmons avoids it well.
Jackson lands some shots froms side control.
Jackson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Simmons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jackson's guard! Nice work there by Simmons!
Simmons trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Simmons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Simmons defends easily.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Simmons postures up.
Jackson working for a triangle but Simmons defends it easily.
Simmons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simmons is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Simmons tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Simmons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Simmons is looking to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch.
Simmons has managed to clinch.
Simmons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mujahid Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Simmons's body.
Simmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Simmons turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simmons pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Simmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simmons is looking to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch.
Simmons throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Simmons blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons misses with a knee strike.
Simmons lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mujahid Jackson has been cut.
Simmons looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simmons keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simmons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Ben Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mujahid Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Simmons.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Simmons wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Simmons takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Simmons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Simmons taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to improve his position.
Jackson landing a few strikes.
Simmons is rocked!
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Simmons to see if he's OK.
Oh Simmons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson has an Americana. Simmons didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Jackson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Jackson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mujahid Jackson!
Mujahid Jackson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition - Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Dante (ranked 1792 p4p, 183 weight class) and Marcos Santana (ranked 2776 p4p, 243 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Silvio Dante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Santana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante misses with an uppercut.
Santana drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dante defends it well.
Dante throws a body shot but no joy.
Dante connects with a jab.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but Dante shows good takedown defense.
Santana clinches up with Dante and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana can't get the takedown.
Dante is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silvio Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Santana.
Dante lands with a right to the head.
Dante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santana gets control of Dante's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santana will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dante wants to get up but he can't break Santana's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santana wants to sweep here but Dante controlling him for the moment.
Santana has his foot on Dante's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dante works his way back into a safe position though.
Dante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santana on the ground.
Santana looking for a sweep. Not yet Santana, not yet.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Dante from controlling successfully.
Dante trying to stand up but can't free himself from Santana's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana working a defensive guard but Dante manages to pass into side control anyway.
Santana gets back to half guard.
Dante is keen to just control but Santana is a slippery customer.
Dante tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santana.
Santana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dante's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dante's back!
Dante is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Santana off. It looks like it's working - Santana slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Dante displaying calm under pressure there.
Santana misses with a takedown
and Dante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Dante's head coaches at RWB GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dante goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Dante.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana closes the distance but Dante moves to the side
and Dante counters with a straight right hand.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dante is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Dante.
Dante tries to keep at a distance but Santana has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dante.
Dante working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dante.
Dante throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dante has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
Still in the clinch, Dante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dante can't break the clinch.
Dante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santana wants a takedown.
Dante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Santana tries for a takedown but Dante manages to get underhooks.
Dante scores with a shoulder strike.
Dante has had enough of the clinch but Santana keeps him there for the moment.
Santana pulls guard.
Santana wants to sweep here but Dante controlling him for the moment.
Dante would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dante postures up in Santana's guard and throws a big left but Santana blocks it.
Dante stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.
Dante wants to stand but Santana is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santana 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.
Dante avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante wanted to stand there but Santana had control of the position.
Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dante won't allow Santana to sweep him here.
Dante wants to stand but Santana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santana is on top in guard.
Santana is fighting to break Dante's control of his arms but Dante is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Dante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santana tries to clinch up but Dante circles away and keeps his distance.
Santana shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dante's guard.
Santana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Dante wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Dante engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marcos Santana has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante is looking to pass into half guard but Santana pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Santana is in guard.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Dante has wrist control.
Santana 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.
Santana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Dante wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Dante is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dante is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santana is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Dante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dante 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.
Santana passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dante keeps working.
Santana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Santana has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dante!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santana landing shots from mount.
Santana unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dante wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Santana celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Santana!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cyborg (ranked 1737 p4p, 181 weight class) and Hokuto Akira (ranked 1579 p4p, 167 weight class). Akira has chosen Luis Miguel - Oro De Ley as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hokuto Akira!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akira throws a hook to the side of Cyborg's head but Cyborg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cyborg wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Akira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cyborg drives through and clinches with Akira against the cage.
Akira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akira.
Cyborg works on Akira's body with a couple of short punches.
Akira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akira working aggressively here.
Akira breaks the clinch.
Cyborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cyborg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Akira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akira throws a low kick, looking for Cyborg's leg but Cyborg calmly moves out of range.
Cyborg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cyborg moves to clinch but Akira breaks away
letting Akira counter with a right hand.
Cyborg looks to clinch
and Akira counters with a nice uppercut.
Akira throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Christian Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cyborg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hokuto Akira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyborg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg.
Cyborg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akira throws out the jab.
Akira cracks a nice hook into Cyborg's ribs.
Akira throws a right hand that Cyborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyborg also avoids with ease.
Cyborg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Akira counter with a right hand.
Cyborg fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Akira pulls Cyborg in close to prevent any damage.
Cyborg looking to pass the guard.
Akira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akira is on top in guard.
Akira controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akira is continuing to stall.
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.
Cyborg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Akira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cyborg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Akira content to stall in guard here.
Cyborg is looking for a triangle but Akira pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hokuto Akira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Akira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches.
Akira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akira throws a punch but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Akira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg lands with a short shot to the head.
Akira tries to throw a body punch but Cyborg avoids it by throwing Akira back against the cage.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Akira.
Akira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cyborg.
Akira misses with the head strike.
Akira breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christian Cyborg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cyborg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Akira misses the shot to the body.
Akira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cyborg looks to land a combination. Akira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hokuto Akira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg misses the shot to the body.
Cyborg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akira counters with a stiff right hand.
Akira throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg.
Cyborg rushes Akira and presses him up against the cage.
Akira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cyborg lands a hook that snaps the head of Akira backwards.
Cyborg prevents a body shot from Akira.
Cyborg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cyborg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akira lands a left hand.
Cyborg tries to work over Akira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cyborg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akira can turn it around.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the side of Akira's head.
A short right from Akira on the inside.
Cyborg wants a takedown but no success here.
Hokuto Akira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cyborg throws a right and a left that Akira avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cyborg connects with a right hand. Akira shakes it off.
Cyborg tries to clinch but Akira moves away
letting Akira counter with a right hand.
Akira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cyborg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cyborg moves to clinch but Akira breaks away
and Akira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cyborg is rocked!
Akira gets tackled into the cage by Cyborg. Cyborg maintains the clinch.
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cyborg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akira is defending well.
Akira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akira breaks from the clinch.
Cyborg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akira cracks Cyborg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Akira has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cyborg to stand back up!
Oh Cyborg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akira counters with a huge right that knocks Cyborg out cold! Akira is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hokuto Akira!
Hokuto Akira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Jacobs (ranked 1062 p4p, 134 weight class) and Steph Curry (ranked 1055 p4p, 133 weight class). Curry has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steph Curry!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
We've been told by Jacobs's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym ($825/Week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curry tries to clinch up.
Curry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobs gets a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Curry 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.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curry.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a left hand.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curry avoids it.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Jacobs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobs.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacobs avoids the damage to the body.
Curry tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Curry.
It looks like Jerry Jacobs has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Curry misses with an elbow strike.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jacobs.
Curry avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobs's elbow.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jacobs has him pressed against the cage.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs blocking some punches.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curry misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobs lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobs lands a hook that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jacobs blocks a body shot from Curry.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike.
Curry takes a shot to the head.
Jacobs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Curry pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Curry lands with a left to the head.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Jerry Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Jacobs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Curry has closed the distance and engaged Jacobs in a clinch.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
Curry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Steph Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curry tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacobs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
Curry avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Curry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
Jacobs sets himself, and Curry steps forward looking for the clinch! Jacobs avoids it this time.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs is looking to clinch.
Curry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curry wants to clinch.
Curry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs sets himself, and Curry steps forward looking for the clinch! Jacobs avoids it this time.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curry gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
Jacobs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs prevents Curry from breaking the clinch.
Curry lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacobs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Curry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs missing with knees to the body.
Curry scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs blocks an uppercut.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steph Curry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry scores with a hook.
Jacobs wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Curry lands a leg kick that knocks Jacobs off balance momentarily.
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs wants to clinch.
Jacobs moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steph Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curry throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Curry tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Jacobs clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Curry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jacobs.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
Curry blocks an uppercut.
Curry has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jacobs clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jacobs wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Jacobs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Curry moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curry has Jacobs up against the cage in a clinch.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Curry has had enough of the clinch but Jacobs keeps him there for the moment.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacobs pushes Curry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobs.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Jacobs throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Curry.
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jacobs on the inside.
Curry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curry.
Curry avoiding damage as Jacobs throws knees to the body.
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a hook that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs misses with the head strike.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curry tries a knee to the head but Jacobs blocks it.
Curry pushes Jacobs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs avoiding damage as Curry throws knees to the body.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jacobs.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobs gets tackled into the cage by Curry. Curry maintains the clinch.
Jacobs avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the cage.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curry tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jacobs's defenses.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jacobs misses with some punches.
Jacobs working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Curry.
Curry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jacobs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Curry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry is working Jacobs over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jacobs fails to land.
Jacobs keeps control of Curry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry tries a body shot but Jacobs blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacobs misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry blocking some punches.
Jacobs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacobs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jerry Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steph Curry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curry 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steph Curry!
Steph Curry got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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