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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jirair Torosian (ranked 4150 p4p, 471 weight class) and Sharven Sheven (ranked 21804 p4p, 680 weight class). Sharven Sheven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jirair Torosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Torosian.
Torosian swings for the body but Sheven moves out of range.
Sheven misses with an uppercut.
Torosian misses with a looping right.
Sheven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torosian. That did some damage!
Torosian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheven manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sheven - that will leave a mark!
Torosian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheven scores with a takedown into Torosian's guard.
Torosian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torosian pulls Sheven in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torosian keeping moving, preventing Sheven from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven forces his way into half guard.
Sheven wants to free his trapped foot but Torosian is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sheven is trying to control the action in half guard but Torosian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheven wants to work for an arm triangle but Torosian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sheven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sheven prevents Torosian from standing back up.
Sheven prevents Torosian from improving his position.
Sheven is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Torosian is trying to maintain the position but Sheven is very close to passing his half guard.
Sheven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torosian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Torosian is controlling Sheven's trapped leg to prevent Sheven from advancing to side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sheven throws a poor cross that misses
and Torosian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torosian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torosian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheven circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sheven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torosian cracks Sheven with an open hand slap.
Sheven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torosian throws an overhand right that lands on Sheven's shoulder, as Sheven tries to avoid the shot.
Torosian swinging wildly here.
Sheven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torosian.
Torosian misses with a looping right.
Sheven with the counter takedown but Torosian avoids it easily.
Sheven avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sheven avoids the body shot from Torosian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torosian.
Torosian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torosian throws out the jab.
Torosian throws a shot from downtown. Sheven moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Torosian misses.
Torosian misses with a body shot.
Torosian throws a hook to the side of Sheven's head but Sheven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheven takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torosian.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torosian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sheven moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jirair Torosian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sheven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torosian. That did some damage!
Torosian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheven feints a counter leg kick.
Torosian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torosian. Torosian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torosian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torosian is looking to counter punch.
Torosian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torosian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torosian lands a nice shot that snaps Sheven's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torosian throws a lazy right hand but Sheven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Sheven blocks the leg kick.
Sheven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven misses with a straight right.
Sheven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torosian. That did some damage!
Sheven is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Torosian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jirair Torosian is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sheven.
Sheven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jirair Torosian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheven.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheven.
Torosian misses with an uppercut. Sheven saw that one coming.
Sheven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Torosian counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torosian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Torosian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheven thows a body kick. Torosian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sheven scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheven cracks Torosian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torosian takes a swing at Sheven's ribcage but misses.
Sheven scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sheven.
Sheven connects with a leg kick. Torosian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sheven tries to score with a low kick but Torosian moves his leg out of the way.
Torosian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Torosian defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torosian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheven.
Torosian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torosian.
Sheven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torosian misses with a low kick.
Torosian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheven counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torosian checks a leg kick.
Sheven slips under a jab.
Torosian throws a right hand that misses
letting Sheven counter with a right hand.
Torosian slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheven feints and then cracks Torosian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torosian down.
Sheven throws out a leg kick but Torosian moves out of range and Sheven only half commits.
Sheven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torosian throws the left hand but Sheven avoids the punch easily.
Torosian throws a body shot but no joy.
Torosian takes a swing at Sheven's ribcage but misses.
Torosian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sheven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torosian.
Sheven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Sheven.
Torosian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sharven Sheven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sheven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torosian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Torosian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheven. Torosian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torosian misses with a double jab
and Sheven counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Torosian!
Torosian regains half guard, as Sheven was trying to land strikes.
Torosian wants to get back to full guard.
Sheven is trying to control. Torosian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sheven throwing shots but Torosian is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Torosian'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torosian is doing well to control the position and prevent Sheven from advancing to side control.
Sheven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sheven wants to pass to mount but Torosian is defending the position.
Torosian tries to get to full guard but Sheven has control of the leg.
Sheven lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sheven is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torosian!
Torosian tries to hold on but Sheven postures up.
Sheven wants to control the pace but Torosian is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torosian stops Sheven from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Sheven wants to control the pace but Torosian is squirming around nicely.
Sheven wants to take his opponent's back but Torosian doesn't allow it.
Sheven sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Torosian wants to control but Sheven is having none of it.
Sheven throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torosian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Torosian squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sheven working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sheven has control of Torosian's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torosian regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sharven Sheven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheven moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Torosian has worked his arm free - good work by Torosian!
Sheven is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torosian has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sheven working away.
Sheven goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Torosian has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sheven but great work by Torosian.
Torosian decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Torosian cracks Sheven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheven throws a leg kick which misses Torosian's front leg but catches the back leg as Torosian tries to avoid it.
Torosian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sheven moves out of range as Torosian strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sharven Sheven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sheven 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sharven Sheven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temir Temirov (ranked 4760 p4p, 518 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 6753 p4p, 587 weight class). Temirov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Snow Money. Yuri Voronov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Temir Temirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Temirov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Voronov manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voronov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voronov misses with a hook.
Voronov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Temirov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voronov throws out the jab.
Temirov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Voronov connects with a body shot that sends Temirov's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Voronov takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Voronov drives through and clinches with Temirov against the cage.
Temirov can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temir Temirov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temirov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voronov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Voronov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Temirov wants to take the fight to the mat but Voronov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Temirov wants to take the fight to the mat but Voronov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Temirov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Voronov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Temirov has Voronov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Voronov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Voronov is pressed up against the cage. Temirov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Voronov down to the mat. Voronov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Voronov forces Temirov back against the cage and clinches.
Temirov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Voronov to keep the fight standing.
Temirov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Temirov fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a nice uppercut.
Voronov stops a takedown attempt from Temirov.
Temirov blocks an uppercut.
Temirov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Voronov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Voronov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Temirov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Temirov is not going to allow Voronov to sit and survive in this position.
Voronov tries to break free.
We've been hearing good reports from Temirov'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.
Voronov is keeping busy.
Voronov tries to break free.
Temirov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Voronov's body.
Voronov turns into Temirov and is now in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Temirov pulls Voronov in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Temirov works his way into full mount!
Temirov seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Voronov is holding on tight.
Voronov holds on, trying desperately to control.
Voronov is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Temirov has taken his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I would not like to be Voronov right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voronov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Temirov gets his way!
Temirov keeps control of the position as Voronov tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Voronov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
Temirov sets himself, and Voronov steps forward looking for the clinch! Temirov avoids it this time.
Temirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronov.
Voronov stuffs the takedown attempt from Temirov. Temirov gets slowly back to his feet.
Voronov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Voronov drives through and clinches with Temirov against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temirov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Voronov is defending well.
Temirov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temir Temirov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temirov has Voronov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Voronov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Temirov tries for a takedown but Voronov manages to get underhooks.
Temirov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Voronov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Temirov is looking for a takedown.
Temirov is trying to drag Voronov to the mat but Voronov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Voronov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Voronov.
A right hand to the body from Voronov.
Temirov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Temirov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Voronov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Temirov moves out of range as Voronov strikes.
Voronov digs a good body shot into Temirov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Temirov.
Voronov wants to counter the offense by Temirov and move into the clinch position.
Voronov scores with a shot to the body.
Voronov drives through and clinches with Temirov against the cage.
Voronov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Temirov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Voronov after a bit of a struggle.
Voronov tries a body shot but Temirov blocks it.
Voronov stops a takedown attempt from Temirov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov scores with a shoulder strike.
Temirov looking for a takedown.
Voronov tries to work over Temirov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Temirov has Voronov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Voronov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Voronov lands a hook that snaps the head of Temirov backwards.
Voronov is leaning against Temirov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Voronov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Voronov.
Voronov is pressed up against the cage. Temirov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Voronov down to the mat. Voronov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Voronov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Temirov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voronov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Temirov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Voronov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Temirov.
Temirov looking for a takedown.
Temirov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Voronov is defending well.
Yuri Voronov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronov lands a left hand.
Voronov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Temirovs head.
A shot in the inside from Voronov.
Temirov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Voronov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Temirov can't get the takedown.
Temirov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Temirov tries for a takedown but Voronov manages to get underhooks.
Temirov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Voronov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Temirov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Voronov defends it nicely.
Voronov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Temirov doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov throws a hook but Temirov blocks it.
Voronov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Temirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronov swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voronov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Temirov scrambles back to his feet.
Yuri Voronov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voronov tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
Voronov scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temirov manages to avoid it.
Temirov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Voronov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Temirov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Voronov is working to get back to half guard.
Temirov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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!
Voronov tries to lock up and control but Temirov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Temirov looking to control but Voronov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Voronov regains half guard.
Voronov is looking to escape.
Temirov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voronov keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov is defending against the submission attempts here by Temirov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temirov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Voronov is looking for a sweep. Temirov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voronov trying to control from the bottom.
Voronov wants to get back to his feet.
Temirov trying to mount his opponent but Voronov defends it.
Voronov is not content to let Temirov control the position.
Voronov trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Temirov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voronov keeps working.
Voronov tries to get to full guard but Temirov has control of the leg.
Voronov trying to control but Temirov postures up.
Temir Temirov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Temirov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Voronov sees it coming and defends easily.
Voronov wants to get back to full guard.
Temirov seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Voronov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Voronov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Voronov.
Voronov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Temirov tries to free his leg and advance position but Voronov is retaining full guard.
Yuri Voronov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voronov managing to control the position.
Temirov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Voronov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voronov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Voronov!
The defeated Temir Temirov had this to say: 'Congrats, he's a better man. I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Clark (ranked 2472 p4p, 279 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 22262 p4p, 618 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyd Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geisler lands a body shot.
Geisler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Geisler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Geisler looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Clark throws a quick counter kick to the body but Geisler avoids it.
Geisler loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geisler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Geisler!
Geisler is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Clark seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Clark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geisler keeps working.
Geisler is trying to get back to half guard.
Clark wants to control but Geisler is keeping him busy.
Geisler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Geisler's face as Clark controls the position.
Clark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Geisler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Geisler tries to buck Clark off but Clark is having none of it.
Geisler wants to control but Clark postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Geisler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geisler scores with a nice right hand.
Clark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clark sets himself, and Geisler steps forward looking for the clinch! Clark avoids it this time.
Clark takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt
and Geisler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geisler instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Geisler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Geisler stops a takedown attempt from Clark.
Geisler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Clark has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A shot in the inside from Geisler.
Geisler tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Geisler lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geisler has Clark pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyd Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Geisler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Geisler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Geisler lands an uppercut.
Clark is looking for a takedown.
Clark throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Geisler on the inside.
Clark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geisler is defending well for now.
Clark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geisler.
Clark avoiding damage.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geisler's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Geisler moves into the clinch.
Baron Geisler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Geisler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark has Geisler pushed against the cage.
Geisler tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Geisler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Geisler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Geisler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geisler is defending well for now.
Geisler lands a shoulder strike.
Geisler leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Geisler lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Geisler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Geisler.
Geisler lands an uppercut.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Geisler gets an underhook and turns Clark into the cage.
Clark tries to pull guard but Geisler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Geisler scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geisler lands an uppercut.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geisler avoids it.
Geisler cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
A short right from Geisler on the inside.
Geisler tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Geisler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Geisler scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Geisler lands a knee to the body.
Geisler presses Clark against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Geisler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Geisler managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Geisler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geisler scores with a hook to the body.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark lands a shot to the body.
Geisler stalling the fight.
Geisler controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Geisler.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geisler.
Geisler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark landing knees to the head.
Clark is trying to stall.
Clark has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Geisler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Geisler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Geisler.
Clark working aggressively here.
Geisler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Geisler's brow.
Geisler tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Geisler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Geisler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Geisler digs a right hand into Clark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clark's gas tank.
Geisler tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Geisler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Geisler keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Geisler.
Geisler slowing the pace effectively.
Clark stalling the fight.
Geisler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Geisler as the two fighters clinch.
Geisler lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Geisler scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geisler.
Clark looking to slow down the pace here.
Geisler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clark.
Geisler gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Geisler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Geisler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with a straight right hand.
Geisler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Geisler.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler lands a nice uppercut.
Clark is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Geisler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Geisler.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Geisler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Geisler prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geisler lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geisler avoids it.
Geisler lands with a right to the head.
Geisler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Geisler.
Clark is rocked!
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark is looking to control Geisler's arms but Geisler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Geisler is keeping busy.
Clark can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geisler.
Geisler lands with a right to the head.
Come on Geisler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyd Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Geisler controls his hands.
Geisler lands a left hand.
Geisler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Geisler lands with a light punch inside.
Geisler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Geisler controls his hands.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Geisler blocks it.
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!
Nice body punch from Geisler - that landed with a thud.
Geisler digs a right hand into Clark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clark's gas tank.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geisler avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Geisler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Geisler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Geisler controls the action.
Geisler lands with a short shot to the head.
Geisler is stalling here.
Geisler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clark in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baron Geisler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geisler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Geisler blocks a body shot from Clark.
Geisler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clark misses with an elbow strike.
Clark fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyd Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geisler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark is trying to break free.
Clark is trying to pull guard but Geisler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Geisler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Geisler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control the position but instead, Geisler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clark into the cage.
A short right from Geisler.
Geisler managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Clark is looking for a takedown.
Geisler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Geisler avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Geisler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geisler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Geisler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Android Ten (ranked 3540 p4p, 194 weight class) and Tim Greene (ranked 22059 p4p, 316 weight class). Greene has chosen Back In Black as his entrance music. Android Ten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Greene's chin.
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Android Ten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Greene!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Greene has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greene is looking for the big counter here.
Greene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ten circles away quickly and effectively.
Ten feints and as Greene raises his hands in defense, Ten changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greene is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ten in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Ten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Greene thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene is trying to control the position but Ten postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Ten pushes his legs off easily.
Ten postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ten lands a couple of digs.
Ten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ten drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Greene manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ten has Greene in his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ten is looking for a triangle but Greene pushes his legs off easily.
Ten escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ten keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Greene throws a big elbow that misses.
Greene trying to control but Ten is working from the bottom.
Ten looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Greene passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ten sees it coming and defends easily.
Greene seems to be looking for submissions.
Ten is concentrating on defense, preventing Greene from advancing position.
Greene seems to be working for a kimura but Ten defends the submission attempt.
Greene wants to work for an arm triangle but Ten is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ten is trying to control but can't.
Greene is looking for a kimura here.
Ten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Greene 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.
Ten wants to improve his position but Greene is controlling well.
Ten is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ten actively working from the bottom here.
Ten is staying active underneath Greene, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Android Ten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ten scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ten connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Greene some visible discomfort.
Ten working the body and head with strikes.
Ten goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Greene has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ten but great work by Greene.
You can see the frustration on Ten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ten is trying to improve his position.
Greene tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Greene has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ten is trying to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greene looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ten is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Greene tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Ten's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ten is trying to improve his position.
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.
Ten gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greene wants to work for an arm triangle but Ten is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ten actively working from the bottom here.
Ten actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ten defends it well.
Ten looking for submissions off his back.
Greene is looking to take a break and control but Ten is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greene is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ten has managed to free his arm - good work.
Android Ten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene wants to pass the guard but Ten is defending well.
Greene is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ten still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ten has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ten tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ten has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ten is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Greene knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Greene manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ten is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ten is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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 Android Ten will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Ten misses with a head kick.
Ten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Ten. Ten gets slowly back to his feet.
Ten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Greene tries to clinch but Ten moves out of range.
Greene listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Greene is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ten lands a leg kick that knocks Greene off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ten.
Ten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greene defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ten dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Ten feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Greene dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ten. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ten scores with a leg kick.
Greene tries to bum rush Ten with a series of wild strikes but Ten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ten gets the takedown into side control.
Ten cracks Greene with a big elbow.
Greene is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Greene is still in real trouble! Can Ten finish him?
Ten is trying to get an arm triangle but Greene is defending well.
Greene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ten scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Greene is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ten can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Android Ten!
Our winner, Android Ten, 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 1599 p4p, 66 weight class) and Randall Couture (ranked 1741 p4p, 72 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Randall Couture was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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233 lbs
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Couture!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Couture blocks a head kick by Dupree.
Dupree feints a jab and as Couture dips his head, Dupree unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Couture right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Couture falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dupree smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Christophe Dupree!
After winning the bout, Christophe Dupree thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1493 p4p, 76 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 1827 p4p, 94 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Believe. Dee has chosen Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dee misses with a hook.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dee.
Clay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clay's head.
Clay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dee throws a hook but Clay avoids it easily.
Dee drops his hands momentarily and Clay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Clay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dee clobbers Clay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dee blocks a head kick by Clay.
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Dee slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Dee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dee.
Dee lands a nice looking body kick.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dee avoids the body shot from Clay.
Dee throws out a loose jab but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dee blocks a leg kick.
Dee lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Dee scores with a sloppy right hand. Clay should have avoided that one.
A jab lands there for Dee.
Dee cracks Clay with a good jab.
Dee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dee is able to avoid easily.
Clay moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dee.
Dee looks to throw a body kick
enabling Clay to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
Clay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dee. Dee obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Clay blocks the low kick.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Dee counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Dee.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clay throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Dee throws out a counter right but Clay avoids it with no problem.
Dee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Clay.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dee scores with a jab. Clay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Dee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dee moves out of range as Clay strikes.
Dee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dee throws a leg kick but Clay moved away.
A slow jab from Clay misses its intended target.
Dee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dee throws a head kick that Clay semi-blocks.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dee there.
Dee misses with a head kick.
Dee cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dee's hands.
Dee throws a big shot that misses.
Clay fails with a takedown attempt.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay scores with a nice strike.
Clay looks to land a right hand but Dee moved out of range.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee feints and then cracks Clay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clay down.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Dee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dee lands a nice looking body shot.
Dee throws a right and a left that Clay avoids nicely.
Clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee misses with a hook.
Dee blocks a head kick by Clay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Clay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dee moves out of range as Clay strikes.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Dee blocks the leg kick.
Clay throws a big shot that misses.
Clay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
Dee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Dee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Dee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Dee misses.
Dee connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay tries to land a front kick but Dee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dee throws a sloppy body shot
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dee - the referee stops the clock and Clay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dee. Clay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dee moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
Clay throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dee.
Klay Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clay looks to land a combination but Dee avoids it well.
Dee scores with a nice body kick.
Clay takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Clay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dee.
Dee throws a good cross that connects.
Clay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dee.
Clay moves out of range as Dee throws a body kick.
Dee connects with a leg kick. Clay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clay misses with a low kick as Dee jumps back.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Clay ducks down to avoid it.
Clay fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dee just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Clay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Clay saw that one coming.
Clay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clay takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Dee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clay moves away from the strike by Dee.
Dee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Clay misses with a hook.
Clay misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay throws a leg kick but Dee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a looping right.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee connects with a high kick.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Clay slips the punch.
Dee scores with a nice head shot.
Dee slips under a jab from Clay.
Dee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dee misses with a hook. Clay ducked under it nicely.
Dee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clay. Clay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clay misses with a straight left.
Clay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Dee slips the punch.
Clay throws a body shot but no joy.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Clay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay throws a hook but Dee avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Dee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Dee.
Dee thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Dee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Dee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
Dee moves away from the strike by Clay.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Dee.
Clay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Dee.
Dee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Clay misses.
Dee connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
Clay throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Dee lands a jab.
Dee slips under a jab from Clay.
Dee with a nice cross.
Dee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clay under the eye.
Clay lands with a cross.
Dee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dee dips to his left and cracks Clay with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Dee.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay is looking to chop away at Dee's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
Dee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Clay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dee moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Clay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klay Dee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clay's calf.
Dee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Dee.
Dee misses with a low kick as Clay jumps back.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Dee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dee scores with a nice right hand.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Dee staying out of range there.
Dee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Clay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Dee.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clay on the side of the head.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clay.
Good leg kick by Dee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Dee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
Clay throws a jab when Dee was well out of range.
Dee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clay throws the left hand but Dee avoids the punch easily.
Dee scoring well with a low kick there.
Dee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clay misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
Clay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dee.
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clay staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dee.
Dee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dee lands with an uppercut that bounces Clay off the cage and back into range.
Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Dee.
Clay slips under a jab from Dee.
Dee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Dee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clay.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clay checks a leg kick.
As Dee backs away, Clay returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses the jab.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Dee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Dee blocks a jab.
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dee throws out the jab.
Dee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dee lands a lovely overhand right.
Klay Dee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dee sizes up Clay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Dee saw that one coming.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Dee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Clay really felt that one!
Clay throws the left hand but Dee avoids the punch easily.
Clay scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clay. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dee checks it well.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Clay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dee on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andre Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Clay does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Dee.
An attempted straight right counter from Clay misses the target.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Dee digs a good body shot into Clay's ribs.
Clay misses with a hook.
Dee scores with a decent looking hook.
Dee scoring well with a low kick there.
Clay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee.
Clay moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Clay needs to keep his hands up - Dee had a free shot at his head there.
Dee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Dee throws a jab when Clay was well out of range.
Clay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klay Dee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klay Dee!
In his post fight interview, Klay Dee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hallis Mollen (ranked 513 p4p, 75 weight class) and Vincenzo Hall (ranked 1041 p4p, 157 weight class). Mollen's entrance music is Rise Against - Like the Angel. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen lands an overhand right.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
and Mollen counters with a straight right hand.
Mollen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall .
A shot to the liver by Mollen. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall . Mollen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Mollen.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Mollen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Hall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hall lands in his opponent's guard.
Mollen wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Mollen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mollen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mollen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mollen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall .
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mollen with a body shot.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mollen scores with a punch to the head.
Mollen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mollen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall throws out a counter right but Mollen avoids it with no problem.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mollen.
A big left from Mollen misses.
Mollen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mollen clinches with his opponent.
Hall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall being controlled against the cage.
Mollen has a couple of punches blocked by Hall .
Mollen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall 's elbow.
Hall is looking for a takedown.
Mollen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall 's elbow.
Mollen has Hall pressed against the cage.
Mollen is trying to stall.
Mollen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hallis Mollen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to control Mollen's arms but Mollen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hall has his back to the cage.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Mollen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Mollen, against the cage.
Mollen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Mollen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mollen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mollen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mollen stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mollen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mollen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
Mollen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mollen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mollen.
Mollen tries to work over Hall 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mollen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hallis Mollen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mollen cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mollen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall .
A head kick misses from Mollen.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Hall - just one landing.
Hallis Mollen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mollen throws out a powerful jab.
Mollen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mollen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mollen at a distance.
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall jabs Mollen right on the nose. Mollen blinks but takes it well.
Mollen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Mollen misses with a few strikes there.
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mollen with a jab.
Mollen has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mollen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall .
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mollen.
Mollen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mollen slowing the pace effectively.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall letting Mollen take a breather here.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Mollen avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Mollen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mollen throws an elbow that misses.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Mollen won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a takedown into guard.
Mollen has Hall pulled in close to control his posture.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Mollen is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall trying to control but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Mollen is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Mollen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hall off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mollen misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hallis Mollen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall with a hook.
Mollen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mollen misses with a left hand
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mollen thinking.
Hallis Mollen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mollen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mollen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mollen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mollen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mollen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall .
Mollen throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Mollen moved out of range.
Mollen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mollen scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Mollen. Mollen maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mollen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mollen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hallis Mollen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .
Mollen lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Mollen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hall up against the cage.
Hall prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Mollen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hall has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mollen regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hallis Mollen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mollen lands a two punch combo.
Mollen misses with a kick to the body
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Mollen is looking for a sweep.
Hall controls the position.
Hall trying to control the action but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Hall prevents Mollen from escaping the position.
Mollen tries to bench press Hall off him but Hall keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hall prevents Mollen from escaping the position.
Mollen parries the strikes from Hall easily there. Hall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mollen to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mollen throws Hall to one side and escapes!
Hall connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Mollen.
Nice defenses there by Mollen.
Mollen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mollen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall , pushing him back against the cage.
Mollen misses with a punch to the body.
Mollen presses Hall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mollen slowing the pace effectively.
Mollen lands a nice shot to the body.
Mollen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mollen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mollen just leaning against Hall , taking a breather.
Mollen tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Mollen back against the cage.
Mollen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mollen working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hall prevents a body shot from Mollen.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Mollen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mollen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mollen.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mollen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mollen stops a takedown attempt from Hall .
A short left from Mollen.
Mollen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall .
Mollen stalling.
Mollen has a couple of punches blocked by Hall .
Mollen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hallis Mollen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincenzo Hall .
Mollen tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Mollen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hallis Mollen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall goes for a takedown attempt but Mollen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Mollen.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mollen can pounce on him.
Mollen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hallis Mollen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mollen has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Mollen misses with the head strike.
Vincenzo Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mollen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mollen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Mollen avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hallis Mollen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mollen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hallis Mollen!
A relieved looking Hallis Mollen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 807 p4p, 131 weight class) and Top Heavy (ranked 1067 p4p, 167 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Top Heavy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heavyweight walks into a jab.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heavy manages to avoid it.
Heavy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heavyweight works Heavy's body with a nice hook.
Heavyweight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heavy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Heavyweight can't fight it off and eventually Heavy manages to take the fight to the floor. Heavyweight looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heavyweight pulls Heavy in close to his closed guard and prevents Heavy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Heavyweight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heavyweight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heavy controls the pace.
Heavy pushes down on Heavyweight's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Heavyweight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heavy on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heavyweight sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Heavyweight wants to get back to full guard.
Heavyweight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heavy is looking for a kimura here.
Heavyweight trying to control but Heavy postures up.
Heavy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heavyweight is just riding it out for now. Heavy eventually gives up the hold.
Heavy is thwarting Heavyweight's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heavy is trying to control. Heavyweight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heavy is working for a submission of some sort.
Heavy 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heavyweight wants to improve his position but Heavy is controlling well.
Heavyweight preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heavyweight sees it coming and defends easily.
Heavyweight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heavyweight tries to get out of the position.
Heavy seems to be working for a kimura but Heavyweight defends the submission attempt.
Heavyweight is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heavyweight tries to get to full guard but Heavy has control of the leg.
Heavyweight is looking to control Heavy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heavyweight avoid being mounted?
Heavy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Heavyweight has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Heavy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heavyweight sees it coming and defends easily.
Heavyweight is trying to maintain the position but Heavy is very close to passing his half guard.
Heavy 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.
Heavy seems to be working for a kimura but Heavyweight defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Top Heavy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heavy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heavyweight.
Nice shot by Heavyweight.
It looks like Top Heavy has been cut.
Heavy avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight takes one on the button.
A jab from Heavyweight misses.
Heavyweight throws a hook but Heavy blocks it.
Heavyweight throws a looping overhand right but Heavy ducks down to avoid it.
Heavyweight moves into the clinch successfully.
Heavy wants a takedown but no success here.
Heavy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavy's elbow.
Heavyweight pushes Heavy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heavyweight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heavyweight gets underhooks to prevent Heavy's takedown attempt.
Light Heavyweight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Top Heavy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heavyweight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heavy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Heavyweight pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heavyweight throws a nice looking combination but Heavy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Heavyweight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heavyweight lands a nice hook to Heavy's body. Heavy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heavy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heavyweight on the side of the head.
Heavyweight scores with a hook to the body. Heavy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heavy is breathing heavily.
Heavy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heavy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Heavyweight counter with a right hand.
Heavyweight lands an overhand right.
Heavyweight with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heavyweight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Top Heavy's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heavyweight steps in with a hook that catches Heavy right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Heavyweight follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Heavy looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Heavyweight!
Light Heavyweight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damen Mayer (ranked 352 p4p, 44 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 566 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damen Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Damen Mayer has been cut.
Mayer throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Mayer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vasquez's head backwards.
Mayer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Vasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Mayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayer.
Vasquez throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer looks to clinch
and Mayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayer throws a good cross that connects.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mayer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is trying to control Mayer's posture but Mayer avoids it.
Vasquez felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Vasquez's face as Mayer controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayer wants to control but Vasquez is keeping him busy.
Mayer is really struggling to control Vasquez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mayer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mayer is looking to take a break and control but Vasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasquez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mayer is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mayer scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Mayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez throws a lazy right hand but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Mayer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
Mayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vasquez on his heels. He'll look to pass Vasquez's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Mayer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer being controlled here momentarily.
Mayer wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is keeping the position.
Vasquez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasquez is keeping the position for now.
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 Damen Mayer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayer misses with a looping right.
Vasquez throws a hook but Mayer avoids it easily.
Mayer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mayer somewhat.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Mayer avoids them all with ease.
Vasquez throws a body kick that misses.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez lands with a cross.
Mayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Vasquez responds with a good body kick, but Mayer manages to step out the way in time.
Mayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayer is just out of range.
Vasquez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vasquez scores with a head kick. Mayer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mayer shoots in for a double leg but Vasquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayer misses with a takedown
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damen Mayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayer shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasquez tries to sprawl out of it but Mayer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasquez thinks about the counter body kick.
Vasquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayer counters with a shoot takedown. Vasquez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Mayer from controlling successfully.
Mayer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayer seems to be looking for submissions.
Mayer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mayer is trying to control. Vasquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer stalling.
Vasquez is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vasquez has time to react.
Mayer jabs at Vasquez's body.
Mayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasquez throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasquez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Mayer slips under a jab.
Vasquez misses with a wild combination.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayer throws out the jab.
Mayer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasquez momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasquez misses with a body shot.
Vasquez connects with a high kick.
Damen Mayer's cut is getting worse.
Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damen Mayer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vasquez to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayer tries to clinch
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayer is rocked!
Mayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vasquez's half guard.
Oh Mayer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Mayer seems to have got his legs back now.
Damen Mayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayer is keen to just control but Vasquez is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer is looking to advance position but Vasquez won't allow it.
Vasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Mayer sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vasquez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mayer.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vasquez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mayer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasquez moves away.
Vasquez throws a body kick that misses.
Mayer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vasquez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasquez.
Mayer throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez throws the kick towards the body but Mayer avoids it.
Mayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vasquez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayer checks it well.
Nice sprawl there from Vasquez as Mayer shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasquez but Vasquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damen Mayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayer.
Vasquez lands a front kick.
Vasquez slips under a jab from Mayer.
Mayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasquez. That's going to slow Mayer down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Mayer moves out of range.
Mayer blocks a jab.
Vasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Damen Mayer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A shot to the liver by Vasquez. Beautiful body shot.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown but Vasquez shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez drops Mayer with a beautiful combination! Mayer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vasquez is looking for the KO!
Vasquez misses with a double jab
and Mayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Vasquez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Vasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vasquez 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Vasquez!
Nando Vasquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 586 p4p, 87 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 522 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma keeps the fight on the outside.
Mma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crosby in his tracks.
Mma loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
Crosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Mma.
Crosby misses with a two punch combination.
Crosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mma has time to react.
Crosby feints a jab promting Mma to slip. Crosby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crosby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mma.
Crosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mma has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Mma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crosby in his tracks.
Crosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crosby's head backwards.
Crosby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crosby moves away.
A jab from Crosby does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma defending well as Crosby loads up on a big left hand.
Mma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mma looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Mma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mma.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Mma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mma cracks Crosby with an open hand slap.
Crosby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crosby throws out the jab.
Crosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mma counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma lands with a slapping head kick.
Mma punishes Crosby's body with a nice straight punch.
Mma with a hook.
Crosby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mma counters with a left and a right that stings Crosby.
Mma scores with a hook.
Crosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crosby is rocked!
Crosby is holding his hands too far apart here. Mma throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Crosby is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma 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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