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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 1069 p4p, 138 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 1092 p4p, 143 weight class). Daghammar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just like that - Dregen. 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
21 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar tries to move into range but McGee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGee clinches up with Daghammar and pushes him back against the cage.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daghammar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daghammar blocks an elbow strike from McGee.
Daghammar breaks from the clinch.
McGee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daghammar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
Daghammar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee.
McGee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daghammar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daghammar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daghammar.
McGee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daghammar 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McGee. That snapped Daghammar's head back.
Daghammar throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee misses with a looping right.
Daghammar throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee throws a lazy head kick
letting Daghammar counter with a right hand.
McGee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGee lands with a straight right. Daghammar didn't see that one coming.
McGee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daghammar tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daghammar taking a breather.
Daghammar lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGee lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, McGee throws an elbow but misses.
Daghammar avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
McGee prevents a body shot from Daghammar.
Daghammar is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from McGee.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daghammar is looking for the big counter here.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
McGee tries to score with a low kick but Daghammar moves his leg out of the way.
Daghammar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daghammar misses with a right hand
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar misses with a looping right.
It looks like McGee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daghammar has time to react.
McGee misses the jab.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daghammar. That did some damage!
Daghammar blocks a head kick by McGee.
Daghammar misses the jab.
McGee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab by McGee.
Oooooh!!! Daghammar has knocked McGee down with a huge combo! Daghammar steps away and waves a wobbly McGee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McGee is rocked!
It looks like Clarence McGee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daghammar's calf.
Oh McGee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daghammar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McGee sprawling to the canvas! McGee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daghammar finish him?!
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Daghammar circles away.
Daghammar lands with a nice body punch.
McGee connects with a high kick.
McGee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daghammar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee.
McGee closes the distance but Daghammar moves to the side
and Daghammar counters with a big right hand! Oh McGee is in trouble here! Daghammar follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Daghammar!
After winning the bout, Dag Daghammar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 1080 p4p, 116 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 1064 p4p, 113 weight class). Jones has chosen Take my hand as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Henry. That snapped Jones's head back.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Henry steps away.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Henry. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry misses the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Henry gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Henry looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Henry looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Henry!
Jones stops Henry from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Henry looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Henry staying calm.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Henry scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henry lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
John Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Brian Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Henry is wise to it.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry misses with a hook
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Henry.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
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!
Henry misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Henry - just one landing.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Henry gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones looks for a takedown but Henry sprawls well.
Henry throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
As Henry backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Henry manages to avoid it all.
Henry misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to stall here but Henry recovers full guard.
Jones trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Henry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Henry trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Henry escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Henry keeps moving and retains side control.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones tries to break free.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Henry lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Can Jones hold on?! Henry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Henry keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Henry continues to stall.
Henry keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Can Jones hold on?! Henry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Henry to control.
Jones breaks Henry's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
Our winner, John Henry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 888 p4p, 95 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 1726 p4p, 176 weight class). O Rangers comes to the cage accompanied by Hold on to you. On his way into the cage it seems that Tony O Rangers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony O Rangers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Rangers looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
O Rangers closes the distance and clinches.
Man lands a shot to the body.
O Rangers tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
O Rangers taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
O Rangers is breathing heavily.
O Rangers blocks a body shot from Man.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but O Rangers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
O Rangers misses with a body punch.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Rangers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That kick from Man tenderised O Rangers's leg. O Rangers is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man shoots in and drives through. O Rangers sprawls well.
Tony O Rangers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man tries a body shot but O Rangers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Rangers tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Man tries to work over O Rangers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Rangers prevents a body shot from Man.
Man pushes O Rangers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Rangers.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as O Rangers tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
O Rangers misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Rangers lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
O Rangers misses with the head strike.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Rangers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as O Rangers controls the action.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Rangers's elbow.
O Rangers blocks a body shot from Man.
Man tries to work over O Rangers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Rangers prevents a body shot from Man.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Rangers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Rangers has picked Man up - he's going for a ride! O Rangers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Rangers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Rangers wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
O Rangers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man keeping hold of O Rangers's head, controlling as best he can.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Man won't allow O Rangers to pass to mount.
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.
Man is trying to control but can't.
O Rangers controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. O Rangers connects with a nice short shot to Man's temple.
Man is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Rangers winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man tries to roll over but O Rangers keeps him under control.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
Man is looking for a sweep. O Rangers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man wants to improve his position but O Rangers is controlling well.
O Rangers trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
O Rangers prevents Man from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man is pressing down on O Rangers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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 Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
O Rangers throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but O Rangers is just out of range.
Man is looking to slow O Rangers down with leg kicks.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Rangers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man walks into a straight right hand from O Rangers.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from O Rangers. O Rangers gets slowly back to his feet.
Man moves out of range as O Rangers strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
O Rangers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man pushes O Rangers away with a front kick.
O Rangers checks a leg kick nicely.
O Rangers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from O Rangers misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Rangers loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man wants to clinch up but O Rangers keeps it at a distance.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man tries to throw a body punch but O Rangers avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
O Rangers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
O Rangers lands a body punch.
Man tries to work over O Rangers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Rangers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
O Rangers postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Man holds on and takes a little breather.
Man lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Rangers trying to control the position.
Tony O Rangers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Rangers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Rangers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man won't allow O Rangers to sweep him here.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Rangers looking for a sweep. Not yet O Rangers, not yet.
O Rangers controlling Man's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control but O Rangers is working from the bottom.
Man pushes down on O Rangers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Rangers is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man wants to take a breather but O Rangers is having none of it.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Rangers's head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
O Rangers cracks Man with a good jab.
O Rangers dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Rangers checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man misses with a low kick.
O Rangers is looking to counter punch.
O Rangers just misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man keeps O Rangers at a distance using the push kick.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Rangers.
O Rangers throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
O Rangers lands with a nice body punch.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Rangers is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from O Rangers.
Man moves out of range as O Rangers strikes.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but O Rangers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Tony O Rangers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Man is looking to land body kicks.
O Rangers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man looks to land a right hand but O Rangers moved out of range.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of O Rangers's head.
O Rangers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Rangers looking to stall.
I was talking to O Rangers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Rangers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Rangers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Rangers has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Man clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A bit of a pause in the action here. O Rangers controlling the positon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers is pressing down on Man's thigh, looking to free his foot. Man is holding on for now.
Man is looking for a sweep. O Rangers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Man won't allow O Rangers to pass to mount.
Man is staying active underneath O Rangers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man won't allow O Rangers to pass to mount.
Super Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man is not content to let O Rangers control the position.
O Rangers wants to pass to mount but Man is defending the position.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Well, if O Rangers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tony O Rangers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are battling for position here. Man manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Rangers's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers controlling the position.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Rangers looking to control.
Man trying to control but O Rangers is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Rangers quickly recovers to half guard.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man prevents O Rangers from improving his position.
Man is looking to take a break and control but O Rangers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
O Rangers moves into full guard.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but O Rangers is retaining full guard.
O Rangers has Man pulled in close to control his posture.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Rangers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony O Rangers!
Tony O Rangers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 652 p4p, 86 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 807 p4p, 107 weight class). Duffy's entrance music is Brawl - Bloody spit. A fine choice. Shaman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shaman's Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy connects with the punch.
Duffy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shaman takes a step back to recover.
Shaman takes a swing at Duffy's ribcage but misses.
Duffy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shaman loads up on a big right hand but Duffy slips the punch.
Duffy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shaman is able to avoid easily.
Duffy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaman shoots and misses
and Duffy counters with a series of strikes. Shaman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duffy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shaman looks to throw the jab but Duffy is out of range.
It looked like Duffy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shaman.
Shaman avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick from Duffy.
Duffy missing with a left hand there. Shaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Shaman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy blocks a leg kick.
A head kick from Duffy lands but Shaman takes it in his stride.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shaman takes one to the chin there.
Shaman moves into the clinch.
Duffy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Duffy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaman blocking some punches.
A short left from Shaman.
Shaman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaman misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duffy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duffy pushes off an throws an elbow but Shaman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy working aggressively here.
Shaman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duffy or not.
Shaman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duffy lands a body punch.
Duffy blocking some punches.
Duffy avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duffy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duffy prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Shaman tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shaman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Shaman.
Duffy trying to land knees to the body.
Shaman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman tries to throw a body punch but Duffy avoids it by throwing Shaman back against the cage.
Shaman avoids a wild elbow strike from Duffy.
A short right from Shaman.
Shaman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Duffy lands a nice uppercut.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Shaman.
Shaman lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duffy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
Shaman lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duffy.
Shaman prevents a body shot from Duffy.
Shaman throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffy.
Shaman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Shaman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Duffy.
It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Duffy controls the action.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
Duffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Duffy controls the action.
Shaman misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duffy is looking to control Shaman's arms but Shaman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duffy has his back to the cage.
Shaman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Duffy controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duffy.
Shaman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
Shaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shaman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaman scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duffy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duffy.
Shaman swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman lands a body shot.
Shaman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duffy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duffy misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaman is leaning against Duffy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blind Shaman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duffy misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Duffy.
Shaman scoring well with a low kick there.
Duffy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Duffy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carney Duffy is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Shaman lands.
Shaman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duffy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shaman lands a jab.
Shaman scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duffy thinking.
Duffy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duffy throws a head kick but Shaman moves out of range.
Duffy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaman tries a quick counter leg kick but Duffy is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman loads up on a big right hand but Duffy slips the punch.
A jab from Duffy misses.
Shaman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Shaman backs away, Duffy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carney Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaman wants to clinch up but Duffy keeps it at a distance.
Duffy misses the shot to the body.
Shaman moves into range and clinches up with Duffy.
Shaman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaman.
Duffy misses with some punches.
Duffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
A short left from Shaman.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
Shaman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shaman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaman keeping moving, preventing Duffy from controlling successfully.
Shaman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duffy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaman is keeping the position for now.
Shaman has his foot on Duffy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duffy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman working for a triangle but Duffy defends it easily.
Duffy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shaman's head.
Shaman tries to strike from the bottom.
Shaman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Duffy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shaman's guard.
Still in half guard, Duffy seems content to control.
Shaman tries to get to full guard but Duffy has control of the leg.
Shaman wants to control but Duffy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaman wants to improve his position but Duffy is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman wants to control but Duffy is keeping busy.
Duffy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duffy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shaman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Shaman keeps moving.
Duffy throws a big right hand that misses.
Shaman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shaman controls Duffy momentarily but Duffy frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blind Shaman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shaman misses with an uppercut.
Duffy throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaman.
Shaman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffy.
Shaman looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Shaman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Shaman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shaman ducks under a wild hook from Duffy.
Nice jab there from Duffy.
Shaman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duffy looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
Duffy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Duffy does no damage.
Shaman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Shaman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duffy takes one on the button.
Shaman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duffy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaman delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Shaman.
Duffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duffy is out of range.
Duffy looks to land a right hand but Shaman moved out of range.
Duffy throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Shaman to counter with a crisp jab.
Duffy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy misses with a left hand
and Shaman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duffy's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duffy blocks a jab.
Duffy works Shaman's body with a nice hook.
Shaman shoots in for a takedown but Duffy shows good takedown defense.
Shaman misses with a takedown attempt
and Duffy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Duffy moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shaman.
Shaman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Duffy.
Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
Shaman blocks the body kick.
Shaman avoids the head kick by Duffy.
Duffy blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with an uppercut.
Shaman lands a nice looking body shot.
Carney Duffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffy misses with a hook.
Duffy throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Shaman scores with a sloppy right hand. Duffy should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shaman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duffy - the referee stops the clock and Shaman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duffy. Shaman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duffy.
Shaman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaman checks the leg kick.
Duffy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duffy connects with a body shot.
Duffy throws a hook but Shaman avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman connects with an inside leg kick.
Duffy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Shaman finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman checks a low kick from Duffy.
Shaman lands a jab to the head.
Shaman checks a leg kick nicely.
Duffy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duffy misses the jab.
Duffy digs a good body shot into Shaman's ribs.
Duffy throws a jab when Shaman was well out of range.
Shaman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffy moves away.
Shaman tries a head kick but it misses.
It appears Duffy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shaman fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blind Shaman.
I've got Shaman 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 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Blind Shaman!
Our winner, Blind Shaman, 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.
In defeat, Carney Duffy stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is.. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 457 p4p, 52 weight class) and Vika Partio (ranked 547 p4p, 62 weight class). Durden's entrance music is Where Is My Mind. A fine choice. Partio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boom!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Durden.
Durden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Durden throws a low kick but Partio moves out of range easily.
Partio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durden counters with a head kick.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Durden backing away here, and Partio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Partio misses with a low kick as Durden jumps back.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durden throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Partio! But no joy.
Partio moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Partio tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Partio misses with an uppercut
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Partio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Partio throws a nice looking combination but Durden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Partio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Partio.
Partio misses with a lunging right hand
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durden blocks a leg kick.
Partio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio lands a right hook to the body.
Partio lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Durden tries to work over Partio's front leg with a kick but Partio checks it.
Partio tries a quick counter leg kick but Durden is wise to it.
Partio lunges at Durden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durden's hand.
Durden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Durden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Partio lands a jab to the head.
Durden swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio throws a front kick aimed at Durden's knee but Durden avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Durden scores with a jab.
Vika Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio moves out of range as Durden throws a body kick.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Partio lands a jab to the nose.
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
Partio cracks Durden with a good jab.
Partio misses with a head kick.
Durden moves away from the strike by Partio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durden. That's going to slow Partio down.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durden.
Durden slips a straight right by Partio.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Partio moved out of range nicely.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Durden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Partio on the side of the head.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Partio.
Durden misses with a hook
and Partio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Partio. That snapped Durden's head back.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio misses with a body kick.
Partio blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been told by Durden's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Partio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durden.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Partio throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Partio.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Partio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Partio moves out of range of the leg kick from Durden.
The crowd cheers as Partio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Durden doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio avoids the body shot from Durden.
A big right from Partio misses.
Durden avoids the body shot from Partio.
Durden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
Durden defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Durden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
Partio throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vika Partio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden thows a leg kick but Partio checks it
and Partio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Partio.
Partio sizes up Durden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Durden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durden lands a jab.
Partio connects with a crisp jab.
Partio takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Partio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durden's head.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Durden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden moves away from the strike by Partio.
Partio lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Partio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partio throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Durden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Partio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durden scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden throws a body kick that misses
and Partio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Partio scores with a nice right hand.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Partio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durden.
Durden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio thuds a left hand into Durden's body.
Partio lands a nice looking body kick.
Durden moves away from the strike by Partio.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Partio. Partio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden jabs Partio right on the nose. Partio blinks but takes it well.
Durden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Partio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partio connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Partio.
Durden moves forwards but Partio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
Durden throwing a counter right hand but Partio manages to avoid it.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Partio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Durden lands with a nice body punch.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio connects with the punch.
Partio is looking to chop away at Durden's legs.
Durden fires out a quick counter leg kick but Partio just manages to avoid it.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vika Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
Partio lands with a shot to the body.
Durden throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Partio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durden throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Partio counters with a series of strikes. Durden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durden throws the kick towards the body but Partio avoids it.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with a nice kick to the body.
Partio connects with a body shot that sends Durden's belly button to the back.
Durden lands a nice looking body kick.
Durden blocks a jab.
Durden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden lands a jab to Partio's midsection.
Partio throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
A jab from Durden misses.
A little jabbing left from Partio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden is looking to chop away at Partio's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durden checks a leg kick.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Partio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Partio throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
A head kick from Durden lands but Partio takes it in his stride.
Durden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Durden tenderised Partio's leg. Partio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
A bone on bone clash there as Durden blocks the leg kick.
Durden swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Partio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio avoids the body shot from Durden.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Durden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vika Partio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Durden scores with a head kick.
Durden looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Durden throws a push kick but Partio slaps the foot to one side.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Partio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Partio.
Durden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durden throws a body kick that misses
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
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!
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Durden thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Partio.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Durden slams his shin into Partio's torso.
Durden blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Durden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden lands with a cross.
Partio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durden cracks Partio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durden connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
Partio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durden throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Partio throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden tries a head kick but it misses.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durden tries to move into range but Partio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durden looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Durden checks a low kick from Partio.
Partio lands a front kick.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durden.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Partio.
Partio sizes up Durden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Partio cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Durden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Partio doesn't seem phased though.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but Partio saw it coming and moves away.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
Durden checks a low kick from Partio.
Nice jab there from Durden.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
Durden is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Partio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden lands a head kick. Partio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
Partio motions for Durden to come forward. Partio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Durden lands an overhand right.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Partio scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden throws a leg kick but Partio checks it.
Partio misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a low kick as Partio jumps back.
Durden punishes Partio's body with a nice straight punch.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Partio lands a nice shot to the body.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Durden throws a push kick but Partio slaps the foot to one side.
Durden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Partio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Partio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden digs a good body shot into Partio's ribs.
Durden throws the kick towards the body but Partio avoids it.
Partio tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Partio avoids it.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
Partio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden backing away here, and Partio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Partio 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyler Durden!
After winning the bout, Tyler Durden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Vika Partio stepped up to the mic, saying 'Auto flight - no energy'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 220 p4p, 29 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 569 p4p, 65 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Dall has chosen The Worm as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy scores with a shot to the body.
Dall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brophy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Brophy moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.
Dall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brophy is trying to improve his position.
Brophy seems a little lost for a moment, as Dall dominates the positioning.
Brophy stops Dall from passing to mount.
Dall tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brophy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brophy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall swings around for an armbar but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.
Brophy looking to pass the guard.
Dall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Dall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Dall tries to bench press Brophy off him but Brophy keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dall is looking to reverse the position.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Brophy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to improve his position.
Dall sneaks back into half guard.
Brophy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dall looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brophy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brophy lands with a right hand.
Dall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Dall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Dall misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Brophy misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brophy cracks Dall with an open hand slap.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dall throws a leg kick but Brophy checks it.
Dall moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brophy tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brophy tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall taking a breather here.
Vyrkyx Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brophy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dall off and has taken his back!
Dall tries to break free.
Dall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall turns into Brophy and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dall looking to sit in guard and control but Brophy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brophy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dall working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brophy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dall.
Brophy controlling the position.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall prevents Brophy from improving position.
Brophy controlling the position.
Dall tries to improve position but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dall struggling a bit here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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 Davie Brophy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brophy connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Dall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brophy defends well and Dall ends up having to push Brophy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall avoids the body shot from Brophy.
Brophy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brophy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brophy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dall swings around for an armbar but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brophy wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Dall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Dall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Dall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vyrkyx Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is controlling the pace.
Brophy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brophy trying to pass the guard but Dall defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brophy pulls his head out easily.
Dall wants to improve his position but Brophy is controlling well.
Dall trying to control but Brophy postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Brophy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Brophy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brophy lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
Davie Brophy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 509 p4p, 75 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 611 p4p, 88 weight class). Pekkarinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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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
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Knox.
Nice shot by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox jabs Pekkarinen right on the nose. Pekkarinen blinks but takes it well.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Pekkarinen finds it's target.
Jab by Knox.
Knox moves forwards but Pekkarinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Pekkarinen misses its intended target.
Knox throws a leg kick which misses Pekkarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pekkarinen tries to avoid it.
Pekkarinen scores with a head kick. Knox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knox is looking to slow Pekkarinen down with leg kicks.
Pekkarinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pekkarinen tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox misses with a low kick as Pekkarinen jumps back.
Knox scores with the left hand. Pekkarinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Pekkarinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pekkarinen momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Pekkarinen avoids the body shot from Knox.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox thuds a left hand into Pekkarinen's body.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Pekkarinen. Beautiful body shot.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pekkarinen. That did some damage!
Pekkarinen slips a jab from Knox.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pekkarinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Pekkarinen throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Pekkarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Pekkarinen.
Knox punishes Pekkarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox tries to clinch there but Pekkarinen circles away.
Knox feints and then cracks Pekkarinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pekkarinen down.
Knox lands an overhand right.
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
Knox throws out a counter right but Pekkarinen avoids it with no problem.
Pekkarinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Pekkarinen digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Pekkarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knox misses with a leg kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekkarinen moves away.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Pekkarinen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pekkarinen throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Pekkarinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Pekkarinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pekkarinen.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a body punch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen scores with a body shot.
Pekkarinen misses with a left hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping right.
Knox feints and then cracks Pekkarinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pekkarinen down.
Pekkarinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws a low kick but Pekkarinen avoids it.
Pekkarinen lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pekkarinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pekkarinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pekkarinen avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Pekkarinen has his takedown stuffed
and Pekkarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pekkarinen swings widly with a right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Pekkarinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knox was covering up waiting for the punch and Pekkarinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pekkarinen throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox being controlled here, momentarily.
Pekkarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archibald Knox will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pekkarinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Pekkarinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pekkarinen somewhat.
Pekkarinen throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pekkarinen throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Pekkarinen's shoulder, as Pekkarinen tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Pekkarinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knox.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Pekkarinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pekkarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekkarinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Pekkarinen scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox digs a good body shot into Pekkarinen's ribs.
Pekkarinen throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pekkarinen.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pekkarinen eats them both and turns towards Knox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knox.
Pekkarinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Archibald Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox throws a body punch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pekkarinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick.
Pekkarinen catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pekkarinen throws a big shot that misses.
Knox feints a counter leg kick.
Pekkarinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pekkarinen.
Knox follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox wants to slow Pekkarinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Pekkarinen's shoulder, as Pekkarinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pekkarinen is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
That kick from Knox tenderised Pekkarinen's leg. Pekkarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pekkarinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Knox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pekkarinen checks it well.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Knox slams his shin into Pekkarinen's torso.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pekkarinen.
Knox lunges at Pekkarinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pekkarinen's hand.
Pekkarinen needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Pekkarinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Pekkarinen off the cage and back into range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws the kick towards the body but Pekkarinen avoids it.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pekkarinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat.
Pekkarinen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Pekkarinen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pekkarinen connects with a nice short shot to Knox's temple.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Pekkarinen has control of the leg.
Pekkarinen is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Pekkarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkarinen trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Pekkarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pekkarinen is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pekkarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pekkarinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Pekkarinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knox scores with a leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pekkarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice body punch.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pekkarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pekkarinen blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Pekkarinen's belly button to the back.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekkarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Pekkarinen off the cage and back into range.
Pekkarinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knox is fending him off so far but Pekkarinen persists. Nope, Knox circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox punishes Pekkarinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pekkarinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. Knox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekkarinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Pekkarinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lauri Pekkarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archibald Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Pekkarinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Pekkarinen's belly button to the back.
A big left from Pekkarinen misses.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Pekkarinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Pekkarinen loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox digs a good body shot into Pekkarinen's ribs.
Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekkarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pekkarinen misses with a straight left.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Pekkarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox lands a leg kick that knocks Pekkarinen off balance momentarily.
Pekkarinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pekkarinen lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense.
As Pekkarinen backs off Knox throws a huge counter combo but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Pekkarinen throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox connects with a solid leg kick.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox cracks Pekkarinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.
Pekkarinen throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pekkarinen tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
Knox feints a counter leg kick.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knox - that will leave a mark!
Pekkarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Archibald Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knox 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 Frank Antenori 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... Archibald Knox!
In his post fight interview, Archibald Knox gave a big smile as he said 'Slurped on his own blood, mother fucker!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kahn (ranked 257 p4p, 37 weight class) and Ricky Blazer (ranked 283 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
213 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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37
218 lbs
33 - 23 - 1 |
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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
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Solomon Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn tests Blazer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blazer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Blazer moved out of range.
Blazer avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Kahn connects with a single shot there.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blazer's head but Blazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Blazer throws a series of punches but Kahn moves out of range.
Blazer misses with a wild body shot.
Kahn lands a jab to the head.
Blazer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Blazer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Blazer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooh!!! Kahn has knocked Blazer down with a huge combo! Kahn steps away and waves a wobbly Blazer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Blazer is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
Blazer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kahn gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Blazer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
Our winner, Solomon Kahn, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 230 p4p, 30 weight class) and Sergey Beznisko (ranked 296 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beznisko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kermit won't be happy with that.
Kermit holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kermit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kermit is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Beznisko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Beznisko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beznisko controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko tries to score with some ground and pound. Kermit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kermit tries to buck Beznisko off but Beznisko is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kermit some visible discomfort.
Beznisko throwing strikes but Kermit manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kermit wants to control but Beznisko is keeping him busy.
Beznisko looks to move to half guard but instead Kermit has passed into mount! Damn!
Beznisko gets back to half guard.
Kermit blocks the strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko tries to get to full guard but Kermit has control of the leg.
Kermit wants to control but Beznisko is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko trying to control here.
Kermit content to control rather than advance.
Kermit is looking to take a break and control but Beznisko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beznisko is pressing down on Kermit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko wants to sweep here but Kermit controlling him for the moment.
Kermit trying to control but Beznisko is working from the bottom.
Kermit won't allow Beznisko to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kermit lands with a nice body kick.
Kermit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kermit misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Kermit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kermit defends it well.
Kermit connects with a solid leg kick.
Beznisko lands with a hook. Kermit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kermit moves out of range of the strikes.
Beznisko scoring well with a low kick there.
Kermit moves out of range as Beznisko strikes.
Kermit misses with a body kick.
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Kermit is out of range.
Kermit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beznisko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Kermit misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beznisko missing with a left hand there. Kermit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kermit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beznisko doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Beznisko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beznisko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kermit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beznisko.
Kermit misses with a lunging right hand
and Beznisko counters with a nice right hand that sends Kermit toppling to the canvas! Kermit scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Beznisko finish him?!
It looks like Constantine Kermit has been cut.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown but Kermit shows good takedown defense.
Kermit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beznisko sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kermit's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kermit's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Beznisko!
A relieved looking Sergey Beznisko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Constantine Kermit had this to say: 'Yes, he good.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 158 p4p, 19 weight class) and Hulk Butane (ranked 231 p4p, 26 weight class). Butane has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. DJ Maximus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Butane!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butane swings widly with a right hand
and Maximus counters with a stiff right hand.
Butane misses with a hook
letting Maximus counter with a right hand.
Maximus thuds a left hand into Butane's body.
Maximus avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus throws a body punch but Butane moves out of range.
Butane walks into a jab.
Maximus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butane.
Butane's corner calls for a 1-2. Butane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Maximus lands a big uppercut and Butane crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Butane looks OK. Maximus waves Butane back to his feet!
Butane is rocked!
It looks like Hulk Butane has been cut.
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!
Maximus ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Butane's jaw. Butane's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Maximus does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Maximus!
A less than humble DJ Maximus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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