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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Brathwaite (ranked 4792 p4p, 505 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 4827 p4p, 507 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Philo Brathwaite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brathwaite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brathwaite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brathwaite throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schultz throws a counter combo.
Brathwaite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brathwaite shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Schultz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schultz throws a low kick, looking for Brathwaite's leg but Brathwaite calmly moves out of range.
As Schultz tries to get set, Brathwaite tries to push him back and clinch up but Schultz manages to avoid the attempt.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brathwaite.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brathwaite lands with an uppercut that bounces Schultz off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Brathwaite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schultz's sensitive parts.
Brathwaite connects with a solid leg kick.
Brathwaite feints a jab promting Schultz to slip. Brathwaite then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schultz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schultz is rocked!
Schultz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schultz throws a leg kick but Brathwaite sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brathwaite lands with a nice body punch.
Brathwaite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brathwaite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite dips to his left and cracks Schultz with an uppercut!
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Brathwaite finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brathwaite wobbles Schultz with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Brathwaite dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Schultz to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philo Brathwaite!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skog (ranked 1720 p4p, 197 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 2657 p4p, 280 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins feints and then cracks Skog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skog down.
Hopkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Skog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skog darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Skog wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch combination from Skog misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.
Skog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hopkins.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopkins. That's going to slow Skog down.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skog.
Skog defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skog tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Skog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Skog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skog with a nice cross.
Skog misses with a hook
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Skog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Skog.
Hopkins walks into a left hand.
Skog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skog.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skog connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skog throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Skog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins misses with a leg kick.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skog.
Jimmy Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins drives through and clinches with Skog against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Skog is trying to pull guard but Hopkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Skog's head.
Skog misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Skog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skog has Hopkins pressed against the cage.
Skog can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skog.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins gets underhooks to prevent Skog's takedown attempt.
Hopkins is trying to stall.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Skog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skog looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skog scores with a hook to the body. Hopkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Skog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog slips under a jab.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Skog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skog shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skog trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skog throws an elbow that misses. Hopkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skog's guard. Nice move by Hopkins!
Skog pulls Hopkins in close to prevent any damage.
Hopkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hopkins preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skog scores with a jab to the body.
Skog connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Skog.
Skog scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Skog works to advance to full mount. Hopkins defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hopkins tries to hold on but Skog postures up.
Skog looking to finish with strikes here!
Hopkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hopkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by Skog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to hold on but Skog postures up.
Hopkins is squirming around, avoiding Skog's attempts to control the action.
Skog has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skog is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hopkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dan Skog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skog is landing with some decent strikes but Hopkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hopkins can't escape the position.
Skog scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hopkins tries to hold on but Skog pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skog looking to control but Hopkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hopkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Skog throws some wild stikes that Hopkins manages to avoid easily.
Hopkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skog working Hopkins over with strikes here.
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!
Skog scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Skog scoring with strikes but Hopkins is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopkins is looking to escape.
Skog scoring with strikes but Hopkins is staying in there.
Hopkins tries to reverse the position but Skog maintains control.
Skog sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skog lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hopkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skog landing strikes from the mount.
Skog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Skog has a good base and remains in mount.
Skog wants to control the pace but Hopkins is squirming around nicely.
Hopkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skog scores with a shot to the body.
Skog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
Skog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Skog throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hopkins counters with a good low kick that Skog was not able to check.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries to land a leg kick but Skog saw it coming and moves away.
Skog changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Skog.
Skog appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hopkins. That's going to slow Skog down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to land a leg kick but Skog is out of range.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Skog throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a looping right.
Skog throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skog counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Skog works his way into full mount!
Hopkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skog throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Skog.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins tries to lock up and control but Skog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Skog takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skog trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hopkins is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog landing strikes, looking to finish!
Skog scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hopkins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Skog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hopkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Skog throwing strikes but missing.
Skog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Skog looking to sit in guard and control but Hopkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hopkins trying to control but Skog is working from the bottom.
Skog pulls Hopkins in close to prevent any damage.
Skog is looking to sweep but instead, Hopkins has passed into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Skog.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Skog.
I think Skog 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Skog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 2811 p4p, 295 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 2890 p4p, 301 weight class). Baba has chosen Nation Arabic Orchestra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baba has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wilkinson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A low kick from Wilkinson misses
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Wilkinson 's knee.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
Wilkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baba connects with a right hand. Wilkinson shakes it off.
Wilkinson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilkinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baba can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Baba.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilkinson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baba.
Wilkinson throws a front kick aimed at Baba's knee but Baba avoids it well.
Baba with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
Baba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up
and Baba counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Wilkinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baba connects with a body shot that sends Wilkinson's belly button to the back.
Wilkinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baba throws a low kick, looking for Wilkinson's leg but Wilkinson calmly moves out of range.
Baba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilkinson throws a combination that misses
and Baba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Wilkinson tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Baba circles away.
Wilkinson has Baba up against the cage in a clinch.
Baba digs a right hand into Wilkinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilkinson's gas tank.
Wilkinson pulls guard effortlessly.
Baba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilkinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilkinson being controlled here, momentarily.
Wilkinson wants to sweep here but Baba controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Baba 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Wilkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilkinson pushes Baba up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Wilkinson's head.
Wilkinson manages to break the clinch.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat.
Baba thuds his shin into the meat of Wilkinson's side.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Baba tries to work over Wilkinson's front leg with a kick but Wilkinson checks it.
Baba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilkinson's calf.
Baba looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
Baba checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch but Baba is avoiding it.
Baba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Baba circles away.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Baba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baba scores with a nice body kick.
Baba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Baba moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baba.
Baba motions for Wilkinson to come forward. Baba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Baba slams his shin into Wilkinson's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot that snaps Baba's head back.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wilkinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Baba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilkinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Baba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkinson misses with a hook.
Wilkinson stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilkinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baba.
Wilkinson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baba.
Baba wants to slow Wilkinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Wilkinson clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Wilkinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baba tries to break free but Wilkinson pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Baba.
Wilkinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba is leaning against Wilkinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
Baba tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
A short right from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Baba wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilkinson won't allow it.
Timothy Wilkinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilkinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson presses Baba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkinson tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
Wilkinson is looking to wear down Baba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baba throws a push kick but Wilkinson slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches.
Baba digs a right hand underneath Wilkinson's ribcage. Wilkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Baba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilkinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baba clobbers Wilkinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baba delivers a nice body kick.
Baba keeps Wilkinson at a distance using the push kick.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Baba pushes him off.
Baba throws out a counter right but Wilkinson avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baba 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 Wilkinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilkinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baba.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Baba jabs Wilkinson right on the nose. Wilkinson blinks but takes it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilkinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baba - the referee stops the clock and Wilkinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baba. Wilkinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Wilkinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilkinson tries to avoid it.
Wilkinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Wilkinson clinches up with Baba and pushes him back against the cage.
Baba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Baba.
A shot in the inside from Wilkinson.
Baba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Still in the clinch, Baba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baba. Baba obviously looking to wear him down.
Baba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baba throws a shot from downtown. Wilkinson moves away and avoids it.
Wilkinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
Wilkinson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wilkinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Baba circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkinson backing away here, and Baba unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Timothy Wilkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilkinson. That did some damage!
Baba throws a leg kick that misses.
Baba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baba gets tackled into the cage by Wilkinson. Wilkinson maintains the clinch.
Wilkinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baba lands a right hand.
Baba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baba gets tackled into the cage by Wilkinson. Wilkinson maintains the clinch.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Baba circles away and keeps his distance.
Baba slips a jab from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkinson.
Baba is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson has managed to clinch.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Baba's head.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Baba blocking some punches.
Wilkinson keeps control of Baba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Afeef Isa Baba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Baba.
Baba lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
A short uppercut from Wilkinson.
Baba is pressed up against the cage. Wilkinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baba down to the mat. Baba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Baba misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba lands with a nice body kick.
Baba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilkinson if he has to take too many more of those.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Baba works the jab nicely.
Wilkinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afeef Isa Baba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baba 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 2280 p4p, 270 weight class) and Ray Malenko (ranked 949 p4p, 125 weight class). Yung comes to the cage accompanied by 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. Ray Malenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko tries to bum rush Yung with a series of wild strikes but Yung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malenko scores with a jab. Yung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Malenko misses.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yung misses with a jab to the body
and Yung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malenko! But no joy.
Malenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yung is rocked!
Yung throws a big shot that misses.
Yung missing with a left hand there. Malenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Yung has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Yung misses with a hook to the body
and Malenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Yung lands a jab to Malenko's midsection.
Yung throws a sloppy body shot
and Malenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Yung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Malenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Yung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yung seems to have got his legs back now.
Yung misses with a leg kick
and Malenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yung throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Malenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Malenko.
Yung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yung jabs Malenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
David Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Yung. That snapped Malenko's head back.
Jab, jab by Malenko - just one landing.
Malenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Malenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yung lands a nice shot that snaps Malenko's head back.
Yung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung lands with a cross.
Yung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malenko.
Yung misses the shot to the body.
Malenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yung. Yung circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malenko checks a leg kick.
Yung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malenko moves away.
Malenko throws out a counter right but Yung avoids it with no problem.
Yung throws a head kick that misses.
Malenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yung lands a slapping body shot.
Malenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Yung wants to sweep but no luck.
Yung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malenko is one step ahead there.
Yung is trying to keep Malenko in close.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
Yung has Malenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Yung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Malenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Yung is retaining full guard.
Yung pulls Malenko in close to prevent any damage.
Malenko wants to control from the top but Yung keeps moving.
Malenko landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yung is tightening it up a little... Malenko has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Malenko reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Malenko taps out! Nice BJJ there by Yung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Yung!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aurora Borealis (ranked 4372 p4p, 407 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 7560 p4p, 537 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Red Cup was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aurora Borealis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borealis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cup's guard.
Borealis throwing strikes from guard but Cup blocks nicely.
Borealis is looking to work some ground and pound but Cup has wrist control.
Borealis won't allow Cup to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cup holds on and takes a little breather.
Borealis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cup wants to stand up but Borealis is controlling him.
Borealis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borealis wants to control from the top but Cup keeps moving.
Borealis throws an elbow that misses. Cup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borealis's guard. Nice move by Cup!
Cup content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borealis wants to sweep here but Cup controlling him for the moment.
Borealis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cup stays in close to Borealis's body and controls the position.
Borealis is trying to keep Cup in close.
Borealis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cup engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Borealis trying to strike off his back.
Cup is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cup trying to control but Borealis is working from the bottom.
Cup stopping the sweep attempt from Borealis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Borealis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borealis is keeping the position for now.
Cup passes Borealis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cup decides to stand up.
Cup throws a series of punches but Borealis moves out of range.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Borealis moves away and avoids it.
Cup shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cup was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cup taking a breather here.
It looks like Cup might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Borealis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cup moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borealis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borealis landing some decent shots from guard.
Borealis slips nicely into half guard.
Borealis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cup to regain full guard.
Borealis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borealis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borealis wants to pass the guard but Cup is keeping the position.
Cup is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cup keeping moving, preventing Borealis from controlling successfully.
Cup looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borealis throwing strikes from guard but Cup blocks nicely.
Borealis throws a strike but Cup rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cup sitting in guard here, content to control.
Borealis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cup is aware though and is defending well.
Cup preventing the sweep.
Cup advances to half guard.
Cup moves into full mount! Borealis won't be happy about that!
Borealis tries to lock up and control but Cup gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borealis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borealis gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Cup dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
Borealis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cup.
Borealis catches Cup with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cup shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borealis but Borealis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aurora Borealis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borealis avoids the body shot from Cup.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borealis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borealis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borealis in his tracks.
Cup takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cup gets caught flat footed, as Borealis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borealis throws a big elbow that misses.
Borealis wants to control from the top but Cup keeps moving.
Red Cup has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cup is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Borealis throws a strike but Cup rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borealis wants to sweep here but Cup controlling him for the moment.
Cup looking to pass the guard.
Borealis trying to keep a closed guard but Cup is proving a slippery customer.
Borealis wants to sweep here but Cup controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cup passes Borealis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cup keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cup is looking to take a break and control but Borealis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cup is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Borealis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cup trying to control the action but Borealis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Borealis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Borealis is trying to get back to full guard.
Cup not doing much here.
Borealis trying to control from the bottom.
Cup is keen to just control but Borealis is a slippery customer.
Cup is working for a submission of some sort.
Borealis is refusing to be controlled, as Cup sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borealis is looking to control Cup's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borealis avoid being mounted?
Cup decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borealis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cup sprawls and moves away.
Cup misses with a takedown
and Borealis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cup!
Borealis throws a strike aimed at the side of Cup's head but Cup avoids it well.
Borealis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cup is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Borealis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cup!
A nice elbow there by Borealis.
Borealis breaks from Cup's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borealis prevents Cup from getting the reversal.
Cup is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borealis lands a big shot there that rocks Cup but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Borealis looking to finish Cup with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cup!
Borealis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Borealis moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cup has worked his arm free - good work by Cup!
You can see the frustration on Cup's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cup avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Borealis.
Check out the look on Borealis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Borealis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cup defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aurora Borealis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Borealis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cup preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borealis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cup is keeping the position for now.
Cup avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cup has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borealis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borealis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borealis stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Cup has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Borealis manages to get his head free but now Cup has transitioned to an armbar! Borealis grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Cup! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Cup!
A victorious Red Cup thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cage (ranked 1344 p4p, 181 weight class) and Shark Attack (ranked 3301 p4p, 396 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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201 lbs
27 - 32 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Attack moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Attack scores with a takedown into Cage's guard.
Attack distracts Cage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Attack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Attack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Attack looking to pass the guard.
Cage wants to sweep here but Attack controlling him for the moment.
Attack with a nice head shot there.
Attack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attack connects with a couple of short punches.
Attack trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage wants to sweep here but Attack controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack stays in close to Cage's body and controls the position.
Attack with a nice head shot there.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attack.
Attack trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cage tries to get out of the position.
Attack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Attack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Attack is pushing down on Cage's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cage is fighting to maintain full guard but Attack has managed to sneak the leg through.
Attack working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cage trying to hold on to Attack's head to control him but Attack postures up.
Cage looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Attack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Attack passes to side control.
Attack controls the position.
Cage takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cage is looking for a sweep.
Attack cracks Cage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Attack working the ground and pound from side control.
Attack working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Attack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Attack lands a few punches from side control.
Attack is looking to take a break and control but Cage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cage prevents Attack from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack working the ground and pound.
Attack cracks Cage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Attack grinds an elbow into Cage's temple.
Cage seems a little lost for a moment, as Attack dominates the positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage tries to bench press Attack off him but Attack keeps the position.
Cage is working to avoid the ground and pound but Attack connects with a decent elbow.
Attack cracks Cage with a big elbow.
Attack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Attack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cage is working to avoid the ground and pound but Attack connects with a decent elbow.
Attack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Attack wants to control but Cage is keeping him busy.
Attack in the domination position with Cage hanging on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to improve position but can't.
Attack cracks Cage with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Attack is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cage takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Attack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cage gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Attack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Attack passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shark Attack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Attack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Cage throws a jab when Attack was well out of range.
Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Attack's head backwards.
Attack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Attack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Attack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Attack clinches with his opponent.
Cage lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Attack.
Attack takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
Attack fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Attack tries to pull guard but Cage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Attack tries to pull guard but Cage holds him up against the cage and eventually Attack drops back down to his feet.
Tyler Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shark Attack.
Attack is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Cage on the inside.
Attack's coach down at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Attack's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Attack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage lands a left hand.
Attack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cage smiles and moves away.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Shark Attack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Attack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Attack tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Attack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage jabs at Attack's body.
Cage scores with a kick to the body.
Attack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Attack's head back.
Tyler Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attack is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Attack misses with a takedown
and Cage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage lands with a hook. Attack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Attack with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Attack is breathing heavily.
Attack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Attack forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
Attack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Attack is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cage to keep the fight standing.
Attack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyler Cage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Attack fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cage just leaning against Attack, taking a breather.
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Attack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Attack misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Attack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cage is trying to improve his position.
Attack lands some shots froms side control.
Cage on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cage is looking to regain half guard here but Attack keeps moving and retains side control.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Attack on the ground.
Attack works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attack prevents Cage from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Attack lands a couple of elbows.
Cage has Attack pulled in close to control his posture.
Shark Attack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Attack preventing the sweep.
Attack pushes down on Cage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cage wants to improve his position but Attack is controlling well.
Attack is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Attack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Attack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Attack is working Cage over with some ground and pound from side control.
Attack works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Attack cracks Cage with a big right hand but Cage just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Attack lands a few punches from side control.
Attack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cage tries to buck Attack off but Attack is having none of it.
Cage takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Attack goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Attack but great work by Cage.
Attack can't do much from the bottom here.
Attack gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack moves into full guard.
Cage wants to control from the top but Attack keeps moving.
Cage won't allow Attack to sweep him here.
Attack pulls Cage in to control the position.
Attack kicks Cage off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cage thows a body kick. Attack tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Attack moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Attack shoots in and drives through. Cage sprawls well.
Cage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Attack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Attack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cage tries to sprawl but Attack drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage wants to get back to full guard.
Attack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Attack is looking to stall here but Cage recovers full guard.
Attack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack is working Cage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Attack is looking to work some ground and pound but Cage has wrist control.
Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Attack from controlling successfully.
Cage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Attack defends well.
Attack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Attack scoring with punches to the head and body.
Attack is in close to Cage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Attack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attack throws a big elbow that misses.
Attack working some strikes from top position.
Cage 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack lands a couple of digs.
Attack content to stall in guard here.
Cage can't keep his opponent in guard - Attack advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cage is trying to get back to full guard.
Attack drops an elbow to the side of Cage's head.
Attack is nestled in close to Cage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Attack has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Attack lands with some strikes.
Attack fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shark Attack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Attack 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shark Attack!
Shark Attack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1170 p4p, 154 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 1611 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buzzard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grind Time [ *Double Elite Coaches] in the buildup to the fight.
Buzzard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Buzzard coming out on top.
Romulus Veres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzzard shoots for a takedown but Veres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buzzard connects with a right hand. Veres shakes it off.
Veres throws a right hand that Buzzard ducks under and follows up with a left that Buzzard also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Buzzard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Veres throws a body shot but no joy.
Buzzard feints and then cracks Veres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Veres down.
A good leg kick by Veres.
Buzzard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veres manages to avoid it.
Veres misses with a kick to the body.
Buzzard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buzzard moves out of range of the body kick.
Buzzard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Veres's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buzzard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veres counters with a good low kick that Buzzard was not able to check.
Buzzard moves out of range of the body kick.
Buzzard takes a swing at Veres's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Buzzard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veres.
Buzzard misses with a hook.
Buzzard misses with a hook. Veres ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buzzard!
Veres throws a jab but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Veres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buzzard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buzzard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veres on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Veres.
Veres takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Veres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buzzard throws a push kick but Veres slaps the foot to one side.
Veres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buzzards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Veres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzard wants to land a leg kick but Veres is out of range.
Veres lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Veres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A low kick from Veres misses
and Buzzard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard blocks a leg kick.
Veres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Veres blocks the leg kick.
Buzzard motions for Veres to come forward. Buzzard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Veres cracks Buzzard with a good jab.
Veres throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Buzzard - that will leave a mark!
Buzzard cracks Veres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buzzard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veres was well out of range. Poor timing from Buzzard.
And Veres responds with a good body kick, but Buzzard manages to step out the way in time.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Buzzard misses with an uppercut. Veres saw that one coming.
Veres throws a body punch but Buzzard moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Buzzard. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Veres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buzzard scores with a nice strike.
Veres lands a leg kick that knocks Buzzard off balance momentarily.
Buzzard lands a jab to the nose.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that Veres avoids nicely.
Buzzard blocks the body kick.
No joy there for Buzzard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veres steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Veres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buzzard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Veres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veres takes a swing at Buzzard's ribcage but misses.
Buzzard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buzzard slips a jab and a cross from Veres.
Buzzard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veres misses with a looping right.
Buzzard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buzzard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Veres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buzzard checks it well.
Veres lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Veres looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Buzzard is looking to counter punch.
Buzzard connects with a jab.
Buzzard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buzzard lands a head shot.
Buzzard works over Veres's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A lazy left from Buzzard finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buzzard.
Veres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Buzzard scores with a four punch combination!
Veres is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard scores with a spinning back kick!
Veres is still on wobbly legs! Can Buzzard finish him?
Veres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veres seems to have recovered his senses.
Veres misses with an uppercut. Buzzard saw that one coming.
Buzzard moves out of range of the strikes.
Veres tries a head kick but it misses.
Buzzard looks to land a combination but Veres avoids it well.
Veres wants to slow Buzzard down by chopping away at his legs.
Veres lands with a nice body kick.
Buzzard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Buzzard misses with a combination
and Veres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buzzard misses with a head kick.
Veres checks a leg kick.
Buzzard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A good leg kick by Veres.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veres 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.
Buzzard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buzzard shoots for a double leg takedown but Veres sprawls well. He's pushed Buzzard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veres misses with a hook. Buzzard ducked under it nicely.
Buzzard throws a big counter combination but Veres scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Buzzard jabs at Veres's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Veres misses with an attempted mid kick.
Veres misses with a wild body shot.
Buzzard lands a jab-cross combination.
Buzzard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Veres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buzzard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Veres misses.
Veres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buzzard.
No joy there for Buzzard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buzzard throws a series of strikes that have Veres backpedaling.
Buzzard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Veres might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Buzzard has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres avoids a kick to the body.
Veres replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Buzzard blocks it well.
An inside leg kick from Buzzard misses.
Veres misses with the combination.
Veres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buzzard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Veres.
Buzzard avoids the body shot from Veres.
Veres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buzzard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veres.
Veres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buzzard misses with a kick to the body.
Veres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buzzard throws out the jab.
Buzzard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Veres is looking to slow Buzzard down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Buzzard scores with a four punch combination!
Veres blocks a head kick by Buzzard.
Veres tries to close the distance and clinch but Buzzard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Buzzard misses with a series of wild punches.
Veres throws an off balance right hand
and Buzzard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Buzzard finds it's way through Veres's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzzard moves out of range as Veres throws a body kick.
Buzzard misses with a two punch combination.
Buzzard moves away from the strike by Veres.
Veres throws out a loose jab but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres misses with a hook.
Veres lands with a nice body punch.
Veres misses the shot to the body.
Buzzard throws a head kick that misses.
Veres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buzzard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buzzard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buzzard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Veres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buzzard.
Buzzard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veres can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Veres.
Buzzard scores with a decent looking hook.
Buzzard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veres throws a body shot but no joy.
Veres clinches.
Veres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veres lands a nice uppercut.
Veres blocks an uppercut.
Buzzard misses with a punch to the body.
Buzzard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard has a couple of punches blocked by Veres.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veres.
Veres misses with a punch on the inside.
Veres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buzzard backwards.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buzzard's elbow.
Buzzard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veres blocking some punches.
Veres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buzzard's elbow.
Buzzard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veres blocks a body shot from Buzzard.
Veres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buzzard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veres.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buzzard.
Buzzard misses with some punches.
Veres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres blocks an uppercut.
Buzzard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veres tries a body shot but Buzzard blocks it.
Veres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buzzard blocks a body shot from Veres.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veres.
Veres takes a shot to the head.
Buzzard blocks a body shot from Veres.
Veres swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buzzard.
Veres struggles to land a body shot inside as Buzzard controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzzard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Sir Anthony Buzzard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buzzard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buzzard scores with a decent looking hook.
Buzzard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Veres.
Buzzard staying out of range there.
Veres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Veres moves out of range of the strikes.
Buzzard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buzzard moves into range and clinches up with Veres.
Veres softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Veres.
Veres misses with the head strike.
Veres misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Veres.
Buzzard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres throws a punch but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Romulus Veres seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Veres works on Buzzard's body with a couple of short punches.
Veres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buzzards head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzard lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzard.
Veres throws a head punch that misses.
Veres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buzzard lands a nice uppercut.
Veres can't find room to land a body shot as Buzzard controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Veres.
Veres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buzzard blocks a body shot from Veres.
Buzzard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzard.
Veres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buzzard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veres backwards.
Buzzard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buzzard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romulus Veres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veres misses with a body punch.
Veres tries a body shot but Buzzard blocks it.
Buzzard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buzzard lands with a right to the head.
Buzzard is working Veres over against the cage.
Veres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veres throws a punch but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Veres can't find room to land a body shot as Buzzard controls the action.
Veres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veres throws a head punch that misses.
Veres misses with the head strike.
Buzzard lands with a right to the head.
Veres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buzzard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veress head.
Buzzard breaks the clinch.
Buzzard throws a big shot that misses.
Veres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buzzard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a low kick, looking for Buzzard's leg but Buzzard calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Veres misses the target.
Buzzard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Buzzard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veres.
Veres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veres connects with an inside leg kick.
Veres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buzzard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buzzard throws a jab when Veres was well out of range.
Veres let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Veres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buzzard walks into a left hand.
Veres scores with a jab.
Buzzard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buzzard jabs at Veres's body.
Buzzard misses with a wild combination.
Veres throws a fast counter high kick but Buzzard manages to duck under it in time.
Buzzard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veres works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Veres.
Veres misses with a looping left.
Buzzard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buzzard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Veres throws a leg kick but Buzzard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Buzzard has closed the distance and engaged Veres in a clinch.
Veres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veres swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veres is working Buzzard over against the cage.
Buzzard prevents a body shot from Veres.
Buzzard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veres lands an uppercut.
Veres misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sir Anthony Buzzard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buzzard, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Anthony Buzzard!
Sir Anthony Buzzard decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Romulus Veres had this to say: 'I've failed this time but I will be back to reform this poor soul.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 3768 p4p, 435 weight class) and Don Glover (ranked 3132 p4p, 376 weight class). Kamenov's entrance music is Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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195 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
15 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Don Glover!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover clinches with his opponent.
Glover avoiding damage as Kamenov throws knees to the body.
Glover tries a body shot but Kamenov blocks it.
Glover is working Kamenov over against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Glover wants to counter the offense by Kamenov and move into the clinch position.
Kamenov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Glover looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Glover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamenov looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
Glover has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kamenov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamenov swings widly with a right hand
and Glover counters with a crisp one two that drops Kamenov! Glover thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kamenov to his feet! Kamenov is in big trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glover.
Kamenov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Glover gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kamenov 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 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Glover!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Stuckey (ranked 909 p4p, 48 weight class) and Andy Rodgers (ranked 1181 p4p, 55 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Stuckey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Stuckey.
Rodgers connects with a nice looking jab.
Stuckey throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodgers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Stuckey slips a jab and a cross from Rodgers.
Stuckey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodgers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stuckey - the referee stops the clock and Rodgers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stuckey. Rodgers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rodgers lands with a kick to the temple. Stuckey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stuckey clinches up against the cage.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stuckey throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Stuckey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodgers's elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Stuckey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stuckey blocking some punches.
Stuckey swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuckey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodgers tries to work over Stuckey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Stuckey can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Stuckey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stuckey lands a body punch.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stuckey tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
Stuckey digs a right hand underneath Rodgers's ribcage. Rodgers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuckey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stuckey.
A short uppercut from Stuckey.
Stuckey tries a knee to the head but Rodgers blocks it.
Stuckey struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stuckey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Stuckey avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Rodgers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stuckey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stuckey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stuckey blocks an uppercut.
Stuckey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stuckey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Stuckey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodgers or not.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stuckey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Andy Rodgers has been cut.
Stuckey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers tries to work over Stuckey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Stuckey.
Rodgers looks winded!
Stuckey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stuckey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stuckey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers stops a takedown attempt from Stuckey.
A right hand to the body from Stuckey.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Stuckey manages to break the clinch.
Stuckey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stuckey.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stuckey avoids the body shot from Rodgers.
Stuckey moves into the clinch successfully.
Stuckey gets through Rodgers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stuckey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stuckey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stuckey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
A short right from Stuckey on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodgers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Stuckey is trying to pull guard but Rodgers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Stuckey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers working aggressively here.
Rodgers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stuckey.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Stuckey blocks an uppercut.
Stuckey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Stuckey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stuckey's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Stuckey.
Stuckey lands with a light punch inside.
Stuckey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stuckey's elbow.
Stuckey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stuckey lands a nice knee to the body.
Stuckey lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Stuckey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Rodgers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stuckey closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Stuckey.
Rodgers pushes Stuckey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stuckeys head.
Stuckey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Stuckey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Stuckey - that landed with a thud.
Stuckey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Stuckey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stuckey throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Stuckey tries to land a knee to the head but Rodgers blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Stuckey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuckey blocking some punches.
Stuckey pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodgers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stuckey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodgers is defending well for now.
Rodgers is breathing heavily.
Stuckey lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Andy Rodgers's cut even more.
Rodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Stuckey controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey with a knee to the head.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Rodgers dodges an elbow strike from Stuckey.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Stuckey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Rodgers avoiding damage as Stuckey throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stuckey fails to land.
Rodgers avoiding damage as Stuckey throws knees to the body.
Stuckey can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stuckey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Stuckey.
Stuckey scores with a shoulder strike.
The cut above Andy Rodgers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stuckey scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Stuckey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stuckey.
Stuckey lands with a light punch inside.
Stuckey lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuckey lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey misses with a punch on the inside.
Stuckey lands an uppercut.
Stuckey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodgerss head.
Stuckey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers avoids a wild elbow strike from Stuckey.
A right hook to the body lands for Stuckey.
Stuckey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Stuckey.
Rodgers is still on wobbly legs! Can Stuckey finish him?
Andy Rodgers's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Stuckey - that landed with a thud.
Stuckey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Stuckey throws a big uppercut that drops Rodgers! More strikes from Stuckey and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rodgers lies dazed against the cage as Stuckey celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Stuckey!
Post fight, Ray Stuckey took to the microphone: 'C'mon Gamma quit feeding me zombies gimme an opponent with a fuckin heartbeat.'.
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