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DUEL198 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 2336 p4p, 259 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 3275 p4p, 335 weight class). Alderich comes to the cage accompanied by Till I collapse . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Maul both land. Nice combination.
Alderich cracks Maul with an open hand slap.
Maul fails with a takedown attempt.
Alderich takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alderich.
Alderich lands with a left to the head.
Alderich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul tries to work over Alderich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alderich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maul stuffs the takedown.
Maul scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderich scores with a three punch combo!
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul misses with a hook.
Maul moves into range and clinches up with Alderich.
Alderich blocks an uppercut.
Alderich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alderich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Alderich wants to clinch.
Maul with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alderich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alderich takes the fight into the clinch.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alderich.
Alderich breaks from the clinch.
Maul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alderich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maul sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alderich somewhat.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alderich moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Maul motions for Alderich to come forward. Maul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maul misses.
Maul scores with a punch to the head.
Alderich cracks the inside of Maul's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderich has managed to clinch.
Alderich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul dives in for a single leg takedown but Alderich sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maul misses with a body kick.
Alderich connects with a leg kick. Maul looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alderich's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Alderich.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maul 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 Alderich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alderich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alderich moves into the clinch.
Alderich misses with a body punch.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alderich throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul with a hook.
Alderich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a jab. Alderich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alderich dodges the punch combination from Maul.
Maul scores with a body shot.
Alderich ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Alderich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maul misses with a looping left.
A combination from Alderich does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Alderich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maul shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maul trying to control the action but Alderich is working from the bottom.
Maul is looking to advance position but Alderich won't allow it.
Maul is looking to pass Alderich's guard but actually Alderich recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul trying to control but Alderich is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul stopping the sweep attempt from Alderich.
Alderich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alderich looking for a sweep. Not yet Alderich, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderich has control of Maul's left arm, preventing Maul from doing any damage.
Alderich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alderich eats them both and turns towards Maul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alderich wants to clinch.
Alderich clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Alderich.
Alderich wants the takedown. Maul is fighting it off but Alderich persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Maul's guard against the cage.
Maul wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maul seems keen to control Alderich's posture.
Alderich postures up in Maul's guard and throws a big left but Maul blocks it.
Maul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alderich trying to control the position from guard on top but Maul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alderich looking to pass the guard.
Maul keeping moving, preventing Alderich from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich is looking to work some ground and pound but Maul has wrist control.
Alderich is fighting to break Maul's control of his arms but Maul is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Maul trying to control the position.
Alderich throws a strike but Maul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alderich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maul wants to control from the top but Alderich keeps moving.
Alderich is pulling down on Maul's head to control his posture.
Maul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderich wants to sweep but no luck.
Maul trying to control but Alderich is working from the bottom.
Alderich seems keen to control Maul's posture.
Alderich wants to sweep here but Maul controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Liber Alderich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alderich closes the distance and pushes Maul back into the cage.
Alderich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul blocks a body shot from Alderich.
Alderich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul is working for takedown but Alderich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Liber Alderich has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Alderich blocks it.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderich is defending well for now.
Alderich struggles to land a body shot inside as Maul controls his hands.
Alderich throws a head punch that misses.
Alderich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maul or not.
Maul misses with a body punch.
Alderich breaks the clinch.
Alderich tries to clinch there but Maul circles away.
Alderich slips a straight right by Maul.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alderich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maul scores with a decent looking hook.
Alderich is rocked!
Maul connects with a leg kick. Alderich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Alderich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maul circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Alderich to the canvas! Alderich doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Maul keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Maul!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Maul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mako Akumba (ranked 2492 p4p, 342 weight class) and DJ Giannis (ranked 2119 p4p, 299 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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206 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mako Akumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Giannis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akumba avoids the head kick by Giannis.
Giannis misses with an uppercut. Akumba saw that one coming.
Giannis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akumba counters with a thumping low kick.
Giannis lands a nice looking body shot.
Akumba connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Akumba misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Giannis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giannis.
Giannis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giannis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Giannis.
Akumba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akumba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Akumba misses with a straight right.
A jab from Akumba misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Giannis misses its intended target.
Akumba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Giannis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giannis.
Akumba cracks Giannis with a good jab.
Giannis misses with a hook to the body
and Akumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Giannis there.
Giannis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akumba.
Giannis scores with a jab to the body.
Giannis lands a nice looking body kick.
Akumba swings widly with a right hand
and Giannis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akumba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akumba tries a head kick but it misses.
Akumba thuds his right hand into Giannis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akumba slips a jab and a cross from Giannis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannis misses with a right hand
and Akumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Akumba misses with an uppercut.
Akumba throws a jab but it's blocked by Giannis.
Akumba loads up on a big right hand but Giannis slips the punch.
Giannis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akumba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akumba throws a lazy right hand but Giannis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giannis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akumba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akumba misses with a straight left.
Akumba misses with a looping left.
Giannis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akumba.
Giannis throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akumba.
Giannis lands a glancing blow to the side of Akumba's head.
DJ Giannis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannis.
Good leg kick by Giannis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giannis scores with a nice strike.
Akumba looks to throw the jab but Giannis is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Giannis
and Akumba counters with a body kick.
Akumba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.
Akumba ducks under a wild hook from Giannis.
Giannis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giannis misses with a double jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akumba scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akumba manages to avoid it.
Giannis misses with an uppercut
and Akumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akumba connects with a crisp jab.
Akumba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akumba scores with the left hand. Giannis knows he should have avoided that one.
Giannis misses with a looping right.
Giannis misses with the combination.
Akumba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Akumba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giannis scores with a nice head shot.
Giannis throws a head kick but Akumba moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannis connects with a leg kick. Akumba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Giannis throws a chopping leg kick but Akumba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Giannis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DJ Giannis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mako Akumba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giannis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giannis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannis moves away.
Giannis lands with a cross.
Giannis misses with a left hand
and Akumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giannis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akumba.
Akumba misses with a wild body shot.
Akumba throws a hook to the side of Giannis's head but Giannis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akumba checks a low kick from Giannis.
Giannis misses with a kick to the body
and Akumba counters with a good low kick that Giannis was not able to check.
Akumba has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Akumba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giannis finds it's way round the side to connect with Akumba's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Giannis. Beautiful body shot.
Giannis swings for the body but Akumba moves out of range.
Akumba slips a straight right by Giannis.
No joy there for Giannis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannis swings for the body but Akumba moves out of range.
Akumba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akumba lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giannis.
Giannis looks to score with a jab to the body but Akumba is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Akumba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akumba lands with a good body shot.
Giannis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DJ Giannis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giannis swings for the body but Akumba moves out of range.
Akumba fires out a quick counter leg kick but Giannis just manages to avoid it.
Giannis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akumba manages to avoid it.
Giannis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Giannis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akumba.
Giannis misses with a body shot.
Akumba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Akumba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giannis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Giannis misses its intended target.
Giannis connects with a body shot that sends Akumba's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Giannis connects with the punch.
Giannis lands a nice shot to the body.
Akumba misses with an uppercut. Giannis saw that one coming.
Akumba misses with a body kick.
Giannis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannis misses with a hook.
Giannis lands a nice shot that snaps Akumba's head back.
Giannis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akumba.
Akumba moves out of range as Giannis strikes.
Akumba avoids the body shot from Giannis.
Giannis misses with a hook to the body
and Akumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akumba is looking to slow Giannis down with leg kicks.
Giannis scores with a jab to the head.
Akumba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akumba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akumba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akumba throws a body punch but Giannis moves out of range.
Akumba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akumba avoids a kick to the body.
Giannis throws a low kick, looking for Akumba's leg but Akumba calmly moves out of range.
Giannis lands a nice shot that snaps Akumba's head back.
Akumba takes a swing at Giannis's ribcage but misses.
Giannis misses with a hook.
Giannis throws a leg kick but Akumba sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akumba misses with a body shot.
Akumba lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akumba misses with a kick to the body.
Akumba swings for the body but Giannis moves out of range.
Giannis staying out of range there.
Giannis throws a big shot that misses.
Giannis looks to land a right hand but Akumba moved out of range.
Giannis needs to keep his hands up - Akumba had a free shot at his head there.
Giannis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giannis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akumba.
Akumba misses with a body kick.
Giannis throws a body shot but no joy.
Akumba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akumba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giannis throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Giannis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mako Akumba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Giannis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giannis misses with a head kick.
Akumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Akumba. That snapped Giannis's head back.
Akumba blocks a head kick by Giannis.
Giannis throws a lazy body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Akumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Giannis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giannis swings widly with a right hand
and Akumba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Giannis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Giannis misses
enabling Akumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Giannis throws a lazy body kick
and Akumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannis lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannis throws the left hand but Akumba avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Akumba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giannis throws a jab when Akumba was well out of range.
Akumba misses with a body kick.
Giannis misses with a straight right.
Giannis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giannis blocks a head kick by Akumba.
Akumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannis.
Akumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giannis throws out the jab.
It looked like Akumba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Giannis.
Akumba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giannis.
Akumba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannis throws out a loose jab but Akumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannis swings for the body but Akumba moves out of range.
Akumba doesn't manage to clinch there - Giannis circles away.
Mako Akumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akumba misses with a body kick.
Akumba moves out of range as Giannis strikes.
Giannis throws a hook but Akumba avoids it easily.
Giannis tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akumba.
Giannis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akumba counters with a low kick, right behind Giannis 's knee.
Giannis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akumba motions for Giannis to come forward. Akumba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giannis throws a head kick but Akumba moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannis throws an off balance right hand
and Akumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akumba is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Akumba does it's job there.
Giannis is rocked!
Giannis switches off momentarily and Akumba cracks him with a monster right hand! Giannis topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Akumba dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Akumba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mako Akumba!
A very excited looking Mako Akumba rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Lamalmar (ranked 2185 p4p, 119 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 1814 p4p, 96 weight class). Matel Huchkov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leeroy Lamalmar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Lamalmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamalmar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamalmar misses with a looping left.
Huchkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lamalmar's hands.
Huchkov walks into a stiff left hand from Lamalmar.
Huchkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lamalmar looks to land a left hand but Huchkov moved out of range nicely.
Lamalmar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamalmar.
Lamalmar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamalmar looks to land a right hand but Huchkov moved out of range.
Huchkov throws a hook to the side of Lamalmar's head but Lamalmar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamalmar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Huchkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lamalmar cracks Huchkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamalmar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huchkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huchkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamalmar lands a jab.
Lamalmar swings for the body but Huchkov moves out of range.
Lamalmar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Extreme Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Lamalmar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov has Lamalmar up against the cage in a clinch.
Huchkov breaks the clinch.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamalmar misses with a low kick.
Huchkov moves in looking to clinch but Lamalmar pushes him off.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamalmar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huchkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lamalmar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Huchkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Huchkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamalmar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huchkov throws the kick towards the body but Lamalmar avoids it.
Lamalmar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamalmar as he jumps to the side.
Leeroy Lamalmar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
Lamalmar misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamalmar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huchkov.
Huchkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lamalmar but Lamalmar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lamalmar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huchkov feints and as Lamalmar raises his hands in defense, Huchkov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huchkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lamalmar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huchkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huchkov postures up in Lamalmar's guard and throws a big left but Lamalmar blocks it.
Huchkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamalmar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamalmar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huchkov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lamalmar dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Huchkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamalmar content to stall in guard here.
Huchkov looking for subs off his back but Lamalmar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Huchkov tries to kick Lamalmar off but Lamalmar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huchkov is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lamalmar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Huchkov tries to get to full guard but Lamalmar has control of the leg.
Lamalmar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Huchkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huchkov wants to get back to full guard.
Lamalmar wants to free his trapped foot but Huchkov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huchkov wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Lamalmar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Huchkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamalmar throws out the jab.
Huchkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lamalmar clobbers Huchkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamalmar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huchkov can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lamalmar.
Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamalmar.
Huchkov shoots for a takedown but Lamalmar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Huchkov blocks a jab.
Lamalmar throws an overhand right that lands on Huchkov's shoulder, as Huchkov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Lamalmar as Huchkov shoots in.
Huchkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huchkov looking to sit in guard and control but Lamalmar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huchkov managing to control the position.
Huchkov is striking but Lamalmar is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lamalmar in particular looking to stall.
Huchkov actively working from the bottom here.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet.
Huchkov wants to control the action here but instead Lamalmar manages to pass to full mount!
Huchkov can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lamalmar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Huchkov is working to get back to half guard.
Huchkov gets back to half guard.
Huchkov wants to control but Lamalmar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huchkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Lamalmar prevents Huchkov from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov missing with punches from the bottom.
Huchkov actively working from the bottom here.
Huchkov is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Lamalmar controlling from mount.
Huchkov is trying desperately to improve position.
Lamalmar avoids the attempt from Huchkov to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Huchkov is still trying to improve position.
Huchkov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lamalmar gets his hands free as Huchkov looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamalmar doesn't have the hooks in and Huchkov manages to turn into his guard.
Huchkov throwing strikes from guard but Lamalmar blocks nicely.
Lamalmar pulls Huchkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Huchkov from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Lamalmar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lamalmar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamalmar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamalmar throws a jab when Huchkov was well out of range.
Huchkov misses with a hook
letting Lamalmar counter with a right hand.
Huchkov gets a clinch.
Huchkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamalmar backwards.
Huchkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lamalmar lands a shoulder strike.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huchkov looks to land a right hand but Lamalmar moved out of range.
Lamalmar misses with a body shot.
Lamalmar throws the left hand but Huchkov avoids the punch easily.
Huchkov tests Lamalmar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamalmar misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamalmar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huchkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamalmar's head.
Huchkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamalmar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamalmar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huchkov has Lamalmar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamalmar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huchkov.
Huchkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Lamalmar.
Huchkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamalmar is fending him off so far but Huchkov persists. Nope, Lamalmar circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamalmar looks to land a right hand but Huchkov moved out of range.
Lamalmar feints and then cracks Huchkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huchkov down.
Lamalmar misses with a head kick.
Lamalmar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huchkov lunges at Lamalmar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamalmar's hand.
Lamalmar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Huchkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Leeroy Lamalmar is winning the standup battle so far.
Huchkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamalmar.
Huchkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamalmar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Huchkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lamalmar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leeroy Lamalmar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matel Huchkov.
Huchkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lamalmar lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lamalmar.
Lamalmar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huchkov's elbow.
Lamalmar lands an uppercut.
Huchkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamalmar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huchkov.
Huchkov misses with a right hand
letting Lamalmar counter with a right hand.
Huchkov moves in looking to clinch but Lamalmar pushes him off.
Huchkov throws the left hand but Lamalmar avoids the punch easily.
Huchkov fails to land the takedown.
Lamalmar throws out a leg kick but Huchkov moves out of range and Lamalmar only half commits.
Nice sprawl there from Lamalmar as Huchkov shoots in.
Huchkov slips a straight right by Lamalmar.
Huchkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamalmar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Lamalmar.
Lamalmar scores with the left hand. Huchkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Lamalmar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huchkov tries to clinch there but Lamalmar circles away.
Lamalmar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huchkov's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Lamalmar.
Huchkov throws a push kick but Lamalmar slaps the foot to one side.
Lamalmar swats away the attempt to clinch by Huchkov.
Lamalmar stuffs the takedown attempt from Huchkov. Huchkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Huchkov misses with a low kick.
Lamalmar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Matel Huchkov has been cut.
Lamalmar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamalmar misses the jab.
Matel Huchkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamalmar defending well as Huchkov loads up on a big left hand.
Lamalmar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huchkov shoots in and drives through. Lamalmar sprawls well.
Huchkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huchkov lands an overhand right.
Lamalmar throws out a loose jab but Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamalmar swats away the attempt to clinch by Huchkov.
Huchkov scores with a head kick.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
Huchkov thows a body kick. Lamalmar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Huchkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huchkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov shoots in but Lamalmar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lamalmar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lamalmar lands with an uppercut that bounces Huchkov off the cage and back into range.
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 Leeroy Lamalmar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lamalmar, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leeroy Lamalmar!
A relieved looking Leeroy Lamalmar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 607 p4p, 87 weight class) and Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 1198 p4p, 165 weight class). Ashton comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie Nation. Naranbaatar has chosen Batzorig Vaanchig as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Naranbaatar.
Ashton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar lands with a cross.
Naranbaatar takes a swing at Ashton's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar cracks Ashton with a good jab.
Naranbaatar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ashton ducks under a wild hook from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a hook to the side of Ashton's head but Ashton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ashton just misses with a punch to the body.
Naranbaatar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ashton's head.
Ashton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ashton needs to keep his hands up - Naranbaatar had a free shot at his head there.
Ashton scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Naranbaatar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ashton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ashton throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Naranbaatar with a jab.
Naranbaatar blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naranbaatar.
Ashton lands with a good body shot.
Ashton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton cracks a nice hook into Naranbaatar's ribs.
Naranbaatar throws an overhand right that lands on Ashton's shoulder, as Ashton tries to avoid the shot.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Naranbaatar moves away and avoids it.
Naranbaatar digs a good hook to Ashton's body.
Ashton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a sloppy head kick and Ashton moves out of range easily.
Ashton throws a lazy head kick
and Naranbaatar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut.
Ashton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Ashton defending well as Naranbaatar loads up on a big left hand.
Naranbaatar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Naranbaatar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ashton keeping hold of Naranbaatar's head, controlling as best he can.
Naranbaatar is trying to work for a kimura but Ashton is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ashton trying to control but Naranbaatar postures up.
Ashton is refusing to be controlled, as Naranbaatar sits in half guard.
Ashton is looking to improve his position.
Ashton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ashton wants to improve his position but Naranbaatar is controlling well.
Naranbaatar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ashton defends it well.
Ashton is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ashton sees it coming and defends easily.
Ashton is defending against the submission attempts here by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar is keen to just control but Ashton is a slippery customer.
Ashton tries to get to full guard but Naranbaatar has control of the leg.
Ashton wants to control but Naranbaatar is keeping busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ashton just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Naranbaatar as he connects with a hook.
Naranbaatar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ashton.
Ashton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Naranbaatar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Naranbaatar wants to control from the top but Ashton keeps moving.
Ashton pulls Naranbaatar in to control the position.
Ashton continues to stall.
Naranbaatar stopping the sweep attempt from Ashton.
Ashton keeping full guard, as Naranbaatar tries to pass.
Naranbaatar pushing down on Ashton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ashton tries to clinch
and Naranbaatar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naranbaatar slips under a jab.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naranbaatar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Naranbaatar throws a jab when Ashton was well out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Naranbaatar. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ashton misses with a body shot.
Ashton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tarkhan Naranbaatar has been cut.
Naranbaatar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ashton has time to react.
Ashton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naranbaatar finds it's way round the side to connect with Ashton's head.
Ashton throws a lazy right hand but Naranbaatar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ashton lands a leg kick that knocks Naranbaatar off balance momentarily.
Ashton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick which misses Ashton's front leg but catches the back leg as Ashton tries to avoid it.
Ashton dives in for a single leg takedown but Naranbaatar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashton tries to clinch but Naranbaatar is having none of it.
Naranbaatar feints the counter takedown.
Ashton throws an off balance right hand
and Ashton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ashton there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton slips under a jab from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a jab when Ashton was well out of range.
Ashton ducks right into an uppercut from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ashton throws a poor cross that misses
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naranbaatar lands with a cross.
Ashton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naranbaatar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ashton. That did some damage!
Ashton tries to clinch but Naranbaatar moves away
and Naranbaatar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naranbaatar seems to be working for a kimura but Ashton defends the submission attempt.
Naranbaatar is pressing down on Ashton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ashton is holding on for now.
Ashton wants to improve his position but Naranbaatar is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Naranbaatar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ashton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Naranbaatar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Naranbaatar controlling the action here.
Ashton wants to improve his position but Naranbaatar is controlling well.
Naranbaatar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Naranbaatar is looking for a kimura but Ashton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naranbaatar to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar tries to pass to full mount but Ashton defends it.
Naranbaatar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ashton defends it well.
Naranbaatar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ashton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ashton trying to hold on to Naranbaatar's head to control him but Naranbaatar postures up.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ashton tries to get to full guard but Naranbaatar has control of the leg.
Ashton is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Naranbaatar tries to pass to full mount but Ashton defends it.
Naranbaatar wants to take a breather but Ashton is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ashton is looking to control Naranbaatar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ashton avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Naranbaatar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ashton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naranbaatar misses with a body shot.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ashton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naranbaatar lands a right hook to the body.
Ashton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ashton lands in his opponent's guard.
Ashton trying to control but Naranbaatar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ashton tries to clinch there but Naranbaatar circles away.
Naranbaatar swings for the body but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ashton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naranbaatar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashton.
Naranbaatar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ashton throws a jab but it's blocked by Naranbaatar.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Naranbaatar.
Ashton shoots and misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ashton throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ashton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naranbaatar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashton. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naranbaatar connects with a body shot.
Naranbaatar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab.
Ashton misses with a looping left.
Ashton clobbers Naranbaatar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ashton looks to land a right hand but Naranbaatar moved out of range.
Ashton swings widly with a right hand
and Naranbaatar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ashton has a takedown stuffed.
Ashton throws a hook to the side of Naranbaatar's head but Naranbaatar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naranbaatar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ashton. That did some damage!
Naranbaatar digs a good hook to Ashton's body.
Naranbaatar lands with a right hand.
Naranbaatar jabs Ashton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ashton jabs Naranbaatar right on the nose. Naranbaatar blinks but takes it well.
Ashton punishes Naranbaatar's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Naranbaatar misses.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Naranbaatar moves away and avoids it.
Ashton thuds a left hand into Naranbaatar's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton swings widly with a right hand
so Naranbaatar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ashton has control of Naranbaatar's left arm, preventing Naranbaatar from doing any damage.
Ashton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Naranbaatar is defending against the submission attempts here by Ashton.
Naranbaatar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Eric Ashton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashton trying to control the position from guard on top but Naranbaatar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ashton is really struggling to control Naranbaatar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naranbaatar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naranbaatar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ashton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Naranbaatar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ashton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naranbaatar is trying to control. Ashton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton gets back to full guard.
Naranbaatar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naranbaatar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naranbaatar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Naranbaatar postures up.
Naranbaatar trying to control but Ashton is working from the bottom.
Ashton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Naranbaatar manages to get himself to full guard.
Naranbaatar working for a triangle but Ashton defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naranbaatar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
A victorious Tarkhan Naranbaatar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 1696 p4p, 188 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 1740 p4p, 194 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Soshnyanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Soshnyanin misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soshnyanin.
Soshnyanin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soshnyanin misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonzalez! But no joy.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soshnyanin blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soshnyanin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Soshnyanin feints and then cracks Gonzalez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gonzalez down.
A shot to the body from Soshnyanin misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soshnyanin moves out of range of the strikes.
Viktor Soshnyanin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soshnyanin takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soshnyanin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Soshnyanin throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soshnyanin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soshnyanin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Soshnyanin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Soshnyanin swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Viktor Soshnyanin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Soshnyanin's shoulder, as Soshnyanin tries to avoid the shot.
Soshnyanin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Soshnyanin's head.
Soshnyanin is rocked!
Soshnyanin misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses
and Soshnyanin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soshnyanin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soshnyanin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Soshnyanin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soshnyanin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soshnyanin seems to have got his legs back now.
Soshnyanin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soshnyanin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right... And another left! Soshnyanin is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cartel Elite Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 1254 p4p, 157 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 1303 p4p, 162 weight class). Diego Hageman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hageman.
Kinshaw has Hageman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinshaw throws an elbow that misses.
Kinshaw misses with a knee to the head.
Kinshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hagemans head.
Hageman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
Kinshaw has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hageman being controlled against the cage.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman digs a right hand underneath Kinshaw's ribcage. Kinshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kinshaw.
Hageman lands a body punch.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hageman.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman lands a left hand.
Kinshaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinshaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kinshaw tries a knee to the head but Hageman blocks it.
Kinshaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinshaw tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Kinshaw back against the cage.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike.
Kinshaw stalls.
Kinshaw lands an uppercut.
Hageman tries a body shot but Kinshaw blocks it.
Kinshaw tries to stall but Hageman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hageman blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kinshaw has Hageman pressed against the cage.
Kinshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinshaw prevents a body shot from Hageman.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hageman working aggressively here.
Kinshaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinshaw slows down the pace here.
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Kinshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hageman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hageman lands a leg kick that knocks Kinshaw off balance momentarily.
Kinshaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kinshaw throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hageman throws out a leg kick but Kinshaw moves out of range and Hageman only half commits.
Kinshaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hageman with a jab.
Kinshaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Hageman's head.
Hageman moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinshaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hageman misses with a hook. Kinshaw ducked under it nicely.
Hageman misses with a looping left.
Kinshaw gets a clinch.
Hageman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kinshaw gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hageman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Hageman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Hageman throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.
Kinshaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hageman looks to throw a body kick
and Kinshaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Kinshaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hageman. That did some damage!
Kinshaw misses with an uppercut.
Hageman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kinshaw moves away from the strike by Hageman.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hageman misses with a looping left.
Hageman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinshaw.
A jab from Kinshaw misses.
Hageman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.
Hageman tries to keep at a distance but Kinshaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hageman misses with a body punch.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hageman tries a body shot but Kinshaw blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hageman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kinshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hageman can do to turn this around?
Kinshaw lands with a good body shot.
Hageman throws a nice looking combination but Kinshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hageman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinshaw manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a wild body shot.
Hageman lands with a nice body punch.
Kinshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hageman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hageman fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick which misses Hageman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hageman tries to avoid it.
Kinshaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hageman punishes Kinshaw's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Hageman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kinshaw. That did some damage!
Hageman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hageman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw tries to clinch but Hageman is having none of it.
Kinshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Kinshaw moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kinshaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hageman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Kinshaw does no damage.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hageman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kinshaw defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Kinshaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kinshaw.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hageman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman throws a leg kick which misses Kinshaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinshaw tries to avoid it.
Hageman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hageman misses with an uppercut
and Kinshaw makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hageman really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Hageman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinshaw moves out of range as Hageman throws a body kick.
Kinshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Kinshaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hageman throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw stuns Hageman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
Kinshaw is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinshaw, right into the meat.
Hageman scores with a nice right hand.
Hageman looks to land a combination. Kinshaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kinshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hageman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinshaw tries to land a leg kick but Hageman saw it coming and moves away.
Hageman jabs Kinshaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kinshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kinshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kinshaw lands a left hand.
Kinshaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kinshaw misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hageman.
Hageman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinshaw backwards.
Kinshaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hageman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kinshaw is working Hageman over against the cage.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw blocks an uppercut.
Kinshaw is leaning against Hageman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kinshaw stalls.
Come on Kinshaw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kinshaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hageman is keeping busy.
Kinshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kinshaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hageman up against the cage.
Kinshaw pushes Hageman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Kinshaw.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw prevents a body shot from Hageman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinshaw tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hageman.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hageman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kinshaw's brow.
Kinshaw stalling in the clinch.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw avoiding damage.
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 Karter Kinshaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Good shot there by Hageman.
Hageman misses the body punch
and Kinshaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Kinshaw pushes Hageman away with a front kick.
Kinshaw scores with a leg kick.
Hageman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinshaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kinshaw takes a swing at Hageman's ribcage but misses.
Hageman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kinshaw off the cage and back into range.
Hageman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hageman misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hageman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with an uppercut
and Hageman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hageman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinshaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Hageman on the inside.
Hageman avoiding damage as Kinshaw throws knees to the body.
Hageman takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Kinshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hageman lands a shot to the body.
Kinshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kinshaw is struggling to control the position.
Hageman lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw misses with a knee strike.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kinshaw tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinshaw just leaning against Hageman, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinshaw.
Still in the clinch, Hageman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kinshaw is trying to stall.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hageman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hageman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses
and Hageman counters with a two punch combo.
Hageman throws a series of punches but Kinshaw moves out of range.
Hageman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hageman tries to land a leg kick but Kinshaw saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kinshaw is rocked!
Kinshaw tries to clinch there but Hageman circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hageman! But no joy.
Oh Kinshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinshaw connects with a single shot there.
Hageman keeps Kinshaw at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hageman fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kinshaw to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kinshaw looks to clinch but Hageman throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kinshaw taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 852 p4p, 46 weight class) and Dawid Cpw (ranked 1312 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dog might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The 2 Bears - Bear Hug. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dawid Cpw!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dog has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice body punch from Cpw.
Dog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cpw jabs Dog right on the nose. Dog blinks but takes it well.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Cpw.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Cpw circles away.
Dog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cpw defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
Cpw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cpw cracks Dog with a good jab.
Dog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog tries to clinch but Cpw moves out of range.
Cpw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dog takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Dog lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cpw doesn't seem phased though.
Cpw is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cpw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog counters with a two punch combo.
Cpw connects with a single shot there.
Dog throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Cpw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cpw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dog on the side of the head.
Dawid Cpw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cpw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cpw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cpw is looking to clinch but Dog is avoiding it.
Dog tried to counter with a leg kick but Cpw avoided it.
Cpw is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice straight punches there by Cpw. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cpw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cpw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dog lands a slapping body shot.
Cpw has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cpw avoids it.
Dog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cpw takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Cpw misses with a wild combination.
Dog throws a wild body kick that Cpw sees coming a mile off.
Cpw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cpw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cpw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cpw lands a glancing blow to the side of Dog's head.
Cpw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Cpw misses with a looping left.
Dog misses with a left hand
and Cpw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw blocks an uppercut.
Cpw jumps guard but Dog stands there with Cpw around his waist. Cpw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dog is looking to control Cpw's arms but Cpw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dog has his back to the cage.
Dog misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Dog.
Cpw is trying to pull guard but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cpw is keeping busy.
Dog tries to land knees in the clinch but Cpw avoids the damage to the body.
Cpw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cpw is trying to pull guard but Dog turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Big Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dawid Cpw.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Cpw avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog looking to slow down the pace here.
Cpw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cpw feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dogs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cpw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cpw misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpw scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Cpw as he connects with a hook.
Dog slips a jab from Cpw.
Cpw swings widly with a right hand
and Cpw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Cpw misses.
Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cpw lands a head shot.
Cpw connects with a single shot there.
Cpw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Cpw.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Cpw manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cpw throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cpw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Cpw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Cpw jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cpw ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
A cross from Cpw lands.
Cpw connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cpw.
Cpw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cpw with a nice cross.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Cpw finds it's way through Dog's defenses.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpw.
Cpw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dog is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpw drops Dog with a big left hand! Dog is injured, injured bad! Cpw jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dawid Cpw!
An out of breath Dawid Cpw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Big Dog stepped up to the mic, saying 'My manager sucks! He doesn't know how to set sliders!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavey Beaumont (ranked 1302 p4p, 73 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 1120 p4p, 66 weight class). Trew is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fuck You - Lily Allen. Archie Trew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cavey Beaumont's chin.
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaumont throws a sloppy head kick and Trew moves out of range easily.
Trew wants to land a leg kick but Beaumont is out of range.
Trew takes a swing at Beaumont's ribcage but misses.
Beaumont walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beaumont tries a head kick but it misses.
Trew tries to move into range but Beaumont moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Beaumont throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trew connects with a body shot.
Beaumont lands a nice shot to the body.
Beaumont scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trew tries to clinch but Beaumont moves away
and Beaumont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beaumont works Trew's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trew moves out of range as Beaumont strikes.
It seemed like Trew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beaumont looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beaumont lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beaumont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Trew 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Trew 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beaumont scores with a kick to the body.
Beaumont scoring well with a low kick there.
Beaumont swings widly with a right hand
and Trew counters with a solid body kick.
Beaumont looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trew moves into range and clinches up with Beaumont.
Nice body punch from Beaumont.
Beaumont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beaumont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trew misses with a punch on the inside.
Beaumont tries to land knees in the clinch but Trew avoids the damage to the body.
Beaumont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trew is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trew lands a body punch.
Trew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beaumont missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beaumont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beaumont gets through Trew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trew scores with a hook to the body.
Beaumont throws a head punch that misses.
Beaumont lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beaumont tries a body shot but Trew blocks it.
Beaumont managing to block the knees to the body from Trew.
Trew dodges an elbow strike from Beaumont.
Trew misses with an elbow strike.
Beaumont tries to land knees in the clinch but Trew avoids the damage to the body.
Trew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beaumont is defending well for now.
Beaumont scores a nice knee to the body.
Trew looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beaumont.
Beaumont blocks an elbow strike from Trew.
Beaumont digs a right hand underneath Trew's ribcage. Trew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beaumont lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Beaumont.
A short uppercut from Beaumont.
Beaumont lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beaumont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trew avoids it.
Trew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beaumont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trew gets through Beaumont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beaumont works on Trew's body with a couple of short punches.
Beaumont works on Trew's body with a couple of short punches.
Beaumont scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beaumont lands a knee to the body.
Trew managing to block the knees to the body from Beaumont.
Trew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trew misses with an elbow strike.
Beaumont struggles to land a body shot inside as Trew controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beaumont misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beaumont.
Beaumont working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Beaumont lands a shoulder strike.
Beaumont with a knee to the head.
Beaumont lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trew backwards.
Beaumont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trew.
Beaumont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beaumont lands an elbow inside that Trew shrugs off.
The cut above Archie Trew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beaumont misses with an elbow strike.
Beaumont misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beaumont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Archie Trew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Archie Trew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cavey Beaumont!
Cavey Beaumont 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 733 p4p, 91 weight class) and Roy Batty (ranked 642 p4p, 81 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duele El Carazon. Batty has chosen I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Batty!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batty with a hook.
Sanchez lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez tests Batty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Batty misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Batty.
Batty rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez jumps guard.
Sanchez controls Batty momentarily but Batty frees himself.
Batty throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Batty stacks Sanchez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Batty!
My spies in Brazilian Elite Team inform me that Batty has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez manages to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Batty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Batty's back!
Batty is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking for the RNC.
Sanchez misses with punches from the back.
Batty tries to escape but Sanchez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Batty takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looking for the RNC.
Sanchez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Batty hold on?
Sanchez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Batty.
Batty is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Batty has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sanchez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Batty rolls, trying to escape but Sanchez keeps control of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Batty hold on?!
Sanchez looking to break Batty's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Batty remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sanchez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Batty looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sanchez controlling well, preventing Batty from escaping the position.
Batty is still trying to improve position.
Sanchez working for the choke.
Sanchez has the hooks in. Batty is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Batty is really stuck here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Batty knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Batty for a finish.
Sanchez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Batty defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sanchez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Batty tries to escape the position.
Sanchez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Batty hold on?!
Sanchez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Batty knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Batty for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sanchez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sanchez is looking for the choke from the back position but Batty is controlling his hands well.
Sanchez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batty is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sanchez avoiding Batty 's attempts to control his hands.
Sanchez has got his arm under Batty's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Batty has spun round into Sanchez's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Batty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Batty lands a body shot.
Batty tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Batty tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Batty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Batty lands with a right hand.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Batty to counter with a crisp jab.
Batty fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Batty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batty looks to throw a body kick
and Batty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batty moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Batty gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Batty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez pulls Batty in close to his closed guard and prevents Batty from doing any damage or advancing position.
Batty is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batty wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Batty with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Batty is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batty passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanchez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Fenrir MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Batty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batty winds up and cracks Sanchez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Batty is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batty is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez won't allow Batty to pass to mount.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batty.
Batty wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Batty wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Batty throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls Batty in close to prevent any damage.
Batty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roy Batty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Batty pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batty can do to turn this around?
Batty scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Batty won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez wants to control but Batty passes easily into half guard.
Batty wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batty.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batty trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batty stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Batty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batty postures up.
Batty stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez 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.
Batty works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batty won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Batty trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Batty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Batty wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Batty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Batty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Batty throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Batty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batty cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Batty cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Batty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Batty lands a body punch.
Batty lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Batty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batty scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Batty.
Batty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Batty is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Batty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Batty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Batty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Batty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batty lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Batty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Good body shot from Batty.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batty backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batty working aggressively here.
Sanchez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Batty is defending well.
Batty lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Batty.
Batty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batty struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Batty misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Batty.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Batty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Batty.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Batty swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Batty.
Batty lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
A short right from Batty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Batty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Roy Batty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Batty digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Batty blocking some punches.
Batty blocking some punches.
Batty tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Batty back against the cage.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez pushes Batty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batty can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Batty.
Batty lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Batty wants a takedown.
Batty lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batty.
Batty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Batty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Batty has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Batty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Batty scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Batty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Batty on the inside.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Batty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Batty controls his hands.
Batty misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Batty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Batty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Batty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Batty 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Batty!
Our winner, Roy Batty, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 692 p4p, 31 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 586 p4p, 25 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Jafar throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson tries to work over Jafar's front leg with a kick but Jafar checks it.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Jafar sees coming a mile off.
Jafar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Jafar.
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Jafar.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Some bone on bone action there as Jafar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pearson cracks Jafar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson wants to slow Jafar down by chopping away at his legs.
Jafar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jafar sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jafar avoids it this time.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Jafar sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jafar avoids it this time.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Pearson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jafar blocks it well.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Jafar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Jafar misses.
Pearson swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Jafar moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a front kick aimed at Jafar's knee but Jafar avoids it well.
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jafar doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar moves away from the strike by Pearson.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Jafar throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jafar cracks Pearson with a good jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jafar tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Jafar as the two fighters clinch.
Jafar tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson pushes Jafar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jafar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Jafar's ribcage. Jafar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson looks to land a combination. Jafar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Pearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jafar on the side of the head.
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jafar sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Jafar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jafar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Jafar sees coming a mile off.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jafar works the jab nicely.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Jafar pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Jafar is looking to counter punch.
Pearson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jafar counter with a right hand.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pearson lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Jafar misses with an uppercut.
Jafar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jafar drives through and clinches with Pearson against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Pearson cracks Jafar with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jafar misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson is rocked!
Jafar working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jafar won't want to take too many of those.
Jafar blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jafar 's eye.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
Pearson lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
A short left from Pearson.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jafar's face.
Jafar is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Jafar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Jafar! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jafar lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
In defeat, Nuri Jafar stepped up to the mic, saying 'He did not follow the script'.
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