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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 1534 p4p, 153 weight class) and Aldo Crespo (ranked 2377 p4p, 219 weight class). Crespo has chosen Toxic Waltz as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Filch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filch throws a shot from downtown. Crespo moves away and avoids it.
Crespo needs to keep his hands up - Filch had a free shot at his head there.
Crespo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filch avoids the head kick by Crespo.
Filch loads up on a big right hand but Crespo slips the punch.
Filch takes one to the chin there.
Filch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crespo.
Crespo throws a hook but Filch blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo throws a lazy body kick
letting Filch counter with a right hand.
Filch throws a lazy right hand but Crespo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filch blocks a jab.
Filch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crespo slips a straight right by Filch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo lunges at Filch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filch's hand.
Crespo misses with a straight left.
Filch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Crespo.
A counter left hand to the body from Filch misses its target.
Crespo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Filch throws a body punch but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crespo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crespo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Filch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Filch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crespo's head.
Filch stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Crespo throws up his legs and catches Filch in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Filch tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Crespo! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aldo Crespo!
After winning the bout, Aldo Crespo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 2068 p4p, 230 weight class) and Rhys Crowder (ranked 2035 p4p, 224 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhys Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Good shot there by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a nice right hand.
Stevenson stuns Crowder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crowder needs to keep his hands up - Stevenson had a free shot at his head there.
Stevenson slips a jab from Crowder.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crowder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stevenson - the referee stops the clock and Crowder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stevenson. Crowder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crowder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Stevenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson slips a jab from Crowder.
Crowder misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crowder moves forwards but Stevenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Crowder.
Crowder cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crowder is rocked!
Crowder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Crowder is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
Adonis Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OH! Crowder has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Stevenson smells blood and charges in for the finish! Stevenson unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Crowder sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adonis Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Zenon (ranked 1382 p4p, 166 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 1714 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Zenon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zenon throws an overhand right that lands on Shinnie's shoulder, as Shinnie tries to avoid the shot.
Shinnie 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.
Zenon shoots in for a double leg but Shinnie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Apollo Zenon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinnie lands a jab to the head.
Zenon blocks a jab.
Shinnie ducks under a wild hook from Zenon.
Zenon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zenon checks a low kick from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with a low kick.
Zenon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zenon duly obliges.
Zenon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Zenon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinnie was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenon.
Shinnie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zenon jabs Shinnie right on the nose. Shinnie blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zenon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zenon takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenon misses the shot to the body.
Shinnie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zenon jabs Shinnie right on the nose. Shinnie blinks but takes it well.
Shinnie with a hook.
Shinnie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zenon misses with a takedown attempt
and Shinnie counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Zenon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinnie throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Shinnie.
Zenon misses with a body punch
and Shinnie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zenon throws a body punch but Shinnie moves out of range.
Shinnie throws a body shot but no joy.
Zenon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zenon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Zenon throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinnie.
Shinnie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shinnie.
Zenon walks into a jab.
Zenon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shinnie throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Zenon tumbling to the canvas!
Zenon is rocked!
Shinnie tries to stand but Zenon is controlling from the bottom.
Oh Zenon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zenon controlling the position.
Zenon seems to have got his legs back now.
Shinnie wanted to stand there but Zenon had control of the position.
Zenon is working an open guard so Shinnie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shinnie lands a big shot that drops Zenon! Can he finish him?
Shinnie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zenon is proving hard to escape from.
Zenon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Zenon's closed guard. He's half up but Zenon has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Zenon pivots and extends the arm, Shinnie falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Zenon! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Apollo Zenon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fletch Brandis (ranked 1638 p4p, 195 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 22446 p4p, 579 weight class). Brandis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lynyrd Skynyrd : The Ballad of Curtis Loew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fletch Brandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee needs to keep his hands up - Brandis had a free shot at his head there.
Bee scores with a one two! Brandis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bee lands a nice shot that snaps Brandis's head back.
Brandis throws a poor cross that misses
and Bee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bee, as that shot connected.
Bee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Brandis misses.
Brandis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandis swings widly with a right hand
and Bee counters with a stiff right hand.
Bee's corner calls for a 1-2. Bee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brandis is rocked!
Bee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brandis at a distance.
Oh Brandis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandis misses with a lunging right hand
and Bee counters with a huge left! Brandis is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bee isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Brandis from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Bee!
Fletch Brandis was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm gonna drink a Miller Lite tonight and play some pool.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 675 p4p, 110 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 826 p4p, 133 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
Hyang with a poor takedown
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Smith 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.
Smith 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.
Hyang fails with a takedown attempt.
Hyang throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hyang.
Hyang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Jab, jab by Hyang - just one landing.
A jab from Smith misses.
Hyang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyang dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyang.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks Hyang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Hyang.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hyang slips a straight right by Smith.
Hyang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hyang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Hyang cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Smith misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyang. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
It appears Hyang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Smith stalks Hyang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hyang's face. Hyang staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Hyang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Hyang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hyang. Hyang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hyang is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hyang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyang lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang lands a head shot.
Hyang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
It looks like Hyang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hyang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Hyang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Hyang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Hyang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Hyang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyang lands with a cross.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hyang shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yun Won Hyang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a hook but Hyang avoids it easily.
Hyang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang lands a jab to the nose.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Hyang connects with a looping right hand.
Hyang throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Hyang misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hyang.
Hyang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Yun Won Hyang is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
And Hyang counters with a quick kick to the body but Smith blocks it.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Hyang walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hyang is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hyang's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith cracks Hyang with an open hand slap.
Hyang throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yun Won Hyang's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyang connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyang.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Smith.
Hyang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hyang is predictable there
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith lands a jab to Hyang's midsection.
Hyang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang lands a front kick.
Hyang moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Hyang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hyang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hyang saw that one coming.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith sends Hyang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Hyang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hyang is rocked!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Oh Hyang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Smith knocks Hyang out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Smith!
Post fight, John Smith stared into the camera and said 'I will definitely make orphans of your family!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 660 p4p, 91 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 1044 p4p, 147 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald 's choice of entrance music: Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salvador.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Salvador moved away.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvador.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvador.
Salvador moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Salvador throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salvador is leaning against McDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salvador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald tries to work over Salvador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salvador is trying to break free.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salvador.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvador.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, McDonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salvador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDonald 's defenses.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Salvador improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
McDonald is trying to stall.
Salvador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salvador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvador softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salvador gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salvador as McDonald tries to tie him up.
Salvador misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
McDonald is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salvador pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salvador.
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!
Salvador stops a takedown attempt from McDonald .
Salvador definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
George Salvador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus McDonald .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salvador prevents a body shot from McDonald .
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvador lands with a right to the head.
Salvador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald tries to stall but Salvador uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
Salvador tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
Salvador scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Salvador controls the action.
Salvador tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
Salvador breaks the clinch.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Salvador moved out of range nicely.
Salvador gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for McDonald to work.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald slows down the pace here.
Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
George Salvador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald misses with a hook. Salvador ducked under it nicely.
Salvador with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvador swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
A nice side step and McDonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonald does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald thows a body kick. Salvador tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salvador has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salvador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald fakes the leg kick and cracks Salvador in the body.
Salvador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald .
Salvador throws a head kick that misses
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvador scores with a head kick. McDonald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Salvador.
A little jabbing left from McDonald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salvador misses with a looping left.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salvador.
McDonald tries to counter with a clinch but Salvador shakes him off and moves away.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Salvador moved out of range nicely.
McDonald connects with the punch.
Salvador misses with a straight right.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salvador does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salvador throws a wild body kick that McDonald sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from McDonald .
A head kick misses from Salvador.
Salvador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Salvador.
McDonald thows a body kick. Salvador tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDonald defending well as Salvador loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salvador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salvador slips under a jab.
McDonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salvador's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Salvador throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Salvador moves away and avoids it.
McDonald throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salvador's head.
Salvador connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salvador.
Salvador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Salvador.
McDonald moves out of range of the leg kick from Salvador.
McDonald now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from Salvador.
As Salvador backs off McDonald throws a huge counter combo but Salvador manages to avoid it all.
Salvador lands with a right hand.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Salvador.
Salvador takes a swing at McDonald 's ribcage but misses.
McDonald lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salvador will feel that in the morning.
Salvador closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salvador misses with a hook
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salvador takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvador moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald defending well as Salvador loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by McDonald .
Salvador goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salvador misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Salvador defends it well.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Salvador circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvador throws a front kick aimed at McDonald 's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvador pinned against the cage. Salvador gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Salvador misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salvador 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 McDonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from McDonald misses.
Salvador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDonald just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSalvador.
Salvador throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Salvador doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
Salvador throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salvador misses with a leg kick
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salvador throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
Salvador misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Salvador does no damage.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Salvador checks it.
Salvador tries to land a leg kick but McDonald saw it coming and moves away.
Salvador finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salvador throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Salvador misses its intended target.
McDonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salvador throws a leg kick but McDonald moved away.
McDonald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
George Salvador has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salvador tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Salvador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvador throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Salvador throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvador's head.
Salvador throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
Salvador moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald .
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Salvador's leg but Salvador calmly moves out of range.
Salvador is looking for a counter combo.
McDonald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salvador tries to work over McDonald 's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald takes a swing at Salvador's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Salvador tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvador has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salvador with a nice cross.
McDonald looking to score a takedown here. Salvador is defending well but McDonald drives through and ends up in Salvador's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador wants to stand but McDonald is controlling the position.
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salvador's guard.
McDonald is controlling the pace.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salvador looks like he's trying to stand up.
McDonald looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McDonald prevents Salvador from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDonald in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salvador is looking to escape.
McDonald is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Salvador is not content to let McDonald control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvador scores with a hook.
Salvador will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salvador with a nice cross.
Salvador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald .
Salvador tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salvador with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvador swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Salvador.
A telegraphed right hand from Salvador misses the target.
And McDonald tries to counter it with a takedown but Salvador pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Salvador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvador moves into range and clinches up with McDonald .
McDonald trying to stall but Salvador improves his position.
McDonald 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonald or not.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Salvador has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
Salvador gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvador swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvador misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salvador.
Salvador lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a body shot.
Salvador prevents a body shot from McDonald .
McDonald is trying to stall.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McDonald keeps control of Salvador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Salvador improves position.
A hook to the body from McDonald .
McDonald goes for a takedown attempt but Salvador pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from McDonald .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salvador appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salvador showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald .
Salvador throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 George Salvador.
I think Salvador has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Salvador!
George Salvador decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Cletus McDonald had this to say: 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 406 p4p, 60 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 669 p4p, 108 weight class). Geordie Power could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franky Page's chin.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Power's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but Page seems unphased.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Power blocks a jab.
Power avoids the body shot from Page.
Power moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power tries to bum rush Page with a series of wild strikes but Page uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power is looking for a sweep.
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!
Page grinds an elbow into Power's temple.
Page in side control lands a decent elbow.
Page throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Page postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Power parries the strikes from Page easily there. Page is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Power to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power manages to get back to half guard.
Page performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Page working over Power with some ground and pound. Power looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Page is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Page lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Page has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Power's head.
Page lands strikes from half guard.
Page trying to mount his opponent but Power defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is keen to just control but Power is a slippery customer.
Page prevents Power from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page is trying to control. Power wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Power is trying to control but can't.
Power knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Page on the ground.
Power on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Power is trying to stand up here but Page is controlling him well.
Power is looking to improve his position.
Page is nestled in close to Power, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Page thows a huge punch but Power dodges it nicely.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Power kicks Page off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Power throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Power pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Power throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Page moves into the clinch successfully.
Power breaks the clinch.
Page takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power with a hook.
Power throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Power is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Franky Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Power gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Page.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Power lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page wants a takedown.
Page tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power throws a leg kick
and Page counters with a takedown into side control.
Page in side control, throwing shots but Power defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franky Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page slips a straight right by Power.
Page shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Page tries to score a power double leg takedown but Power sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Page somewhat.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Page works the jab nicely.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page darts in looking for a takedown but Power gets double underhooks and turns Page into the cage.
Geordie Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
A jab lands there for Power.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Power swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page slips a jab from Power.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Power pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Page manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Power on his heels. He'll look to pass Power's guard now, I'm sure.
Power working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Power is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power working a defensive guard here.
Page keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Power's head.
Power trying to control the position.
Page wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Page passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Page working the ground and pound but Power is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
Power is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Power can't do much from the bottom here.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Page connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Power some visible discomfort.
Page lands an elbow.
Page is working Power over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Page seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Page scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power regains half guard.
Page passes to full mount!
Page cracks Power with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Page pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Page connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Page.
Power is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Power that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Power is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Power in real trouble here! The ref calls for Power to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Page!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Cadman (ranked 555 p4p, 72 weight class) and Marat Magomedov (ranked 335 p4p, 47 weight class). Magomedov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Persecution of the Masses. Cayden Cadman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marat Magomedov's chin.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Cadman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadman throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Magomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cadman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magomedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cadman pulls Magomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Cadman is looking to stand up but Magomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cadman is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magomedov is on top in guard.
Cadman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov trying to control but Cadman is working from the bottom.
Magomedov stops Cadman from standing up.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cadman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cadman keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cadman keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cadman 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.
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magomedov throws a strike but Cadman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cadman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cadman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cadman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cadman tries to stand but Magomedov is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman landing some decent shots from guard.
Magomedov 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.
Cadman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cadman wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cadman is looking to stand up but Magomedov won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cadman misses with a low kick.
Cadman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cadman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cadman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Cadman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cadman .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Cadman 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cadman 's gas tank.
Magomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Cadman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cadman moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cadman 's elbow.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cadman .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cayden Cadman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cadman swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Cadman throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Magomedov keeps Cadman at a distance using the push kick.
Cadman throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Cadman moved away.
Cadman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cadman lands a head shot.
Cadman clinches with his opponent.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cadman .
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cadman backwards.
Cadman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Cadman controls the action.
Cadman lands a hook that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Cadman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cadman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cadman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Cadman moves out of range.
Magomedov lands a right hook to the body.
Cadman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman scores with a shot to the body.
Cadman works Magomedov's body with a nice hook.
Cadman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomedov throws a series of strikes that have Cadman backpedaling.
Cadman cracks a nice hook into Magomedov's ribs.
Cadman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
A cross from Magomedov lands.
Cadman cracks a nice hook into Magomedov's ribs.
Cadman looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Cadman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marat Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cadman avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Cadman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Cadman 's head coaches at Eric's Play Pen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomedov.
Cadman throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cadman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magomedov throws a jab when Cadman was well out of range.
Cadman misses with a straight left.
Cadman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Cadman takes the fight into the clinch.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Magomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cadman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cadman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Cayden Cadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadman scoring well with a low kick there.
Cadman moves into the clinch successfully.
Cadman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Cayden Cadman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cadman .
Cadman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Marat Magomedov has been cut.
Cadman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magomedov up against the cage.
A short right from Magomedov.
Cadman has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Cadman looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Cadman .
Magomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cadman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magomedov can turn it around.
A short right from Cadman on the inside.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cadman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Cadman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cadman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cadman is defending well.
Cayden Cadman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Magomedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Cadman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov pushes Cadman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
Cadman blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Cadman misses with the head strike.
Cadman scores with a shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
Cadman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cadman takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Cadman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cadman at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Cadman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marat Magomedov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cadman misses with a straight right.
Cadman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cadman punishes Magomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cadman . That did some damage!
Cadman loads up on a big right hand but Magomedov slips the punch.
Magomedov with a nice cross.
Cadman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cadman drops his hands momentarily and Magomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cadman misses with a body shot.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cadman .
Cadman throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cadman 's head backwards.
Marat Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cadman connects with a nice looking jab.
Cadman misses with a wild body shot.
And Magomedov responds with a good body kick, but Cadman manages to step out the way in time.
Magomedov slips a jab from Cadman .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Cadman 's shoulder, as Cadman tries to avoid the shot.
Cadman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov tries to score with a low kick but Cadman moves his leg out of the way.
Magomedov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magomedov misses the jab.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cadman on the side of the head.
Cadman drives through and clinches with Magomedov against the cage.
Cadman takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Cadman is rocked!
Magomedov lands a big right hand that drops Cadman ! The killer instinct kicks in and Magomedov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Magomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marat Magomedov!
Our winner, Marat Magomedov, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peleki Tuala (ranked 348 p4p, 43 weight class) and Ike Ibeabuchi (ranked 461 p4p, 57 weight class). Tuala comes to the cage accompanied by Dock of Fiji. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Ibeabuchi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibeabuchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuala.
Tuala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tuala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Ibeabuchi does no damage.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Ibeabuchi.
Tuala thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ibeabuchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ibeabuchi swings for the body but Tuala moves out of range.
Ibeabuchi stuns Tuala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tuala tries a low kick but Ibeabuchi avoids it.
A jab from Tuala finds it's way through Ibeabuchi's defenses.
It looks like Ike Ibeabuchi has been cut.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibeabuchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ibeabuchi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ibeabuchi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tuala rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Ibeabuchi.
Tuala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ibeabuchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuala avoids the body shot from Ibeabuchi.
Tuala lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tuala - just one landing.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibeabuchi.
Tuala feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tuala misses the body punch
letting Ibeabuchi counter with a right hand.
Tuala thows a body kick. Ibeabuchi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuala connects with a jab.
Ibeabuchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tuala to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Ike Ibeabuchi's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Ibeabuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuala connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tuala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibeabuchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi defending well as Tuala loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Ibeabuchi. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Tuala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tuala.
Tuala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tuala thinking.
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibeabuchi manages to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ibeabuchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The cut above Ike Ibeabuchi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ibeabuchi cracks a nice hook into Tuala's ribs.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibeabuchi is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ibeabuchi in his tracks.
Ibeabuchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tuala counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tuala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibeabuchi misses with a hook
and Tuala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ibeabuchi looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuala.
Ike Ibeabuchi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Ibeabuchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tuala with a body shot.
Tuala jabs Ibeabuchi right on the nose. Ibeabuchi blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ike Ibeabuchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Ibeabuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuala sends Ibeabuchi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuala is motioning to the referee to let Ibeabuchi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ibeabuchi is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ike Ibeabuchi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peleki Tuala!
After the fight, Peleki Tuala was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 46 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 244 p4p, 33 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas lands a body shot.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Gravas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinkmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gravas looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Pinkman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pinkman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gravas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravas 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.
Gravas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Pinkman counters with a good low kick that Gravas was not able to check.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinkman's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas misses with a shot to the body
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas lands a big head kick that sends Pinkman tumbling to the mat! Gravas takes a step backwards and waves Pinkman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pinkman is rocked!
It looks like Jesse Pinkman has been cut.
Pinkman glances at the clock... BAM! Gravas nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Pinkman crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Pinkman is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latka Gravas !
Latka Gravas retains his middleweight title!
Latka Gravas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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