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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gaspar (ranked 2858 p4p, 122 weight class) and Elroy Clarks (ranked 4736 p4p, 171 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspar throws a hook but Clarks avoids it easily.
Clarks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clarks throws an off balance right hand
and Gaspar counters with a left to the body.
Gaspar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarks.
Clarks 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.
Clarks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gaspar to the ground. Clarks is now in Gaspar's guard.
Clarks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaspar is keeping the position for now.
Gaspar trying to keep a closed guard but Clarks is proving a slippery customer.
Clarks wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gaspar's closed guard. He's half up but Gaspar has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gaspar pivots and extends the arm, Clarks falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gaspar! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Gaspar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 2058 p4p, 244 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 2490 p4p, 283 weight class). Charlie Darwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Darwin misses the target.
Brooksbank shoots in looking for a takedown but Darwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brooksbank's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darwin, as that shot connected.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooksbank counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darwin won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Darwin is looking to regain half guard here but Brooksbank keeps moving and retains side control.
Brooksbank wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin has one of Brooksbank's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Darwin is not content to let Brooksbank control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin struggling a bit here.
Darwin wants to get back to his feet but Brooksbank drags him back down.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Darwin's coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Darwin looks to move to half guard but instead Brooksbank has passed into mount! Damn!
Brooksbank goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Darwin is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brooksbank escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darwin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brooksbank looking for a guillotine here but Darwin defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brooksbank is proving hard to escape from.
Darwin 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.
Darwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brooksbank is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin wants to stand and escape but instead Brooksbank has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Darwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Darwin looking to control.
Darwin working a defensive guard but Brooksbank passes into half guard.
Darwin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Darwin is trying to stand up here but Brooksbank is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
Brooksbank stops Darwin from getting back to his feet.
Darwin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brooksbank trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooksbank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooksbank passes Darwin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brooksbank is trying to control. Darwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Brooksbank will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Brooksbank ducks down to avoid it.
Brooksbank misses with a body kick.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooksbank shoots in and drives through. Darwin sprawls well.
Darwin throws a jab when Brooksbank was well out of range.
Brooksbank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brooksbank is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brooksbank feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darwins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin misses with a combination
and Brooksbank counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darwin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brooksbank dives into side control.
Darwin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin struggling a bit here.
Dave Brooksbank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brooksbank tries to move to mount but Darwin blocks the move with his legs.
Darwin is trying to control Brooksbank's posture but Brooksbank avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darwin is looking for a sweep.
Darwin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brooksbank is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Darwin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brooksbank jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank advances to full mount.
Darwin is desperately trying to improve his position but Brooksbank has a good base and remains in mount.
Brooksbank is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Darwin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Darwin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Darwin tries to hold on but Brooksbank postures up.
Darwin regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank is trying to control the action in half guard but Darwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darwin trying to hold on to Brooksbank's head to control him but Brooksbank postures up.
Brooksbank is controlling the pace.
Brooksbank trying to work for an americana but Darwin has managed to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Brooksbank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darwin blocks a head kick by Brooksbank.
Brooksbank scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Darwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darwin.
Darwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin cracks Brooksbank with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Brooksbank.
Darwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brooksbank goes for a double leg but Darwin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Darwin continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank connects with a jab.
Brooksbank tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brooksbank somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Brooksbank shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darwin but Darwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charlie Darwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Brooksbank.
Some wild striking there from Darwin.
And Brooksbank tries to counter it with a takedown but Darwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooksbank tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darwin defends well and Brooksbank ends up having to push Darwin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Brooksbank.
Brooksbank shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Darwin defends it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darwin checks a leg kick.
Brooksbank closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooksbank has a takedown stuffed.
Darwin lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Brooksbank's head but Brooksbank sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darwin drops Brooksbank with a straight right hand, right on the button! Darwin follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Darwin!
In his post fight interview, Charlie Darwin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 1153 p4p, 153 weight class) and Werner Jung (ranked 2811 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Jung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Jung misses
and Manowaru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Werner Jung has been cut.
Manowaru seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fighters circling - Jung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manowaru feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Jung 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.
Jung tries to clinch but Manowaru moves out of range.
Manowaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jung appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manowaru lands a big uppercut and Jung crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jung looks OK. Manowaru waves Jung back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manowaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Jung misses.
Manowaru misses the shot to the body.
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manowaru cracks Jung with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jung falls to his knees and Manowaru doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Manowaru!
A relieved looking Hiro Manowaru thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Alvado (ranked 1002 p4p, 118 weight class) and Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 1346 p4p, 159 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Ichense Dub. Sakuraba has chosen Deetox - Headknocker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hayato Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba cracks Alvado with an open hand slap.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Sakuraba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakuraba! But no joy.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Alvado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sakuraba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado moves out of range as Sakuraba strikes.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado thumps Sakuraba with a low kick.
Alvado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
Nice cross by Alvado.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Sakuraba moves away and avoids it.
Sakuraba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Alvado.
Alvado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sakuraba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Alvado counters with a quick kick to the body but Sakuraba blocks it.
Alvado thows a leg kick but Sakuraba checks it
and Sakuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakuraba throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Alvado dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Alvado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakuraba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sakuraba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Sakuraba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakuraba takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakuraba looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Alvado.
Sakuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a good, hard body kick but Sakuraba shrugs it off.
Alvado catches Sakuraba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakuraba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Alvado slams his shin into Sakuraba's torso.
Alvado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakuraba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Alvado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakuraba misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba misses with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakuraba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Sakuraba misses with the combination.
Marco Alvado is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Alvado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakuraba doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakuraba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvado - the referee stops the clock and Sakuraba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvado. Sakuraba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sakuraba might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alvado has got the better of the exchanges.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakuraba misses with a looping left.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Alvado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Sakuraba jabs at Alvado's body.
Marco Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Alvado slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Alvado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sakuraba lands with an overhand left.
Jab by Alvado.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alvado connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvado.
A punch lands to the side of Alvado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakuraba doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuraba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvado.
A jab from Sakuraba misses.
Alvado throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sakuraba avoids it.
Alvado connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a nice head shot.
Sakuraba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakuraba, as that shot connected.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Sakuraba checks a low kick from Alvado.
Sakuraba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.
Sakuraba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut.
Alvado misses with the body kick
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvado.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Alvado.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good standup being displayed there by Sakuraba as he connects with a hook.
Sakuraba works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Sakuraba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvado.
Alvado delivers a nice body kick.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuraba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hayato Sakuraba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alvado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvado tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Alvado - just one landing.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Alvado throws a front kick aimed at Sakuraba's knee but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Sakuraba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvado scores with a punch to the head.
Alvado keeps Sakuraba at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado throws a low kick but Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvado thows a leg kick but Sakuraba checks it
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuraba.
Alvado appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Sakuraba's defenses.
Sakuraba digs a good hook to Alvado's body.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Sakuraba moves forwards but Alvado connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakuraba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a good, hard body kick but Sakuraba shrugs it off.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Sakuraba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sakuraba.
Alvado cracks Sakuraba with a good jab.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a shot to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado scores with a jab.
Sakuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakuraba walks into a stiff left hand from Alvado.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado pushes Sakuraba away with a front kick.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
It appears Alvado was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado looks for the body kick but Sakuraba saw that one coming.
Alvado scores with a push kick.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Sakuraba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Alvado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sakuraba looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvado lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Sakuraba's belly button to the back.
A big left from Alvado misses.
Sakuraba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
Marco Alvado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Hayato Sakuraba stepped up to the mic, saying 'All i want is you!!'.
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#R1#
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Yaj on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Golovkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Yaj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Yaj moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj digs a good hook to Golovkin's body.
Golovkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj tries to bum rush Golovkin with a series of wild strikes but Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Yaj throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Yaj's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yaj's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Jab by Golovkin.
Yaj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yaj walks into a jab.
It looks like Golovkin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Golovkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.#T2#
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yaj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Yaj knows he should have avoided that one.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Yaj is out of range.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovkin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Yaj misses.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
A jab from Golovkin finds it's way through Yaj's defenses. #T3#
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yaj on the side of the head.
Golovkin punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Good shot there by Golovkin.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Yaj misses.
Yaj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Golovkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yaj on the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj slips a straight right by Golovkin.
A countering left hand to the body from Yaj misses.#T4#
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yaj cracks Golovkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yaj cracks Golovkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yaj! But no joy.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yaj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golovkin slips a jab from Yaj.
Golovkin takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Yaj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Golovkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Yaj lands with an overhand left.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.#CUT#
It looks like CM Yaj has been cut.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Golovkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Golovkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Yaj.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Golovkin thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Yaj lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Yaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj walks into a straight right hand from Golovkin.
Gennady Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Golovkin throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Golovkin.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
Yaj throws out a counter right but Golovkin avoids it with no problem.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Yaj.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Golovkin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
#T2#
Golovkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Yaj takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Yaj throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Golovkin throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Yaj appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golovkin swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj misses with a few strikes there.
Yaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Yaj throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Yaj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yaj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Golovkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin misses with a jab to the body
and Yaj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Golovkin avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Golovkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Golovkin moves out of range as Yaj strikes.
Golovkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Golovkin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on CM Yaj's cut.
That's time! Golovkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Yaj dips to his left and cracks Golovkin with an uppercut!
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yaj.
Golovkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golovkin.
Yaj drops his hands momentarily and Golovkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Yaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin misses with a body punch
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Yaj. #T1#
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golovkin lands with a hook. Yaj tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Golovkin scores with a nice head shot.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
CM Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Golovkin throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin lands a two punch combo.
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Yaj misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Yaj throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Golovkin misses
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T3#
Golovkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Golovkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Yaj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Golovkin cracks Yaj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yaj lunges at Golovkin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Golovkin's hand.
Yaj has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yaj there as he acknowledges the shot.
Golovkin catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Yaj is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Golovkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gennady Golovkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Golovkin.
Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yaj on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Yaj there.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gennady Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golovkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennady Golovkin!
Our winner, Gennady Golovkin, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 786 p4p, 110 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 907 p4p, 121 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lemieux counters with a three punch combo that has Murhaa backing up. Murhaa nods at Lemieux to acknowledge the strikes.
Lemieux connects with a nice looking jab.
Lemieux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Lemieux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Some wild striking there from Lemieux.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target.
Murhaa throws a hook but Lemieux blocks it.
Murhaa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa prevents Lemieux from standing back up.
Murhaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is trying to control but can't.
Murhaa thows a huge punch but Lemieux dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Murhaa there.
Lemieux is trying to stand back up but Murhaa is controlling him
Murhaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lemieux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murhaa.
Murhaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lemieux regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Murhaa.
Murhaa advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa thows a huge punch but Lemieux dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Murhaa there.
Lemieux told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Murhaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murhaa with the ground and pound but Lemieux uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Murhaa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Murhaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lemieux has momentary wrist control but Murhaa slips an elbow through the middle.
Lemieux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murhaa works over Lemieux with some ground and pound from guard.
Murhaa distracts Lemieux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murhaa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws an elbow that misses. Lemieux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murhaa's guard. Nice move by Lemieux!
Murhaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murhaa trying to control the position here.
Murhaa is looking to sweep but instead, Lemieux has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murhaa seems keen to control Lemieux's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa working a defensive guard here.
Murhaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lemieux postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhaa wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vincent Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Lemieux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lemieux throws a right and a left that Murhaa avoids nicely.
Murhaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Lemieux moves away
and Lemieux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vincent Lemieux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murhaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lemieux, pushing him back against the cage.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Lemieux is breathing heavily.
Lemieux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lemieux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lemieux after a bit of a struggle.
Lemieux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux takes a shot to the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa pushes Lemieux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lemieux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Murhaa works on Lemieux's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Lemieux prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Lemieux lands a body shot.
Lemieux pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Lemieux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Lemieux is leaning against Murhaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Lemieux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux scores with a shoulder strike.
Lemieux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemieux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Lemieux.
Lemieux gets through Murhaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lemieux on the inside.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Lemieux.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lemieux creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murhaa with a big uppercut! Murhaa tries to clinch up but Lemieux pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa covers up and Lemieux unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Lemieux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terje Warholm (ranked 379 p4p, 57 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 672 p4p, 109 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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24
220 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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26
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warholm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warholm.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warholm avoids it.
Warholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warholm tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Warholm.
Warholm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Warholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Warholm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Warholm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Warholm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Warholm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warholm tries to pull guard but Cobb holds him up against the cage and eventually Warholm drops back down to his feet.
Warholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warholm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Warholm.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warholm avoids it.
Warholm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Warholm.
Cobb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Warholm has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
Warholm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Warholm is working Cobb over against the cage.
Warholm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cobb just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terje Warholm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Warholm throws a head punch that misses.
Warholm jumps guard but Cobb turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warholm tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Warholm's ribcage.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warholm decides to pull guard.
Cobb stands and steps away. Warholm gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Warholm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cobbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Cobb moves out of range of the leg kick from Warholm.
Cobb tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warholm counters with a good low kick that Cobb was not able to check.
Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Warholm in a clinch.
Warholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warholm is breathing heavily.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
Warholm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warholm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warholm takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warholm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobb working Warholm over with knees to the body.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warholm.
Cobb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warholm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warholm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Warholm misses with a body punch.
Cobb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warholm avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Warholm avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warholm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warholm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warholms head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warholm avoids it.
Warholm has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
Warholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warholm managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Warholm is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Warholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warholm tries to pull guard but Cobb holds him up against the cage and eventually Warholm drops back down to his feet.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Cobb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warholm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Warholm fails to land.
Warholm misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Warholm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Warholm.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warholms head.
Oh Warholm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
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!
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobb pushes Warholm against the cage. Cobb is working some dirty boxing. Cobb pushes off with a quick right hook! Warholm goes down! Warholm tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cobb moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wallace Cobb!
Wallace Cobb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 540 p4p, 76 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 746 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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285 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu swinging wildly here.
Araujo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koniu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Araujo somewhat.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Koniu's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Araujo misses with a takedown
and Koniu counters with a right hand to the body.
Koniu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koniu motions for Araujo to come forward. Koniu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koniu thumps Araujo with a low kick.
Koniu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araujo.
Koniu slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo checks the leg kick.
Araujo throws a series of strikes that have Koniu backpedaling.
Koniu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Araujo dives in and grabs Koniu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koniu pushes down on Araujo's head and hops out.
Japa Koniu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Araujo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniu throws the left hand but Araujo avoids the punch easily.
Araujo tries to clinch but Koniu moves away
and Koniu counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Araujo.
Araujo shoots for a double leg takedown but Koniu sprawls well. He's pushed Araujo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koniu lands a two punch combo.
Koniu delivers a nice body kick.
Araujo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koniu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koniu swats away the attempt to clinch by Araujo.
Koniu thumps Araujo with a low kick.
Araujo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Araujo showed some decent athleticism there.
Araujo is working for a submission of some sort.
Koniu is trying to stand up here but Araujo is controlling him well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koniu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Araujo on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Araujo prevents Koniu from standing back up.
Araujo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koniu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Araujo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Koniu is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Thiago Araujo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 108 p4p, 7 weight class) and David Paddington (ranked 193 p4p, 9 weight class). Paddington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Broken - Next time around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunyasarn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunyasarn misses with a right hand
and Paddington counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington connects with a body shot.
Paddington tries to clinch there but Bunyasarn circles away.
Bunyasarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Paddington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bunyasarn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paddington.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paddington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bunyasarn defending well though.
Paddington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paddington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunyasarn is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at AK Beasties that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Paddington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunyasarn's head.
Bunyasarn tries to get to full guard but Paddington has control of the leg.
Paddington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn is trying to maintain the position but Paddington is very close to passing his half guard.
Paddington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunyasarn's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paddington connects with a nice short shot to Bunyasarn's temple.
Paddington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunyasarn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paddington.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paddington lands a nice short elbow.
Paddington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paddington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunyasarn's head.
Bunyasarn is controlling Paddington's trapped leg to prevent Paddington from advancing to side control.
Paddington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bunyasarn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunyasarn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paddington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paddington is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paddington misses with a head shot. Bunyasarn uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paddington wants to control from the top but Bunyasarn keeps moving.
Paddington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bunyasarn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paddington throws a strike but Bunyasarn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunyasarn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bunyasarn looking to pass the guard.
Bunyasarn wants to control from the top but Paddington keeps moving.
Paddington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paddington has his hands on Bunyasarn's head, controlling the position.
Paddington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bunyasarn defends well.
Bunyasarn wants to control from the top but Paddington keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunyasarn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paddington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paddington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paddington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bunyasarn slips under a jab.
A big right from Paddington misses.
Paddington avoids a punch combination nicely.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunyasarn is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn lands with a straight right. Paddington didn't see that one coming.
Bunyasarn misses the shot to the body.
Paddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Paddington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunyasarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paddington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddington throws a shot to the body.
Paddington shoots and misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paddington slips under a jab.
Paddington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Bunyasarn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paddington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bunyasarn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paddington counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunyasarn slips a jab from Paddington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddington shoots in for a takedown but Bunyasarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paddington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunyasarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddington.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunyasarn throws out the jab.
Paddington cracks Bunyasarn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paddington sizes up Bunyasarn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunyasarn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paddington manages to avoid it.
Paddington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paddington duly obliges.
Paddington lands a glancing blow to the side of Bunyasarn's head.
Paddington misses with a hook.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch.
And Bunyasarn counters with a quick kick to the body but Paddington blocks it.
Paddington throws a looping overhand right but Bunyasarn ducks down to avoid it.
Paddington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bunyasarn gets through Paddington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paddington misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paddington throws a body punch but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Paddington missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunyasarn misses with a shot to the body
and Paddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paddington looks to land a combination but Bunyasarn avoids it well.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bunyasarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paddington.
A little feinted left hand from Bunyasarn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paddington looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Paddington misses with a looping right.
As Paddington looks to move away, Bunyasarn throws a big counter combo but Paddington just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Paddington.
Paddington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paddington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bunyasarn under the eye.
Bunyasarn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bunyasarn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paddington.
Paddington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bunyasarn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paddington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paddington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunyasarn can pounce on him.
Paddington misses with a body shot.
Paddington misses with a hook
and Bunyasarn counters with a head kick.
Bunyasarn misses with a left hand
and Paddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paddington lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunyasarn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paddington doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paddington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paddington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paddington lands a nice hook to Bunyasarn's body. Bunyasarn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Paddington throws a series of punches but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Paddington thuds his right hand into Bunyasarn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paddington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bunyasarn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left and a right from Paddington both land. Nice combination.
Bunyasarn is looking to wear down Paddington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left lands for Paddington.
Paddington looks to clinch
and Bunyasarn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a big counter combination but Paddington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Paddington misses with a right hand
and Bunyasarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paddington thinking.
Paddington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Paddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunyasarn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Paddington darts in and clinches Bunyasarn up against the cage.
Paddington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunyasarn is trying to force a seperation but Paddington has the dominant position.
Bunyasarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunyasarn has had enough of the clinch but Paddington keeps him there for the moment.
Paddington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bunyasarn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paddington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bunyasarn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bunyasarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunyasarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paddington throws the left hand but Bunyasarn avoids the punch easily.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunyasarn misses the target.
Paddington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bunyasarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddington changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunyasarn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paddington misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunyasarn misses the target.
Paddington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunyasarn doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunyasarn slips a straight right by Paddington.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter punch.
Paddington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bunyasarn's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paddington lands in his opponent's guard.
Paddington trying to control but Bunyasarn is working from the bottom.
Bunyasarn wants to stand up but Paddington is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
Paddington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paddington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paddington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paddington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bunyasarn wants to hit a switch here but Paddington passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bunyasarn there!
Bunyasarn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bunyasarn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Paddington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington looking to ground and pound but Bunyasarn is blocking nicely.
Paddington punching from mount but Bunyasarn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Paddington goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bunyasarn turns into him and now he's in Paddington's guard.
Paddington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paddington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bunyasarn defends well.
Bunyasarn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paddington really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bunyasarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddington drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bunyasarn defends it well.
Bunyasarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunyasarn is looking to counter punch.
Paddington throws a hook to the side of Bunyasarn's head but Bunyasarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Bunyasarn does no damage.
Bunyasarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bunyasarn moves away from the strike by Paddington.
Bunyasarn throws a leg kick but Paddington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bunyasarn tests Paddington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington cracks Bunyasarn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paddington lands a head shot.
Paddington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bunyasarn!
Bunyasarn throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
Paddington with the counter takedown but Bunyasarn avoids it easily.
Paddington scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunyasarn should have avoided that one.
A jab from Paddington misses.
Paddington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
David Paddington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paddington looks to land a left hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range nicely.
Bunyasarn throws a hook but Paddington blocks it.
Paddington misses the shot to the body.
Bunyasarn is looking for a counter combo.
Bunyasarn throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Paddington is just out of range.
Paddington tries to bum rush Bunyasarn with a series of wild strikes but Bunyasarn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Bunyasarn is predictable there
and Paddington counters with a nice uppercut.
Ananada Bunyasarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunyasarn.
Paddington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bunyasarn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Paddington tries to counter it with a takedown but Bunyasarn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Paddington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bunyasarn as Paddington shoots in.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Bunyasarn.
Paddington takes the fight into the clinch.
Bunyasarn manages to break the clinch.
Paddington avoids the head kick by Bunyasarn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunyasarn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bunyasarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paddington shoots in for a takedown but Bunyasarn shows good takedown defense.
Bunyasarn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paddington misses with a two punch combination.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paddington misses with a hook.
Paddington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a looping overhand right but Paddington ducks down to avoid it.
Bunyasarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Bunyasarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Paddington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Paddington.
Paddington instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Paddington.
Paddington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn taking a breather.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Paddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Paddington avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Paddington misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bunyasarn as the two fighters clinch.
Paddington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunyasarn wants to break free but Paddington has control.
Paddington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
Paddington gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bunyasarn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but David Paddington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bunyasarn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paddington.
Paddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Paddington blocks a head kick by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Bunyasarn moves out of range as Paddington strikes.
Paddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn thumps Paddington with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paddington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bunyasarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paddington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunyasarn has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bunyasarn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Bunyasarn.
Nice defenses there by Paddington.
Paddington looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range.
Paddington looks to land a right hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range.
Paddington punishes Bunyasarn's body with a nice straight punch.
Bunyasarn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Paddington.
Paddington connects with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Paddington.
Paddington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paddington forces Bunyasarn back against the cage and clinches.
Bunyasarn is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Paddington avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Bunyasarn can't find room to land a body shot as Paddington controls the action.
Paddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunyasarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paddington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Bunyasarn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Paddington has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bunyasarn is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Paddington yanks on the arm and Bunyasarn is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Paddington.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Paddington!
David Paddington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 458 p4p, 66 weight class) and Power Shark (ranked 599 p4p, 79 weight class). Kleinschmidt comes into the arena with DMX- It's hot and hell is dark blaring out of the sound system. 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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shark defends well and Kleinschmidt ends up having to push Shark into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shark throws a head kick that misses.
Kleinschmidt drives through and clinches with Shark against the cage.
Shark manages to break the clinch.
Shark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kleinschmidt is looking to clinch but Shark is avoiding it.
Shark replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kleinschmidt blocks it well.
Shark connects with a nice looking jab.
Shark clinches up against the cage.
Kleinschmidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kleinschmidt is looking to control Shark's arms but Shark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kleinschmidt has his back to the cage.
Kleinschmidt pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kleinschmidt looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kleinschmidt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kleinschmidt is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kleinschmidt pulls Shark in close to his closed guard and prevents Shark from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kleinschmidt has his foot on Shark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shark works his way back into a safe position though.
Kleinschmidt keeping full guard, as Shark tries to pass.
Kleinschmidt has his foot on Shark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shark works his way back into a safe position though.
Kleinschmidt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kleinschmidt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shark has managed to get both his arms back between Kleinschmidt's legs - danger averted.
Kleinschmidt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kleinschmidt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kleinschmidt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kleinschmidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kleinschmidt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kleinschmidt is tightening it up a little... Shark has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Shark reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Shark taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kleinschmidt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
After the fight, Rudolf Kleinschmidt 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.
The defeated Power Shark had this to say: 'Bullshit!'.
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