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AFC #33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svennson (ranked 2868 p4p, 330 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 3464 p4p, 395 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svennson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svennson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruzdev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svennson is looking to clinch.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses.
Svennson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svennson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzdev scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Sven Svennson has been cut.
Svennson misses with a two punch combination.
Svennson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruzdev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gruzdev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svennson jumps guard and drags Gruzdev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gruzdev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Svennson's guard.
Gruzdev postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Svennson is proving hard to escape from.
Svennson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gruzdev is controlling him.
Svennson trying to control the position here.
Svennson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gruzdev has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svennson can't get the takedown.
Svennson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svennson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruzdev sprawls well. He's pushed Svennson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruzdev throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruzdev. That's going to slow Svennson down.
Gruzdev throws out a powerful jab.
Gruzdev tests Svennson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruzdev throws a head kick but Svennson moves out of range.
Gruzdev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Svennson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruzdev throws out a counter right but Svennson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svennson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svennson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruzdev circles away.
Svennson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Svennson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svennson misses with a wild combination.
Gruzdev throws a counter combo.
Gruzdev slips under a jab.
Sven Svennson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svennson's head.
Svennson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruzdev but Gruzdev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svennson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruzdev punishes Svennson's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Svennson misses its intended target.
Svennson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gruzdev lands an overhand right.
Gruzdev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Svennson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gruzdev counters with a left and a right that stings Svennson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svennson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Svennson lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is trying to stand.
Svennson is looking to take a break and control but Gruzdev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svennson wants to work for an arm triangle but Gruzdev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gruzdev tries to kick Svennson off but Svennson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Svennson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gruzdev pushes Svennson off and gets back to his feet.
Gruzdev lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Svennson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Gruzdev. That snapped Svennson's head back.
Svennson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Svennson tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruzdev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Svennson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svennson avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
A slow jab from Svennson misses its intended target.
Gruzdev slips a straight right by Svennson.
Gruzdev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Svennson misses
and Gruzdev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svennson moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svennson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev punishes Svennson's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svennson jabs Gruzdev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Svennson misses with a left hand
and Gruzdev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svennson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svennson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gruzdev at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svennson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svennson lands a jab.
Svennson shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruzdev tries to sprawl out of it but Svennson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruzdev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Gruzdev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svennson moves in looking to clinch but Gruzdev pushes him off.
Gruzdev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Svennson with a body shot.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Gruzdev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruzdev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svennson's head.
Gruzdev throws a low kick but Svennson moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svennson taking a breather.
Svennson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gruzdev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Svennson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Svennson has Gruzdev flattened out and is raining down punches.
Svennson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gruzdev is defending well though. Svennson let's go of the attempt for now.
Svennson has his opponent's back but Gruzdev is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Svennson.
Svennson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Svennson clinches up against the cage.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Svennson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gruzdev - the referee stops the clock and Svennson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gruzdev. Svennson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Svennson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gruzdev dodges the punch combination from Svennson.
Gruzdev with a hook.
Svennson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gruzdev scores with a hook.
Gruzdev cracks the inside of Svennson's front leg.
Gruzdev lands with an overhand left.
Svennson shoots in for a double leg but Gruzdev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svennson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruzdev throws a series of punches but Svennson avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Svennson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev lands a body shot.
Svennson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gruzdev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svennson misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Gruzdev.
Svennson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruzdev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with the combination.
Gruzdev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svennson tries to clinch there but Gruzdev circles away.
Gruzdev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svennson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruzdev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svennson moves in looking to clinch but Gruzdev pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven Svennson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Svennson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruzdev is trying to break the clinch but Svennson is controlling him.
Svennson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gruzdev being controlled against the cage.
Svennson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev's corner calls for a 1-2. Gruzdev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gruzdev connects with a solid leg kick.
Svennson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gruzdev as he avoids it easily.
Gruzdev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svennson on the side of the head.
Gruzdev scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svennson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gruzdev dips to his left and cracks Svennson with an uppercut!
Svennson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gruzdev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sven Svennson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svennson moves into range and clinches up with Gruzdev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev scores with a jab.
Sven Svennson's cut is getting worse.
Gruzdev keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruzdev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruzdev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Svennson has closed the distance and engaged Gruzdev in a clinch.
Svennson can't find room to land a body shot as Gruzdev controls the action.
Gruzdev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gruzdev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svennson's head.
Good exchange - Gruzdev coming out on top.
Gruzdev lands with a shot to the body.
Svennson tries to clinch there but Gruzdev circles away.
Alexander Gruzdev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svennson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruzdev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzdev slaps away a takedown attempt from Svennson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svennson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svennson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruzdev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svennson closes the distance but Gruzdev moves to the side
and Gruzdev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svennson avoids the head kick by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svennson's sensitive parts.
Svennson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruzdev working hard to break the clinch.
Gruzdev wants to break free but Svennson has control.
Gruzdev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svennson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gruzdev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Svennson tries to clinch but Gruzdev is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Svennson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruzdev. That snapped Svennson's head back.
Gruzdev lands with a hook. Svennson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svennson tries to clinch up but Gruzdev circles away and keeps his distance.
Svennson moves in looking to clinch but Gruzdev pushes him off.
Gruzdev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svennson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gruzdev was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gruzdev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svennson dodges the punch combination from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gruzdev connects with a looping right hand.
Sven Svennson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svennson darts in and clinches Gruzdev up against the cage.
Gruzdev tries to break free but Svennson pushes him back against the cage.
Gruzdev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svennson breaks the clinch.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svennson has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzdev digs a good body shot into Svennson's ribs.
Svennson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gruzdev can pounce on him.
Gruzdev throws a lazy head kick
and Svennson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Svennson.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gruzdev manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Alexander Gruzdev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Svennson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruzdev lands with a slapping head kick.
Svennson throws a head kick that misses.
Svennson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svennson misses the jab.
Svennson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gruzdev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruzdev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gruzdev!
Alexander Gruzdev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Sven Svennson stepped up to the mic, saying 'im to old for this!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Rojas (ranked 2418 p4p, 284 weight class) and Sergey Chernishev (ranked 2637 p4p, 303 weight class). Chernishev has chosen MC Hovanskiy - Father in the building as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Chernishev!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown but Rojas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chernishev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rojas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chernishev on the side of the head.
Rojas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chernishev. Chernishev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rojas defending well as Chernishev loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Chernishev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chernishev scrambles back to his feet.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Chernishev's body.
Rojas throws a hook but Chernishev avoids it easily.
Chernishev connects with a body shot.
Chernishev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernishev throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas misses with a hook. Chernishev ducked under it nicely.
Rojas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chernishev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Chernishev moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Chernishev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
And Chernishev tries to counter it with a takedown but Rojas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Rojas scores with the left hand. Chernishev knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Chernishev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a few strikes there.
Chernishev lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojas takes a swing at Chernishev's ribcage but misses.
Chernishev with the counter takedown but Rojas avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Chernishev.
Rojas jabs Chernishev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chernishev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chernishev.
Chernishev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rojas rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Chernishev sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernishev is just out of range.
Rojas misses with a left hand
and Chernishev counters with a single leg into guard. Rojas didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernishev trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Rojas'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.
Rojas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chernishev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rojas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rojas wants to stand up but Chernishev is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Chernishev defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Chernishev needs to keep his hands up - Rojas had a free shot at his head there.
Chernishev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chernishev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chernishev wants to land a leg kick but Rojas is out of range.
Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chernishev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chernishev slips a straight right by Rojas.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernishev throws a hook to the side of Rojas's head but Rojas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Rojas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chernishev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Chernishev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernishev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Chernishev moved out of range nicely.
Rojas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernishev scores with a nice right hand.
Chernishev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernishev.
Sloppy strikes from Rojas. Those never looked like landing.
Chernishev fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas with a hook.
Rojas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chernishev.
Chernishev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernishev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rojas swings for the body but Chernishev moves out of range.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Chernishev ducks down to avoid it.
Chernishev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rojas scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chernishev lands with an overhand left.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Chernishev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chernishev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rojas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Rojas 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.
Rojas with a nice cross.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernishev feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Rojas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chernishev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernishev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chernishev can do to turn this around?
Chernishev just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernishev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas tries to work over Chernishev's front leg with a kick but Chernishev checks it.
Chernishev with the counter takedown but Rojas avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernishev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chernishev misses with an uppercut.
Emilio Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernishev throws a push kick but Rojas slaps the foot to one side.
Chernishev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRojas.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chernishev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojas on the side of the head.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas walks into a left hand.
Chernishev throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chernishev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas lands a lovely overhand right.
Chernishev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojas takes a swing at Chernishev's ribcage but misses.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Chernishev ducks down to avoid it.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Rojas.
Chernishev moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Chernishev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chernishev misses with a jab to the body
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Chernishev or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas, which made it look bad.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chernishev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And Rojas counters with a quick kick to the body but Chernishev blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev darts in looking for a takedown but Rojas gets double underhooks and turns Chernishev into the cage.
Emilio Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Chernishev.
Rojas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chernishev walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Chernishev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas throws the left hand but Chernishev avoids the punch easily.
Rojas throws a push kick but Chernishev slaps the foot to one side.
Chernishev feints the counter takedown.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Chernishev saw that one coming.
Rojas connects with a solid leg kick.
Chernishev tries to land a leg kick but Rojas saw it coming and moves away.
Chernishev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chernishev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Chernishev is out of range.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Rojas slips a straight right by Chernishev.
Chernishev blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Chernishev's head back.
Chernishev misses with a straight right.
Chernishev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Chernishev throws a leg kick but Rojas checks it.
Rojas moves out of range as Chernishev throws a body kick.
Chernishev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Rojas. Beautiful body shot.
Chernishev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Crunch! Rojas slams his shin into Chernishev's torso.
Rojas throws a leg kick but Chernishev checks it.
Rojas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chernishev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chernishev misses with a low kick as Rojas jumps back.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Chernishev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lunges at Chernishev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chernishev's hand.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Chernishev.
A leg kick checked by Rojas.
Chernishev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rojas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chernishev connects with a solid leg kick.
Emilio Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chernishev defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Chernishev moves out of range.
Rojas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Chernishev.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chernishev.
Chernishev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Rojas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Chernishev moves away and avoids it.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Chernishev. Beautiful body shot.
Rojas thuds his right hand into Chernishev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chernishev lands with a straight right. Rojas didn't see that one coming.
Rojas throws a jab when Chernishev was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chernishev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chernishev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rojas throws a jab when Chernishev was well out of range.
Chernishev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chernishev's knee momentarily.
Chernishev cracks the inside of Rojas's front leg.
Rojas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rojas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas tests Chernishev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernishev lands a nice 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!
Rojas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chernishev misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chernishev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chernishev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Rojas jabs Chernishev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rojas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rojas lands a slapping body shot.
Chernishev moves forwards but Rojas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rojas defending well as Chernishev loads up on a big left hand.
Chernishev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Chernishev slips under a jab.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Chernishev moves out of range.
Chernishev cracks Rojas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rojas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rojas wants it to stay on the feet.
Rojas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chernishev tries to land a leg kick but Rojas saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chernishev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rojas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sergey Chernishev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev scores with punches from side control.
Chernishev lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojas sneaks out the side door and pushes Chernishev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Chernishev.
And Chernishev tries to counter it with a takedown but Rojas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rojas throws a body punch but Chernishev moves out of range.
A jab from Chernishev does it's job there.
Chernishev staying out of range there.
Chernishev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rojas throws a hook but Chernishev avoids it easily.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Emilio Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas tries to sprawl but Chernishev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rojas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rojas misses with a wild combination.
Chernishev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chernishev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rojas backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas's corner calls for a 1-2. Rojas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Chernishev ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Rojas lands with a straight right. Chernishev didn't see that one coming.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Chernishev moves away and avoids it.
Chernishev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Chernishev slips the punch.
Rojas tries a low kick but Chernishev avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojas misses the target.
A slow jab from Chernishev misses its intended target.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Chernishev.
Rojas lands a head shot.
Chernishev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas's corner calls for a 1-2. Rojas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Rojas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chernishev misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas checks a low kick from Chernishev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas throws a chopping leg kick but Chernishev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rojas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Rojas!
Emilio Rojas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Salvatierra (ranked 1906 p4p, 216 weight class) and Tony Clifton (ranked 2397 p4p, 265 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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26
183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifton throws a looping overhand right but Salvatierra ducks down to avoid it.
Salvatierra ducks right into an uppercut from Clifton.
It looks like Raul Salvatierra has been cut.
Clifton throws a wild body kick that Salvatierra sees coming a mile off.
Clifton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clifton throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatierra moves out of range easily.
Clifton jabs Salvatierra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clifton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clifton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Salvatierra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clifton misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton throws a head kick that Salvatierra semi-blocks.
Salvatierra defending well as Clifton loads up on a big left hand.
Clifton thows a leg kick but Salvatierra checks it
and Salvatierra counters with a good low kick that Clifton was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clifton throws a body kick that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton moves away from the strike by Salvatierra.
A cross from Salvatierra lands.
Salvatierra just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatierra moves out of range as Clifton strikes.
Clifton tries to land a body kick
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvatierra staying out of range there.
Salvatierra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A lazy body kick from Clifton
and Salvatierra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tony Clifton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatierra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Clifton misses with a head kick.
Clifton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clifton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Salvatierra counters with a quick kick to the body but Clifton blocks it.
Clifton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clifton scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Clifton digs a good body shot into Salvatierra's ribs.
Salvatierra blocks a head kick by Clifton.
Clifton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Clifton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatierra moves away.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Clifton manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra takes one to the side of the head.
Clifton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvatierra.
As Clifton backs away, Salvatierra returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Clifton.
Clifton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clifton misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clifton connects with a solid leg kick.
Clifton throws a right hand that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clifton's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clifton misses with a few strikes there.
Clifton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salvatierra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clifton throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Clifton.
Salvatierra lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Salvatierra cracks Clifton with an open hand slap.
Clifton swings for the body but Salvatierra moves out of range.
Salvatierra throwing a counter right hand but Clifton manages to avoid it.
Clifton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
It looked like Salvatierra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clifton.
Salvatierra checks a low kick from Clifton.
Clifton throws a body kick that misses
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvatierra moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Salvatierra misses its target.
Clifton misses with an uppercut
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clifton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salvatierra counters with a crisp right that sends Clifton to the canvas! Salvatierra follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Salvatierra!
An out of breath Raul Salvatierra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 1460 p4p, 177 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 2188 p4p, 261 weight class). Edvard Grieg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Grieg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grieg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tarlac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Tarlac tenderised Grieg's leg. Grieg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tarlac misses with a hook
and Grieg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grieg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Grieg.
Tarlac cracks a nice hook into Grieg's ribs.
Grieg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grieg looks to land a body kick but Tarlac moved away.
Tarlac throwing a counter right hand but Grieg manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarlac tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarlac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grieg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac lands an overhand right.
Grieg swings for the body but Tarlac moves out of range.
Grieg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tarlac.
Tarlac thows a leg kick but Grieg checks it
and Grieg counters with a leg kick.
Grieg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grieg swings for the body but Tarlac moves out of range.
Tarlac throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
Grieg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tarlac on his heels. He'll look to pass Tarlac's guard now, I'm sure.
Tarlac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grieg stopping the sweep attempt from Tarlac.
Grieg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in close to prevent any damage.
Tarlac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grieg with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in close to his closed guard and prevents Grieg from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grieg chips away with some ground and pound.
Grieg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarlac is keeping the position for now.
Grieg landing with the ground and pound.
Tarlac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grieg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarlac's head.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in to control the position.
Tarlac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlac wants to sweep here but Grieg controlling him for the moment.
Tarlac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grieg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarlac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac has Grieg pulled in close to control his posture.
Grieg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarlac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarlac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grieg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grieg postures up and lands a big shot to Tarlac's brow.
Tarlac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlac pulls Grieg in close to his closed guard and prevents Grieg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tarlac working a defensive guard here.
Tarlac is really struggling to control Grieg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac is controlling Grieg's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tarlac's guard.
Tarlac moves into full guard.
Tarlac is trying to keep Grieg in close.
Grieg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grieg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grieg throwing strikes from guard but Tarlac blocks nicely.
Grieg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarlac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grieg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarlac trying to control the position here.
Grieg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grieg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarlac chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grieg can pounce on him.
Grieg misses the shot to the body.
Grieg cracks Tarlac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grieg looks to land a body kick but Tarlac moved away.
Tarlac digs a good hook to Grieg's body.
Grieg ducks right into an uppercut from Tarlac.
Tarlac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Tarlac connects with a looping right hand.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Grieg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Grieg throws out a counter right but Tarlac avoids it with no problem.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Grieg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tarlac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac dips to his left and cracks Grieg with an uppercut!
Tarlac misses with a hook to the body
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Grieg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Grieg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tarlac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grieg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarlac.
Grieg pushes Tarlac up against the cage in a clinch.
Grieg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarlac lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Tarlac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grieg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grieg tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Tarlac's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grieg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grieg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grieg tries for a takedown but Tarlac manages to get underhooks.
Grieg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grieg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grieg misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tarlac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grieg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grieg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Grieg.
Grieg has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tarlac is trying to keep an underhook but Grieg manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tarlac trying to control here.
Tarlac is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nice strikes from Grieg there.
Grieg winds up and cracks Tarlac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grieg.
Tarlac trying to control but Grieg postures up.
Grieg is nestled in close to Tarlac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grieg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grieg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grieg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grieg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tarlac trying to control here.
Tarlac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grieg.
Grieg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tarlac is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grieg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grieg's back!
Tarlac trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Grieg doesn't escape.
Grieg tries to break free.
Tarlac trying to control.
Tarlac trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Grieg doesn't escape.
Tarlac's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac controlling well, preventing Grieg from escaping the position.
Tarlac trying to control.
Grieg rolls, trying to escape but Tarlac keeps control of the position.
Grieg staying busy and making it hard for Tarlac to control.
Tarlac is hanging on to Grieg's back as he tries to escape.
Grieg breaks Tarlac's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlac controls Grieg momentarily but Grieg frees himself.
Tarlac has control of Grieg's left arm, preventing Grieg from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edvard Grieg 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. This is the final round!
Grieg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarlac was well out of range. Poor timing from Grieg.
Tarlac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grieg.
Tarlac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarlac jabs Grieg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tarlac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grieg at a distance.
Grieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grieg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tarlac defends it well.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlac throws a sloppy body shot
and Grieg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarlac does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grieg changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarlac lands with an uppercut that bounces Grieg off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarlac lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Tarlac misses.
Tarlac walks into a straight right hand from Grieg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac looks to throw the jab but Grieg is out of range.
Tarlac loads up on a big right hand but Grieg slips the punch.
Tarlac motions for Grieg to come forward. Tarlac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Vladimir Tarlac is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grieg.
Tarlac throws out a leg kick but Grieg moves out of range and Tarlac only half commits.
Tarlac lands a nice shot that snaps Grieg's head back.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Grieg is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut
and Grieg moves into the clinch.
Tarlac lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarlac.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grieg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac missing with knees to the body.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tarlac.
Grieg misses with an elbow strike.
Grieg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grieg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarlac takes a shot to the head.
Grieg tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg can't find room to land a body shot as Tarlac controls the action.
Grieg is leaning against Tarlac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarlac.
Grieg avoids a wild elbow strike from Tarlac.
Grieg gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
A body shot lands from Tarlac.
Tarlac lands with a light punch inside.
Tarlac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tarlac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grieg counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Grieg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tarlac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grieg.
Tarlac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Grieg throws a hook but Tarlac blocks it.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarlac misses the shot to the body.
Tarlac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grieg misses with a body kick.
Tarlac appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tarlac scores with a nice right hand.
Grieg shoots and misses
and Tarlac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grieg thinking.
Grieg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarlac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grieg's knee momentarily.
Tarlac scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlac throws a low kick, looking for Grieg's leg but Grieg calmly moves out of range.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Tarlac.
Tarlac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grieg.
Tarlac throws a right hand that misses
and Grieg counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarlac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarlac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grieg.
Tarlac connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grieg momentarily.
Tarlac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grieg manages to avoid it.
Tarlac misses with a right hand
and Grieg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grieg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarlac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tarlac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grieg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edvard Grieg!
Edvard Grieg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Vladimir Tarlac had this to say: 'Determined, powerful '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 984 p4p, 119 weight class) and Moonlight Maze (ranked 1311 p4p, 160 weight class). Maze has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Troy Anselmo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moonlight Maze!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo ducks right into an uppercut from Maze.
Maze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anselmo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maze moves out of range of the leg kick from Anselmo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anselmo tried to score with a low kick but Maze checks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maze has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Maze moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Maze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anselmo misses with a leg kick.
Maze lands an overhand right.
Maze throws a looping overhand right but Anselmo ducks down to avoid it.
Anselmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maze. That did some damage!
Maze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maze feints and as Anselmo raises his hands in defense, Maze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anselmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maze trying to control but Anselmo is working from the bottom.
Maze controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maze off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anselmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maze throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anselmo connects with a leg kick. Maze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anselmo.
Anselmo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anselmo has control of Maze's left arm, preventing Maze from doing any damage.
Maze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anselmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anselmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maze wants to control from the top but Anselmo keeps moving.
Anselmo pulls Maze in close to his closed guard and prevents Maze from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maze throws a strike but Anselmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anselmo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anselmo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anselmo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anselmo has managed to get both his arms back between Maze's legs - danger averted.
Anselmo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maze misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Anselmo slams his shin into Maze's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maze cracks Anselmo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anselmo misses with a low kick.
Anselmo tries a head kick but it misses.
Anselmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Maze.
Maze looks to land a right hand but Anselmo moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Anselmo.
Maze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anselmo moves away.
Maze checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maze lands a glancing blow to the side of Anselmo's head.
Maze lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Anselmo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maze doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Anselmo misses its intended target.
Maze might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maze misses with a wild body shot.
Maze checks a leg kick.
Maze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anselmo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anselmo.
Maze blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moonlight Maze dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anselmo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maze dips to his left and cracks Anselmo with an uppercut!
Anselmo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maze on the side of the head.
Anselmo misses with a low kick.
Anselmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maze.
Anselmo motions for Maze to come forward. Anselmo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maze loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Maze.
Maze stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crunch! Anselmo slams his shin into Maze's torso.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anselmo looks for the body kick but Maze saw that one coming.
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anselmo.
Anselmo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Maze as he checks the leg kick.
Maze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maze with a hook.
Maze moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Maze.
Nice straight punches there by Maze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maze.
Anselmo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maze gets a takedown into half guard.
Anselmo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anselmo wants to get back to full guard.
Maze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maze uses his free foot to push down on Anselmo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anselmo.
Anselmo reaches up and holds on to Maze to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo can't escape the position.
Maze goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anselmo is on top in guard.
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!
Anselmo gets to his feet - Maze follows without any prompting.
Troy Anselmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maze lands an overhand right.
Maze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maze.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Maze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anselmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Maze moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anselmo wants to slow Maze down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maze throws out a loose jab but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anselmo is looking to counter punch.
Anselmo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anselmo misses with a low kick.
Maze misses with a looping right.
Maze misses with a series of wild punches.
Maze misses with a hook. Anselmo ducked under it nicely.
Anselmo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maze misses with a looping right.
Maze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anselmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anselmo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anselmo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anselmo.
Maze cracks Anselmo with a good jab.
Maze loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Maze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anselmo walks into a straight right hand from Maze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maze missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anselmo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maze just manages to avoid it.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a low kick but Maze avoids it.
Maze drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anselmo defends it well.
Anselmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maze moves out of range of the body kick from Anselmo.
Anselmo is looking to slow Maze down with leg kicks.
Maze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maze looks to score with a jab to the body but Anselmo is just out of range.
Anselmo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anselmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anselmo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maze throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Maze lands a slapping body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anselmo.
Maze loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Maze blocks a leg kick.
Anselmo misses with a right hand
and Maze counters with a straight right hand.
Anselmo tries a low kick but Maze avoids it.
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Maze is out of range.
Anselmo throws a head kick that misses.
Maze 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.
Moonlight Maze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A big left from Maze misses.
Anselmo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maze checks it well.
Moonlight Maze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Maze thuds his right hand into Anselmo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maze swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Maze lands with an uppercut that bounces Anselmo off the cage and back into range.
Anselmo feints and then cracks Maze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maze down.
Anselmo throws a leg kick but Maze checks it.
Maze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anselmo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good exchange - Maze coming out on top.
Maze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Maze blocks the low kick.
Anselmo moves away from the strike by Maze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maze lands a jab.
Anselmo needs to keep his hands up - Maze had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anselmo.
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!
Anselmo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maze misses with a hook. Anselmo ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze scores with a jab.
Anselmo throws out a leg kick but Maze moves out of range and Anselmo only half commits.
Good shot there by Maze.
A good leg kick by Anselmo.
Anselmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maze throws a looping overhand right but Anselmo ducks down to avoid it.
Anselmo cracks Maze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anselmo stuffs the takedown.
Anselmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maze.
Anselmo dodges the punch combination from Maze.
Anselmo half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Maze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anselmo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Anselmo's corner calls for a 1-2. Anselmo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anselmo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo's corner calls for a 1-2. Anselmo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anselmo throws a solid leg kick but Maze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anselmo.
Troy Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anselmo manages to avoid it.
Maze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anselmo finds it's way round the side to connect with Maze's head.
A slow jab from Maze misses its intended target.
Anselmo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anselmo throws a low kick but Maze avoids it.
Anselmo walks into a straight right hand from Maze.
An inside leg kick from Anselmo misses.
Maze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anselmo.
Anselmo gets caught napping as Maze dives in and scores a takedown. Anselmo manages to retain guard.
Anselmo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Maze presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Anselmo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maze working aggressively here.
Anselmo misses with some punches.
Maze scores with a shot to the side of Anselmo's head.
Anselmo breaks the clinch.
Anselmo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anselmo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maze feints a jab promting Anselmo to slip. Maze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anselmo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maze.
Nice defenses there by Anselmo.
Anselmo is looking to slow Maze down with leg kicks.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Maze moves out of range.
Maze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anselmo misses with a head kick.
Anselmo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anselmo tries to work over Maze's front leg with a kick but Maze checks it.
Maze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anselmo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maze avoids it.
Maze dips to his left and cracks Anselmo with an uppercut!
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maze!
Anselmo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maze momentarily.
Maze throws a body shot but no joy.
Anselmo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maze tests Anselmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Maze finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Maze there.
Anselmo lands the left hand.
Anselmo scores with a nice body kick.
Maze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anselmo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab.
It seemed like Maze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anselmo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maze looks to score with a jab to the body but Anselmo is just out of range.
Maze scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anselmo.
Maze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anselmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maze connects with a body shot that sends Anselmo's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moonlight Maze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moonlight Maze!
Moonlight Maze tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 1669 p4p, 202 weight class) and Alexei Chernokov (ranked 1316 p4p, 161 weight class). Cooke comes into the arena with Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign blaring out of the sound system. Chernokov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexei Chernokov enters the cage!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke gets a double leg takedown into Chernokov's guard.
Cooke is working Chernokov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chernokov wants to sweep here but Cooke controlling him for the moment.
Cooke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cooke wants to pass the guard but Chernokov is keeping the position.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Chernokov keeps moving.
Chernokov is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Chernokov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cooke uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke wants to control but Chernokov is keeping him busy.
Cooke working away.
Cooke has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cooke's best efforts.
Cooke wants to control but Chernokov is keeping him busy.
Cooke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chernokov wants to improve his position but Cooke is controlling well.
Cooke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chernokov is refusing to be controlled, as Cooke sits in half guard.
Cooke trying to pass the guard but Chernokov defending well.
Cooke wants to take a breather but Chernokov is having none of it.
Chernokov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
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.
Cooke throwing shots but Chernokov is blocking nicely.
Cooke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chernokov keeps working.
Chernokov actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Cooke there.
Cooke wants to pass the guard but Chernokov is defending well.
Cooke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chernokov looking for submissions off his back.
Chernokov wants to control but Cooke is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cooke in particular looking to stall.
Chernokov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooke trying to control the action but Chernokov is working from the bottom.
Cooke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Chernokov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chernokov throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Chernokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chernokov misses with a few strikes there.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Chernokov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooke sprawls well. Cooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chernokov gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cooke.
Chernokov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chernokov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Chernokov throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Chernokov wants to counter the offense by Cooke and move into the clinch position.
Chernokov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chernokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chernokov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Chernokov throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chernokov throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick but Chernokov moves out of range.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Chernokov's leg but Chernokov calmly moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Chernokov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chernokov lands strikes from half guard.
Chernokov drops an elbow to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cooke.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chernokov works over Cooke with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernokov throws a strike but Cooke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chernokov keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Chernokov keeps moving.
Chernokov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooke controls the pace.
Chernokov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cooke wants to pass the guard but Chernokov is keeping the position.
Chernokov striking off his back but it's not causing Cooke any problems.
Chernokov working for a triangle but Cooke defends it easily.
Cooke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Chernokov keeps moving.
Chernokov trying to control the position.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Chernokov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Chernokov saw that one coming.
Chernokov misses with a looping left.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Chernokov sees coming a mile off.
Chernokov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chernokov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Chernokov dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Chernokov misses with a wild combination.
Chernokov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Cooke counters with a quick kick to the body but Chernokov blocks it.
Chernokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chernokov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chernokov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chernokov misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chernokov misses with a wild combination.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chernokov.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chernokov sprawls well. Chernokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chernokov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Cooke - just one landing.
Chernokov misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Chernokov misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chernokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernokov.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernokov swinging wildly here.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Chernokov.
Chernokov throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chernokov really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke slips a straight right by Chernokov.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from Chernokov.
Chernokov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Chernokov didn't see that one coming.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chernokov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooke under the eye.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chernokov lands a right hook to the body.
Chernokov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chernokov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Chernokov circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernokov jabs at Cooke's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chernokov misses.
Alexei Chernokov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke needs to keep his hands up - Chernokov had a free shot at his head there.
Chernokov scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chernokov.
Cooke throws a head kick but Chernokov moves out of range.
Chernokov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cooke controlling from the top position.
Chernokov looking for a guillotine here but Cooke defends easily.
Chernokov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Chernokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chernokov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cooke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Chernokov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernokov looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Chernokov pushes him off.
Chernokov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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.
Chernokov misses with a few strikes there.
Alexei Chernokov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cooke.
Chernokov is trying to strike from the bottom but Cooke has passed into full mount.
Cooke lands a big shot there that rocks Chernokov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chernokov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chernokov is squirming around, avoiding Cooke's attempts to control the action.
Cooke dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Cooke!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Cooke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 845 p4p, 100 weight class) and Mustapha Shiit (ranked 994 p4p, 126 weight class). Draven comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mustapha Shiit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiit darts in looking for a takedown but Draven gets double underhooks and turns Shiit into the cage.
Shiit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mustapha Shiit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Draven pushes Shiit off and gets back to his feet.
Shiit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Draven sprawls well. Draven wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shiit gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
Shiit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shiit lands in his opponent's guard.
Draven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Draven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiit being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiit trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Draven is adopting a defensive guard.
Draven is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heavy Metal that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Draven keeping moving, preventing Shiit from controlling successfully.
Shiit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Draven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shiit wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draven stalling.
Shiit is trying to control but can't.
Draven not doing much here.
Shiit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shiit looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven is looking to take a break and control but Shiit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draven seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Shiit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Draven pulls his head out easily.
Draven controlling the pace.
Draven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiit keeps working.
Draven seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Draven throws a series of punches but Shiit moves out of range.
Shiit gets a double leg takedown into Draven's guard.
Draven has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shiit has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shiit goes for a takedown attempt but Draven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shiit tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily
and Draven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shiit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shiit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Draven closes the distance and pushes Shiit back into the cage.
Shiit looking for a takedown.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Draven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draven throws a jab when Shiit was well out of range.
Shiit shoots for a double leg takedown but Draven sprawls well. He's pushed Shiit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shiit fails to land the takedown.
Shiit cracks Draven with an open hand slap.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shiit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shiit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shiit checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Draven as Shiit shoots in.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustapha Shiit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shiit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shiit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shiit in the domination position with Draven hanging on.
Draven tries to bench press Shiit off him but Shiit keeps the position.
Draven is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shiit has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Draven tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shiit wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shiit looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Draven is avoiding damage well.
Draven can't do much from the bottom here.
Draven is looking to reverse the position.
Draven regains half guard.
Shiit is trying to work for a kimura but Draven is defending well.
Shiit trying to control the action but Draven is working from the bottom.
Shiit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Draven's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Draven holds on and takes a little breather.
Shiit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shiit postures up.
Draven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shiit's guard.
Draven passes into half guard.
Draven decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.
Shiit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shiit shoots in for a takedown but Draven shows good takedown defense.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Shiit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiit is trying to break the clinch but Draven has him pressed against the cage.
Shiit lands with a light punch inside.
Shiit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shiit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven lands a shot to the body.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Draven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shiit is breathing heavily.
Shiit is trying to drag Draven to the mat but Draven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shiit tries to pull guard but Draven holds him up against the cage and eventually Shiit drops back down to his feet.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiit blocks a jab.
Shiit misses with a takedown attempt
and Draven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Draven lands with a hook. Shiit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shiit is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven throws a head kick but Shiit moves out of range.
Draven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shiit is still on wobbly legs! Can Draven finish him?
Draven lands a nice hook to Shiit's body. Shiit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven throws an overhand right that has Shiit reeling! Draven follows up with more punches and Shiit is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Draven!
After the fight, Eric Draven was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 813 p4p, 107 weight class) and Ken Tanaka (ranked 849 p4p, 116 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
246 lbs
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267 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Po catches Tanaka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tanaka misses with a looping left.
Tanaka thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Po lands a glancing blow to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut
and Po counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tanaka! Po lets Tanaka back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tanaka is rocked!
It looks like Ken Tanaka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po throws a push kick but Tanaka slaps the foot to one side.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Tanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanaka looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Po thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tanaka if he has to take too many more of those.
Tanaka looks winded!
Po pushes Tanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Po pushes Tanaka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Po is leaning against Tanaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Po.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Po.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Po's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Tanaka misses with a punch to the body.
Po pushes Tanaka against the cage. Po is working some dirty boxing. Po pushes off with a quick right hook! Tanaka goes down! Tanaka tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Po moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!
An out of breath Tong Po thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 479 p4p, 76 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 638 p4p, 101 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Proudhon.
Proudhon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury throws a body punch but Proudhon moves out of range.
Fury moves away from the strike by Proudhon.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Geese Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Fury.
A quick step to the side and Proudhon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury thuds a left hand into Proudhon's body.
Fury takes a swing at Proudhon's ribcage but misses.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Proudhon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Proudhon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Fury.
Proudhon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Proudhon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury lands a body shot.
Fury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Proudhon blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Proudhon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudhon. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Proudhon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
A big right from Proudhon misses.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Proudhon rather than just go for the knockout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fury.
Fury 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.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Proudhon.
Proudhon blocks an elbow strike from Fury.
Proudhon lands a left hand.
Fury lands an elbow inside.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proudhon pushes Fury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fury gets through Proudhon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Proudhon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Proudhon blocks a body shot from Fury.
Proudhon misses with the head strike.
Proudhon lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Proudhon controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
Fury gets through Proudhon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Proudhon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury throws a front kick aimed at Proudhon's knee but Proudhon avoids it well.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Proudhon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Proudhon counters with a straight right hand.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudhon throws a big counter combination but Fury scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Proudhon throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Proudhon moved out of range.
Fury attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Good exchange - Fury coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Proudhon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury connects with a right hand. Proudhon shakes it off.
Proudhon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Proudhon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Proudhon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon throws a big shot that misses.
Fury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proudhon was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Fury closes the distance looking to clinch
and Proudhon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Proudhon lands a right hook to the body.
Fury jabs Proudhon right on the nose. Proudhon blinks but takes it well.
Proudhon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Proudhon looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Fury throws a shot to the body.
Proudhon staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick by Fury misses
and Proudhon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Proudhon misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geese Fury will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fury takes one to the chin there.
Proudhon's corner calls for a 1-2. Proudhon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proudhon throws out the jab.
Fury slips under a jab.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury scores with a head kick. Proudhon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Proudhon misses its intended target.
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proudhon.
Proudhon connects with a right hand. Fury shakes it off.
Fury cracks Proudhon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Proudhon misses.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudhon. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Proudhon counters with a one-two to the body.
Proudhon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury's corner calls for a 1-2. Fury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
Proudhon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Proudhon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudhon. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury drives through and clinches with Proudhon against the cage.
Fury lands a body shot.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Proudhon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fury prevents Proudhon from breaking the clinch.
Proudhon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury connects with a body shot.
Proudhon moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Proudhon stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fury, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon needs to keep his hands up - Fury had a free shot at his head there.
Fury misses with a left hand
and Proudhon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Proudhon with a jab.
Fury lands a head kick. Proudhon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Proudhon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Proudhon. Proudhon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Proudhon takes one to the side of the head.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
Proudhon lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Proudhon.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Proudhon as he connects with a hook.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Proudhon.
Proudhon throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Proudhon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fury, as that shot connected.
Fury throws an off balance right hand
and Proudhon counters with a right hand to the body.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudhon.
Fury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Proudhon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Proudhon connects with a body shot.
A jab from Proudhon misses.
A cross from Proudhon lands.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Proudhon throws a big shot that misses.
Fury steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Proudhon.
A jab from Proudhon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Proudhon. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Fury.
Proudhon sizes up Fury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Proudhon misses with a hook.
Fury tries to counter with a clinch but Proudhon shakes him off and moves away.
Proudhon throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Proudhon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fury blocks a jab.
Proudhon works the jab nicely.
Proudhon moves away from the strike by Fury.
Proudhon lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proudhon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pierre Joseph Proudhon will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Fury moves away from the strike by Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with a straight right.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Proudhon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proudhon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Fury.
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Proudhon's shoulder, as Proudhon tries to avoid the shot.
Fury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Proudhon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Proudhon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Proudhon stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Fury.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
Proudhon sets himself, and Fury steps forward looking for the clinch! Proudhon avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Proudhon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Proudhon. Beautiful body shot.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Proudhon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury wants to counter with a clinch but Proudhon pushes him away.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Proudhon.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Proudhon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Proudhon throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Proudhon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fury doesn't seem phased though.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Proudhon.
Fury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Proudhon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Proudhon misses.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Proudhon had a free shot at his head there.
Fury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proudhon.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudhon moves away.
Proudhon throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Proudhon throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Proudhon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Proudhon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Proudhon blocks a head kick by Fury.
Good shot there by Proudhon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proudhon.
Fury walks into a straight right hand from Proudhon.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudhon moves away.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
Proudhon misses the jab.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Fury.
Proudhon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Proudhon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Fury misses.
Fury takes a swing at Proudhon's ribcage but misses.
Proudhon misses with a looping right.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Proudhon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Proudhon looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Fury throws a hook but Proudhon avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Proudhon checks it well.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudhon.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Proudhon throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Proudhon throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Fury throws a lazy uppercut
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Proudhon moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Proudhon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
Proudhon misses with a looping left.
A jab from Proudhon misses.
Proudhon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Proudhon blocks a head kick by Fury.
Proudhon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudhon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Proudhon finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Proudhon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Lafitte (ranked 261 p4p, 41 weight class) and Kassius Halo (ranked 423 p4p, 67 weight class). The key to victory for Henri Lafitte has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Lafitte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte lands a jab-cross combination.
Halo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lafitte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo staying out of range there.
Halo swings for the body but Lafitte moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lafitte misses the target.
Halo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Halo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafitte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lafitte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halo looking to sit in guard and control but Lafitte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halo is looking for a triangle but Lafitte pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lafitte stacks Halo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lafitte!
Halo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lafitte remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lafitte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halo on the ground.
Lafitte has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lafitte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halo misses with a jab to the body
and Lafitte counters with a crisp one two that drops Halo! Lafitte thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Halo to his feet! Halo is in big trouble!
Halo is rocked!
Kassius Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lafitte is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Brazilian Elite Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lafitte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lafitte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo wants to control from the top but Lafitte keeps moving.
Halo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafitte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Halo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lafitte pulls Halo in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lafitte is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lafitte should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Halo has tightened it up now! Lafitte should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kassius Halo!
Kassius Halo is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Kassius Halo gave a big smile as he said 'There isn't a fighter alive that I cannot make submit or go to sleep on the mat. There's no guessing, i will take you down.'.
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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