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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 1010 p4p, 46 weight class) and Gun Seok Bak (ranked 1778 p4p, 94 weight class). Dee comes to the cage accompanied by Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Bak has chosen Leader, Just Give Us Your Order! as his entrance music. Klay Dee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gun Seok Bak!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dee scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Dee.
Bak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
A big right from Bak misses.
Bak slips under a jab.
Bak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bak throws a shot from downtown. Dee moves away and avoids it.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dee.
Bak slips under a jab from Dee.
Dee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dee.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Bak moved out of range nicely.
Bak throws a jab when Dee was well out of range.
Bak walks into a stiff left hand from Dee.
Bak throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Bak misses.
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Bak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Dee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws a hook to the side of Bak's head but Bak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bak is just out of range.
Dee staying out of range there.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee motions for Bak to come forward. Dee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Bak. Those never looked like landing.
Bak misses with an uppercut.
Dee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee slips under a jab from Bak.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Bak ducks down to avoid it.
Dee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Dee.
Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bak.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak clobbers Dee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dee tries to move into range but Bak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dee thuds his right hand into Bak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Bak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dee works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Bak finds it's target.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Bak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bak dips to his left and cracks Dee with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Bak misses the target.
It looked like Dee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bak moves into the clinch successfully.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee lands a shoulder strike.
Bak breaks from the clinch.
Dee lands a really nice looking cross but Bak seems unphased.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bak.
Dee scores with a body shot.
Dee throws a nice head kick!
Dee lands a jab to the head.
Bak throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Bak defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Bak moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Dee finds it's target.
Dee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bak.
Dee scores with a push kick.
Dee staying out of range there.
Dee lunges at Bak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bak's hand.
The fighters circling - Dee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dee swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
Bak raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Dee.
Dee lunges at Bak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bak's hand.
Bak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dee.
Bak is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Bak. Those never looked like landing.
Bak is still on wobbly legs! Can Dee finish him?
Dee goes for a small jab and connects. Now Dee goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Bak stumbles back but Dee runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Bak to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Bak will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Klay Dee!
Our winner, Klay Dee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 878 p4p, 41 weight class) and Cahal Jefferson (ranked 1135 p4p, 54 weight class). Futoshi Matsunaga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Cahal Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Matsunaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matsunaga lands a slapping body shot.
Matsunaga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick that misses.
Matsunaga takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jefferson throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Matsunaga.
Jefferson cracks the inside of Matsunaga's front leg.
Matsunaga lands a nice looking body kick.
Jefferson misses with a double jab
and Matsunaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jefferson 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.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Jefferson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matsunaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Jefferson - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
Jefferson blocks a jab.
Jefferson ducks right into an uppercut from Matsunaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jefferson.
Matsunaga lands a right hook to the body.
A left lands for Matsunaga.
Jefferson looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferson.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsunaga misses with a wild body shot.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Jefferson blocks it.
Matsunaga blocks a head kick by Jefferson.
Jefferson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jefferson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jefferson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsunaga.
A good leg kick by Matsunaga.
Jefferson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson lands with a shot to the body.
Jefferson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsunaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Jefferson misses with a straight right.
Jefferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jefferson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jefferson throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Jefferson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jefferson keeps Matsunaga at a distance using the push kick.
Matsunaga clobbers Jefferson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matsunaga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsunaga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jefferson.
Matsunaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Matsunaga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matsunaga lands a jab.
Jefferson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jefferson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matsunaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Jefferson's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matsunaga, as that shot connected.
Matsunaga connects with a leg kick. Jefferson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Matsunaga keeps Jefferson at a distance using the push kick.
Jefferson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsunaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Donk. Matsunaga catches Jefferson right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Matsunaga.
Jefferson wants to land a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination but Jefferson avoids it well.
Jefferson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matsunaga finds it's way round the side to connect with Jefferson's head.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsunaga tried to score with a low kick but Jefferson checks it.
Matsunaga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson misses with a straight left.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
Jefferson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jefferson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jefferson misses with a looping right.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jefferson walks into a left hand.
A big left from Jefferson misses.
Matsunaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga scores with a jab. Jefferson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jefferson throws a nice head kick!
Matsunaga scores with a hook.
Jefferson lands the left hand.
Jefferson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsunaga momentarily.
Matsunaga connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson throws a low kick but Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jefferson.
Jefferson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsunaga with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsunaga. That snapped Jefferson's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga 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.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Jefferson throws a hook but Matsunaga avoids it easily.
Matsunaga lands with a shot to the body.
Jefferson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jefferson moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Jefferson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jefferson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jefferson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Matsunaga has got the better of the exchanges.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Jefferson throws a body kick.
Jefferson scores with a punch to the head.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Jefferson was well out of range.
Matsunaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jefferson can do to turn this around?
Jefferson slips a jab and a cross from Matsunaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Futoshi Matsunaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Jefferson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Matsunaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Matsunaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsunaga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matsunaga catches Jefferson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jefferson missing with a left hand there. Matsunaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Jefferson.
Jefferson ducks right into an uppercut from Matsunaga.
Jefferson throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jefferson doesn't seem bothered though.
Matsunaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Jefferson misses its intended target.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Jefferson slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Jefferson throws a fast counter high kick but Matsunaga manages to duck under it in time.
Matsunaga connects with a body shot.
Jefferson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matsunaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga slips a jab from Jefferson.
It looked like Matsunaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jefferson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jefferson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands a body shot.
Jefferson throws a jab when Matsunaga was well out of range.
Matsunaga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jefferson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matsunaga scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Matsunaga as he connects with a hook.
Matsunaga lands a jab to the nose.
Matsunaga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid body kick from Jefferson.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
Matsunaga staying out of range there.
Matsunaga throws a chopping leg kick but Jefferson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Jefferson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jefferson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matsunaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsunaga.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jefferson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jefferson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jefferson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jefferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Matsunaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jefferson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jefferson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsunaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Matsunaga.
Jefferson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jefferson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsunaga can pounce on him.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick that misses.
Jefferson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jefferson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matsunaga throws out a loose jab but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matsunaga.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Jefferson catches Matsunaga right on the button with a cross.
Jefferson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Matsunaga finds it's way through Jefferson's defenses.
Jefferson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jefferson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsunaga.
Jefferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but Jefferson avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Matsunaga does no damage.
Matsunaga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferson.
Jefferson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsunaga scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga 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!
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Jefferson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the body kick from Jefferson.
Matsunaga scores with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jefferson throws a leg kick
and Matsunaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matsunaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jefferson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsunaga scores with the left hand. Jefferson knows he should have avoided that one.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga lands a nice hook to Jefferson's body. Jefferson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jefferson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Matsunaga throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Matsunaga cracks Jefferson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
Matsunaga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jefferson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsunaga slips under a jab from Jefferson.
Jefferson cracks Matsunaga with a good jab.
Jefferson slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Jefferson misses with a hook.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jefferson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Matsunaga blocks it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jefferson. That's going to slow Matsunaga down.
Jefferson misses with a few strikes there.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matsunaga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson tries to move into range but Matsunaga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matsunaga connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a big shot that misses.
Jefferson works the jab nicely.
Jefferson drops his hands momentarily and Matsunaga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jefferson is rocked!
Matsunaga fakes the body blow, causing Jefferson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jefferson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Futoshi Matsunaga!
Futoshi Matsunaga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Cahal Jefferson was interviewed post fight and said 'WHY YOU GOTTA BEAT UP ON A MIDGET?!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Steel (ranked 1931 p4p, 222 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 1453 p4p, 178 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 New York, Jerome Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chamba slips under a jab from Steel.
We've been hearing reports that Steel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown. Chamba tries to sprawl out of it but Steel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chamba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chamba doesn't seem bothered though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Steel as he connects with a hook.
Steel blocks a head kick by Chamba.
Chamba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steel slips under a jab from Chamba.
Steel fails to land the takedown.
Steel staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chamba.
Steel slips under a jab.
Chamba scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chamba cracks Steel with a good jab.
Chamba throws a head kick but Steel moves out of range.
Steel is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chamba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chamba 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.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chamba is trying to improve his position.
Chamba is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Steel is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chamba can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chamba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chamba wants to control but Steel is having none of it.
Chamba is looking to improve his position but Steel isn't that keen on the idea.
Steel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chamba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel lands with some strikes.
The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gilberto Chamba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerome Steel!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerome Steel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 825 p4p, 39 weight class) and Klaus Chugman (ranked 655 p4p, 28 weight class). Dick Caunt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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147 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chugman moves into range and clinches up with Caunt.
Chugman can't break the clinch.
Caunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Chugman jumps guard but Caunt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chugman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Caunt to keep the fight standing.
Caunt lands a body punch.
Chugman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chugman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Caunt to keep the fight standing.
Dick Caunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Caunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chugman blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Chugman tries to pull guard but Caunt won't allow it.
Caunt gets through Chugman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Chugman avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Chugman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Caunt walks away with a smile on his face. Chugman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chugman misses with a shot to the body
and Caunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Chugman darts in and clinches Caunt up against the cage.
Caunt is pushing Chugman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chugman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt tries to work over Chugman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt lands an uppercut.
Chugman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Caunt wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Chugman being controlled here, momentarily.
Chugman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Caunt passes into half guard.
Caunt stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to get back to full guard.
Caunt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chugman 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.
Chugman is looking to control Caunt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chugman avoid being mounted?
Chugman looking for a kimura from the bottom but Caunt passes into side control!
Chugman regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tries to roll over but Caunt keeps him under control.
Caunt is controlling the pace.
Chugman tries to roll over but Caunt keeps him under control.
Chugman wants to control but Caunt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chugman regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chugman seems keen to control Caunt's posture.
Caunt postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Caunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chugman fails with a takedown attempt.
Chugman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caunt tries to avoid it but Chugman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caunt to the ground. Caunt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chugman shoots for a takedown but Caunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman misses with a takedown attempt
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chugman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chugman misses the shot to the body.
Chugman swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Chugman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Caunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chugman stopping the sweep attempt from Caunt.
Chugman passes Caunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Caunt is looking for a sweep. Chugman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
Caunt regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman is pushing down on Caunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Chugman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Caunt is defending well.
Caunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
Chugman wants to free his trapped foot but Caunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Caunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caunt is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Caunt trying to hold on to Chugman's head to control him but Chugman postures up.
Caunt is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chugman works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt struggling a bit here.
Chugman looking to control but instead Caunt has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Chugman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Chugman looking to pass the guard.
Chugman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Caunt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chugman, into his guard.
Chugman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caunt is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Caunt stacks Chugman 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 Caunt!
Chugman is trying to control Caunt's posture but Caunt avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chugman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Chugman.
Chugman shoots in but Caunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chugman.
Chugman shoots and misses
and Caunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chugman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caunt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chugman somewhat.
Dick Caunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Chugman.
Chugman misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt connects with the punch.
A left lands for Caunt.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chugman.
Chugman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Chugman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caunt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chugman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Caunt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chugman has Caunt in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman trying to control the position here.
Chugman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chugman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Caunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caunt is defending against the submission attempts here by Chugman.
Chugman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Caunt keeping hold of Chugman's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to free his trapped foot but Caunt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chugman is stalling here. Caunt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chugman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Caunt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman tries to buck Caunt off but Caunt is having none of it.
Chugman struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caunt is looking to take a break and control but Chugman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Caunt.
I think Caunt 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Shifter (ranked 1185 p4p, 167 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 2200 p4p, 291 weight class). Shifter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker . The crowd seem to be enjoying Taus's choice of entrance music: A Cry For Vengeance. 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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216 lbs
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225 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taus looks to land a left hand but Shifter moved out of range nicely.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shifter is working to tighten his grip on Taus's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Taus has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Shifter is really squeezing tight and eventually Taus passes out! Shifter breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andy Shifter!
An out of breath Andy Shifter 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 Verneri Ahma (ranked 258 p4p, 36 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 450 p4p, 54 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma has Golovkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahma misses with some punches.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahma lands with a nice body punch.
Ahma pushes Golovkin away with a front kick.
Ahma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golovkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ahma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to keep at a distance but Ahma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Golovkin tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Ahma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ahma tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Ahma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahma lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahma throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.
Ahma pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Golovkin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short right from Ahma on the inside.
Ahma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahma lands with a light punch inside.
Golovkin misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ahma.
Ahma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Golovkin.
Ahma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ahma has him pinned against the cage.
Ahma lands a right hand.
Golovkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ahma controls his hands.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahma lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma is leaning against Golovkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Ahma - that landed with a thud.
Golovkin looks winded!
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Ahma lands a nice uppercut.
Ahma lands a hook that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ahma.
Ahma scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
Ahma throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with a nice body shot.
Ahma tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahma scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Golovkin.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahma.
Ahma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahma connects with a right hand. Golovkin shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Ahma - just one landing.
Golovkin is rocked!
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Golovkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahma finish him?
Ahma misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahma lands a right hand.
Ahma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahma unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Golovkin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ahma is unloading with more strikes now! Golovkin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
During a confident post fight interview, Verneri Ahma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 567 p4p, 81 weight class) and James Pearson (ranked 456 p4p, 66 weight class). Japa Koniu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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235 lbs
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262 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Koniu sees coming a mile off.
Pearson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koniu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pearson scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Koniu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koniu manages to avoid it.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Koniu.
Koniu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pearson eats them both and turns towards Koniu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A clash of legs there as Koniu blocks the low kick.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
Pearson misses with a low kick as Koniu jumps back.
Pearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Koniu scores with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koniu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu lands a lovely overhand right.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koniu tries to clinch up.
Koniu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body. Koniu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Koniu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Koniu is looking to clinch.
Pearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Koniu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koniu manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Koniu.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koniu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Koniu misses the target.
Koniu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koniu.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koniu.
Pearson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Koniu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koniu clinches with his opponent.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Koniu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson cracks Koniu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pearson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koniu to stand back up!
Koniu is rocked!
Koniu moves out of range of the body kick.
Koniu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Koniu moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koniu. That did some damage!
Pearson misses with a low kick as Koniu jumps back.
Koniu jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Koniu.
Koniu moves out of range of the leg kick from Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Koniu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Japa Koniu's cut is getting worse.
Koniu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koniu throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Koniu counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koniu takes a step back to recover.
Pearson throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koniu. Pearson shrugs it off though.
Koniu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Koniu moved away.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Koniu blocks a head kick by Pearson.
As Pearson tries to get set, Koniu tries to push him back and clinch up but Pearson manages to avoid the attempt.
Koniu tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koniu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson drops Koniu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koniu looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Japa Koniu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Jeez, Japa Koniu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook. Koniu ducked under it nicely.
Koniu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koniu moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Koniu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pearson swings for the body but Koniu moves out of range.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Pearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Pearson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Pearson cracks Koniu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pearson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koniu to stand back up!
Koniu drops his hands momentarily. Pearson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Koniu staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Koniu doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
James Pearson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 861 p4p, 118 weight class) and Norman Pearson (ranked 698 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Pearson breaks away and moves out of range.
Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Murhaa is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murhaa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Murhaa tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson drops Murhaa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murhaa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murhaa is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murhaa with a big uppercut! Murhaa tries to clinch up but Pearson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa covers up and Pearson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Norman Pearson!
A very excited looking Norman Pearson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 97 p4p, 13 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 207 p4p, 33 weight class). Anatoly Gorbachenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Gorbachenko seems unphased.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorbachenko.
A slow jab from Gorbachenko misses its intended target.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papadopoulos moves away from the strike by Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Gorbachenko's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko misses with a kick to the body.
Gorbachenko digs a good hook to Papadopoulos's body.
Gorbachenko blocks a jab.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papadopoulos thumps Gorbachenko with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Gorbachenko ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko misses the jab.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gorbachenko defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Papadopoulos's head backwards.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gorbachenko staying out of range there.
Gorbachenko slips under a jab.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
We've been told by Papadopoulos's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papadopoulos throws a body kick that misses.
Gorbachenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko staying out of range there.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Gorbachenko moves out of range.
A left lands for Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko throws a body kick that misses.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos clobbers Gorbachenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papadopoulos tried to score with a low kick but Gorbachenko checks it.
Gorbachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Papadopoulos thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorbachenko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Papadopoulos should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Papadopoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorbachenko.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Gorbachenko digs a good hook to Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Gorbachenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos misses with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Papadopoulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Papadopoulos connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gorbachenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Papadopoulos sizes up Gorbachenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos cracks Gorbachenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Gorbachenko throws a front kick aimed at Papadopoulos's knee but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Papadopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Gorbachenko misses the jab.
Gorbachenko wants to clinch.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gorbachenko is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Gorbachenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko misses with a straight left.
It looked like Papadopoulos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Papadopoulos cracks Gorbachenko with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos stuns Gorbachenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gorbachenko throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos moved away.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gorbachenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos looks for the body kick but Gorbachenko saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Gorbachenko seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papadopoulos misses with a straight right.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorbachenko manages to avoid it.
Gorbachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a low kick but Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Gorbachenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good work by Papadopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gorbachenko's hands.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Gorbachenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papadopoulos is able to avoid easily.
Gorbachenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gorbachenko is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Gorbachenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Gorbachenko shakes it off.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papadopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gorbachenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gorbachenko on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands the left hand.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorbachenko's head backwards.
Papadopoulos looks for the body kick but Gorbachenko saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorbachenko. That did some damage!
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Papadopoulos should have avoided that one.
Papadopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gorbachenko in his tracks.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorbachenko can do to turn this around?
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Gorbachenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorbachenko. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Gorbachenko blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gorbachenko pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Gorbachenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopoulos controls his hands.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
Papadopoulos is leaning against Gorbachenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gorbachenko takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Gorbachenko avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left hand lands to the body for Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Gorbachenko's head.
Good body shot from Papadopoulos.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos gets through Gorbachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Gorbachenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorbachenko controls his hands.
Gorbachenko digs a right hand underneath Papadopoulos's ribcage. Papadopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorbachenko has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos 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!
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Gorbachenko down with leg kicks.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorbachenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Papadopoulos momentarily.
A big left from Gorbachenko misses.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross.
Papadopoulos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papadopoulos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.
Gorbachenko has Papadopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Gorbachenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Papadopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gorbachenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorbachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos lands with a right to the head.
Papadopoulos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos works on Gorbachenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorbachenkos head.
Gorbachenko is rocked!
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Papadopoulos finish him?
Papadopoulos gets through Gorbachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos cracks Gorbachenko with a nice body shot.
Papadopoulos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gorbachenko to his knees! Papadopoulos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avraam Papadopoulos!
An out of breath Avraam Papadopoulos 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 49 p4p, 8 weight class) and Captain Gonza (ranked 126 p4p, 23 weight class). Gonza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mononoke Hime kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonza.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Gonza throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonza connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonza throws a big shot that misses.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonza tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonza throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Gonza misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Gonza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A clash of legs there as Graves blocks the low kick.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonza manages to avoid it.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Gonza slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves slips under a jab from Gonza.
Gonza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonza dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Gonza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gonza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Gonza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonza throws a leg kick
and Gonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonza works the jab nicely.
Gonza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a body punch but Gonza moves out of range.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Gonza throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Gonza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves throws a jab when Gonza was well out of range.
Gonza takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonza tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses with a hook. Gonza ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza misses with a leg kick
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonza looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Gonza lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Oooooh!!! Graves has knocked Gonza down with a huge combo! Graves steps away and waves a wobbly Gonza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gonza is rocked!
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Gonza is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Gonza looks winded!
Graves circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gonza to the canvas! Gonza doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Graves keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Graves!
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