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TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dunlop (ranked 4702 p4p, 525 weight class) and Kromog The Terror (ranked 2036 p4p, 283 weight class). Kromog The Terror acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Dunlop - just one landing.
Dunlop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Dunlop misses.
The Terror on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunlop. Dunlop obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by The Terror. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dunlop there.
Dunlop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Terror. Dunlop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunlop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunlop cracks The Terror with an open hand slap.
Dunlop 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.
Dunlop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunlop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Terror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunlop slips under a jab from The Terror.
Dunlop ducks under a wild hook from The Terror.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunlop.
A head kick by Dunlop misses
and The Terror counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mick Dunlop has been cut.
The Terror fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dunlop misses with a hook
enabling The Terror to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by The Terror.
A nice side step and The Terror releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dunlop throws an off balance right hand
and The Terror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop scores with a nice right hand.
The Terror is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunlop.
Dunlop throws a looping overhand right but The Terror ducks down to avoid it.
Dunlop misses with a hook.
The Terror takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Terror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunlop was well out of range. Poor timing from The Terror.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunlop.
Dunlop wants to slow The Terror down by chopping away at his legs.
Dunlop throws a head kick but The Terror moves out of range.
Dunlop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Terror.
Dunlop misses with a right hand
and The Terror counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dunlop slips a jab from The Terror.
The Terror fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunlop throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dunlop misses.
The Terror throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from The Terror on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Terror misses the shot to the body.
The Terror looks to throw the jab but Dunlop is out of range.
A big right from The Terror misses.
Dunlop throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling The Terror to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Dunlop misses.
Dunlop loads up on a big right hand but The Terror slips the punch.
The Terror looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dunlop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Terror blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and The Terror releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dunlop looks to clinch
and The Terror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Dunlop.
Dunlop throws a head kick but The Terror moves out of range.
Dunlop misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Terror looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Dunlop is predictable there
and The Terror counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dunlop misses with an uppercut.
The Terror checks the leg kick.
Dunlop dips to his left and cracks The Terror with an uppercut!
Dunlop feints and then cracks The Terror's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Terror down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Dunlop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dunlop.
Dunlop throws out a powerful jab.
The Terror scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Terror. Dunlop does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Terror moves out of range of the strikes.
The Terror just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunlop throws a looping overhand right but The Terror ducks down to avoid it.
The Terror throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Dunlop.
A little jabbing left from The Terror on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunlop closes the distance but The Terror moves to the side
and The Terror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Terror thuds a left hand into Dunlop's body.
The Terror pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dunlop back to the cage. The Terror follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dunlop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
The Terror changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunlop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunlop lands with a nice combination. The Terror backs away looking to recover.
The Terror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunlop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop slips a jab from The Terror.
Dunlop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunlop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunlop throws a series of punches but The Terror moves out of range.
The Terror swings for the body but Dunlop moves out of range.
Dunlop is looking to counter the offense by The Terror and move into the clinch.
Dunlop tests The Terror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunlop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Terror staying out of range there.
The Terror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dunlop misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as The Terror blocks the low kick.
A punch combination from Dunlop misses.
Dunlop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunlop stalks The Terror and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Terror's face. The Terror staggers backwards, shaken.
Dunlop moves forwards but The Terror connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Terror throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunlop.
Dunlop tries to counter by clinching up but The Terror breaks away and moves out of range.
Dunlop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mick Dunlop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Dunlop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Terror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunlop was well out of range. Poor timing from The Terror.
A head kick misses from Dunlop.
Dunlop throws a hook but The Terror avoids it easily.
Dunlop scores with a three punch combo!
The Terror lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dunlop slips under a jab.
Mick Dunlop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunlop misses with a left hand
and The Terror counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dunlop thinking.
Dunlop misses with a hook
and The Terror counters with a stiff right hand.
Dunlop misses with a straight left.
The Terror is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body kick from Dunlop.
Dunlop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and The Terror releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Terror takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dunlop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 The Terror misses.
Dunlop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Terror scores with a shot to the body.
Dunlop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dunlop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Terror pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Terror swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunlop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dunlop tries to bum rush The Terror with a series of wild strikes but The Terror uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Terror pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dunlop back to the cage. The Terror follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot lands for Dunlop.
Mick Dunlop is winning the standup battle so far.
The Terror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dunlop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunlop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Terror with a hook.
Dunlop throws a right hand that The Terror ducks under and follows up with a left that The Terror also avoids with ease.
The Terror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Terror just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Terror.
Dunlop connects with a looping right hand.
The Terror throws a body punch but Dunlop moves out of range.
A big left from The Terror misses.
Dunlop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Terror has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Terror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunlop.
Dunlop lunges at The Terror with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Terror's hand.
The Terror throws out a loose jab but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dunlop sizes up The Terror with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the body from Dunlop misses
and Dunlop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunlop throws a chopping leg kick but The Terror manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Terror lands a jab to the nose.
Dunlop tried to score with a low kick but The Terror checks it.
Dunlop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunlop throws a right hand that The Terror ducks under and follows up with a left that The Terror also avoids with ease.
Dunlop misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dunlop. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror swinging wildly here.
The Terror staying out of range there.
Dunlop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Terror's corner calls for a 1-2. The Terror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Terror throws a right and a left that Dunlop avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as The Terror blocks the low kick.
The Terror showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunlop.
The Terror walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunlop.
The Terror lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Terror throws a series of punches but Dunlop avoids them all with ease.
The Terror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunlop was well out of range. Poor timing from The Terror.
The Terror misses with an uppercut. Dunlop saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunlop feints a jab promting The Terror to slip. Dunlop then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Terror slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dunlop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Terror checks it well.
Dunlop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Terror.
The Terror scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Terror lands a jab to the head.
Dunlop 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.
Dunlop tests The Terror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunlop misses with an uppercut.
The Terror throws out a counter right but Dunlop avoids it with no problem.
The Terror avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Dunlop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Dunlop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunlop tries to clinch but The Terror moves out of range.
Dunlop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dunlop throws a jab but it's blocked by The Terror.
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 Mick Dunlop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Dunlop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dunlop moves away from the strike by The Terror.
The Terror lands with a nice body punch.
The Terror lands a nice hook to Dunlop's body. Dunlop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Terror checks a low kick from Dunlop.
The Terror misses with a body shot.
Dunlop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Terror moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Terror scores with a shot to the body.
The Terror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunlop.
The Terror throws a hook but Dunlop avoids it easily.
Mick Dunlop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Dunlop. Those never looked like landing.
The Terror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunlop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunlop connects with a looping right hand.
Dunlop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Terror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunlop misses with a hook
and The Terror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Terror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunlop manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by The Terror as he connects with a hook.
The Terror moves out of range of the leg kick from Dunlop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Terror throws a series of punches but Dunlop moves out of range.
The Terror ducks under a wild hook from Dunlop.
Dunlop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Terror cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunlop swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Terror throws an overhand right that lands on Dunlop's shoulder, as Dunlop tries to avoid the shot.
Dunlop is looking for a counter combo.
Dunlop throws a one two combo.
The Terror lands a nice hook to Dunlop's body. Dunlop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunlop.
The Terror scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Terror misses with a body shot.
Dunlop looks for the body kick but The Terror saw that one coming.
The Terror scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dunlop misses.
Dunlop fails to land with a series of punches.
Kromog The Terror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Terror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunlop.
The Terror checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Terror lands a lovely overhand right.
Dunlop throws a right and a left that The Terror avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Terror! But no joy.
The Terror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunlop falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Terror counters with a series of strikes. Dunlop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dunlop misses with a left hand
and The Terror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunlop looks to land a right hand but The Terror moved out of range.
Dunlop misses with a body shot
and The Terror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mick Dunlop's cut is getting worse.
The Terror throws a hook but Dunlop avoids it easily.
The Terror lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunlop's head.
The Terror punishes Dunlop's body with a nice straight punch.
The Terror throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Terror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunlop manages to avoid it.
The Terror dodges the punch combination from Dunlop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Terror let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dunlop cracks the inside of The Terror's front leg.
Dunlop fails to land with a series of punches.
Dunlop lands a two punch combo.
Dunlop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mick Dunlop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunlop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Terror.
Dunlop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunlop throws a lazy right hand but The Terror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Terror lands a big right hand that sends Dunlop crashing to the mat! The Terror stays standing though and waves Dunlop back to his feet!
Dunlop 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!
Dunlop misses with an uppercut.
Oh Dunlop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Terror misses with a few strikes there.
Dunlop seems to have got his legs back now.
The Terror slips a jab and a cross from Dunlop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Terror counters with a big right hand! Oh Dunlop is in trouble here! The Terror follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kromog The Terror!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 2252 p4p, 285 weight class) and Christos Eskenpopoludopulos (ranked 5628 p4p, 529 weight class). Bobby Baccalieri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christos Eskenpopoludopulos's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christos Eskenpopoludopulos!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eskenpopoludopulos takes one to the chin there.
Christos Eskenpopoludopulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baccalieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baccalieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eskenpopoludopulos slips under a jab from Baccalieri.
Eskenpopoludopulos gets a clinch.
Baccalieri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
Eskenpopoludopulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eskenpopoludopulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to throw a body punch but Baccalieri avoids it by throwing Eskenpopoludopulos back against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos has a couple of punches blocked by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eskenpopoludopulos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos controlling the action here for a moment.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands an uppercut.
Baccalieri misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baccalieri.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri misses with some punches.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to throw a body punch but Baccalieri avoids it by throwing Eskenpopoludopulos back against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eskenpopoludopulos.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to work over Baccalieri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baccalieri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Baccalieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baccalieri misses with some punches.
Baccalieri working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a body punch.
Eskenpopoludopulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baccalieri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eskenpopoludopulos can't find room to land a body shot as Baccalieri controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskenpopoludopulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos digs a right hand underneath Baccalieri's ribcage. Baccalieri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baccalieri lands an uppercut.
A short right from Baccalieri on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos trying to control the position but instead, Baccalieri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eskenpopoludopulos into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baccalieri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos is rocked!
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Baccalieri finish him?
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos seems to have recovered his senses.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Baccalieri prevents a body shot from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos has a couple of punches blocked by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Baccalieri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eskenpopoludopulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baccalieri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eskenpopoludopulos rushes Baccalieri and presses him up against the cage.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Baccalieri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eskenpopoludopulos can do to turn this around?
Eskenpopoludopulos working aggressively here.
Baccalieri creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Eskenpopoludopulos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Eskenpopoludopulos drops to his knees and Baccalieri pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Baccalieri!
After winning the bout, Bobby Baccalieri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Tennant (ranked 4408 p4p, 410 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 3107 p4p, 324 weight class). Marcelinho Lima will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a combination. Tennant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tennant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tennant dodges the punch combination from Lima.
Tennant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tennant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lima under the eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Lima as he connects with a hook.
Lima lands a right hook to the body.
Tennant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tennant counters with a straight right hand.
Lima misses with a straight right.
Lima shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tennant eats them both and turns towards Lima to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Doctor Tennant has been cut.
Tennant thuds his right hand into Lima's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lima and sends Tennant crashing to the mat! Lima follows him down to the mat - Tennant regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tennant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima controlling the action here.
Tennant wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Lima is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lima throwing shots but Tennant is blocking nicely.
Tennant holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tennant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tennant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Tennant.
Lima not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tennant wants to get back to his feet but Lima is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tennant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima stays in close to Tennant's body and controls the position.
Lima connects with a couple of short punches.
Lima throwing strikes but missing.
Lima controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Tennant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tennant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lima sends Tennant down but not out. Lima dives into side control looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lima wants to control but Tennant is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Lima politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lima prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tennant some visible discomfort.
Tennant is trying to control Lima's posture but Lima avoids it.
Lima controls the position.
Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lima trying to control the action but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Lima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tennant haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tennant is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Tennant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lima staying calm.
Lima trying to control the position but Tennant is working away.
Lima controlling the position from side mount.
Tennant defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Lima are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tennant keeps working.
Lima misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelinho Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
That's time! Tennant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lima misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Tennant misses the target.
Tennant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tennant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lima throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Tennant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Tennant to counter with a crisp jab.
Tennant looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Lima misses with a series of wild punches.
Tennant moves away from the strike by Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Tennant's shoulder, as Tennant tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tennant misses the target.
Tennant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lima misses the jab.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Lima misses with a body shot.
Tennant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima throws a right hand that misses
and Tennant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tennant loads up on a big right hand but Lima slips the punch.
Lima throws a right hand that Tennant ducks under and follows up with a left that Tennant also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Tennant misses its target.
The fighters circling - Tennant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tennant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lima.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tennant moves away.
Lima lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Tennant.
Tennant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tennant tries to bum rush Lima with a series of wild strikes but Lima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lima! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tennant.
Tennant is looking to counter punch.
Tennant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lima throws a series of strikes that have Tennant backpedaling.
Lima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tennant swings widly with a right hand
and Lima counters with a straight right hand.
Tennant blocks a head kick by Lima.
Tennant throws a series of strikes that have Lima backpedaling.
Tennant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lima misses with a head kick.
Lima misses with a straight right.
Tennant throws a jab but it's blocked by Lima.
It seemed like Lima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tennant is looking to clinch but Lima is avoiding it.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
A big right from Lima misses.
A shot to the liver by Tennant. Beautiful body shot.
Tennant throws a jab when Lima was well out of range.
Lima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tennant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tennant moves away.
Tennant appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tennant missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lima throws a body punch but Tennant moves out of range.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tennant.
Tennant throwing a counter right hand but Lima manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lima.
Lima throws the left hand but Tennant avoids the punch easily.
Lima lands a body shot.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Tennant scores with a four punch combination!
Tennant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lima throws a nice looking combination but Tennant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tennant throws a series of strikes that have Lima backpedaling.
Tennant misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tennant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lima manages to avoid it.
Tennant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lima was well out of range. Poor timing from Tennant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Tennant does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelinho Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doctor Tennant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Lima.
Lima moves out of range of the strikes.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Tennant moves out of range easily.
Lima lands a right hook to the body.
Lima misses with a hook
and Tennant counters with a straight right hand.
Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tennant was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Tennant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lima looks to land a combination but Tennant avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
Lima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tennant as he jumps to the side.
Tennant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tennant moves away.
Lima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tennant rather than just go for the knockout.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tennant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcelinho Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tennant cracks a nice hook into Lima's ribs.
Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lima walks into a jab.
Tennant lands a head shot.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Tennant.
Doctor Tennant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcelinho Lima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a hook to the body
and Tennant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tennant is looking to counter the offense by Lima and move into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tennant as he connects with a hook.
Tennant moves in close and cracks Lima with a massive right hand! Lima, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Tennant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doctor Tennant!
Doctor Tennant 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gracie (ranked 2849 p4p, 315 weight class) and Conour McNugget (ranked 3120 p4p, 338 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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161 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conour McNugget!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNugget misses with an uppercut.
McNugget tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - McNugget coming out on top.
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of McNugget backwards.
McNugget breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McNugget, right into the meat.
McNugget stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McNugget.
McNugget goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - McNugget throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and McNugget releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McNugget swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNugget fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
McNugget needs to keep his hands up - Gracie had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
McNugget scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing McNugget up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McNugget fails to land.
Gracie has McNugget pushed against the cage.
McNugget lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
McNugget tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on McNugget's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McNugget working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
McNugget breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McNugget lands the left hand.
Gracie forces McNugget back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie cracks McNugget with a nice body shot.
McNugget tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as McNugget controls his hands.
Gracie tries to pull guard but McNugget forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McNugget misses with a hook to the ribs.
McNugget breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McNugget pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNugget throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNugget misses with a straight right.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McNugget. McNugget obviously looking to wear him down.
Conour McNugget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNugget throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
McNugget throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNugget throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
McNugget tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from McNugget.
McNugget throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie pushes McNugget up against the cage in a clinch.
McNugget lands a left hand.
Gracie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McNugget's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McNugget throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie thumps McNugget with a low kick.
McNugget tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half 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!
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McNugget has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McNugget is looking to escape.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but McNugget is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McNugget trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McNugget throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNugget throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conour McNugget will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
McNugget throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNugget throws out the jab.
McNugget throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McNugget takes one to the chin there.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes McNugget back into the cage.
McNugget tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
McNugget breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNugget throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - McNugget throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conour McNugget seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McNugget misses with a hook.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but McNugget is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNugget.
McNugget swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNugget.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a takedown into McNugget's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from McNugget.
McNugget looking to control.
McNugget might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNugget is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie won't allow McNugget to sweep him here.
McNugget looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but McNugget keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie 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.
McNugget can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
McNugget wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but McNugget is retaining full guard.
Raul Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McNugget trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie stands and throws McNugget's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to mount.
McNugget really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McNugget is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Gracie 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!
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
McNugget looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McNugget throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McNugget.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNugget.
McNugget on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNugget.
McNugget throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNugget throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McNugget manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McNugget tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from McNugget.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNugget on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McNugget throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
McNugget has his feet on Gracie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gracie slips a straight right by McNugget.
Gracie jabs at McNugget's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thuds a left hand into McNugget's body.
McNugget tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McNugget tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
McNugget lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from McNugget.
McNugget misses with a series of wild punches.
McNugget swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Conour McNugget is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from McNugget.
McNugget gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNugget is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie passes to side control.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McNugget is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie trying to control the action but McNugget is working from the bottom.
McNugget is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McNugget, who protects the arm well.
McNugget tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass McNugget's legs.
Gracie happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McNugget has escaped the position, nice work there.
McNugget is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie wants to control but McNugget is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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 Raul Gracie.
I think Gracie 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Gracie!
After winning the bout, Raul Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Conour McNugget spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Yanovich (ranked 2824 p4p, 311 weight class) and Tom Giebelhals (ranked 2113 p4p, 242 weight class). Yanovich comes to the cage accompanied by When Johnny Comes Marching Home. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bogdan Yanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Giebelhals!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giebelhals tries to keep at a distance but Yanovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yanovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giebelhals cracks the inside of Yanovich's front leg.
Yanovich scores with a jab. Giebelhals acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yanovich checks a leg kick.
Giebelhals scores with a jab.
Yanovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giebelhals throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yanovich throws a lazy right hand but Giebelhals sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yanovich misses with an uppercut.
Yanovich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giebelhals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yanovich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giebelhals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yanovich checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Yanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yanovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giebelhals is looking to chop away at Yanovich's legs.
Yanovich is looking to clinch.
Tom Giebelhals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanovich looks to land a right hand but Giebelhals moved out of range.
Yanovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giebelhals's head backwards.
Giebelhals lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yanovich's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanovich misses with a hook.
Giebelhals keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yanovich.
Yanovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yanovich lands a jab to the nose.
Giebelhals misses with a body shot.
Giebelhals moves out of range as Yanovich strikes.
Yanovich throws a hook but Giebelhals avoids it easily.
Giebelhals 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.
Giebelhals thows a leg kick but Yanovich checks it
enabling Yanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Yanovich misses.
Yanovich throws the left hand but Giebelhals avoids the punch easily.
Yanovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giebelhals takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yanovich rushes Giebelhals and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giebelhals.
Yanovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giebelhals's elbow.
Giebelhals blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Yanovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giebelhals's elbow.
Yanovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals prevents Yanovich from breaking the clinch.
Yanovich is trying to break free.
Giebelhals blocks a body shot from Yanovich.
Giebelhals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giebelhals lands 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!
A head punch on the inside from Giebelhals fails to land.
Giebelhals throws a head punch that misses.
Yanovich has had enough of the clinch but Giebelhals keeps him there for the moment.
Giebelhals misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giebelhals.
Yanovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giebelhals or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Giebelhals.
Giebelhals makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giebelhals breaks the clinch.
Giebelhals attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yanovich misses with a hook. Giebelhals ducked under it nicely.
Yanovich tests Giebelhals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yanovich throws a hook to the side of Giebelhals's head but Giebelhals sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giebelhals looks for the body kick but Yanovich saw that one coming.
Yanovich connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals throws a front kick aimed at Yanovich's knee but Yanovich avoids it well.
Yanovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yanovich misses the shot to the body.
Giebelhals moves away from the strike by Yanovich.
A head kick misses from Giebelhals.
Giebelhals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Yanovich.
Yanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yanovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giebelhals can pounce on him.
Giebelhals walks into a straight right hand from Yanovich.
Yanovich tries to clinch up.
Giebelhals tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yanovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giebelhals.
Yanovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giebelhals rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yanovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giebelhals swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giebelhals jabs Yanovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yanovich misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giebelhals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yanovich throws a big shot that misses.
Yanovich swings for the body but Giebelhals moves out of range.
Giebelhals lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giebelhals is looking to slow Yanovich down with leg kicks.
Yanovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Giebelhals.
A head kick misses from Giebelhals.
Yanovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giebelhals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giebelhals lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Yanovich misses.
Yanovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick from Giebelhals misses.
Giebelhals throws a low kick but Yanovich avoids it.
Giebelhals throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bogdan Yanovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giebelhals looks to land a body kick but Yanovich moved away.
Yanovich is looking to counter punch.
Yanovich cracks a nice hook into Giebelhals's ribs.
Giebelhals uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yanovich.
Yanovich moves out of range as Giebelhals throws a body kick.
Giebelhals throws a head kick but Yanovich moves out of range.
Yanovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Bogdan Yanovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Giebelhals moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giebelhals ducks right into an uppercut from Yanovich.
Yanovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Giebelhals throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Giebelhals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Giebelhals.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giebelhals.
Giebelhals fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yanovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Giebelhals.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yanovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yanovich. Giebelhals does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giebelhals appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yanovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Yanovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giebelhals throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yanovich misses the target.
Yanovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yanovich tries to clinch but Giebelhals is having none of it.
Giebelhals throws a leg kick but Yanovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yanovich misses with an uppercut. Giebelhals saw that one coming.
Giebelhals bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yanovich's head backwards.
Giebelhals lands a leg kick that knocks Yanovich off balance momentarily.
Giebelhals is looking to chop away at Yanovich's legs.
Giebelhals throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yanovich moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice jab there from Yanovich.
Yanovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Giebelhals circles away.
Yanovich checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Giebelhals.
Giebelhals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yanovich.
Yanovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Giebelhals.
Yanovich misses with a looping right.
Yanovich forces Giebelhals back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanovich throws a body punch but Giebelhals moves out of range.
Giebelhals with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giebelhals throws a push kick but Yanovich slaps the foot to one side.
Yanovich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yanovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yanovich punishes Giebelhals's body with a nice straight punch.
Giebelhals motions for Yanovich to come forward. Giebelhals throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giebelhals throws a half hearted mid kick.
Giebelhals avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giebelhals. Yanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Yanovich.
Yanovich is looking to clinch.
Yanovich throws a big shot that misses.
Giebelhals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yanovich has closed the distance and engaged Giebelhals in a clinch.
Giebelhals swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yanovich trying to stall but Giebelhals improves his position.
Bogdan Yanovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals has a couple of punches blocked by Yanovich.
Yanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giebelhals escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giebelhals swats away the attempt to clinch by Yanovich.
Giebelhals is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giebelhals connects with a leg kick. Yanovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Yanovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giebelhals doesn't seem phased though.
Giebelhals blocks a jab.
Giebelhals bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giebelhals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yanovich.
Yanovich scores with a body shot.
Yanovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giebelhals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yanovich misses with an uppercut. Giebelhals saw that one coming.
Giebelhals has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giebelhals there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giebelhals connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Giebelhals.
Giebelhals misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Yanovich.
Giebelhals has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yanovich misses with a straight left.
Giebelhals was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Giebelhals wants to land a leg kick but Yanovich is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Yanovich blocks the leg kick.
Yanovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Giebelhals goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giebelhals lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giebelhals throws a head kick that misses
enabling Yanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giebelhals, right into the meat.
Yanovich scores with a body shot.
Yanovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yanovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yanovich lands a nice hook to Giebelhals's body. Giebelhals takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yanovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yanovich keeps control of Giebelhals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yanovich misses with some punches.
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 Bogdan Yanovich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Giebelhals throws a nice inside leg kick.
Giebelhals throws the kick towards the body but Yanovich avoids it.
Yanovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Giebelhals is just out of range.
Giebelhals pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yanovich misses the jab.
Yanovich moves into the clinch.
Yanovich digs a right hand into Giebelhals's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giebelhals's gas tank.
Giebelhals lands an uppercut.
Yanovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yanovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yanovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giebelhals misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giebelhals blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich lands a nice uppercut.
Yanovich digs a right hand into Giebelhals's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Giebelhals's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Yanovich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giebelhals takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yanovich misses with a punch to the body.
Yanovich lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yanovich - that landed with a thud.
Giebelhals prevents a body shot from Yanovich.
Yanovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yanovich breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giebelhals 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 Yanovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yanovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Giebelhals tries a head kick but it misses.
Giebelhals throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Yanovich.
Yanovich tries to clinch there but Giebelhals circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giebelhals! But no joy.
Giebelhals takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Giebelhals takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yanovich lands with a nice body punch.
Yanovich lands a nice shot that snaps Giebelhals's head back.
Giebelhals looks to score with a jab to the body but Yanovich is just out of range.
Yanovich scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giebelhals connects with a nice looking jab.
Yanovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Giebelhals under the eye.
Giebelhals fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yanovich checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals feints and then cracks Yanovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yanovich down.
Yanovich misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giebelhals! But no joy.
Yanovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yanovich misses the jab.
Yanovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giebelhals.
Nice defenses there by Giebelhals.
Tom Giebelhals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Yanovich misses.
Giebelhals throws a head kick but Yanovich moves out of range.
Yanovich moves into range and clinches up with Giebelhals.
Yanovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giebelhals's efforts to push away.
Yanovich keeps control of Giebelhals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yanovich misses with a punch to the body.
Yanovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giebelhalss head.
Giebelhals breaks the clinch.
Giebelhals on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals staying out of range there.
Giebelhals misses with a low kick.
Yanovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giebelhals can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Yanovich.
Yanovich misses with a hook.
Giebelhals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giebelhals throws a leg kick
and Giebelhals takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Yanovich misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Yanovich.
Yanovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Giebelhals swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yanovich takes the fight into the clinch.
Yanovich tries to throw a body punch but Giebelhals avoids it by throwing Yanovich back against the cage.
Giebelhals taking a breather.
Yanovich lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giebelhals creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yanovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giebelhals pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals cracks the inside of Yanovich's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giebelhals avoids the body shot from Yanovich.
Nice body punch from Yanovich.
Yanovich connects with a jab.
Giebelhals is looking to chop away at Yanovich's legs.
Giebelhals throws out a leg kick but Yanovich moves out of range and Giebelhals only half commits.
Yanovich scores with a decent looking hook.
Giebelhals moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giebelhals throws a leg kick
and Yanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yanovich looks to land a right hand but Giebelhals moved out of range.
Giebelhals takes a swing at Yanovich's ribcage but misses.
Yanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Giebelhals takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giebelhals moves away.
Giebelhals throws a low kick, looking for Yanovich's leg but Yanovich calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Yanovich blocks the leg kick.
Yanovich connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Yanovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yanovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Yanovich!
An out of breath Bogdan Yanovich 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hennig Muller (ranked 2740 p4p, 325 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 3380 p4p, 394 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Muller connects with a nice looking jab.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Muller misses.
Muller walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Muller swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida slips under a jab.
Machida lands with a straight right. Muller didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Muller rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
Machida working aggressively here.
I was talking to Muller 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muller 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida blocking some punches.
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Muller lands a left hand.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machida lands a body punch.
Machida told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Muller misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida gets through Muller 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller .
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Muller .
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller 's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Muller 's ribcage. Muller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Muller blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Muller 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Muller prevents a body shot from Machida.
Muller tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Muller prevents a body shot from Machida.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida lands an uppercut.
Muller digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Machida lands with a left to the head.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machida blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Muller .
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Muller .
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida looks to land a body kick but Muller moved away.
Machida fakes the leg kick and cracks Muller in the body.
Nice cross by Machida.
Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muller lands a body punch.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Seiryu Machida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Muller .
Muller scores with a hook to the body.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Muller 's ribcage. Muller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muller gets through Machida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muller s head.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Muller lands an uppercut.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muller .
Machida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Muller blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Muller .
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Machida.
Machida pushes Muller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller misses with some punches.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Machida.
Muller tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muller .
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muller .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Muller misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Muller finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Muller throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Muller forces Machida back against the cage and clinches.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Muller prevents a body shot from Machida.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller .
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Machida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machida lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muller s head.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Machida tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Machida lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Muller .
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muller .
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Muller .
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muller tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller .
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Muller .
Machida prevents a body shot from Muller .
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Machida.
A nice left hand lands by Muller .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machida lands a hook that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller prevents a body shot from Machida.
Muller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Muller .
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Machida lands an uppercut.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Machida lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muller tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida lands a right hand.
Hennig Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
Muller lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Machida is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida blocks a body shot from Muller .
And that's the end of the fight!
Seiryu Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Machida 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 Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seiryu Machida!
A relieved looking Seiryu Machida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sargeant Cobra (ranked 22513 p4p, 555 weight class) and John Starman (ranked 3878 p4p, 390 weight class). Cobra comes to the cage accompanied by Cobra. Starman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by David Bowie - Starman. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Starman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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159 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sargeant Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Starman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cobra. Cobra obviously looking to wear him down.
Starman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starman throws a shot from downtown. Cobra moves away and avoids it.
Starman swings for the body but Cobra moves out of range.
Cobra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starman's calf.
Cobra 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.
Starman misses the jab.
Starman misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman misses with an uppercut.
Cobra thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cobra throws an overhand right that lands on Starman's shoulder, as Starman tries to avoid the shot.
Cobra lands with a slapping head kick.
Cobra scores with a jab. Starman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cobra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Starman moves away.
Cobra tries to clinch there but Starman circles away.
Starman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobra lands a right hook to the body.
Cobra slips a straight right by Starman.
Cobra defending well as Starman loads up on a big left hand.
Cobra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cobra misses with a low kick.
Starman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cobra counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cobra connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starman 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.
Cobra pushes Starman away with a front kick.
Starman misses with a double jab.
Cobra's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobra duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobra slips a jab from Starman.
Starman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobra was well out of range. Poor timing from Starman.
Cobra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Starman.
Cobra lands with a straight right. Starman didn't see that one coming.
Starman blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra misses with a straight right.
Starman shoots in but no luck this time.
Cobra throwing a counter right hand but Starman manages to avoid it.
Cobra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cobra throws a hook but Starman blocks it.
Starman throws out a counter right but Cobra avoids it with no problem.
Starman throws a body punch but Cobra moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cobra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cobra jabs at Starman's body.
Cobra lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starman lands a lovely overhand right.
Starman scores with a hook to the body. Cobra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Starman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Starman lands the left hand.
Cobra is rocked!
Starman moves in close and cracks Cobra with a massive right hand! Cobra, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Starman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Starman!
John Starman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Fortier (ranked 2081 p4p, 251 weight class) and Manu Mikkonen (ranked 1761 p4p, 215 weight class). Mikkonen has chosen When Worlds Collide as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manu Mikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier throws a jab when Mikkonen was well out of range.
Fortier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fortier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mikkonen looks to land a combination but Fortier avoids it well.
Manu Mikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikkonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fortier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mikkonen digs a good hook to Fortier's body.
Mikkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortier was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikkonen.
Fortier throwing a counter right hand but Mikkonen manages to avoid it.
Mikkonen avoids a kick to the body.
Mikkonen throws a combination that misses
and Fortier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikkonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortier counters with a good, hard body kick but Mikkonen shrugs it off.
Fortier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortier thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fortier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mikkonen's calf.
Mikkonen moves in looking to clinch but Fortier pushes him off.
Mikkonen lands with a shot to the body.
Mikkonen has closed the distance and engaged Fortier in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortier lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fortier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mikkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortier's elbow.
Mikkonen cracks Fortier with a nice body shot.
Mikkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikkonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortier controls his hands.
Mikkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Fortier blocks with his arms.
Fortier working aggressively here.
Mikkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Fortier controls the action.
Mikkonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mikkonen stalling the fight.
Mikkonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortier swings wildly with an uppercut but Mikkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikkonen tries a body shot but Fortier blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Fortier as the two fighters clinch.
Fortier misses with some punches.
Mikkonen prevents a body shot from Fortier.
Mikkonen blocks a body shot from Fortier.
Fortier is struggling to control the position.
Fortier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortier taking a breather.
Mikkonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortier.
Fortier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mikkonen backwards.
Fortier lands a body punch.
Mikkonen looks winded!
Fortier pushes Mikkonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortier.
Fortier is leaning against Mikkonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fortier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikkonen's elbow.
Fortier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikkonens head.
Fortier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortier can't find room to land a body shot as Mikkonen controls the action.
Fortier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mikkonen backwards.
A short body shot lands from Fortier as the two fighters clinch.
Fortier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortier tries to work over Mikkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Fortier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fortier 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.
Fortier tries to work over Mikkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortier digs a right hand underneath Mikkonen's ribcage. Mikkonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Fortier.
Mikkonen is rocked!
Fortier is working Mikkonen over against the cage.
Mikkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortier finish him?
Fortier creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mikkonen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mikkonen drops to his knees and Fortier pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Fortier!
An out of breath Samson Fortier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Manu Mikkonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'What the Fuck was that shit!?! I'm coming back and I will destroy all! Get that fucking mic out of my face!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zedidiah Goldberg (ranked 1181 p4p, 158 weight class) and Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 2445 p4p, 300 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goldberg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Warrior's Call. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zedidiah Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vellei ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Goldberg swings for the body but La Vellei moves out of range.
La Vellei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been told by Goldberg's head coaches at Stark Slugger Society that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
La Vellei misses with a straight right.
La Vellei loads up on a big right hand but Goldberg slips the punch.
La Vellei throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldberg misses the target.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Vellei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goldberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
La Vellei throws an overhand right that lands on Goldberg's shoulder, as Goldberg tries to avoid the shot.
La Vellei lands a two punch combo.
La Vellei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goldberg misses with a low kick.
La Vellei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goldberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Vellei throws a shot from downtown. Goldberg moves away and avoids it.
Goldberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Vellei misses with a body kick.
Goldberg appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from La Vellei.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and La Vellei counters with a right hand to the body.
La Vellei misses with a body shot
and Goldberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Vellei thinking.
La Vellei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Vellei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldberg moves away.
La Vellei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldberg fires out a quick counter leg kick but La Vellei just manages to avoid it.
La Vellei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Vellei tries to bum rush Goldberg with a series of wild strikes but Goldberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Vellei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goldberg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten La Vellei somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Goldberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goldberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
La Vellei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg takes one to the side of the head.
La Vellei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Goldberg walks into a straight right hand from La Vellei.
Goldberg is looking to wear down La Vellei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Vellei staying out of range there.
La Vellei fails to land with a series of punches.
La Vellei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
La Vellei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La Vellei cracks Goldberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from La Vellei does no damage.
Zedidiah Goldberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Goldberg.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
No joy there for La Vellei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goldberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping La Vellei under the eye.
Goldberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
La Vellei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goldberg looks for the body kick but La Vellei saw that one coming.
La Vellei throws a sloppy body shot
and Goldberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
La Vellei misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Goldberg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Vellei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
La Vellei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goldberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Goldberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Goldberg throws a head kick that La Vellei semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
La Vellei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
La Vellei delivers a nice body kick.
La Vellei misses with an uppercut.
La Vellei throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg slips under a jab from La Vellei.
Goldberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. La Vellei catches Goldberg right on the button with a cross.
La Vellei throws a right and a left that both miss.
La Vellei throws out a loose jab but Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Vellei scores with a jab.
Goldberg slips a jab from La Vellei.
La Vellei scores with a decent looking hook.
La Vellei staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
La Vellei throws a head kick that misses.
It appears Goldberg was looking to counter with a kick there.
La Vellei throws a one two combo.
Goldberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldberg misses the target.
Goldberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goldberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goldberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Vellei missing with a left hand there. Goldberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La Vellei blocks a head kick by Goldberg.
A shot to the body from La Vellei misses
and Goldberg counters with a low kick, right behind La Vellei 's knee.
A punch combination from La Vellei misses.
Nice jab there from La Vellei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Vellei throws a right and a left that Goldberg avoids nicely.
La Vellei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from La Vellei misses.
Goldberg misses the shot to the body.
La Vellei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goldberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Vellei misses with a low kick.
Goldberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by La Vellei.
La Vellei connects with a single shot there.
La Vellei avoids the head kick by Goldberg.
La Vellei throws a combination. Goldberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
La Vellei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg misses the jab.
La Vellei throws a series of punches but Goldberg avoids them all with ease.
Goldberg feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La Vellei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldberg.
La Vellei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
La Vellei throws a looping overhand right but Goldberg ducks down to avoid it.
Goldberg is looking to counter with a body kick.
Goldberg blocks the body kick.
La Vellei lands a jab.
La Vellei swinging wildly here.
La Vellei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goldberg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg dodges the punch combination from La Vellei.
Goldberg throws a sloppy body shot
and La Vellei counters with a body kick that stops Goldberg in his tracks momentarily.
La Vellei lands a leg kick that knocks Goldberg off balance momentarily.
La Vellei ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
La Vellei looks to throw the jab but Goldberg is out of range.
La Vellei lands an overhand right.
La Vellei drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldberg has his hands on La Vellei's head, controlling the position.
Goldberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but La Vellei is one step ahead there.
La Vellei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
La Vellei with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goldberg 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.
La Vellei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
La Vellei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
La Vellei with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goldberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldberg, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goldberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Vellei moves away.
A little jabbing left from La Vellei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goldberg slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Goldberg misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Goldberg throws a jab when La Vellei was well out of range.
La Vellei is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
La Vellei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
La Vellei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goldberg throws a jab but it's blocked by La Vellei.
La Vellei misses with a looping right.
La Vellei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for La Vellei.
La Vellei slips a jab from Goldberg.
La Vellei connects with a looping right hand.
La Vellei misses with a body shot.
Goldberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg misses the jab.
La Vellei slips a jab from Goldberg.
A decent looking cross lands there for La Vellei.
La Vellei looks to land a left hand but Goldberg moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei misses with a lunging right hand
and Goldberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goldberg slips a jab from La Vellei.
La Vellei lands with a straight right. Goldberg didn't see that one coming.
Goldberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
La Vellei shoots in and drives through. Goldberg sprawls well.
It looked like Goldberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from La Vellei.
La Vellei misses with a kick to the body.
Goldberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Vellei.
La Vellei misses with a takedown
and Goldberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from La Vellei misses.
Goldberg looks to throw the jab but La Vellei is out of range.
La Vellei misses with an uppercut.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Vellei swinging wildly here.
Goldberg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
La Vellei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donk. La Vellei catches Goldberg right on the button with a cross.
La Vellei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goldberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Vellei takes one to the side of the head.
La Vellei looks to throw the jab but Goldberg is out of range.
La Vellei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
La Vellei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
La Vellei shoots in and gets a takedown into Goldberg's guard.
La Vellei preventing the sweep.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw La Vellei working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Goldberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
La Vellei stopping the sweep attempt from Goldberg.
La Vellei is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goldberg has La Vellei pulled in close to control his posture.
Goldberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
La Vellei wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Vellei manages to avoid it.
La Vellei throws a looping overhand right but Goldberg ducks down to avoid it.
Goldberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Vellei.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from La Vellei.
La Vellei moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei throws a nice looking combination but Goldberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Vellei loads up on a big right hand but Goldberg slips the punch.
Goldberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goldberg tries to move into range but La Vellei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goldberg throws a body shot but no joy.
La Vellei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
La Vellei lands a right hook to the body.
La Vellei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goldberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zedidiah Goldberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cristopher La Vellei.
A shot to the body from Goldberg misses
and La Vellei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Goldberg.
Nice uppercut lands for La Vellei. That snapped Goldberg's head back.
Zedidiah Goldberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldberg misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Cristopher La Vellei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La Vellei 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
Our winner, Jean Cristopher La Vellei, 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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