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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hudson (ranked 3766 p4p, 452 weight class) and Teddy Toivonen (ranked 5981 p4p, 579 weight class). Morgan Hudson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teddy Toivonen's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Toivonen goes for a double leg but Hudson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hudson continues to drive forward.
It looked like Hudson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toivonen.
Toivonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Teddy Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen wants to clinch but Hudson slips to the side
and Hudson counters with an outside leg kick.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Hudson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hudson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen tries to clinch up
enabling Hudson to counter with a crisp jab.
Toivonen misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Hudson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Toivonen throws a series of punches but Hudson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Hudson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hudson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toivonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Hudson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Are you kidding me?! Hudson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Toivonen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morgan Hudson!
Morgan Hudson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kadmon (ranked 23299 p4p, 653 weight class) and Darko Pulovic (ranked 4260 p4p, 457 weight class). Darko Pulovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Kadmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Pulovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kadmon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pulovic at a distance.
Pulovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Kadmon counters with a left to the body.
Kadmon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kadmon clinches up against the cage.
Kadmon pushes Pulovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kadmon.
Kadmon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kadmon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kadmon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kadmon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadmon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kadmon is working Pulovic over against the cage.
Kadmon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pulovic looks winded!
Kadmon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kadmon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadmon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pulovics head.
Kadmon is pressed up against the cage. Pulovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kadmon down to the mat. Kadmon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pulovic misses with a takedown
and Kadmon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adam Kadmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Pulovic.
Pulovic throws a combination that misses
and Kadmon counters with a nice body shot.
Kadmon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kadmon lands a nice hook to Pulovic's body. Pulovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pulovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kadmon is looking to wear down Pulovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pulovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kadmon lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Kadmon.
Kadmon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kadmon counters with a one-two to the body.
Kadmon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pulovic is rocked!
Kadmon throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pulovic stumbling backwards into the cage! Pulovic bounces back off the cage towards Kadmon, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kadmon lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kadmon celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Kadmon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sandee Gorgrip (ranked 3472 p4p, 390 weight class) and Green Cross (ranked 2939 p4p, 341 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandee Gorgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Green Cross!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross clinches.
Gorgrip looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cross lands a right hand.
Cross is pressed up against the cage. Gorgrip has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cross down to the mat. Cross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cross drives through and clinches with Gorgrip against the cage.
Cross lands with a light punch inside.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Cross breaks the clinch.
Cross moves into range and clinches up with Gorgrip.
Gorgrip is looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross stalls.
Cross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorgrip is defending well for now.
Cross taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Cross.
Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Cross.
Cross's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gorgrip up against the cage.
Cross decides to pull guard.
Cross has control of Gorgrip's left arm, preventing Gorgrip from doing any damage.
Gorgrip throws a big elbow that misses.
Cross is working an open guard so Gorgrip takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gorgrip gets tackled into the cage by Cross. Cross maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Cross lands a left hand.
Cross pushes Gorgrip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is working Gorgrip over against the cage.
Gorgrip avoiding damage as Cross throws knees to the body.
Cross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cross darts in and clinches Gorgrip up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cross lands a right hand.
A short left from Cross.
Cross is leaning against Gorgrip and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Cross.
Cross lands a body punch.
A short right from Cross.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cross.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross jumps guard.
Gorgrip has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cross seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgrip is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Star Studded Beef that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gorgrip with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorgrip being controlled here momentarily.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Gorgrip from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cross is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cross rushes Gorgrip and presses him up against the cage.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorgrip backwards.
Gorgrip's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorgrip looking to stall.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Cross 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.
Cross has closed the distance and engaged Gorgrip in a clinch.
Gorgrip jumps guard but Cross turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cross.
Green Cross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
Cross pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gorgrip backwards.
Cross is working Gorgrip over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorgrip avoids the damage to the body.
Cross works on Gorgrip's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
Cross breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross pushes Gorgrip up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cross lands a left hand.
Gorgrip wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorgrip is rocked!
Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Gorgrip is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
Cross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cross tries to bum rush Gorgrip with a series of wild strikes but Gorgrip uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorgrip, pushing him back against the cage.
Cross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross drives through and clinches with Gorgrip against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorgrip tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorgrip drops back down to his feet.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorgrip or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross has Gorgrip pressed against the cage.
Cross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gorgrip seems to have got his legs back now.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Cross lands a body punch.
Cross lands a shot to the body.
Cross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross has Gorgrip up against the cage in a clinch.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gorgrip.
Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross closes the distance and pushes Gorgrip back into the cage.
Cross manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gorgrip has had enough of the clinch but Cross keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross pushes Gorgrip back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorgrip backwards.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Cross pushes Gorgrip back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
Cross darts in and clinches Gorgrip up against the cage.
Cross works on Gorgrip's body with a couple of short punches.
Cross lands with a left to the head.
Cross stalling against the cage.
Cross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorgrip avoids it.
Cross manages to break the clinch.
Cross takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cross as the two fighters clinch.
Cross presses Gorgrip against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gorgrip backwards.
Cross leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cross as the two fighters clinch.
Cross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gorgrip backwards.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
Cross breaks from the clinch.
Cross moves into the clinch.
Cross scores with a shot to the side of Gorgrip's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Cross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cross closes the distance and pushes Gorgrip back into the cage.
Cross turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cross stands up and beckons Gorgrip to his feet.
Cross rushes Gorgrip and presses him up against the cage.
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorgrip backwards.
Cross controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Cross pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cross pushes Gorgrip against the cage. Cross is working some dirty boxing. Cross pushes off with a quick right hook! Gorgrip goes down! Gorgrip tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cross moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Green Cross!
Our winner, Green Cross, 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.
The defeated Sandee Gorgrip had this to say: 'He is a very good fighter. I will come back stronger next time you see me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 2860 p4p, 368 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 23018 p4p, 655 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Atrevete te. Donnie Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Benedetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benedetti as Jackson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Benedetti tries to counter by clinching up but Jackson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benedetti as he avoids it easily.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Claudio Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Benedetti scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Benedetti clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Benedetti is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
A short left from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benedetti as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benedetti clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson is rocked!
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the cage and Benedetti unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Benedetti screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Todd (ranked 3989 p4p, 467 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 3648 p4p, 444 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Leroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Todd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Todd looking to pass the guard.
Todd has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Todd from controlling successfully.
Todd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Todd.
Todd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Todd won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Todd from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Todd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins is looking for the big counter here.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Todd shoots in for a takedown but Jenkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jenkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Todd somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Todd or perhaps it was just good defense by Jenkins, which made it look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Todd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Todd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Todd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins throws a series of strikes that have Todd backpedaling.
It looks like Jason Todd has been cut.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd dives in for a single leg takedown but Jenkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a hook that stumbles Todd back into the cage. Jenkins follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Todd to the canvas! Jenkins pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Todd has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leroy Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Allen (ranked 2836 p4p, 261 weight class) and Queen Boudica (ranked 3800 p4p, 324 weight class). Boudica has chosen Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Boudica!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudica listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boudica has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Allen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boudica cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boudica.
Boudica with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boudica cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Boudica lands a body shot.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudica as he jumps to the side.
Boudica throws a good cross that connects.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boudica can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boudica counters with a leg kick.
Boudica lands a nice looking kick to the body. Allen takes a step back to recover.
Allen wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudica fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boudica lands with a shot to the body.
Boudica buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boudica connects with the punch.
Allen shoots in and drives through. Boudica sprawls well.
Boudica gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allen to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Boudica 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is stalling in the full guard.
Boudica wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Allen is fighting to break Boudica's control of his arms but Boudica is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Allen wants to control from the top but Boudica keeps moving.
Boudica being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudica connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boudica.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allen has been working on his balance at Navy Street MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Boudica.
Boudica keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boudica connects with a solid leg kick.
Boudica scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick there by Boudica.
Allen has a takedown stuffed.
Queen Boudica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Boudica.
Boudica lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Allen shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudica sprawls well. He's pushed Allen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boudica.
Allen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boudica. That one must have hurt.
Boudica moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boudica lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Boudica scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boudica fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boudica scores with a punch to the head.
Boudica lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boudica throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boudica regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Queen Boudica dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boudica thuds his shin into the meat of Allen's side.
Boudica feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boudica. That's going to slow Allen down.
Boudica scores with a leg kick.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudica as he jumps to the side.
Queen Boudica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudica throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Boudica throws a head kick that Allen semi-blocks.
Boudica misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Allen misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudica goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boudica's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
A good leg kick by Boudica.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen tries for a takedown but Boudica sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boudica appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudica plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boudica lands a right hook to the body.
Boudica lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
Allen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Allen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boudica throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudica throws out a powerful jab.
Allen dives in and grabs Boudica's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boudica pushes down on Allen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudica scores with a head kick. Allen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudica fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Queen Boudica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudica stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crunch! Boudica slams his shin into Allen's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudica thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Boudica scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudica thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Boudica scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Boudica.
Boudica dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Boudica swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Boudica gets caught napping as Allen dives in and scores a takedown. Boudica manages to retain guard.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boudica is pulling down on Allen's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Boudica controlling the position.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Boudica tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Boudica.
Boudica lands a high kick!
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
and Boudica counters with a thumping low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Boudica there.
Boudica throws a sloppy head kick
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boudica's guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Boudica keeps moving.
Boudica pulls Allen in to control the position.
Boudica is continuing to stall.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Queen Boudica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boudica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruce Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen darts in looking for a takedown but Boudica gets double underhooks and turns Allen into the cage.
Boudica turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudica throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boudica stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Boudica dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Allen tries for a takedown but Boudica circles away easily
and Boudica counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudica. Boudica obviously looking to wear him down.
Boudica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Boudica.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen 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.
Boudica seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Boudica gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boudica is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him.
Allen 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.
Boudica passes into half guard.
Bruce Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Boudica is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bruce Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudica seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boudica in particular looking to stall.
Boudica is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Allen sees it coming and defends easily.
Boudica wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Boudica is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boudica has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boudica slows the pace down in half guard.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Queen Boudica is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Allen is refusing to be controlled, as Boudica sits in half guard.
Boudica trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudica.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt - Boudica sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Allen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid body kick from Boudica.
Boudica pushes Allen away with a front kick.
Boudica throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Boudica throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boudica darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boudica keeps Allen at a distance using the push kick.
Boudica throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Queen Boudica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boudica winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Queen Boudica!
Our winner, Queen Boudica, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 5582 p4p, 524 weight class) and Butch Coolidge (ranked 2626 p4p, 302 weight class). Coolidge has chosen twenty one pilots - Stressed Out as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Coolidge!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack tries to clinch up but Coolidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack slips a straight right by Coolidge.
Mack takes the fight into the clinch.
Coolidge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Coolidge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack cracks Coolidge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Coolidge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack is looking to clinch but Coolidge is avoiding it.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coolidge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Coolidge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Coolidge does no damage.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coolidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Mack pushes Coolidge up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolidge takes a shot to the head.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coolidge misses the shot to the body.
Coolidge throws a good cross that connects.
Mack scores with a body shot.
Coolidge throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mack.
Coolidge throws a jab when Mack was well out of range.
Coolidge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coolidge throws an off balance right hand
and Coolidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coolidge throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coolidge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Mack catches Coolidge right on the button with a cross.
Mack is looking to slow Coolidge down with leg kicks.
Mack rushes Coolidge and presses him up against the cage.
Coolidge breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge misses with a hook
and Mack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coolidge thinking.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Mack.
Mack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coolidge breaks from the clinch.
Coolidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mack.
Coolidge gets tackled into the cage by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
Coolidge manages to break the clinch.
Coolidge circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Coolidge breaks from the clinch.
Mack scores with a body shot.
Coolidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Coolidge throws a body kick that misses
and Coolidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack tries to clinch up but Coolidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack tries to clinch there but Coolidge circles away.
Mack scores with a jab to the head.
Mack is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Coolidge circles away.
A jab from Coolidge misses.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Coolidge.
Coolidge throws a leg kick but Mack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Mack clinches.
Coolidge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coolidge walks into a left hand.
Coolidge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coolidge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Coolidge circles away.
Coolidge is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Coolidge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Mack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mack tries to clinch up but Coolidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Coolidge pushes him off.
Mack takes the fight into the clinch.
Coolidge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coolidge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coolidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coolidge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack has managed to clinch.
Coolidge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coolidge throws a hook to the side of Mack's head but Mack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mack jabs Coolidge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mack has closed the distance and engaged Coolidge in a clinch.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coolidge misses with a looping right.
Mack defending well as Coolidge loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coolidge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coolidge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Mack.
A jab lands there for Mack.
Coolidge misses with a right hand
and Mack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Mack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coolidge tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coolidge breaks the clinch.
Mack clinches up with Coolidge and pushes him back against the cage.
Craig Mack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coolidge dodges an elbow strike from Mack.
Mack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coolidge can do to turn this around?
Coolidge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack is looking to clinch but Coolidge is avoiding it.
Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Coolidge letting Mack take a breather here.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coolidge fails to land with a series of punches.
Coolidge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack rushes Coolidge and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coolidge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coolidge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mack clinches with his opponent.
Coolidge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack throws a right hand that Coolidge ducks under and follows up with a left that Coolidge also avoids with ease.
Mack tries to clinch
enabling Coolidge to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Coolidge catches Mack right on the button with a cross.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coolidge.
Coolidge misses with a straight right.
Mack is looking to counter punch.
Mack drives through and clinches with Coolidge against the cage.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coolidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Coolidge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coolidge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mack defending well as Coolidge loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Coolidge misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch up but Coolidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack slips a jab from Coolidge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mack pushes Coolidge up against the cage in a clinch.
Mack lands a left hand.
Coolidge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack lands with a nice body punch.
Mack connects with a leg kick. Coolidge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butch Coolidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coolidge tries to score with a low kick but Mack moves his leg out of the way.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack has closed the distance and engaged Coolidge in a clinch.
Coolidge breaks the clinch.
Mack throws a right and a left that Coolidge avoids nicely.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack moves into the clinch.
Mack looking to stall.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is looking to clinch but Coolidge is avoiding it.
Coolidge loads up on a big right hand but Mack slips the punch.
Mack moves into the clinch.
Coolidge being controlled against the cage.
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack throws a series of punches but Coolidge avoids them all with ease.
Coolidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coolidge.
Mack tries to clinch but Coolidge moves out of range.
Mack connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Coolidge misses the target.
Mack is looking to clinch but Coolidge is avoiding it.
Coolidge swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coolidge misses the jab.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Coolidge pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Coolidge.
Mack throws a wild body kick that Coolidge sees coming a mile off.
Coolidge misses with a body shot.
Coolidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coolidge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack takes the fight into the clinch.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coolidge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coolidge lands an uppercut.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Coolidge loads up on a big right hand but Mack slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Mack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Coolidge.
Mack thuds a left hand into Coolidge's body.
Mack is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Coolidge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mack tries to clinch but Coolidge is having none of it.
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 Craig Mack will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mack tries to clinch up but Coolidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack tries to clinch up
letting Coolidge counter with a right hand.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack tries to clinch there but Coolidge circles away.
Mack has closed the distance and engaged Coolidge in a clinch.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack is looking to clinch but Coolidge is avoiding it.
Coolidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack slips under a jab from Coolidge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack moves out of range of the strikes.
Coolidge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mack slips under a jab from Coolidge.
Coolidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coolidge. That did some damage!
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Coolidge.
Mack throws a quick counter kick to the body but Coolidge avoids it.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Coolidge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coolidge misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Coolidge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coolidge misses with a hook.
Mack is looking to clinch but Coolidge is avoiding it.
Mack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coolidge misses with a body shot.
Coolidge throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Mack half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Coolidge misses.
Mack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Butch Coolidge has been cut.
Coolidge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coolidge throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
Mack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coolidge throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mack.
Coolidge misses with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coolidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mack throws a counter high kick but Coolidge was just alert enough to avoid it.
Coolidge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coolidge keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack punishes Coolidge's body with a nice straight punch.
Coolidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Coolidge.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coolidge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack clinches with his opponent.
Coolidge manages to break the clinch.
Mack lands a slapping body shot.
Coolidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mack tries to clinch but Coolidge moves out of range.
Coolidge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coolidge loads up on a big right hand but Mack slips the punch.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack moves into the clinch successfully.
Coolidge breaks from the clinch.
Coolidge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coolidge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coolidge momentarily.
Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mack with a knee to the head.
Coolidge breaks from the clinch.
Mack tries to clinch there but Coolidge circles away.
Butch Coolidge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Mack finds it's way through Coolidge's defenses.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack pushes Coolidge up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coolidge manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coolidge.
Mack clinches up against the cage.
Coolidge breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Coolidge misses its intended target.
Coolidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coolidge.
Mack clinches up with Coolidge and pushes him back against the cage.
Mack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Coolidge pushes him off.
Mack pushes Coolidge up against the cage in a clinch.
Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Coolidge.
Mack tries to clinch up but Coolidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Coolidge throws a fast counter high kick but Mack manages to duck under it in time.
Coolidge throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Mack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Mack!
Craig Mack made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Im kicking new flavor in ya ear'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ranulf Drengot (ranked 2132 p4p, 251 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 2930 p4p, 338 weight class). Damian Dudley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranulf Drengot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley looks to land a left hand but Drengot moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Drengot.
Drengot tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Dudley.
Drengot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dudley pinned against the cage. Dudley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dudley throws a hook but Drengot avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drengot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drengot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dudley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dudley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drengot has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dudley is trying to keep an underhook but Drengot manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dudley is trying to get back to full guard.
Drengot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dudley defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drengot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dudley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drengot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drengot seems to be looking for submissions.
Dudley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drengot is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drengot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dudley wants to get back to his feet.
Dudley is not content to let Drengot control the position.
Dudley tries to get to full guard but Drengot has control of the leg.
Drengot is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dudley is just riding it out for now. Drengot eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley trying to control from the bottom.
Drengot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drengot trying to control from half guard but Dudley is working away.
Dudley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drengot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Drengot is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dudley pulls Drengot in close to prevent any damage.
Drengot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drengot trying to control but Dudley is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dudley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drengot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ranulf Drengot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley misses with a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drengot slips a straight right by Dudley.
Dudley throws a low kick but Drengot avoids it.
Drengot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Dudley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dudley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drengot throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dudley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Drengot is in Dudley's guard.
Drengot being controlled here momentarily.
Dudley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drengot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drengot is looking to work some ground and pound but Dudley has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drengot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drengot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drengot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drengot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drengot is looking to work some ground and pound but Dudley has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drengot wants to control from the top but Dudley keeps moving.
Drengot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dudley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dudley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dudley!
Dudley decides to stand back up.
Dudley cracks Drengot with an open hand slap.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drengot closes the distance and clinches up with Dudley, looking for a takedown. Drengot pushes Dudley against the cage but Dudley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Drengot avoids it with no problem.
Dudley lands a slapping body shot.
Dudley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drengot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dudley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drengot at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drengot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Drengot fails with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ranulf Drengot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Drengot.
Drengot attempts a counter takedown but Dudley avoids it well and moves away.
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!
Dudley works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drengot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudley throws a shot to the body.
Drengot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damian Dudley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drengot checks a leg kick nicely.
Drengot tries to counter with a takedown but Dudley is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Drengot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dudley throws a leg kick but Drengot moved away.
Ranulf Drengot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dudley throws a hook but Drengot avoids it easily.
Dudley misses with a straight left.
Drengot tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dudley defends well and Drengot ends up having to push Dudley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dudley 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.
Drengot avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Drengot rushes Dudley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dudley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dudley lands a right hand.
Dudley gets through Drengot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dudley prevents the takedown attempt.
Dudley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drengot backwards.
Drengot is rocked!
Drengot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dudley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dudley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Drengot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley lands a nice uppercut.
Drengot goes for a takedown attempt but Dudley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudley throws a monster overhand right that drops Drengot! Dudley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
During a confident post fight interview, Damian Dudley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ranulf Drengot had this to say: 'I'm so disappointed, but I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murky McTavern (ranked 1101 p4p, 166 weight class) and Daniel Booningham (ranked 2617 p4p, 346 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murky McTavern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Booningham!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Booningham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTavern.
Booningham has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Booningham cracks McTavern with a good jab.
McTavern moves into the clinch.
Booningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Booningham lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavern darts in and clinches Booningham up against the cage.
McTavern being controlled against the cage.
McTavern misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booningham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McTavern swings wildly with an uppercut but Booningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTavern pushes Booningham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McTavern throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.
McTavern tries a body shot but Booningham blocks it.
McTavern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTavern lands with a right to the head.
McTavern working aggressively here.
McTavern lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McTavern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McTavern lands with a left to the head.
Booningham breaks from the clinch.
McTavern throws an overhand right that lands on Booningham's shoulder, as Booningham tries to avoid the shot.
Booningham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavern throws a jab but it's blocked by Booningham.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Booningham! But no joy.
Nice body punch from McTavern.
McTavern clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTavern swings wildly with an uppercut but Booningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Booningham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McTavern scores with a shoulder strike.
McTavern throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.
McTavern pushes Booningham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McTavern has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Booningham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavern scores with a hook to the body.
McTavern pushes Booningham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Booningham looks winded!
McTavern throws a punch but it's blocked by Booningham.
McTavern lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Booningham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Booningham blocks an uppercut.
Booningham is looking to break free of the clinch but McTavern has double underhooks.
McTavern tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Booningham tries a body shot but McTavern blocks it.
Booningham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McTavern is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Booningham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murky McTavern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McTavern works on Booningham's body with a couple of short punches.
McTavern pushes Booningham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Booningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavern throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McTavern creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTavern.
McTavern drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Booningham is trying to force a seperation but McTavern has the dominant position.
McTavern avoids a wild elbow strike from Booningham.
McTavern swings wildly with an uppercut but Booningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTavern scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from McTavern.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTavern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTavern misses with some punches.
Booningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murky McTavern dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Booningham swings for the body but McTavern moves out of range.
McTavern lands a nice shot to the body.
McTavern goes for a double leg but Booningham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Booningham continues to drive forward.
Booningham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as McTavern lands an impressive looking overhand right. Booningham doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavern lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McTavern tries to close the distance and clinch but Booningham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavern slips under a jab from Booningham.
McTavern connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McTavern.
McTavern steps in with a hook that catches Booningham right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! McTavern follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Booningham looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murky McTavern!
After the big win, Murky McTavern made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Daniel Booningham had this to say: 'You'll see me again soon even if it means I'm climbing in the cage to get a fight on my off day.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 2474 p4p, 329 weight class) and Chris Harper (ranked 1469 p4p, 216 weight class). Garuda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Djiin. Chris Harper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Harper!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuda cracks Harper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garuda.
Garuda ducks right into an uppercut from Harper.
Garuda misses with a combination
and Harper counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Garuda counters with a nice leg kick.
Garuda throws a lazy uppercut
and Harper counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda connects with a leg kick. Harper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Garuda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harper throws a body punch but Garuda moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper misses the shot to the body.
Garuda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harper.
It looks like Chris Harper has been cut.
Harper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garuda. Garuda obviously looking to wear him down.
Garuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garuda.
Harper's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harper misses with a lunging right hand
and Garuda counters with a good, hard body kick but Harper shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garuda.
Harper looks winded!
Garuda lands a nice hook to Harper's body. Harper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garuda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garuda thows a body kick. Harper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garuda punishes Harper's body with a nice straight punch.
Garuda scores with a sloppy right hand. Harper should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garuda closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Harper! Garuda dives in looking to finish! Harper is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mantak Garuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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