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Skrap Fights 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Walker (ranked 4751 p4p, 518 weight class) and Soul Makossa (ranked 22461 p4p, 663 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Makossa's choice of entrance music: SOUL MAKOSSA 2.0. Hudson Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hudson Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soul Makossa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makossa defends it nicely.
Makossa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet.
Makossa has hold of Walker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Walker seems comfortable defending it but Makossa has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Walker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Walker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Makossa couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Soul Makossa!
Soul Makossa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Albano (ranked 4916 p4p, 400 weight class) and Mike Durham (ranked 4958 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Albano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Durham!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albano connects with a body shot that sends Durham's belly button to the back.
Albano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Durham doesn't seem bothered though.
Albano scores with a nice right hand.
Albano cracks Durham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Albano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Durham sprawls well initially but Albano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Albano winds up and cracks Durham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Durham trying to hold on to Albano's head to control him but Albano postures up.
Durham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Albano is nestled in close to Durham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albano is nestled in close to Durham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Albano controlling the action here.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Albano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durham on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Albano connects with a nice short shot to Durham's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Albano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durham keeps working.
Albano is nestled in close to Durham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Albano wants to control but Durham is keeping him busy.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Albano has control of the leg.
Albano is thwarting Durham's attempts to control the position.
Durham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Albano pulls his head out easily.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albano winds up and cracks Durham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Albano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Durham defends it well.
Durham is looking to control Albano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Durham avoid being mounted?
Albano is trying to control. Durham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Albano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Durham looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albano trying to control from Durham's half guard. Durham has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Durham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Albano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Albano lands a couple of digs.
Albano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Durham's guard.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Albano is nestled in close to Durham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Albano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Albano prevents Durham from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Albano drops an elbow to the side of Durham's head.
Albano winds up and cracks Durham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Albano is keen to just control but Durham is a slippery customer.
Albano working the head and body with strikes.
Durham is trying to get back to full guard.
Albano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Albano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Albano winds up and cracks Durham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Durham controlling the position well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albano working Durham over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Albano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Albano scores with a four punch combination!
Albano misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Durham's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Albano.
Albano working away.
Albano taking a breather here.
Albano working the ground and pound.
Albano landing strikes.
Albano advances to mount.
Durham is working to get back to half guard.
Durham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durham is squirming around, avoiding Albano's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Albano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durham can do to turn this around?
Durham tries to hold on but Albano postures up.
Durham working to try and regain half guard.
Albano lands a heavy elbow.
Durham tries to lock up and control but Albano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Albano lands a couple of good shots and Durham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Durham is really stuck here.
Albano lands a shot to the body.
I really don't envy Durham right now.
Albano is not going to allow Durham to sit and survive in this position.
Albano scores with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albano is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Durham. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Durham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Albano looking for the RNC.
Albano trying to control momentarily.
Durham trying to control but not successfully.
Albano has good solid back control here.
Durham covers up after that shot from Albano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham is trying to remain composed but Albano is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Durham is trying to break free.
Durham prevents Albano from getting a body triangle.
The referee is taking a good look at Durham as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Albano!
Durham breaks Albano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Albano trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Durham trying to control the position from guard on top but Albano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham throws a big right hand that misses.
Tony Albano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Albano wants to sweep here but Durham controlling him for the moment.
Albano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Durham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Albano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Durham lands a couple of elbows.
Durham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Albano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Albano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Durham manages to get himself to full guard.
Albano trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Albano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Albano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albano stands up over Durham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Albano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Albano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Durham did well to prevent Albano getting side control.
Durham has hold of Albano's hands but Albano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Albano is looking to advance position but Durham won't allow it.
Durham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Albano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Albano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Durham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Albano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Durham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham trying to control from the bottom.
Albano lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Albano there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Albano lands a nice short elbow.
Albano working over Durham with some ground and pound. Durham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Albano working Durham over with strikes.
Albano trying to control from half guard but Durham is working away.
Durham is pressing down on Albano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Albano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Albano working some strikes from top position.
Durham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Albano stands up over Durham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Albano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Albano trying to control but Durham is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Albano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Durham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Albano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Albano is in close to Durham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Durham being controlled here, momentarily.
Albano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Durham dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albano pulls Durham in to control the position.
Durham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Albano pulls Durham in close to his closed guard and prevents Durham from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham with a nice head shot there.
Albano 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.
Albano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Durham landing some decent shots from guard.
Durham won't allow Albano to sweep him here.
Durham postures up in Albano's guard and throws a big left but Albano blocks it.
Albano controlling Durham's posture.
Albano wants to sweep here but Durham controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Albano is working hard here to advance position.
Albano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Albano tries to get out of the position.
Albano keeping moving, preventing Durham from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Durham won't allow Albano to sweep him here.
Albano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Albano lands a leg kick that knocks Durham off balance momentarily.
Albano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albano lands a nice shot that snaps Durham's head back.
A combination from Durham does no damage.
Albano attempts a counter takedown but Durham avoids it well and moves away.
Mike Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Durham blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Albano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Albano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tony Albano!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tony Albano!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tony Albano!
Tony Albano wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio Santos Jr (ranked 23194 p4p, 505 weight class) and Hadjiril Matba (ranked 4527 p4p, 376 weight class). Matba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: B.Y.O.B .. Helio Santos Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Santos Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadjiril Matba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matba.
Matba lands a nice shot that snaps Santos Jr's head back.
Santos Jr takes one on the button.
Matba lands a jab to the nose.
Matba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos Jr.
Santos Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matba gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matba advances position into side control!
Matba is working to tighten his grip on Santos Jr's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Santos Jr has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Matba is really squeezing tight and eventually Santos Jr passes out! Matba breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hadjiril Matba!
Hadjiril Matba looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '"I have nothing against gay people. Be
happy. Do what you want to do. But me,
as a heterosexual male, if I can prevent
my son from being gay, I will."'.
Helio Santos Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Ya know, its hard to lose after all the effort being put into this, but ya know sometimes things just don't go your way in there'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 5914 p4p, 537 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 3461 p4p, 395 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Handicks throws out a counter right but McGregor avoids it with no problem.
Handicks staying out of range there.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handicks moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Handicks slaps away a takedown attempt from McGregor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Handicks misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Handicks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGregor.
Handicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Handicks.
Handicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handicks throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Handicks finds it's way round the side to connect with McGregor's head.
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks misses with a hook.
Handicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Handicks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGregor.
Handicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Handicks.
Handicks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Handicks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Handicks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Handicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Jab by Handicks.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Handicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handicks loads up on a big right hand but McGregor slips the punch.
McGregor feints and then cracks Handicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handicks down.
McGregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Handicks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handicks stops McGregor from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Handicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGregor is keeping the position for now.
McGregor trying to keep a closed guard but Handicks is proving a slippery customer.
Handicks is looking to work some ground and pound but McGregor has wrist control.
McGregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handicks throwing strikes from guard but McGregor blocks nicely.
McGregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGregor 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Handicks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Handicks throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor clinches.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Handicks to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handicks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McGregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Handicks tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor is retaining full guard.
McGregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Handicks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Handicks scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGregor is on top in guard.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Handicks blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
Handicks 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGregor throws a big right hand that misses.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Handicks blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Handicks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McGregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Handicks pulls McGregor in close to prevent any damage.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handicks trying to control the position here.
Handicks is trying to keep McGregor in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Handicks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor tries to bum rush Handicks with a series of wild strikes but Handicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Handicks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Handicks dips to his left and cracks McGregor with an uppercut!
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGregor shoots in but no luck this time.
Conor McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor misses with an uppercut
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Handicks misses with a straight right.
Johny Handicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by McGregor.
McGregor is looking to clinch but Handicks is avoiding it.
McGregor wants to clinch up but Handicks keeps it at a distance.
Handicks misses with a looping left.
McGregor dives in for a single leg takedown but Handicks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt - Handicks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Handicks misses the target.
McGregor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor staying out of range there.
McGregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Handicks circles away.
Handicks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Handicks.
McGregor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Handicks throws a jab when McGregor was well out of range.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Handicks.
A punch lands to the side of Handicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Handicks takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor rushes Handicks and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Handicks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGregor.
Handicks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGregor up against the ropes.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handicks with a hook.
Conor McGregor's cut is getting worse.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from McGregor does no damage.
Handicks misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGregor takes the fight into the clinch.
McGregor fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor successfully pulls guard.
Handicks looking to sit in guard and control but McGregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Handicks pushes McGregor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Handicks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McGregor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McGregor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGregor 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.
Handicks postures up.
Handicks wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to stand but Handicks is controlling the position.
McGregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handicks.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Handicks gets tackled into the ropes by McGregor. McGregor maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handicks is trying to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGregor as Handicks tries to tie him up.
Handicks is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Handicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor goes for a double leg but Handicks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Handicks continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Handicks! But no joy.
A jab from Handicks misses.
McGregor lands a nice shot that snaps Handicks's head back.
McGregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Handicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGregor is looking to clinch but Handicks is avoiding it.
McGregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Handicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGregor throws a right hand that Handicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Handicks also avoids with ease.
Handicks throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handicks.
Handicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
Handicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Handicks misses with a looping left.
A jab from McGregor does it's job there.
Handicks throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks misses with a hook.
McGregor defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handicks circles away quickly and effectively.
McGregor misses with a left hand
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
McGregor forces Handicks back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handicks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGregor pushes Handicks off and gets back to his feet.
Handicks misses the jab.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGregor gets a clinch.
Handicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handicks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Handicks throws a strike but McGregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Handicks is adopting a defensive guard.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Handicks blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Handicks can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McGregor tries to kick Handicks off but Handicks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handicks lands a nice short elbow.
Handicks prevents McGregor from standing back up.
Handicks controlling the action here.
Handicks is looking to take a break and control but McGregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Handicks is thwarting McGregor's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGregor trying to control but Handicks postures up.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handicks working McGregor over with strikes.
Johny Handicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Handicks lands with a punch from half guard.
Handicks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGregor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McGregor wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Handicks misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Handicks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handicks swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Handicks counter with a right hand.
Handicks lands a slapping body shot.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
Handicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McGregor counter with a right hand.
Handicks scores with a nice head shot.
Johny Handicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Handicks misses.
Handicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Handicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Handicks 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 George Francis scores the fight for Johny Handicks!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johny Handicks!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Johny Handicks!
Johny Handicks wins by unanimous decision!
Johny Handicks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Siwa Khamcham (ranked 1794 p4p, 187 weight class) and Josh Morgan (ranked 2839 p4p, 270 weight class). Siwa Khamcham had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Siwa Khamcham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Siwa Khamcham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamcham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khamcham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Khamcham taking a breather.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khamcham takes a shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Khamcham has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Khamcham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khamcham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khamcham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khamcham managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khamcham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Morgan pushes off an throws an elbow but Khamcham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Khamcham misses with a knee strike.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamcham.
Khamcham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Khamcham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Khamcham tries a knee to the head but Morgan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamcham wants to stall.
Morgan has picked Khamcham up - he's going for a ride! Morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan wants to free his trapped foot but Khamcham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khamcham keeps working.
Khamcham is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Khamcham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morgan.
Morgan stops Khamcham from getting back to his feet.
Khamcham is trying to control but Morgan manages to pass to mount!
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamcham is looking to improve his position but Morgan isn't that keen on the idea.
Morgan scoring with strikes but Khamcham is staying in there.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan trying to control but Khamcham is having none of it.
Khamcham wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morgan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Khamcham is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamcham wants to try and get back to his feet.
Khamcham is squirming around, avoiding Morgan's attempts to control the action.
Khamcham is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morgan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morgan avoids the attempt from Khamcham to control.
Morgan lands a big elbow.
Khamcham wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khamcham?
Khamcham is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morgan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morgan punching from mount but Khamcham doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morgan lands a couple of good shots and Khamcham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan scores with punches from the back.
Well, with Morgan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Khamcham is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Morgan looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Khamcham taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Morgan!
A relieved looking Josh Morgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thorvald Espensen (ranked 3170 p4p, 374 weight class) and Pyrrhus Epirus (ranked 3479 p4p, 397 weight class). Epirus has chosen The Devil and The Huntsman as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thorvald Espensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyrrhus Epirus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epirus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Epirus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Epirus moves to clinch but Espensen breaks away
and Espensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pyrrhus Epirus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epirus drives through and clinches with Espensen against the ropes.
Espensen tries to work over Epirus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epirus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Espensen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Espensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Espensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epirus tries to clinch there but Espensen circles away.
Epirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Espensen breaks the clinch.
A jab from Espensen finds it's way through Epirus's defenses.
Epirus tries to clinch up.
Espensen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Espensen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Espensen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epirus tries to clinch but Espensen moves out of range.
Epirus doesn't manage to clinch there - Espensen circles away.
Epirus walks into a jab.
We've been informed that Epirus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epirus clinches with his opponent.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Espensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus looking to throw knees to the head but Espensen is blocking nicely.
Epirus digs a right hand underneath Espensen's ribcage. Espensen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Espensen works on Epirus's body with a couple of short punches.
Epirus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Espensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Espensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Epirus throws a leg kick
and Espensen counters with a leg kick.
Epirus closes the distance and pushes Espensen back into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Espensen.
Epirus struggles to land a body shot inside as Espensen controls his hands.
Espensen breaks the clinch.
Epirus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Espensen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Epirus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Espensen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Epirus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Espensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epirus wants to clinch.
Epirus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Espensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Epirus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Espensen counters with a nice uppercut.
Espensen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Espensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epirus misses with a looping right.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
Espensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Espensen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Epirus wants to clinch but Espensen slips to the side
and Espensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Espensen delivers a nice body kick.
Epirus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Espensen.
Espensen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Espensen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espensen scores with a one two! Epirus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Espensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Espensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Epirus is just out of range.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Espensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epirus slips under a jab.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Espensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epirus avoids the body shot from Espensen.
Espensen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Espensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epirus throws out a counter right but Espensen avoids it with no problem.
Espensen checks the leg kick.
Epirus is looking to land body kicks.
Epirus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Epirus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Epirus tries to clinch
and Espensen counters with a nice body shot.
Espensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epirus wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Epirus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Epirus is looking to clinch but Espensen is avoiding it.
Epirus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Espensen is out of range and Epirus settles back down.
Espensen appears to be looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Espensen cracks Epirus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Espensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Espensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Espensen lands a jab to Epirus's midsection.
Epirus tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Espensen to counter with a crisp jab.
Epirus tries to clinch up.
Espensen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Espensen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Epirus throws a chopping leg kick but Espensen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Espensen looks to land a right hand but Epirus moved out of range.
Epirus tries to clinch up.
Epirus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Epirus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Espensen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Epirus tries to clinch there but Espensen circles away.
Espensen is looking for a counter combo.
Espensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epirus can do to turn this around?
Espensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Epirus.
Epirus moves into the clinch.
Espensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espensen pushes Epirus away with a front kick.
Epirus moves in looking to clinch but Espensen pushes him off.
Pyrrhus Epirus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Espensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Espensen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Espensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Espensen throwing a counter right hand but Epirus manages to avoid it.
Espensen throws a series of punches but Epirus avoids them all with ease.
Epirus loads up on a big right hand but Espensen slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen misses with an uppercut.
Espensen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Espensen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Espensen tests Epirus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Epirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espensen throws a counter high kick but Epirus was just alert enough to avoid it.
Epirus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Espensen throws a good cross that connects.
Espensen's corner calls for a 1-2. Espensen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Epirus tries to clinch but Espensen moves out of range.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Espensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Espensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Epirus.
Espensen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Epirus does it's job there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Epirus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Espensen digs a good hook to Epirus's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espensen throws a series of strikes that have Epirus backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epirus tries to clinch but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Epirus closes the distance but Espensen moves to the side
and Espensen counters with a low kick, right behind Epirus 's knee.
Espensen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Epirus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Espensen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Epirus tries to clinch
and Espensen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Epirus tries to clinch but Espensen is having none of it.
Espensen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
Epirus closes the distance but Espensen moves to the side
and Espensen counters with a nice body shot.
Epirus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Espensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epirus.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
Epirus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Epirus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Espensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Epirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Espensen lands with a shot to the body.
Epirus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Epirus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Espensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Epirus slips under a jab.
Espensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Espensen lands a nice shot to the body.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
Espensen tries to land a front kick but Epirus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Espensen lands a front kick.
Espensen scores with a jab to the body.
Epirus moves to clinch but Espensen breaks away
enabling Espensen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espensen stuns Epirus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Espensen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Espensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Epirus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Epirus rushes Espensen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Epirus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Espensen.
Espensen digs a right hand underneath Epirus's ribcage. Epirus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pyrrhus Epirus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Espensen digs a right hand underneath Epirus's ribcage. Epirus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Epirus is breathing heavily.
Espensen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Epirus tries to clinch up but Espensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Espensen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Espensen lands a slapping body shot.
Epirus avoids the body shot from Espensen.
Espensen lands a lovely overhand right.
Epirus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Espensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Epirus tries to clinch there but Espensen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Epirus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Espensen misses its target.
Epirus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Epirus tries to clinch but Espensen moves out of range.
Espensen is looking to counter punch.
Epirus moves in looking to clinch but Espensen pushes him off.
Thorvald Espensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Epirus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Espensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epirus wants to clinch but Espensen slips to the side
and Espensen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Espensen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Epirus tries to clinch but Espensen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Espensen. Epirus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Epirus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Espensen scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch but Espensen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Epirus throws a front kick aimed at Espensen's knee but Espensen avoids it well.
Espensen cracks Epirus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Espensen swings for the body but Epirus moves out of range.
Espensen throws a body punch but Epirus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Epirus wants to clinch but Espensen slips to the side
and Espensen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Epirus tries to clinch up
and Espensen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Espensen lands a nice hook to Epirus's body. Epirus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Espensen defending well as Epirus loads up on a big left hand.
Epirus wants to clinch.
Espensen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Epirus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Espensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
Espensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Epirus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Espensen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Espensen keeps the fight on the outside.
Espensen is looking to counter punch.
Nice shot lands for Espensen.
Epirus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epirus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Espensen is looking to wear down Epirus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Epirus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Espensen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Epirus has managed to clinch.
Epirus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epirus tries to work over Espensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epirus misses with the head strike.
Espensen breaks from the clinch.
Epirus darts in trying to clinch
and Espensen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Espensen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Espensen misses its target.
Epirus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epirus is looking to clinch.
It looked like Espensen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Espensen digs a good body shot into Epirus's ribs.
Epirus throws a leg kick
and Espensen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Espensen connects with the punch.
Espensen lands a jab to the nose.
Epirus walks into a left hand.
Espensen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Espensen throws a shot to the body.
Pyrrhus Epirus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorvald Espensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Epirus 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.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Espensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Epirus looks to move away, Espensen throws a big counter combo but Epirus just gets out of the way.
Epirus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Espensen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Epirus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Espensen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Epirus closes the distance but Espensen moves to the side
and Espensen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Espensen. That snapped Epirus's head back.
Espensen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espensen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Epirus misses the body punch
letting Espensen counter with a right hand.
Espensen looks to land a combination but Epirus avoids it well.
Espensen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Espensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Epirus. Epirus obviously looking to wear him down.
Espensen throws a right and a left that Epirus avoids nicely.
Epirus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epirus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Epirus.
Epirus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Espensen counters with a stiff right hand.
Espensen stuns Epirus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Epirus falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Espensen to counter with a crisp jab.
Epirus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Espensen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorvald Espensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Espensen, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Thorvald Espensen!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Thorvald Espensen!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Thorvald Espensen!
Thorvald Espensen wins by unanimous decision!
Thorvald Espensen very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Britt Cubbedge (ranked 3713 p4p, 353 weight class) and Bubble Butt (ranked 1812 p4p, 219 weight class). Britt Cubbedge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubble Butt!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butt misses with a hook.
Cubbedge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cubbedge jabs at Butt's body.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cubbedge slips a jab from Butt.
Cubbedge scores with a nice strike.
Cubbedge moves out of range as Butt strikes.
Bubble Butt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butt is out of range.
Butt slips under a jab from Cubbedge .
Butt throws a big shot that misses.
Butt lands a nice shot that snaps Cubbedge 's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butt misses the shot to the body.
Cubbedge staying out of range there.
Cubbedge 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cubbedge duly obliges.
It looks like Bubble Butt has been cut.
Butt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butt.
Cubbedge went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cubbedge misses with a hook
and Butt counters with a three punch combo that has Cubbedge backing up. Cubbedge nods at Butt to acknowledge the strikes.
Cubbedge throws out a loose jab but Butt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butt misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Cubbedge misses its target.
Butt misses with a hook.
Butt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Butt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butt misses with a leg kick.
Cubbedge seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Butt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butt has time to react.
Cubbedge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butt misses the jab.
Butt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cubbedge 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.
Cubbedge looks to score with a jab to the body but Butt is just out of range.
Cubbedge slips under a jab from Butt.
Butt throws out a loose jab but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butt misses with a looping right.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cubbedge knocks Butt out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Britt Cubbedge !
Bubble Butt spoke after the fight, saying 'power'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1191 p4p, 166 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 1973 p4p, 261 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen scores with a jab. Costa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rudskogen throws a body shot but no joy.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Rudskogen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rudskogen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Costa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rudskogen!
Rudskogen is trying to improve his position.
Costa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rudskogen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Costa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rudskogen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Costa's guard! Nice work there by Rudskogen!
Rudskogen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa working for a triangle but Rudskogen defends it easily.
Costa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rudskogen has passed into half guard!
Costa tries to get to full guard but Rudskogen has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rudskogen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Costa is just riding it out for now. Rudskogen eventually gives up the hold.
Rudskogen wants to work for an arm triangle but Costa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Costa defends it well.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rudskogen jumps into side control!
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Rudskogen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Costa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rudskogen's guard! Nice work there by Costa!
Costa pushes down on Rudskogen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rudskogen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa is looking to advance position but Rudskogen won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santiago Costa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rudskogen walks into a stiff left hand from Costa.
Rudskogen gets caught napping as Costa dives in and scores a takedown. Rudskogen manages to retain guard.
Rudskogen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rudskogen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Costa passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Costa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen tries to control but Costa manages to take his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Costa keeps control of the position as Rudskogen tries to break free.
Rudskogen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Costa's guard. Nice work there by Rudskogen.
Costa working for a triangle but Rudskogen defends it easily.
Costa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rudskogen has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rudskogen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Rudskogen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Costa's legs.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Rudskogen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rudskogen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rudskogen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rudskogen is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costa is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rudskogen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rudskogen looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Rudskogen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santiago Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rudskogen is looking for a triangle but Costa pushes his legs off easily.
Rudskogen working for submissions but it's allowed Costa to get to half guard.
Costa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rudskogen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Santiago Costa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arminia Bielefeld (ranked 1006 p4p, 140 weight class) and Sasha Khadartsev (ranked 1123 p4p, 152 weight class). Bielefeld 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crowder. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arminia Bielefeld !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Khadartsev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bielefeld gets caught flat footed, as Khadartsev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bielefeld is looking to stand up but Khadartsev isn't so interested in that idea.
Khadartsev wants to control from the top but Bielefeld keeps moving.
Bielefeld is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Bielefeld 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Khadartsev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Khadartsev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bielefeld tries to clinch there but Khadartsev circles away.
Bielefeld closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khadartsev counters with a single leg into guard. Bielefeld didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadartsev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Khadartsev prevents Bielefeld from getting back to his feet.
Bielefeld has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Khadartsev has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
Khadartsev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bielefeld misses with a body punch.
A short right from Khadartsev.
Bielefeld lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khadartsev lands a right hand.
Khadartsev misses with a body punch.
Khadartsev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khadartsev blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Khadartsev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khadartsev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bielefeld clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bielefeld is trying to get back to his feet but Khadartsev has full control of the position and if anything, Bielefeld has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Khadartsev has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bielefeld has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Khadartsev lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bielefeld .
Khadartsev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bielefeld 's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bielefeld preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bielefeld is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Khadartsev connects with a big shot to the side of Bielefeld 's head.
Bielefeld is trying to stand back up.
Khadartsev has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bielefeld .
Bielefeld wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadartsev scores with punches to the body.
Bielefeld is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bielefeld is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Khadartsev lands strikes to the head.
Khadartsev is persistently looking for the submission but Bielefeld is defending it well.
Khadartsev is landing big shots and Bielefeld is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Khadartsev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilky Pierre (ranked 366 p4p, 55 weight class) and Sergei Martynov (ranked 609 p4p, 90 weight class). Sergei Martynov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Martynov forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Martynov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Pierre jumps guard but Martynov turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilky Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Martynov forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but Martynov turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Martynov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Martynov to keep the fight standing.
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martynov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Martynov won't allow it.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martynov smiles and moves away.
Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martynov, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martynov lands with a right to the head.
Martynov manages to pull guard.
Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Martynov is retaining full guard.
Martynov keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Martynov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pierre is looking to defend but Martynov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pierre! Martynov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pierre taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergei Martynov!
Sergei Martynov is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Sergei Martynov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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