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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 6097 p4p, 552 weight class) and Steve Lucas (ranked 4326 p4p, 467 weight class). Spong comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Spong misses the target.
Spong slaps away a takedown attempt from Lucas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Spong misses.
Lucas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spong thuds a left hand into Lucas's body.
Spong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucas.
Lucas tries for a takedown but Spong circles away easily
and Spong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyrone Spong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Lucas.
Lucas looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a takedown
and Spong counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong looks to land a right hand but Lucas moved out of range.
Spong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spong clinches up against the cage.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.
Spong breaks the clinch.
Spong moves into the clinch.
Lucas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong lands a body shot.
Lucas can't get the takedown.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong blocks the elbow strike.
Spong manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lucas sprawling to the canvas! Lucas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Spong finish him?!
Lucas is rocked!
Spong throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lucas clean off his feet! He's out cold! Spong stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Spong!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyrone Spong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pederson (ranked 4021 p4p, 458 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 4395 p4p, 479 weight class). Young has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pederson.
Pederson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Young misses.
Pederson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Pederson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Norman Pederson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Pederson finds it's target.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pederson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears Pederson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pederson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young scores with a one two! Pederson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pederson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pederson lands with a straight right. Young didn't see that one coming.
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!
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pederson takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Pederson scores with a three punch combo!
Young throws a lazy right hand but Pederson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pederson missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pederson misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
Pederson swings widly with a right hand
and Pederson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws the left hand but Pederson avoids the punch easily.
Pederson connects with a high kick.
Pederson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young avoids the head kick by Pederson.
A jab from Pederson misses.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pederson.
Pederson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young throws a counter combo.
Pederson tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pederson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pederson works over Young's head and body with a nice combination.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young staying out of range there.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pederson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pederson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Pederson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Young throws a right and a left that Pederson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Pederson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young 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.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young misses with a hook. Pederson ducked under it nicely.
Young slips a straight right by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a wild combination.
Pederson scores with a jab.
Pederson throws a combination that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young looks to land a combination but Pederson avoids it well.
Pederson throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pederson throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pederson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws a right and a left that Pederson avoids nicely.
Young misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Pederson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young avoids the body shot from Pederson.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Pederson connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Pederson shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Pederson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pederson misses with a kick to the body.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pederson scores with a nice body kick.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pederson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pederson lands a jab to the nose.
Pederson staying out of range there.
Pederson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson cracks Young with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young lands with a right hand.
Pederson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Pederson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pederson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Pederson throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Pederson.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young connects with a jab.
Pederson drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Young uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Young.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ernst Young will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pederson tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pederson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pederson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young avoids the body shot from Pederson.
Pederson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Pederson.
Young misses with a hook. Pederson ducked under it nicely.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pederson's head.
Pederson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pederson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Pederson misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pederson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Pederson.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pederson gets slowly back to his feet.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ernst Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young misses with a combination
enabling Pederson to counter with a crisp jab.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pederson.
Pederson throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pederson connects with a nice looking jab.
Pederson misses with a head kick.
Young connects with a leg kick. Pederson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pederson 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.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Pederson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young throws a leg kick
and Pederson moves into the clinch.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pederson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pederson working hard to break the clinch.
Pederson blocks a body shot from Young.
Pederson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pederson moves away from the strike by Young.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
Pederson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Pederson misses.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
A big left from Pederson misses.
Pederson slips under a jab from Young.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Pederson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pederson drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson misses with a head kick.
Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pederson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young moves out of range as Pederson strikes.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young cracks Pederson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pederson on the side of the head.
Pederson fails to land the takedown.
Pederson scores with a jab.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Pederson.
Young lunges at Pederson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pederson's hand.
Pederson digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Pederson throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pederson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pederson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young connects with a jab.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pederson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pederson missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young throws out a counter right but Pederson avoids it with no problem.
Pederson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young 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!
Pederson throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Pederson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pederson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Pederson ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pederson momentarily.
Young blocks the body kick.
Young stalks Pederson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pederson's face. Pederson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pederson lands with a nice combination. Young backs away looking to recover.
Young walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pederson.
Pederson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pederson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pederson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pederson digs a good hook to Young's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pederson throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young slips under a jab.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a few strikes there.
Norman Pederson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pederson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pederson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Pederson misses with a two punch combination.
Pederson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young clobbers Pederson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Pederson.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Pederson slips the punch.
As Young looks to move away, Pederson throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pederson. Pederson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands the left hand.
That kick from Pederson tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pederson throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Young.
Young blocks a head kick by Pederson.
Young throws out a loose jab but Pederson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young cracks Pederson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Pederson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Pederson cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Pederson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Pederson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Pederson had a free shot at his head there.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Pederson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pederson misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Pederson moves away from the strike by Young.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Pederson misses with the combination.
Pederson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young moves out of range as Pederson strikes.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pederson on the side of the head.
Young slips a straight right by Pederson.
Pederson throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Pederson backing up. Pederson nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pederson walks into a left hand.
A jab from Young misses.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Pederson.
Young missing with a left hand there. Pederson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young throws a hook but Pederson avoids it easily.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pederson misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young throws out a loose jab but Pederson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Pederson - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Pederson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pederson looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Young appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norman Pederson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young scores with a one two! Pederson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
A less than humble Ernst Young misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 3469 p4p, 400 weight class) and Bob Dock (ranked 2693 p4p, 327 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dock's choice of entrance music: The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko. Danny Page is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Dock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Page seems to be looking for submissions.
Dock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock wants to get back to full guard.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dock looking for submissions off his back.
Page throwing shots but Dock is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dock.
Dock has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Dock has wrist control.
Dock keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Page is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dock keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is really struggling to control Dock but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Page has managed to get both his arms back between Dock's legs - danger averted.
Page is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Page escapes and throws Dock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dock is looking for a sweep.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Page is trying to get an arm triangle but Dock is defending well.
Page is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands some shots froms side control.
Dock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Page's best efforts.
Page wants to take a breather but Dock is having none of it.
Dock is trying to get back to full guard.
Dock actively working from the bottom here.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Dock is trying to get back to full guard.
Dock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dock is looking for a sweep. Page is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Page decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dock looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page throws a right hand that Dock ducks under and follows up with a left that Dock also avoids with ease.
Dock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Dock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dock throws a lazy head kick
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
Page blocks a head kick by Dock.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Dock ducks down to avoid it.
Page fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dock on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Page dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dock misses with a head kick.
Dock is looking to land body kicks.
Dock throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dock can do to turn this around?
Dock misses with the body kick
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dock pushes Page away with a front kick.
Page fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dock throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Dock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Page counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Page in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Page grinds an elbow into Dock's temple.
Dock tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Page politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Page prefers to stall for the moment though.
Page lands some shots froms side control.
Dock is looking for a sweep.
Danny Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Page working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Dock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Page tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dock taking a bit of punishment here - Page scoring with strikes.
Page lands a few punches from side control.
Dock felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Page crashes against the mat.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Dock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dock keeps working.
Page looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dock is avoiding damage well.
Dock is trying to improve his position.
Dock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Page connects with a decent elbow.
Dock tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.
Dock is still trying to improve position.
Page grinds an elbow into Dock's temple.
Dock is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Page fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dock is trying to improve his position.
Dock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dock is not content to let Page control the position.
Page postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page working the ground and pound but Dock is defending the strikes.
Dock is looking for a sweep.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dock keeps working.
Dock is looking to reverse the position.
Page trying to control the position but Dock is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Page wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Page tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dock is looking to regain half guard here but Page keeps moving and retains side control.
Dock keeps trying to improve his position.
Dock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Page trying to control the action but Dock is working from the bottom.
Page creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dock tries to improve position but can't.
Dock regains half guard.
Dock actively working from the bottom here.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Page connects with a nice short shot to Dock's temple.
Page scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Page dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dock throws a head kick that Page semi-blocks.
Page avoids the head kick by Dock.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dock tries to land a body kick
and Page counters with a single leg into guard. Dock didn't expect that.
Page trying to control but Dock is working from the bottom.
Page not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Page postures up in Dock's guard and throws a big left but Dock blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dock working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
Dock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Dock blocks nicely.
Page engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Page wants to control from the top but Dock keeps moving.
Dock keeping full guard, as Page tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Page defends it easily.
Dock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dock is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.
Dock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Page can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page wants to control from the top but Dock keeps moving.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dock 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.
Page trying to control but Dock is working from the bottom.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Dock blocks nicely.
Dock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dock is looking for a triangle here but Page uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Danny Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Dock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dock gets back to half guard.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Dock's head.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dock wants to get back to full guard.
Dock actively working from the bottom here.
Dock is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dock is refusing to be controlled, as Page sits in half guard.
Dock wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Page.
Well Page 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Page!
During a confident post fight interview, Danny Page thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shinnie (ranked 4471 p4p, 194 weight class) and Jan Snow (ranked 3755 p4p, 170 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Snow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Shinnie moves out of range easily.
Shinnie defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
Shinnie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Snow there.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Shinnie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snow to score with a decent uppercut.
Shinnie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinnie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shinnie counters with a straight right hand.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinnie throws a good cross that connects.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Shinnie off balance momentarily.
Shinnie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shinnie.
Snow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow lands the left hand.
Shinnie works over Snow's head and body with a nice combination.
Shinnie throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Shinnie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shinnie counters with a thumping low kick.
Shinnie slips a straight right by Snow.
Donk. Shinnie catches Snow right on the button with a cross.
Shinnie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Snow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shinnie counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinnie ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
Shinnie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow looks to throw the jab but Shinnie is out of range.
Snow misses with a double jab
and Shinnie counters with a low kick, right behind Snow 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Shinnie.
Snow is rocked!
Shinnie throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
Snow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
and Shinnie counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Snow! He's just covering up as Shinnie starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Shinnie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Portis (ranked 1885 p4p, 250 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 3703 p4p, 415 weight class). Portis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lord Knows - Meek Mill. Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 New York, Jackson Portis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a right and a left that Portis avoids nicely.
Aoki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Portis misses with a body kick.
Portis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Portis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aoki digs a good body shot into Portis's ribs.
Portis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Portis cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
Portis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Portis jabs at Aoki's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Aoki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Portis connects with a single shot there.
Portis lands a nice shot to the body.
Portis misses with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis lands with a shot to the body.
Aoki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Portis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Portis misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Aoki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Portis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki counters with a series of strikes. Portis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Portis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Portis backs off Aoki throws a huge counter combo but Portis manages to avoid it all.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
Portis is looking to wear down Aoki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Portis tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Portis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Portis saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis misses with a double jab.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Portis moved out of range nicely.
Portis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick
and Portis counters with a two punch combo.
Portis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Portis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portis throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Portis checks a leg kick.
Portis avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Portis moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Aoki looks to land a combination. Portis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Portis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Portis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Portis.
Portis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Portis has managed to clinch.
Aoki tries to circle away but Portis has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Portis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Portis tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Portis lands a right hook to the body.
Portis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Portis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAoki.
Portis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Portis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Portis swinging wildly here.
Aoki unleashes a big counter combination but Portis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aoki throws the kick towards the body but Portis avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Aoki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Portis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Portis moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portis lands a shoulder strike.
Aoki tries to break free but Portis pushes him back against the cage.
Portis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Portis.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch but Portis keeps him there for the moment.
Portis trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Portis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Portis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Portis misses with a jab to the body
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Portis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portis. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portis throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Portis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
Portis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
Portis moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis misses with an elbow strike.
Portis tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Portis back against the cage.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki drops his hands momentarily and Portis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Portis's head but Portis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Portis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Portis with a body shot.
Aoki looks to land a combination but Portis avoids it well.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Portis checks a leg kick nicely.
Portis is looking to counter the offense by Aoki and move into the clinch.
Portis moves into the clinch successfully.
Portis taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Portis throws an elbow but misses.
Aoki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Portis has him pressed against the cage.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
A jab from Aoki finds it's way through Portis's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Portis. Beautiful body shot.
Aoki scores with a leg kick.
Portis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portis throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Portis moves out of range.
Portis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Portis digs a good hook to Aoki's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Portis scores with a four punch combination!
Portis throws a body kick that misses
and Aoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Portis. Beautiful body shot.
Portis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Portis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses the body punch
and Aoki counters with a three punch combo that has Portis backing up. Portis nods at Aoki to acknowledge the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Portis.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Portis's head but Portis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Portis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Portis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aoki at a distance.
Portis scores with a body shot.
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Portis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Portis has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Portis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Portis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Portis jabs at Aoki's body.
Portis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Portis misses with a wild body shot.
Portis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aoki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Portis thinking.
Jackson Portis is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki lands with a kick to the temple. Portis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Portis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portis moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Portis avoids the head kick by Aoki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Portis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Portis swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Portis misses with a series of wild punches.
As Portis backs off Aoki throws a huge counter combo but Portis manages to avoid it all.
Portis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Portis misses with a kick to the body.
Portis lands a glancing blow to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Portis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portis. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Portis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Portis lands with a nice body punch.
Portis misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Portis staying out of range there.
It looked like Portis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Portis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Portis.
A countering left hand to the body from Aoki misses.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Portis slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Portis moves into the clinch.
Aoki avoiding damage as Portis throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Portis fails to land.
Portis misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Portis has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Portis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Portis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Portis is controlling the position.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Portis has him pressed against the cage.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Portis.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Portis misses with a looping right.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis lands a jab to Aoki's midsection.
Portis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Portis stuns Aoki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portis.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Portis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAoki.
Jackson Portis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Portis misses with a few strikes there.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis throws out a powerful jab.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Portis.
Portis misses with a body shot
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Portis lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis avoids the body shot from Aoki.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Portis slips the punch.
Portis slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Portis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aoki.
Aoki tries to work over Portis's front leg with a kick but Portis checks it.
Portis cracks Aoki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Portis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aoki at a distance.
Portis throws a head kick that half lands.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Portis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Portis 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Portis!
A victorious Jackson Portis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 2243 p4p, 277 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 1956 p4p, 239 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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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Potter instigates a clinch.
Potter avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter can't break the clinch.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Potter catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Potter tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
Potter tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Potter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Potter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Potter lands the left hand.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Hardy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Potter throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potter circles away quickly and effectively.
Potter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Potter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Potter is controlling him.
Potter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Potter isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.
Hardy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Potter is trying to pull guard but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Potter tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Potter drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter.
Potter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potter breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Potter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy motions for Potter to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potter feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Potter doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Potter. Potter gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Potter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hardy is out of range and Potter settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Potter.
Potter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Potter somewhat.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Outlaw Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Potter's defenses.
Potter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
Potter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Potter drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Potter working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Potter.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Potter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hardy taking a bit of punishment here - Potter scoring with strikes.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Potter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Potter 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.
Potter working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Potter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Potter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardy has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outlaw Hardy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Potter.
Potter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Potter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardy to the mat! Hardy manages to get full guard.
Hardy pushes Potter off and gets back to his feet.
Potter scores with a body 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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Potter is defended easily by Hardy.
Potter jabs at Hardy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Potter.
Potter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Potter fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Potter.
Potter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Potter'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Potter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hardy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet.
Potter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Potter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Hardy pushes Potter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Potter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hardy is pushing Potter's head away, looking to escape. Potter manages to hold on to the position though.
Potter is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardy is defending well.
Potter prevents Hardy from escaping the position.
Potter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Potter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Potter prevents Hardy from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter is working Hardy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hardy is pushing Potter's head away, looking to escape. Potter manages to hold on to the position though.
Hardy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Potter is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Potter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Potter is controlling him well.
Potter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Potter has an Americana. Hardy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Potter is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Potter hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexander Potter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Potter thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Porto (ranked 1785 p4p, 230 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 3924 p4p, 424 weight class). Jon Horn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
180 lbs
18 - 17 - 1 |
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32
177 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto moves forwards but Horn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Porto tries to close the distance and clinch but Horn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Horn stuns Porto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Porto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Porto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Horn's waist but Horn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Porto off to one side.
Horn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Porto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horn scores with a nice body kick.
Horn jabs at Porto's body.
Horn fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Horn.
Horn tries a head kick but it misses.
Porto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Porto defending well as Horn loads up on a big left hand.
Porto checks a leg kick nicely.
Porto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Porto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Porto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto avoids the head kick by Horn.
Horn lands a big head kick that sends Porto tumbling to the mat! Horn takes a step backwards and waves Porto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Porto is rocked!
Horn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porto feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Porto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Porto at a distance.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Horn cracks Porto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Porto moves out of range easily.
Jon Horn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Horn's waist but Horn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Porto off to one side.
Porto seems to have got his legs back now.
Porto shoots in looking for a takedown but Horn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Porto shoots in looking for a takedown. Horn tries to sprawl out of it but Porto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Horn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Porto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto misses with a takedown
and Horn counters with a nice uppercut.
Horn looks to land a combination but Porto avoids it well.
Porto takes one to the chin there.
Horn lands a big head kick that sends Porto tumbling to the mat! Horn takes a step backwards and waves Porto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Porto rushes Horn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Porto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porto gets control of Horn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Porto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Horn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horn wants to get back to his feet.
Porto thows a huge punch but Horn dodges it nicely.
Porto not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn wants to get back to his feet.
Porto thows a huge punch but Horn dodges it nicely.
Porto trying to mount his opponent but Horn defends it.
Porto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horn defends it well.
Horn is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Porto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Porto is looking for a kimura but Horn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porto to get the leverage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Horn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Porto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Horn is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Horn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Porto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horn.
Porto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porto scores with a shoulder strike.
Porto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Horn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Horn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porto.
Porto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horn sprawls well. Horn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Porto gets slowly back to his feet.
Porto fails with the takedown
and Horn counters with a leg kick.
Horn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Porto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horn defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Porto. 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.
Horn scores with a hook to the body. Porto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Porto looks to land a left hand but Horn moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn scores with a jab to the body.
Horn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Porto momentarily.
Horn throws a head kick but Porto moves out of range.
Porto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horn lands a big head kick that sends Porto tumbling to the mat! Horn takes a step backwards and waves Porto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
Horn swings for the body but Porto moves out of range.
Horn throws an overhand right that lands on Porto's shoulder, as Porto tries to avoid the shot.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Porto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Porto.
Horn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horn takes a swing at Porto's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Horn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Horn scores with a head kick.
Porto tries to clinch
and Horn counters with a low kick, right behind Porto 's knee.
Horn lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Horn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Porto scrambles back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Horn - that will leave a mark!
Horn connects with a nice cross there... Porto is looking wobbly and Horn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Porto to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Horn jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Horn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Laliberte (ranked 791 p4p, 108 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 3913 p4p, 347 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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262 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Laliberte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Laliberte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Traylor misses with a two punch combination.
Traylor's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Traylor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Traylor has managed to clinch.
Traylor tries to break the clinch but Laliberte is controlling the position.
Traylor keeps control of Laliberte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Traylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Traylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Traylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laliberte wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Laliberte.
Laliberte lands a jab to the head.
Laliberte throws out a loose jab but Traylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Laliberte as Traylor shoots in.
Guy Laliberte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Traylor.
Laliberte avoids a kick to the body.
Traylor looks to clinch
letting Laliberte counter with a right hand.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Laliberte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Traylor closes the distance and clinches.
Traylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laliberte misses with a body punch.
Traylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laliberte is defending well.
Traylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor goes for a takedown attempt but Laliberte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laliberte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Traylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Laliberte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Laliberte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Traylor just manages to avoid it.
Traylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Laliberte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laliberte swings widly with a right hand
and Traylor counters with a left and a right that stings Laliberte.
Guy Laliberte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laliberte cracks Traylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Traylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Traylor clinches up with Laliberte and pushes him back against the cage.
Traylor misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor prevents Laliberte from breaking the clinch.
Laliberte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laliberte scores with a shot to the side of Traylor's head.
Traylor jumps guard but Laliberte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Traylor can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laliberte fails to land.
A short left from Laliberte.
Traylor wants a takedown.
Laliberte breaks the clinch.
Traylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Laliberte to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte throws the left hand but Traylor avoids the punch easily.
Traylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Laliberte.
Laliberte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Traylor is able to avoid easily.
Traylor tries to clinch up
and Laliberte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Traylor has his takedown stuffed
and Laliberte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Traylor tries to clinch up but Laliberte circles away and keeps his distance.
Traylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Traylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laliberte is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Laliberte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Traylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Traylor tries to clinch but Laliberte moves out of range.
Traylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laliberte.
Traylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Laliberte to counter with a crisp jab.
Traylor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laliberte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Laliberte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laliberte lands a really nice looking cross but Traylor seems unphased.
Traylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Laliberte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Laliberte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Traylor can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Laliberte there.
Traylor needs to keep his hands up - Laliberte had a free shot at his head there.
Slade Traylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laliberte lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laliberte lands a jab to Traylor's midsection.
Traylor looking to score a takedown here. Laliberte is defending well but Traylor drives through and ends up in Laliberte's guard.
Laliberte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Traylor's guard.
Traylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laliberte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Traylor has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Laliberte is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Traylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laliberte walks away with a smile on his face. Traylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy Laliberte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Traylor.
Traylor misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laliberte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Traylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laliberte.
Traylor closes the distance and clinches.
Traylor avoiding damage.
Traylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laliberte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Traylor is trying to force a seperation but Laliberte has the dominant position.
Laliberte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Traylor's efforts to push away.
Traylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laliberte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traylor has his takedown stuffed
letting Laliberte counter with a right hand.
Laliberte lands with a cross.
Traylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Laliberte counters with a nice uppercut.
Laliberte throws a shot from downtown. Traylor moves away and avoids it.
Traylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laliberte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Traylor thinking.
Traylor is breathing heavily.
Traylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor shoots and misses
and Laliberte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laliberte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Traylor.
Laliberte lands with a straight right. Traylor didn't see that one coming.
Laliberte lands with a shot to the body.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laliberte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Traylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Traylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laliberte scores with a hook.
Traylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laliberte can pounce on him.
Laliberte scores with a nice head shot.
Laliberte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laliberte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Laliberte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slade Traylor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Traylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Laliberte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laliberte thuds a left hand into Traylor's body.
Laliberte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Traylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laliberte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Traylor fails with the takedown
and Laliberte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Traylor thinking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laliberte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Laliberte. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Traylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Traylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laliberte can pounce on him.
Traylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Traylor drops his hands momentarily and Laliberte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a takedown
and Laliberte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy Laliberte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Traylor.
Laliberte lands a right hook to the body.
Traylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laliberte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Traylor under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Laliberte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laliberte.
Traylor ducks under a wild hook from Laliberte.
Traylor needs to keep his hands up - Laliberte had a free shot at his head there.
Laliberte thuds his right hand into Traylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Traylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck for Traylor with that takedown attempt.
Laliberte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte lands with a straight right. Traylor didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laliberte looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Laliberte.
Traylor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laliberte digs a good body shot into Traylor's ribs.
Laliberte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traylor doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laliberte. Traylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traylor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Traylor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laliberte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Traylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laliberte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Laliberte counters with a stiff right hand.
Traylor moves to clinch but Laliberte breaks away
and Laliberte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laliberte is looking to slow Traylor down with leg kicks.
Traylor darts in trying to clinch
and Laliberte counters with a straight right hand.
Traylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laliberte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laliberte scores with a sloppy right hand. Traylor should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte scores with a jab.
Traylor tries to clinch
and Laliberte counters with a stiff right hand.
Laliberte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laliberte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Traylor.
Laliberte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Slade Traylor's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laliberte.
Traylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Laliberte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slade Traylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traylor throws a lazy head kick
and Laliberte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Laliberte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laliberte, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Laliberte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 1768 p4p, 237 weight class) and Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1889 p4p, 255 weight class). Yoshida comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida connects with a single shot there.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turturro digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Turturro scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Good shot there by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Turturro moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turturro. That did some damage!
Turturro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
Turturro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yoshida scores with a decent looking hook.
Turturro misses the jab.
Yoshida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Turturro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turturro.
Turturro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turturro 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.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Turturro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Turturro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turturro throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Turturro gets tackled into the cage by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Turturro controls his hands.
Yoshida tries to work over Turturro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turturro connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Turturro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turturro.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turturro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turturro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turturro misses the jab.
Turturro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turturro keeps the fight on the outside.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro instigates a clinch.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turturros head.
Turturro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turturro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida avoiding damage as Turturro throws knees to the body.
Yoshida avoiding damage as Turturro throws knees to the body.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Turturro's head.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro lands an uppercut.
Yoshida managing to block the knees to the body from Turturro.
Turturro misses with the head strike.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turturro looks winded!
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turturro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshida - the referee stops the clock and Turturro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshida. Turturro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Turturro in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turturro.
Yoshida avoiding damage as Turturro throws knees to the body.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turturro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Yoshida has Turturro up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
Turturro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Turturro has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida managing to block the knees to the body from Turturro.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Turturro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida scores with a jab.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Turturro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turturro has time to react.
Turturro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to land a combination. Turturro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Turturro avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida is looking to wear down Turturro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoshida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turturro is rocked!
Turturro glances at the clock... BAM! Yoshida nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Turturro crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Turturro is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida is the new light heavyweight champion!
Yuuto Yoshida gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Flannery (ranked 3213 p4p, 140 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 1353 p4p, 53 weight class). Flannery's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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44
270 lbs
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280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galute with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galute throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flannery.
Flannery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galute misses with a leg kick
and Flannery counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Galute wants to control but Flannery is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flannery wants to take a breather but Galute is having none of it.
Galute is trying to control but can't.
Flannery is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Galute is looking to improve his position.
Flannery lands with a punch from half guard.
Flannery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Galute regains full guard. Nicely done.
Flannery is stalling in the full guard.
Galute looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute is pulling down on Flannery's head. It's preventing any offense from Flannery, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Galute looking for a guillotine here but Flannery defends easily.
Galute had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flannery defends it easily.
Flannery throwing strikes but missing.
Galute is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Galute looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flannery is one step ahead there.
Flannery trying to control the position from guard on top but Galute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Galute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flannery throws an elbow that misses. Galute uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flannery's guard. Nice move by Galute!
Galute trying to control the position from guard on top but Flannery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galute trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flannery 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.
Galute trying to control but Flannery is working from the bottom.
Galute looking to pass the guard.
Flannery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Galute manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galute looking for a guillotine here but Flannery defends easily.
Flannery content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Galute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flannery working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Galute's head.
Flannery landing some decent shots from guard.
Flannery throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Galute lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Galute trying to control but Flannery is working from the bottom.
Galute stands and throws Flannery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galute goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flannery has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Galute but great work by Flannery.
Galute is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Flannery's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Flannery takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flannery is looking for a kimura but Galute is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Flannery to get the leverage.
Galute is looking for a sweep. Flannery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flannery in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Galute tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Flannery!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Desmond Flannery!
Desmond Flannery is the new super heavyweight champion!
Desmond Flannery 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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