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EFC Stewart vs Pichushkin 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster McDiggle (ranked 2475 p4p, 309 weight class) and Logan Ninefingers (ranked 1420 p4p, 186 weight class). Buster McDiggle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster McDiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Ninefingers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDiggle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ninefingers manages to avoid it.
Ninefingers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDiggle.
Ninefingers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ninefingers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDiggle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDiggle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ninefingers in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ninefingers. That's going to slow McDiggle down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ninefingers. McDiggle shrugs it off though.
Ninefingers tries a head kick but it misses.
Ninefingers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDiggle gets a double leg takedown into Ninefingers's guard.
McDiggle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ninefingers is keeping the position for now.
McDiggle won't allow Ninefingers to sweep him here.
McDiggle wants to pass the guard but Ninefingers is keeping the position.
Ninefingers looking for a sweep. Not yet Ninefingers, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDiggle sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDiggle cracks Ninefingers with a solid left hand.
Ninefingers is trying to control the position but McDiggle postures up.
McDiggle with a nice head shot there.
Ninefingers looking for a sweep. Not yet Ninefingers, not yet.
Ninefingers is trying to keep McDiggle in close.
Ninefingers keeping full guard, as McDiggle tries to pass.
Ninefingers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ninefingers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ninefingers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDiggle controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ninefingers pulls McDiggle in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ninefingers throws a head kick that misses.
McDiggle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ninefingers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ninefingers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDiggle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ninefingers moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ninefingers.
McDiggle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ninefingers is just out of range.
And Ninefingers tries to counter it with a takedown but McDiggle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McDiggle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ninefingers.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ninefingers.
McDiggle scores with a punch to the head.
Ninefingers looks to land a body kick but McDiggle moved away.
Ninefingers throws a series of punches but McDiggle avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ninefingers moves away.
McDiggle throws out a loose jab but Ninefingers uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDiggle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDiggle connects with a body shot.
McDiggle shoots in but no luck this time.
McDiggle throws a low kick, looking for Ninefingers's leg but Ninefingers calmly moves out of range.
McDiggle scores with a nice right hand.
Ninefingers goes for a double leg but McDiggle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McDiggle continues to drive forward.
Ninefingers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDiggle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDiggle takes a swing at Ninefingers's ribcage but misses.
Ninefingers misses with a kick to the body.
McDiggle attempts a counter takedown but Ninefingers avoids it well and moves away.
Ninefingers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDiggle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ninefingers's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDiggle misses the shot to the body.
McDiggle scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ninefingers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDiggle.
McDiggle throws a big shot that misses.
Ninefingers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ninefingers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McDiggle's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDiggle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ninefingers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ninefingers's back!
McDiggle scores with strikes from the back.
Ninefingers showing good submission defense here.
Ninefingers tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ninefingers is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster McDiggle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ninefingers misses with a kick to the body.
McDiggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDiggle tries to work over Ninefingers's front leg with a kick but Ninefingers checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDiggle. Ninefingers does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDiggle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ninefingers misses with a straight right.
Ninefingers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ninefingers throws a nice looking combination but McDiggle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ninefingers throws a right hand that McDiggle ducks under and follows up with a left that McDiggle also avoids with ease.
McDiggle throws a body punch but Ninefingers moves out of range.
McDiggle shoots for a double leg takedown but Ninefingers sprawls well. He's pushed McDiggle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ninefingers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDiggle on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDiggle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDiggle.
A telegraphed right hand from Ninefingers misses the target.
Nice shot by Ninefingers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninefingers throws a leg kick but McDiggle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDiggle blocks a jab.
Ninefingers ducks under a wild hook from McDiggle.
McDiggle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ninefingers throws a nice head kick!
Ninefingers staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for McDiggle.
McDiggle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDiggle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ninefingers moves away.
Ninefingers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDiggle on the side of the head.
Ninefingers scores with a jab.
Ninefingers throws a right hand that McDiggle ducks under and follows up with a left that McDiggle also avoids with ease.
McDiggle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ninefingers throws a sloppy head kick and McDiggle moves out of range easily.
McDiggle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ninefingers sprawls and moves away.
McDiggle connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninefingers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Ninefingers.
McDiggle with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers throws a head kick but McDiggle moves out of range.
Ninefingers swings for the body but McDiggle moves out of range.
McDiggle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ninefingers tries to land a front kick but McDiggle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ninefingers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDiggle.
Ninefingers is looking to clinch.
McDiggle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ninefingers avoids it really well and circles away.
McDiggle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDiggle cracks Ninefingers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buster McDiggle is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Ninefingers finds it's target.
Ninefingers just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninefingers throws a sloppy head kick
and McDiggle counters with a shoot takedown. Ninefingers fights it but they end up in guard.
Ninefingers wants to stand and escape but McDiggle is having none of it.
McDiggle 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDiggle is one step ahead there.
McDiggle wants to control from the top but Ninefingers keeps moving.
Ninefingers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDiggle throws a big elbow that misses.
Ninefingers keeping moving, preventing McDiggle from controlling successfully.
McDiggle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ninefingers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ninefingers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDiggle is looking to advance position but Ninefingers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McDiggle is looking to improve his position.
McDiggle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ninefingers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McDiggle tries to roll over but Ninefingers keeps him under control.
Ninefingers trying to mount his opponent but McDiggle defends it.
McDiggle trying to control from the bottom.
Ninefingers is keen to just control but McDiggle is a slippery customer.
Ninefingers uses his free foot to push down on McDiggle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McDiggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Ninefingers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ninefingers throws a combination. McDiggle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ninefingers slips under a jab from McDiggle.
Ninefingers with a jab.
A head kick misses from Ninefingers.
McDiggle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by McDiggle. Beautiful body shot.
Ninefingers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDiggle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ninefingers scores with a leg kick.
Ninefingers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDiggle connects with a body shot that sends Ninefingers's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDiggle throws an overhand right that lands on Ninefingers's shoulder, as Ninefingers tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Ninefingers does no damage.
Ninefingers is looking to score with low kicks.
McDiggle scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDiggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDiggle lands with a hook. Ninefingers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ninefingers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDiggle is able to avoid easily.
Ninefingers throws a leg kick
and McDiggle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ninefingers won't be happy with that.
McDiggle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McDiggle lands a nice forearm strike.
McDiggle throwing strikes but Ninefingers manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
McDiggle is trying to improve his position.
McDiggle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDiggle is pressing down on Ninefingers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ninefingers wants to control from the top but McDiggle keeps moving.
Ninefingers pushes down on McDiggle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle is looking to improve his position.
Ninefingers tries to pass to full mount but McDiggle defends it.
McDiggle is looking to improve his position.
McDiggle is working hard here to advance position.
Ninefingers working over McDiggle with some ground and pound. McDiggle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ninefingers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McDiggle!
Ninefingers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ninefingers tries to control but McDiggle wriggling away.
Buster McDiggle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ninefingers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McDiggle has worked his arm free - good work by McDiggle!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle tries to improve position but can't.
Ninefingers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ninefingers working the head with strikes.
Ninefingers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ninefingers working away.
McDiggle is looking to reverse the position.
Ninefingers scoring with punches from side control.
Ninefingers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McDiggle, who protects the arm well.
Ninefingers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle can't do much from the bottom here.
McDiggle being controlled for a moment.
Ninefingers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McDiggle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ninefingers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McDiggle sneaks back into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McDiggle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ninefingers is working away from the top position though.
McDiggle actively working from the bottom here.
McDiggle moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Ninefingers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ninefingers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Ninefingers!
Logan Ninefingers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Organic Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricco Torres (ranked 1928 p4p, 86 weight class) and Yhorm Giant (ranked 2065 p4p, 97 weight class). Ricco Torres 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yhorm Giant!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant misses with a left hand
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.
Giant steps into range and cracks Torres with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Torres flops backwards and Giant dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Ricco Torres has been cut.
Giant sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.
Torres wants to sweep here but Giant controlling him for the moment.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giant throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Giant steps into range and cracks Torres with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Torres flops backwards and Giant dives into his guard looking to finish!
Torres is rocked!
Giant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giant pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Giant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres controlling the position well.
Giant thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Torres moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Giant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Giant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Giant slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Torres won't allow Giant to pass to mount.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Giant is controlling him
Giant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Torres avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Giant.
Giant is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Giant controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Giant throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Giant misses the body punch
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giant cracks Torres with a hook to the temple - Torres is on wobbly legs here! Giant swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Torres falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Giant wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yhorm Giant!
Yhorm Giant spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Colton (ranked 1182 p4p, 149 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 1870 p4p, 204 weight class). Boyka has chosen Norman - Fury as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka misses with a takedown
enabling Colton to counter with a crisp jab.
Colton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colton cracks Boyka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Colton throws a head kick that misses.
Boyka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Colton counters with a stiff right hand.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Colton moved out of range nicely.
Colton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boyka sprawls and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Colton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Colton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boyka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boyka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Colton counters with a nice uppercut.
Colton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colton lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Colton counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka misses with a takedown
and Colton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gareth Colton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Colton feints a jab promting Boyka to slip. Colton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boyka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Colton darts in and clinches Boyka up against the cage.
Colton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Boyka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Colton cracks Boyka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boyka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Colton finish him?
Boyka is rocked!
Boyka tries to keep at a distance but Colton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyka is still on wobbly legs! Can Colton finish him?
Boyka throws an elbow that misses.
Boyka seems to have recovered his senses.
Boyka throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyka throws an elbow but misses.
Boyka throws an elbow that misses.
Colton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colton misses with the combination.
Colton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyka tries for a takedown but Colton circles away easily
and Colton counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colton.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Colton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Colton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gareth Colton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Colton counters with a nice uppercut.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boyka missing with a left hand there. Colton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colton ducks right into an uppercut from Boyka.
Boyka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Colton's waist but Colton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boyka off to one side.
It looked like Colton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boyka.
Boyka looks winded!
Boyka with a poor takedown
and Colton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boyka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Colton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
and Colton counters with a crisp right that sends Boyka to the canvas! Colton follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Colton!
An out of breath Gareth Colton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1330 p4p, 170 weight class) and Jako Day (ranked 1569 p4p, 206 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jako Day!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Day with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta blocks a jab.
Tsuruta misses with a straight left.
Day misses with a leg kick
and Tsuruta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Day throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Day displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta lands a head shot.
It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Tsuruta coming out on top.
Tsuruta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta cracks Day with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Despite the aggression on Day's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Day doesn't seem bothered though.
Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Day counters with a three punch combo that has Tsuruta backing up. Tsuruta nods at Day to acknowledge the strikes.
Day swinging wildly here.
A big left from Tsuruta misses.
Tsuruta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsuruta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Day to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsuruta digs a good body shot into Day's ribs.
Day falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day throws a series of punches but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a hook.
Day throws a nice looking combination but Tsuruta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tsuruta to counter with a crisp jab.
Day is rocked!
That has opened up Jako Day's cut even more.
Day walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Day limp body while Tsuruta jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomomi Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 1275 p4p, 159 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 904 p4p, 114 weight class). Steel Penn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cairo Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Penn breaks away and moves out of range.
Penn thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Penn. That one must have hurt.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Silva.
We've been informed that Penn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Silva.
Penn is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working aggressively here.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn prevents a body shot from Silva.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Silva pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn prevents a body shot from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cairo Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva 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.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn counters with a body kick.
Cairo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working aggressively here.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cairo Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Penn tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Penn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Penn is rocked!
Silva darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Penn's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Silva before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cairo Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thompson (ranked 2154 p4p, 101 weight class) and Vunny Bin (ranked 2197 p4p, 104 weight class). Vunny Bin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin misses with a body kick.
Bin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Bin swinging wildly here.
Bin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bin eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Vunny Bin has been cut.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson slips a straight right by Bin.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bin.
Bin swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bin throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Bin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Bin throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bin swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bin misses with a right hand
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bin.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bin lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Bin slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
Bin misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bin! Thompson lets Bin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bin is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bin looks to throw a body kick
and Thompson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Bin out cold! What a finish! Thompson is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Thompson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 1796 p4p, 230 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 1408 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gustafsson's calf.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Woodcock pushes him off.
No joy there for Woodcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woodcock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustafsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Woodcock's waist but Woodcock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustafsson off to one side.
We've been hearing reports that Gustafsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woodcock as he jumps to the side.
Woodcock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Woodcock circles away easily
and Woodcock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Gustafsson. 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.
Woodcock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woodcock misses with a double jab
and Gustafsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woodcock won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura but Woodcock is defending well.
Woodcock struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Gustafsson.
You can see the frustration on Woodcock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustafsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Woodcock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Woodcock tries to improve position but can't.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Woodcock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Woodcock is trying to control Gustafsson's posture but Gustafsson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock is looking to reverse the position.
Gustafsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodcock, who protects the arm well.
Gustafsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodcock, who protects the arm well.
Gustafsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodcock, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Woodcock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura but Woodcock is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Woodcock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gustafsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura but Woodcock is defending well.
Gustafsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Woodcock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gustafsson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Woodcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gustafsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gustafsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodcock, who protects the arm well.
Gustafsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Woodcock regains half guard.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura here.
Woodcock looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Woodcock has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Gustafsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Woodcock.
Woodcock scores with a hook to the body. Gustafsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woodcock throws a body kick that misses
and Gustafsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gustafsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Woodcock looking for submissions off his back.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodcock looking for submissions off his back.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura but Woodcock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gustafsson to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodcock has hold of Gustafsson's hands but Gustafsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
Woodcock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Woodcock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gustafsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Woodcock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustafsson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodcock is defending against the submission attempts here by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two 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.
Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura but Woodcock is defending well.
Woodcock is trying to maintain the position but Gustafsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Woodcock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gustafsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock can't escape the position.
Woodcock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustafsson unloads with some shots from mount but Woodcock bucks and avoids them well.
Woodcock has given up his back here.
Gustafsson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Woodcock knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Woodcock for a finish.
Woodcock is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gustafsson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gustafsson has his arm under Woodcock's chin here. Game over son! Gustafsson squeezes tightly and Woodcock is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simon Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 586 p4p, 86 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 1533 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Darnell Cane enters the cage!
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tests Cane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cane misses with a right hand
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cane takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mir throws a lazy right hand but Cane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cane throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Cane checks a leg kick.
Cane feints the counter takedown.
Cane throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Mir thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir throws a jab when Cane was well out of range.
Cane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cane misses the jab.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Mir lands a slapping body shot.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir tried to counter with a leg kick but Cane avoided it.
Cane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir cracks Cane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane checks the leg kick.
Mir gets tackled into the cage by Cane. Cane maintains the clinch.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Cane wants to take the fight to the mat but Mir manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cane avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Cane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir misses with the head strike.
Cane can't get the takedown.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Cane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir avoids the body shot from Cane.
Cane misses with a looping left.
Cane blocks a low kick nicely.
Cane throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir scores with a jab. Cane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir thows a body kick. Cane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cane takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Cane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoel Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Cane.
The crowd cheers as Mir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cane doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Cane misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane shoots for a takedown but Mir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cane misses with an uppercut.
Cane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Cane misses the jab.
Cane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mir. That one must have hurt.
Mir scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Mir.
Cane throws a lazy uppercut
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cane's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cane misses the target.
Cane tries to move into range but Mir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Mir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cane circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Cane misses
and Mir counters with a straight right hand.
Cane blocks the body kick.
Cane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cane is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cane tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Mir gets underhooks to prevent Cane's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Cane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Mir.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir throws a big counter combination but Cane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cane misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Cane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir 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!
Mir connects with a leg kick. Cane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mir scoring well with a low kick there.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good shot there by Mir.
Mir connects with a solid leg kick.
Cane moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cane's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cane can do to turn this around?
Cane misses with an uppercut.
Cane throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane jabs Mir right on the nose. Mir blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir jabs at Cane's body.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoel Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Mir.
Cane missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
Cane throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Cane throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cane connects with a body shot.
Cane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cane lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into range.
Cane throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Cane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cane misses with a body shot.
Cane throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cane under the eye.
Mir lands a nice looking body shot.
Cane misses with a straight left.
Cane moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cane.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Cane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir lands with an uppercut that bounces Cane off the cage and back into range.
Mir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cane thuds his right hand into Mir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mir.
Mir swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cane under the eye.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Mir.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cane takes a step back to recover.
Cane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Cane misses.
A lazy left from Mir finds it's target.
Cane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cane wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mir throws a low kick, looking for Cane's leg but Cane calmly moves out of range.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Mir appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mir throws a push kick but Cane slaps the foot to one side.
Cane wants to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch position.
Cane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mir scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mir as Cane shoots in.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Cane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mir moves out of range as Cane strikes.
Cane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cane. That did some damage!
Cane moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Mir scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir lands a head shot.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cane off to one side.
Mir swings for the body but Cane moves out of range.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mir throws a nice head kick!
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
An inside leg kick from Cane misses.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cane.
Mir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cane missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir moves out of range as Cane strikes.
A swing and a miss from Cane.
Cane misses with a hook.
Mir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darnell Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a lovely overhand right.
Cane misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir tries a low kick but Cane avoids it.
Mir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cane misses with a straight right.
Mir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cane momentarily.
Mir avoids the body shot from Cane.
Cane throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cane throws out the jab.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Cane moves out of range of the body kick.
Cane takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cane.
Cane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Cane moves his leg out of the way.
Cane feints the counter takedown.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
You can see that Cane has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cane throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Cane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mir is looking to chop away at Cane's legs.
Cane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mir to score with a decent uppercut.
Cane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir is looking to slow Cane down with leg kicks.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cane to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir punishes Cane's body with a nice straight punch.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cane.
A swing and a miss from Cane.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoel Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Cane.
Cane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Mir tenderised Cane's leg. Cane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoel Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheers as Mir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cane doesn't seem phased though.
Cane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Mir!
Yoel Mir decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 159 p4p, 18 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 763 p4p, 98 weight class). Treadwell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: God gave me style, I’m coming home mix. 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 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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treadwell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Treadwell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Treadwell just content to control the position.
Treadwell working away.
DeSilva is looking to reverse the position.
DeSilva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Treadwell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Treadwell is looking to take a break and control but DeSilva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeSilva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Treadwell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Treadwell throwing strikes but DeSilva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Treadwell is looking to reverse the position.
DeSilva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Treadwell is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell wants to control but DeSilva postures up.
A lull in the action here as DeSilva stalls from top position.
DeSilva is looking to take a break and control but Treadwell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeSilva decides to stand back up. DeSilva steps back and let's Treadwell get back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeSilva.
Treadwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSilva manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Treadwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Treadwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeSilva. DeSilva obviously looking to wear him down.
Treadwell thuds a left hand into DeSilva's body.
DeSilva clinches with his opponent.
Treadwell is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell pulls guard effortlessly.
DeSilva tries to free his leg and advance position but Treadwell is retaining full guard.
DeSilva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Treadwell avoids the body shot from DeSilva.
Treadwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
DeSilva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSilva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Treadwell gets tackled into the cage by DeSilva. DeSilva maintains the clinch.
Treadwell blocks an uppercut.
DeSilva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
DeSilva stalling against the cage.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Treadwell goes for a takedown attempt but DeSilva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
DeSilva jabs Treadwell right on the nose. Treadwell blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by DeSilva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DeSilva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeSilva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Treadwell with the counter takedown but DeSilva avoids it easily.
DeSilva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Treadwell at a distance.
Treadwell gets a takedown into half guard.
Treadwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and DeSilva defends it well.
Treadwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeSilva defending well though.
Treadwell winds up and cracks DeSilva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Treadwell there.
DeSilva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Treadwell.
Treadwell is trying to control the action in half guard but DeSilva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Treadwell wants to pass to mount but DeSilva is defending the position.
Treadwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva wants to control but Treadwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Treadwell trying to control from half guard but DeSilva is working away.
Treadwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeSilva's head.
DeSilva manages to get to full guard.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet but Treadwell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
DeSilva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Treadwell landing some decent shots from guard.
Treadwell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
DeSilva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
DeSilva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Treadwell tries to score a body lock takedown but DeSilva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva lands a hook that snaps the head of Treadwell backwards.
Treadwell has DeSilva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Treadwell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending DeSilva tumbling to the mat - Treadwell dives into DeSilva's guard.
DeSilva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Treadwell looking to pass the guard.
De Forest Treadwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva keeping moving, preventing Treadwell from controlling successfully.
Treadwell pushing down on DeSilva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
DeSilva is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva moves into full guard.
Treadwell tries to free his leg and advance position but DeSilva is retaining full guard.
Treadwell stands up over DeSilva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
DeSilva pushes Treadwell off and gets back to his feet.
Treadwell tries to clinch up but DeSilva circles away and keeps his distance.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses.
Treadwell feints the counter takedown.
DeSilva pushes Treadwell up against the cage in a clinch.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Treadwell blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva prevents the takedown attempt.
DeSilva presses Treadwell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeSilva is working Treadwell over against the cage.
Treadwell looking for a takedown.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of De Forest Treadwell.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Treadwell wants a takedown.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Treadwell can do to turn this around?
DeSilva lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to work over Treadwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeSilva lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Treadwell blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from DeSilva.
DeSilva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Treadwell's calf.
Treadwell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
DeSilva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
DeSilva closes the distance and pushes Treadwell back into the cage.
Treadwell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Treadwell manages to end up in side control.
DeSilva tries to buck Treadwell off but Treadwell is having none of it.
DeSilva pushes Treadwell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Treadwell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
DeSilva is looking to reverse the position.
Treadwell working away.
Treadwell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet but Treadwell drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
DeSilva controls the position for a moment.
Treadwell trying to control the action but DeSilva is working from the bottom.
DeSilva is looking to regain half guard here but Treadwell keeps moving and retains side control.
DeSilva is trying to control Treadwell's posture but Treadwell avoids it.
Treadwell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Treadwell is putting a hurting on DeSilva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Treadwell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell lands a few punches from side control.
Treadwell is chipping away with strikes.
Treadwell working the ground and pound.
DeSilva struggling a bit here.
Treadwell wants to control but DeSilva is keeping him busy.
Treadwell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Treadwell is working DeSilva over with some ground and pound from side control.
DeSilva is trying to control Treadwell's posture but Treadwell avoids it.
You can see the frustration on DeSilva's face as Treadwell controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Treadwell misses with a shot to the body
and DeSilva counters with a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from DeSilva enables Treadwell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. DeSilva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
DeSilva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Treadwell manages to pass to side control.
Treadwell is pressing down on DeSilva's thigh, looking to free his foot. DeSilva is holding on for now.
DeSilva is looking to control Treadwell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DeSilva avoid being mounted?
Treadwell 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treadwell stops DeSilva from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva regains full guard. Nicely done.
DeSilva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Treadwell.
DeSilva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Treadwell's guard.
Treadwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Treadwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeSilva is one step ahead there.
Treadwell keeping moving, preventing DeSilva from controlling successfully.
Treadwell seems keen to control DeSilva's posture.
DeSilva is stalling in the full guard.
DeSilva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva wants to get up but he can't break Treadwell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
DeSilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Treadwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Treadwell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Treadwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Treadwell controlling DeSilva's posture.
Treadwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Treadwell, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but DeSilva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
DeSilva trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a sustained period of stalling by DeSilva.
DeSilva stands up out of the half guard.
DeSilva lands with a shot to the body.
Treadwell doesn't manage to clinch there - DeSilva circles away.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
DeSilva with a hook.
DeSilva scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from DeSilva.
Treadwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeSilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva scores with a decent looking hook.
Treadwell ducks under a wild hook from DeSilva.
Treadwell tries to clinch but DeSilva is having none of it.
That kick from DeSilva tenderised Treadwell's leg. Treadwell is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeSilva clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSilva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Treadwell backwards.
DeSilva breaks from the clinch.
DeSilva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Treadwell moves forwards but DeSilva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeSilva gets tackled into the cage by Treadwell. Treadwell maintains the clinch.
Treadwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeSilva pushes Treadwell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
DeSilva is working Treadwell over against the cage.
Treadwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeSilva lands a left hand.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
DeSilva stalling the fight.
Treadwell wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from DeSilva.
DeSilva is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva clearly takes that round.
That's time! DeSilva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Treadwell blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
Treadwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from DeSilva.
Treadwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DeSilva cracks Treadwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeSilva just misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Treadwell manages to avoid it.
Treadwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Treadwell moves out of range of the leg kick from DeSilva.
Treadwell takes one to the side of the head.
Treadwell wants to clinch
letting DeSilva counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva stuns Treadwell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Treadwell is looking to clinch but DeSilva is avoiding it.
Treadwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Treadwell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeSilva is fending him off so far but Treadwell persists. Nope, DeSilva circles away and we're back to standing.
Treadwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Treadwell throws the left hand but DeSilva avoids the punch easily.
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell shoots in and gets a takedown into DeSilva's guard.
DeSilva is controlling Treadwell's posture.
Treadwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeSilva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DeSilva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Treadwell won't allow DeSilva to get back to his feet.
Treadwell preventing the sweep.
DeSilva is looking to stand up but Treadwell isn't so interested in that idea.
DeSilva seems keen to control Treadwell's posture.
DeSilva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell moves away from the strike by DeSilva.
Treadwell drops his hands momentarily and DeSilva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeSilva cracks the inside of Treadwell's front leg.
DeSilva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Treadwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DeSilva throws a head kick that Treadwell semi-blocks.
DeSilva misses with a hook
and Treadwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSilva keeping full guard, as Treadwell tries to pass.
DeSilva pulls Treadwell in close to prevent any damage.
Treadwell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Treadwell lands a couple of digs.
DeSilva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell trying to control but DeSilva is working from the bottom.
Treadwell passes into half guard.
Treadwell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Treadwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Treadwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
DeSilva has hold of Treadwell's hands but Treadwell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
DeSilva trying to control but Treadwell postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Treadwell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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. Treadwell connects with a nice short shot to DeSilva's temple.
Treadwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeSilva's head.
Treadwell trying to control the action but DeSilva is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Treadwell seems content to control.
Treadwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and DeSilva defends it well.
DeSilva is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva had his way with De Forest Treadwell in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Treadwell moves away from the strike by DeSilva.
Treadwell shoots for a double leg takedown but DeSilva sprawls well. He's pushed Treadwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Treadwell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeSilva lands a nice shot that snaps Treadwell's head back.
DeSilva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Treadwell's head backwards.
Treadwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Treadwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DeSilva circles away quickly and effectively.
Treadwell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for DeSilva!
DeSilva sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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. Treadwell connects with a nice short shot to DeSilva's temple.
DeSilva is positioning himself well to prevent Treadwell advancing to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Treadwell lands a nice short elbow.
Treadwell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DeSilva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell is looking to advance position but DeSilva won't allow it.
Treadwell is working for a kimura but DeSilva is defending it quite comfortably.
Treadwell wants to pass the guard but DeSilva is defending well.
Treadwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeSilva's head.
DeSilva tries to roll over but Treadwell keeps him under control.
Treadwell is just content to waste time from the top position. DeSilva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
DeSilva looking for a sweep. Not yet DeSilva, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DeSilva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Treadwell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
DeSilva wants to stand and escape but Treadwell is having none of it.
Treadwell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Treadwell gets tackled into the cage by DeSilva. DeSilva maintains the clinch.
Treadwell tries to score a body lock takedown but DeSilva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Treadwell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Treadwell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is positioning himself well to prevent Treadwell advancing to mount.
Treadwell is trying to control. DeSilva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
DeSilva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Treadwell.
DeSilva wants to improve his position but Treadwell is controlling well.
Treadwell prevents DeSilva from standing back up.
Treadwell is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and DeSilva reverses the position - he's now on top in Treadwell's guard.
DeSilva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell wants to sweep but no luck.
Treadwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Treadwell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Treadwell is thwarting DeSilva's attempts to control the position.
Treadwell working DeSilva over with strikes.
Treadwell wants to control but DeSilva is keeping him busy.
DeSilva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DeSilva trying to control but Treadwell postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Antonio Mauricio DeSilva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeSilva, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 593 p4p, 87 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 350 p4p, 50 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Don Stewart enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Pichushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Pichushkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pichushkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stewart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pichushkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stewart scrambles back to his feet.
Pichushkin misses with a body punch
and Stewart counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pichushkin!
Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pichushkin to see if he's OK.
Pichushkin gets back to half guard.
Stewart lands with a punch from half guard.
Pichushkin trying to control from the bottom.
Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pichushkin has hold of Stewart's hands but Stewart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stewart prevents Pichushkin from improving his position.
Stewart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stewart trying to control from half guard but Pichushkin is working away.
Pichushkin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pichushkin trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pichushkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pichushkin tries to roll over but Stewart keeps him under control.
Stewart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pichushkin tries to roll over but Stewart keeps him under control.
Pichushkin is working hard here to advance position.
Stewart wants to pass to mount but Pichushkin is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pichushkin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stewart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart winds up and cracks Pichushkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stewart is looking to advance position but Pichushkin won't allow it.
Stewart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stewart winds up and cracks Pichushkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pichushkin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pichushkin looking for submissions off his back.
Pichushkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.
Stewart seems to be working for a kimura but Pichushkin defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pichushkin's head.
Stewart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pichushkin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pichushkin controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Pichushkin keeps moving.
Pichushkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stewart passes into half guard.
Stewart is looking to pass Pichushkin's guard but actually Pichushkin recovers to full guard.
Pichushkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stewart manages to get himself to full guard.
Pichushkin won't allow Stewart to sweep him here.
Pichushkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart wants to sweep here but Pichushkin controlling him for the moment.
Stewart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Stewart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pichushkin misses with a straight right.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Pichushkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pichushkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pichushkin connects with a body shot.
Pichushkin misses with a wild body shot.
Pichushkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pichushkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot.
Pichushkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pichushkin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pichushkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pichushkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pichushkin off to one side.
A nice side step and Stewart releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stewart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart dips to his left and cracks Pichushkin with an uppercut!
A big right from Pichushkin misses.
Stewart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Pichushkin misses.
Pichushkin shoots in and drives through. Stewart sprawls well.
Pichushkin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stewart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Pichushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pichushkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Pichushkin misses.
Stewart looks to throw the jab but Pichushkin is out of range.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Pichushkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pichushkin is able to avoid easily.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Pichushkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pichushkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Stewart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pichushkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pichushkin slips under a jab.
Pichushkin connects with a leg kick. Stewart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stewart takes one to the chin there.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Pichushkin moved out of range nicely.
Stewart tries to clinch but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Pichushkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pichushkin throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Pichushkin looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Pichushkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pichushkin misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart throws a jab when Pichushkin was well out of range.
Pichushkin is looking to counter punch.
Pichushkin scores with a jab to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stewart! But no joy.
Pichushkin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stewart 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.
Pichushkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pichushkin lands a nice hook to Stewart's body. Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pichushkin takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Stewart throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stewart misses with a straight right.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Pichushkin moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pichushkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stewart throws a low kick but Pichushkin avoids it.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pichushkin scores with a hook to the body. Stewart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pichushkin throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart counters with a stiff right hand.
Stewart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin is looking to wear down Stewart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pichushkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pichushkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stewart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pichushkin scores with a jab. Stewart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pichushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pichushkin scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Pichushkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pichushkin cracks Stewart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stewart dives in and scores a takedown into Pichushkin's guard.
Pichushkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pichushkin, not yet.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Pichushkin keeps moving.
Stewart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pichushkin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stewart uses it to pass to side control.
Stewart working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart gets to mount! Pichushkin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pichushkin can't escape the position.
Stewart scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pichushkin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stewart lands with a punch from half guard.
Stewart working over Pichushkin with some ground and pound. Pichushkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stewart is keen to just control but Pichushkin is a slippery customer.
Stewart passes to full mount!
Stewart looking to finish Pichushkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pichushkin!
Pichushkin is rocked!
Stewart trying to control but Pichushkin is having none of it.
Pichushkin is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a couple of good shots and Pichushkin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Stewart looking to break Pichushkin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pichushkin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Stewart will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Stewart working for a choke but Pichushkin is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Pichushkin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Stewart.
Stewart landing with strikes.
Stewart lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Stewart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart punishes Pichushkin with strikes from the back mount.
The referee is taking a good look at Pichushkin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Stewart!
Oh Pichushkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart not allowing Pichushkin to control his hands.
Pichushkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Stewart punches Pichushkin on the ear.
Pichushkin tries to roll but Stewart sticks to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stewart's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Stewart drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Pichushkin is in real trouble here! Stewart lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Stewart is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Stewart!
Don Stewart was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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pop
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