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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vendarra (ranked 1842 p4p, 245 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 3283 p4p, 381 weight class). Vendarra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. Wowie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dont bogart that joint kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vendarra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vendarra lands a nice shot that snaps Wowie's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vendarra 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 Wowie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wowie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vendarra gets tackled into the cage by Wowie. Wowie maintains the clinch.
Vendarra manages to break the clinch.
Wowie tries to clinch there but Vendarra circles away.
Wowie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wowie takes the fight into the clinch.
Vendarra breaks the clinch.
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vendarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Wowie backs away, Vendarra returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vendarra is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oooooh!!! Wowie has knocked Vendarra down with a huge combo! Wowie steps away and waves a wobbly Vendarra back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wowie has managed to clinch.
Vendarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wowie throws a head kick but Vendarra moves out of range.
Wowie rushes Vendarra and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Vendarra is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Wowie piles on the pressure and Vendarra crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maui Wowie!
During a confident post fight interview, Maui Wowie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 1411 p4p, 177 weight class) and Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 1293 p4p, 166 weight class). Nicolas Muller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zahabi St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Muller misses.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
St. Georges has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Muller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St. Georges checks a leg kick.
St. Georges let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
St. Georges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses the jab.
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller lands with a cross.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St. Georges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muller 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 St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from St. Georges does it's job there.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges rushes Muller and presses him up against the cage.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St. Georgess head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller scores a nice knee to the body.
St. Georges looks winded!
The referee calls for Muller to work.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
St. Georges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
St. Georges misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Georges dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
St. Georges throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards St. Georges's brow.
Muller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Zahabi St. Georges has been cut.
St. Georges blocks an elbow strike.
Muller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
St. Georges has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muller obliges.
Knees to the body from Muller.
Muller lands a nice uppercut.
Muller lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Zahabi St. Georges's cut even more.
Muller lands a knee to the body.
Muller lands a nice knee to the body.
Muller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
Muller lands an elbow just above St. Georges 's eye.
The cut above Zahabi St. Georges's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Muller.
Muller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by Muller.
Muller lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zahabi St. Georges's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St. Georges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zahabi St. Georges's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Muller!
Nicolas Muller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 1727 p4p, 238 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 1781 p4p, 243 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slater might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stop What Ya Doin. This should be fireworks!
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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
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Punchy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Punchy misses with a straight right.
Slater feinted with a counter takedown.
Punchy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Punchy working the head and body with strikes.
Slater tries to get to full guard but Punchy has control of the leg.
Slater pushes Punchy off and gets back to his feet.
Slater moves away from the strike by Punchy.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchy misses the target.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Punchy avoids it well and moves away.
Punchy lands a lovely overhand right.
Slater feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Punchy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater is in close to Punchy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Punchy looking for a sweep. Not yet Punchy, not yet.
Punchy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slater trying to control but Punchy is working from the bottom.
Punchy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Punchy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Slater slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slater 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.
Punchy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slater tries to advance to mount but Punchy denies him.
Slater cracks Punchy with a big elbow.
Slater is working Punchy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Slater in side control lands a decent elbow.
Slater scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slater scores with punches from side control.
Punchy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slater's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Slater lands strikes from half guard.
Punchy wants to control but Slater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Punchy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slater.
Punchy wants to control the action here but instead Slater manages to pass to full mount!
Slater trying to control but Punchy is having none of it.
Punchy is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Punchy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slater tries to control but Punchy wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy is looking to improve his position but Slater isn't that keen on the idea.
Slater trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slater breaks from Punchy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Punchy wants to hold on but Slater pushes him away.
Slater trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Punchy looks a forlorn figure.
Punchy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slater with a couple of short strikes.
Punchy is looking to improve his position but Slater isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Slater 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.
Slater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Punchy defends well and Slater ends up having to push Punchy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Punchy misses with a body shot.
Jab from Punchy.
Slater connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slater swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punchy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Punchy to the mat! Punchy manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Punchy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slater wants to get back to his feet but Punchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Punchy preventing the sweep.
Punchy trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Punchy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Punchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punchy throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Punchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Punchy throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Punchy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slater defends it easily.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punchy's head.
Punchy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slater is aware though and is defending well.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater cracks Punchy with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater working some strikes from top position.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punchy's head.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punchy's head.
Punchy is looking for a triangle here but Slater uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Slater lands an elbow.
Slater lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Punchy down.
Slater landing strikes.
Slater scoring with punches from side control.
Punchy is rocked!
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Punchy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy is looking to reverse the position.
Slater looks up at the clock and then as Punchy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Slater smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Slater working the ground and pound.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punchy keeps working.
Punchy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slater landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Slater easily slips into full mount!
Punchy is squirming around, avoiding Slater's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Slater dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Punchy stuffs the takedown.
Punchy tries to sprawl but Slater drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Punchy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater stays in close to Punchy's body and controls the position.
Punchy is looking for a triangle but Slater pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Punchy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Slater frees his head nicely. Oh but Punchy has switched to an armbar! Slater is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Trent Punchy!
Trent Punchy gave a mention to FORCEE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 457 p4p, 64 weight class) and Piranha Chonan (ranked 627 p4p, 86 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piranha Chonan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chonan with a jab.
Maneno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chonan under the eye.
Chonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno swings for the body but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan throws out a powerful jab.
Chonan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Piranha Chonan has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Chonan.
Chonan wants to counter the offense by Maneno and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Chonan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chonan slips a jab from Maneno.
Maneno sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Maneno avoids it this time.
Maneno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chonan cracks Maneno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maneno lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Maneno catches Chonan right on the button with a cross.
Maneno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chonan on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maneno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno lands a lovely overhand right.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Maneno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chonan darts in and clinches Maneno up against the cage.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno wants to break free but Chonan has control.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chonan lands a knee to the body.
Maneno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maneno is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Chonan lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chonan.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Chonan lands an elbow that stopped Maneno in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Chiku Maneno has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Chonan.
Chonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Maneno controls his hands.
Maneno blocks the elbow strike.
Maneno looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chonan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno digs a good hook to Chonan's body.
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!
Chonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maneno throws a jab when Chonan was well out of range.
Chonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno slips a jab from Chonan.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Maneno.
Nice body punch from Maneno.
Chonan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maneno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maneno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maneno at a distance.
Chonan moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Maneno throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Chonan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chonan misses with a looping left.
Chonan moves into the clinch successfully.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan lands with a left to the head.
Chonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maneno.
Maneno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Maneno moves out of range of the strikes.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chonan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chonan closes the distance and clinches.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maneno blocks an elbow strike from Chonan.
Chonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Chonan won't allow it.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Chonan.
Maneno wants to break free but Chonan has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chonan misses with a lunging right hand
and Maneno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maneno works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maneno moves forwards but Chonan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chonan.
Chonan looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan lands a jab.
Chonan misses with an uppercut
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Chonan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maneno at a distance.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piranha Chonan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maneno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chonan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chonan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Chonan lands with a cross.
Maneno gets tackled into the cage by Chonan. Chonan maintains the clinch.
Maneno takes an elbow to the temple.
Maneno tries to break the clinch but Chonan is controlling the position.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno dodges an elbow strike from Chonan.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Chonan.
Piranha Chonan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Chonan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Chonan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maneno lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.
Chonan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Chonan's head back.
Maneno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chonan throws out the jab.
Chonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chonan. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Maneno.
Chonan moves into the clinch successfully.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Chonan throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno throws the left hand but Chonan avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno sets himself, and Chonan steps forward looking for the clinch! Maneno avoids it this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Chonan moved out of range.
Maneno catches Chonan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maneno takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Chonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chonan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chonan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maneno takes one on the button.
Chonan misses with a hook.
Chonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Chonan swings widly with a right hand
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Maneno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Chonan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maneno. Maneno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chonan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maneno is looking to wear down Chonan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chonan misses with an uppercut. Maneno saw that one coming.
It looked like Maneno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chonan.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Chonan.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Chonan's belly button to the back.
Chonan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Chonan.
Maneno takes a swing at Chonan's ribcage but misses.
Chonan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Chonan misses with a left hand
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chonan drops his hands momentarily and Maneno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Chonan.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Chonan counters with a straight right hand.
Chonan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Chonan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chonan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chonan scores with a nice strike.
Chonan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Chonan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chonan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chonan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chonan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maneno is rocked!
Maneno scores with a sloppy right hand. Chonan should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chonan forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chonan throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piranha Chonan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chonan throws a series of punches but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chonan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chonan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chonan lands an elbow inside that Maneno shrugs off.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Chonan keeps him there for the moment.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chonan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonan has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno is trying to push Chonan away but Chonan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chonan pushes off an throws an elbow but Maneno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Chonan.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chonan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maneno's brow.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maneno lunges at Chonan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chonan's hand.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maneno swings for the body but Chonan moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chonan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maneno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chonan on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Chonan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Maneno throws a body punch but Chonan moves out of range.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chonan.
Chonan looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chonan lands a body shot.
Maneno misses with a hook to the body
and Chonan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maneno is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Maneno takes an elbow to the temple.
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chonan.
Chonan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Chonan.
Maneno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Piranha Chonan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chonan manages to avoid it.
Maneno connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Chonan.
Maneno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chonan in his tracks.
Chonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Chonan is looking to clinch.
Chonan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chonan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maneno defending well as Chonan loads up on a big left hand.
Chonan drives through and clinches with Maneno against the cage.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Chonan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chonan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maneno tries to break free but Chonan pushes him back against the cage.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Chonan has double underhooks.
Maneno is trying to force a seperation but Chonan has the dominant position.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Chonan has him pressed against the cage.
Maneno tries to circle away but Chonan has him pinned against the cage.
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piranha Chonan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chonan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piranha Chonan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Jackson (ranked 194 p4p, 23 weight class) and Michail Podolski (ranked 334 p4p, 46 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Green Card. Podolski has chosen Last Ride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michail Podolski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Podolski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Podolski counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Podolski misses with a double jab.
Podolski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Podolski staying out of range there.
Jackson moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Podolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Podolski! But no joy.
Podolski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Podolski throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Podolski seems unphased.
Podolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Podolski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Podolski's head back.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Podolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Podolski lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Podolski misses with a body kick.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Podolski lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Podolski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Podolski scrambles back to his feet.
Podolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Podolski lands with a right hand.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Podolski's shoulder, as Podolski tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Podolski on his heels. He'll look to pass Podolski's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podolski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Podolski is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Podolski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Podolski is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Podolski escapes and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackson 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.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Podolski taking a breather here.
Jackson tries to buck Podolski off but Podolski is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Podolski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Podolski maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Podolski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Podolski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson passes Podolski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is looking to stall here but Podolski recovers full guard.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Podolski's brow.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DeShawn Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Podolski slips a straight right by Jackson.
Podolski takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Podolski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a chopping leg kick but Podolski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Podolski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Podolski tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Podolski tries a quick counter leg kick but Jackson is wise to it.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson cracks Podolski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Podolski
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Podolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Podolski.
Jackson throws a body punch but Podolski moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Michail Podolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Podolski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Podolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson checks a low kick from Podolski.
Good shot there by Podolski.
Podolski slips a straight right by Jackson.
Podolski fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Podolski.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Podolski moved out of range.
Podolski looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Podolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Podolski on the side of the head.
Podolski slips a straight right by Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podolski slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Podolski's hands.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Podolski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Podolski throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Jackson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Podolski misses the jab.
Podolski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Podolski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Podolski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Podolski lands with a good body shot.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
DeShawn Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Podolski's head but Podolski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Podolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Podolski loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Podolski counters with a body kick.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Podolski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Podolski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Podolski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Podolski lands a high kick!
Podolski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Podolski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podolski tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Podolski fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Podolski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Podolski moved out of range nicely.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Podolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Podolski loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Podolski misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Podolski throws a body kick that misses.
Podolski takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Podolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 DeShawn Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Podolski throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Podolski throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Podolski pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Podolski misses.
Jackson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Podolski just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Podolski 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Podolski.
Podolski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Podolski throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Podolski blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podolski.
Podolski swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Podolski keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Podolski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into Podolski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Podolski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Podolski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Jackson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Podolski has passed into half guard!
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
DeShawn Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Podolski postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Podolski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Podolski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Michail Podolski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson looking to control.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Podolski defends well.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Podolski is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Podolski's body.
Podolski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Podolski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like DeShawn Jackson has been cut.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podolski manages to avoid it.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
Jab by Jackson.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Podolski ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michail Podolski.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 610 p4p, 88 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (ranked 617 p4p, 90 weight class). Durnin has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lyle Alzado has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado misses with a straight right.
Durnin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alzado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durnin moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Durnin.
Alzado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durnin to score with a decent uppercut.
Durnin throws a right hand that misses
and Alzado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durnin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alzado cracks a nice hook into Durnin's ribs.
Alzado scores with the left hand. Durnin knows he should have avoided that one.
Alzado misses with a two punch combination.
Durnin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alzado to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durnin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alzado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durnin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durnin looking for a sweep. Not yet Durnin, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durnin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alzado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alzado actively working from the bottom here.
Durnin wants to stand but Alzado has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alzado looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Durnin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Alzado is trying desperately to improve position.
Durnin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alzado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durnin get's back to his feet.
Durnin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alzado at a distance.
Durnin thuds a left hand into Alzado's body.
Durnin throws out a powerful jab.
We've been hearing reports that Alzado has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Durnin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durnin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin throws a body punch but Alzado moves out of range.
Alzado lands with a kick to the temple. Durnin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Durnin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durnin throws a series of punches but Alzado avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durnin lands with a hook. Alzado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durnin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Durnin. That's going to slow Alzado down.
Alzado throws a series of punches but Durnin avoids them all with ease.
Alzado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durnin is looking to land body kicks.
Alzado throws a right and a left that Durnin avoids nicely.
Alzado misses with a double jab.
Alzado lands with a nice combination. Durnin backs away looking to recover.
Alzado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Durnin can pounce on him.
Alzado misses with a wild combination.
Alzado clobbers Durnin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donk. Durnin catches Alzado right on the button with a cross.
Durnin scores with a jab to the body.
Alzado looks to land a right hand but Durnin moved out of range.
Durnin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alzado's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Durnin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alzado looks to land a right hand but Durnin moved out of range.
Durnin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alzado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alzado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durnin is looking to chop away at Alzado's legs.
Alzado shoots for a takedown but Durnin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alzado throws a series of punches but Durnin avoids them all with ease.
Durnin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alzado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Alzado moves out of range of the body kick from Durnin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnin takes a swing at Alzado's ribcage but misses.
Durnin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alzado under the eye.
Durnin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzado moves away from the strike by Durnin.
Durnin defending well as Alzado loads up on a big left hand.
Alzado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durnin circles away quickly and effectively.
Durnin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Alzado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alzado throws a one two combo.
Alzado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durnin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alzado if he has to take too many more of those.
Alzado moves out of range as Durnin strikes.
Alzado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alzado moves away from the strike by Durnin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzado.
A right-left combo lands from Alzado.
Alzado throws a nice looking combination but Durnin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durnin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alzado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Durnin misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naoise Durnin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Durnin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alzado throws a hook but Durnin blocks it.
A punch combination from Alzado misses.
Alzado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durnin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alzado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alzado working the strikes but Durnin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alzado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durnin defending well though.
Durnin is trying to get back to full guard.
Durnin trying to hold on to Alzado's head to control him but Alzado postures up.
Alzado thows a huge punch but Durnin dodges it nicely.
Alzado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durnin defending well though.
Alzado seems to be working for a kimura but Durnin defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durnin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alzado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durnin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alzado 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alzado lands a nice short elbow.
Durnin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alzado lands strikes from half guard.
Alzado thows a huge punch but Durnin dodges it nicely.
Alzado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durnin has hold of Alzado's hands but Alzado slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Durnin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alzado.
Durnin wants to get back to full guard.
Alzado thows a huge punch but Durnin dodges it nicely.
Alzado prevents Durnin from improving his position.
Durnin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alzado.
Lyle Alzado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin wants to improve his position but Alzado is controlling well.
Alzado not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alzado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Durnin defends it well.
Alzado slips a nice elbow through Durnin's hands, connecting with Durnin's forehead.
Alzado winds up and cracks Durnin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alzado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durnin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alzado.
Alzado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alzado is working for a submission of some sort.
Alzado winds up and cracks Durnin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alzado throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alzado not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alzado slips a nice elbow through Durnin's hands, connecting with Durnin's forehead.
Alzado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Durnin trying to control but Alzado postures up.
Alzado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alzado working the head and body with strikes.
Durnin is rocked!
Durnin is looking for a sweep. Alzado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alzado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alzado seems to be working for a kimura but Durnin defends the submission attempt.
Alzado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durnin is still in real trouble! Can Alzado finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnin tries to get to full guard but Alzado has control of the leg.
Durnin seems to have recovered his senses.
Alzado unloads with some huge strikes here! Durnin is out! Alzado wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyle Alzado!
Lyle Alzado really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 303 p4p, 42 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 569 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Usikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Usikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Usikov throws the kick towards the body but Campbell avoids it.
Jab from Usikov.
Usikov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Usikov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Usikov thumps Campbell with a low kick.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander Usikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Usikov's sensitive parts.
Campbell scores with a nice head shot.
Usikov throws a hook but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell attempts a counter takedown but Usikov avoids it well and moves away.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campbell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Usikov rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Campbell lands with a left to the head.
Campbell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Usikov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Campbell blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Campbell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Usikov misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell pulls guard successfully.
Campbell seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Usikov throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell controls Usikov momentarily but Usikov frees himself.
Campbell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Usikov is aware though and is defending well.
Usikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Campbell's guard.
Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Usikov defends it easily.
Usikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Usikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov preventing the sweep.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Usikov from controlling successfully.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Usikov is one step ahead there.
Usikov wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Usikov stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
Campbell has his foot on Usikov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Usikov works his way back into a safe position though.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Usikov is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Usikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell wants to improve his position but instead Usikov has moved into half guard.
Usikov controlling the pace.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard.
Usikov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Campbell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Usikov misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander Usikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Usikov has closed the distance and engaged Campbell in a clinch.
Usikov trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
Usikov with a knee to the head.
Campbell gets through Usikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell tries to pull guard but Usikov won't allow it.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell pulls Usikov into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Usikov wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Usikov preventing the sweep.
Usikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campbell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Usikov has managed to get both his arms back between Campbell's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Usikov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Usikov catches Campbell right on the button with a cross.
Usikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Usikov wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Usikov misses the target.
Usikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Campbell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Usikov defending well as Campbell loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Usikov's calf.
Usikov 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Usikov. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Usikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Usikov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov misses with a head kick.
Usikov jabs Campbell right on the nose. Campbell blinks but takes it well.
Usikov tries to land a front kick but Campbell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Campbell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Campbell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell loads up on a big right hand but Usikov slips the punch.
Usikov throws out a leg kick but Campbell moves out of range and Usikov only half commits.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but Usikov checks it.
Usikov is looking to land body kicks.
Usikov throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Campbell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Usikov lands with a cross.
Usikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Usikov. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Usikov misses with a left hand
and Campbell counters with a good low kick that Usikov was not able to check.
Usikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campbell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Usikov slips under a jab from Campbell.
Usikov throws a right hand that misses
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Usikov misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Campbell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell stays in close to Usikov's body and controls the position.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Campbell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campbell stands up over Usikov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Usikov controlling the position.
Usikov keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Campbell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Usikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell pushing down on Usikov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Usikov is looking to escape.
Campbell drops an elbow to the side of Usikov's head.
Usikov is looking to improve his position.
Usikov wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Usikov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Campbell is controlling him well.
Usikov is not content to let Campbell control the position.
Usikov is pushing Campbell's head away, looking to escape. Campbell manages to hold on to the position though.
Campbell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Campbell trying to control the position but Usikov is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Campbell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from Usikov misses.
Campbell scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell throws out a leg kick but Usikov moves out of range and Campbell only half commits.
Campbell cracks Usikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Usikov is predictable there
and Usikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Campbell grinds an elbow into Usikov's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell gets to mount! Usikov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Usikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
Campbell 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 one minute gone in the round.
Usikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Usikov tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Campbell tries to control but Usikov wriggling away.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Usikov hang on?
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Usikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Usikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Campbell postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Usikov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Campbell around the waist but Campbell pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Campbell is the winner by TKO! Campbell jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Campbell!
Stephen Campbell is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Stephen Campbell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 70 p4p, 8 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 112 p4p, 16 weight class). Balayan comes to the cage accompanied by Troika. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Turner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Balayan.
Turner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
Balayan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balayan misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Balayan moved out of range.
Turner moves out of range as Balayan strikes.
Balayan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balayan misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Balayan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Balayan slips the punch.
Balayan throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balayan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Balayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Balayan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Turner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Balayan is looking for a sweep.
Turner working the body and head with strikes.
Turner 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.
Turner misses with the ground and pound.
Turner working the ground and pound but Balayan is defending the strikes.
Turner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balayan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Balayan is looking for a sweep.
Balayan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Balayan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Balayan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turner wants to get back to full guard.
Turner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Balayan is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan trying to pass the guard but Turner defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Turner is looking for a sweep. Balayan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Balayan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balayan cracks Turner with a good jab.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balayan circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Balayan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Balayan defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Balayan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Balayan moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Balayan looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Balayan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Balayan throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balayan moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Balayan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balayan blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner stuns Balayan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Balayan's front leg but catches the back leg as Balayan tries to avoid it.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balayan. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner jabs Balayan right on the nose. Balayan blinks but takes it well.
Balayan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Balayan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Balayan catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Balayan!
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
Balayan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balayan slips a straight right by Turner.
Balayan avoids the body shot from Turner.
Balayan moves away from the strike by Turner.
Balayan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turner's calf.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balayan checks it well.
Balayan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Balayan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balayan checks it well.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan misses with a low kick as Turner jumps back.
Turner feints a counter leg kick.
Garegin Balayan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balayan gets caught flat footed, as Turner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Balayan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Balayan misses with the head strike.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balayan tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner working aggressively here.
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner working aggressively here.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Balayan controls the action.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balayan.
Turner lands with a left to the head.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Balayan lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Turner.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan breaks the clinch.
Balayan cracks Turner with a good jab.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Balayan's head back.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balayan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balayan's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan misses with a looping right.
Turner misses the jab.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Turner throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
A jab from Turner does it's job there.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balayan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Balayan throws a quick counter head kick but Turner was just out of range.
Turner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Balayan lands an overhand right.
Turner throws the left hand but Balayan avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balayan misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Balayan lands with a nice body punch.
Balayan throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Balayan throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Balayan throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balayan cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Balayan misses with an uppercut.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner tries a low kick but Balayan avoids it.
Balayan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner scores with a shot to the body.
Turner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garegin Balayan is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Turner misses.
Balayan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan is looking to chop away at Turner's legs.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Balayan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Balayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Balayan slips the punch.
Balayan avoids the head kick by Turner.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turner checks a leg kick.
Turner throws a body punch but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balayan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balayan tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Balayan misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Balayan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Balayan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Balayan.
Balayan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner connects with the punch.
Balayan has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Balayan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Turner lands a left hand.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Turner as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Balayan.
Turner gets through Balayan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Balayan controls his hands.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Balayan.
Balayan can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Balayan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Balayan controls his hands.
Balayan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balayan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turners head.
Balayan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turner misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balayan.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balayan.
Balayan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ben Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balayan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turner is leaning against Balayan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Balayan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balayan has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner tries a body shot but Balayan blocks it.
Turner blocks a body shot from Balayan.
Balayan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner tries to work over Balayan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner misses with some punches.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Balayan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turner working aggressively here.
Balayan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Balayan lands a left hand.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Balayan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Balayan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balayan misses with a punch to the body.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balayan cracks Turner with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Garegin Balayan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Balayan does it's job there.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Turner lands an overhand right.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balayan.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Balayan misses with a straight right.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Balayan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Balayan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turner throws out a counter right but Balayan avoids it with no problem.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
Balayan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
letting Balayan counter with a right hand.
Turner misses with a body shot
and Balayan counters with a stiff right hand.
Balayan closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Balayan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balayan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balayan lands with a right to the head.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Balayan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Balayan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Balayan blocking some punches.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balayan's elbow.
Balayan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balayan lands a body punch.
Turner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a shoulder strike.
Balayan lands a left hand.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balayan swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balayan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balayan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balayan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Balayan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balayan.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Balayan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Balayan avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Balayan tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Balayan back against the cage.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balayan scores with a hook to the body.
Balayan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balayan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turner misses with some punches.
Balayan lands a right hand.
Turner lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Balayan fails to land.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Balayan controls his hands.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balayans head.
Balayan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
Balayan lands a left hand.
Balayan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balayan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balayan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balayan is working Turner over against the cage.
Balayan lands a hook that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner is rocked!
Turner misses with a punch to the body.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Balayan finish him?
Balayan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balayan presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turner.
Turner lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Balayan.
A shot in the inside from Balayan.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
Balayan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Balayan lands with a light punch inside.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
A short right from Balayan on the inside.
Balayan blocks a body shot from Turner.
A short right from Balayan on the inside.
Balayan presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balayan creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Turner! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Balayan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garegin Balayan!
Garegin Balayan retains his welterweight title!
Garegin Balayan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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