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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Oduun (ranked 3860 p4p, 408 weight class) and Tyrome Biggins (ranked 4766 p4p, 461 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Oduun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrome Biggins!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggins gets a clinch.
Biggins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Biggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biggins digs a right hand into Oduun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oduun's gas tank.
Biggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Biggins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Biggins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Biggins lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggins scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oduun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biggins walks away with a smile on his face. Oduun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Biggins scores with a nice right hand.
Biggins jabs Oduun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biggins closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggins.
Biggins digs a right hand into Oduun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oduun's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Biggins.
A hook to the body from Biggins.
A right hand to the body from Biggins.
Biggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oduun fails to pull guard.
Biggins digs a right hand underneath Oduun's ribcage. Oduun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oduun is breathing heavily.
Biggins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oduun fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Oduun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggins digs a right hand underneath Oduun's ribcage. Oduun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oduun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biggins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oduun tries to pull guard but Biggins won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Biggins.
Biggins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oduun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Biggins smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oduun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Biggins walks away with a smile on his face. Oduun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Biggins closes the distance and clinches.
Biggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Biggins effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggins cracks Oduun with a nice body shot.
Oduun dodges an elbow strike from Biggins.
Biggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oduun backwards.
Oduun jumps guard but Biggins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Biggins is leaning against Oduun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Biggins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oduun.
Biggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Biggins lands with a light punch inside.
Biggins effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oduun jumps guard but Biggins stands there with Oduun around his waist. Oduun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but Biggins has him pressed against the cage.
Biggins controlling the action here for a moment.
Biggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Biggins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Biggins.
Biggins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oduun up against the cage.
Oduun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Biggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrome Biggins dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oduun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyrome Biggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggins drives through and clinches with Oduun against the cage.
Biggins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oduun or not.
Oduun tries to pull guard but Biggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Oduun drops back down to his feet.
Biggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Biggins.
Biggins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Biggins.
Oduun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Biggins smiles and moves away.
Biggins clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Biggins.
Biggins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biggins scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oduun's defenses.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biggins to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Oduun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Biggins.
Biggins lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Biggins as the two fighters clinch.
Biggins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oduun.
Biggins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Biggins scores with a hook to the body.
Tyrome Biggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Biggins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oduun or not.
Biggins is working Oduun over against the cage.
Biggins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Biggins stalling in the clinch.
Biggins slows down the pace here.
Biggins digs a right hand underneath Oduun's ribcage. Oduun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggins lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Biggins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Biggins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Biggins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Biggins continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggins is working Oduun over against the cage.
Biggins lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oduun or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biggins.
Biggins presses Oduun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Biggins gets through Oduun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biggins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oduun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Biggins smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggins closes the distance and clinches.
Biggins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oduun.
Oduun being controlled against the cage.
Biggins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biggins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oduun tries to pull guard but Biggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Oduun drops back down to his feet.
Biggins scores with a hook to the body.
Biggins digs a right hand into Oduun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oduun's gas tank.
Biggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggins lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Biggins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oduun tries to pull guard but Biggins won't allow it.
Biggins gets through Oduun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biggins cracks Oduun with a nice body shot.
Biggins pushes Oduun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Biggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Biggins as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggins digs a right hand underneath Oduun's ribcage. Oduun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Biggins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biggins pushes Oduun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Biggins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Biggins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oduun backwards.
A body shot lands from Biggins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrome Biggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Biggins rushes Oduun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Biggins is working Oduun over against the cage.
Biggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Biggins to keep the fight standing.
Biggins lands with a left to the head.
Oduun being controlled against the cage.
Biggins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Biggins to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Biggins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biggins digs a right hand into Oduun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oduun's gas tank.
Biggins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oduun backwards.
Biggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Oduun backwards.
Biggins cracks Oduun with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Biggins - that landed with a thud.
Biggins has Oduun pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Biggins.
Nice body punch from Biggins.
Biggins scores with a shot to the side of Oduun's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Biggins.
Biggins is struggling to control the position.
Biggins digs a right hand into Oduun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oduun's gas tank.
Biggins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but Biggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggins slowing the pace effectively.
Biggins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oduun backwards.
Biggins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Biggins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oduuns head.
Biggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Biggins lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oduun jumps guard but Biggins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Oduun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggins presses Oduun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Biggins scores with a hook to the body.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but Biggins has him pressed against the cage.
Biggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Biggins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggins lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Biggins.
A short uppercut from Biggins.
Biggins slows down the pace here.
Biggins is pushing Oduun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Biggins lands with a left to the head.
Biggins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oduun up against the cage.
Oduun is trying to pull guard but Biggins has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggins is working Oduun over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Biggins.
Nice body punch from Biggins.
A body shot lands from Biggins.
Biggins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oduuns head.
Oduun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Biggins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oduun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Biggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oduun jumps guard but Biggins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biggins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matt Oduun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrome Biggins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Biggins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrome Biggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biggins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrome Biggins!
Tyrome Biggins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geir Ove (ranked 6129 p4p, 191 weight class) and Lug Luger (ranked 5554 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geir Ove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lug Luger!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ove closes the distance but Luger moves to the side
and Luger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luger throwing strikes from guard but Ove blocks nicely.
Ove preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luger works over Ove with some ground and pound from guard.
Luger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Geir Ove has been cut.
Luger stands up over Ove, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Geir Ove's cut is getting worse.
Ove is breathing heavily.
Luger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jeez, Geir Ove's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Geir Ove's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lug Luger!
Lug Luger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stiles (ranked 3499 p4p, 374 weight class) and Manu Tau (ranked 5241 p4p, 462 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Stiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Tau!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stiles.
Stiles backing away here, and Tau unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stiles misses with a straight left.
Stiles sets himself, and Tau steps forward looking for the clinch! Stiles avoids it this time.
Stiles has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mighty Os in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Stiles catches Tau right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Manu Tau has been cut.
Stiles lands a big uppercut and Tau crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tau looks OK. Stiles waves Tau back to his feet!
Tau is rocked!
Tau is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Stiles doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Tau crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Tau's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Stiles!
After winning the bout, Paul Stiles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Vovigton (ranked 4747 p4p, 462 weight class) and Mikey Vicious (ranked 4982 p4p, 472 weight class). Vovigton comes to the cage accompanied by New york kurt angel. Mikey Vicious is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Vovigton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Vicious!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicious clinches.
Vicious is trying to trip Vovigton. He has hold of a leg but Vovigton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vicious persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vovigton wants to hit a switch here but Vicious passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vovigton there!
Vovigton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vicious scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vovigton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vicious.
Vovigton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vicious cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vicious avoids the attempt from Vovigton to control.
Vovigton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovigton tries to hold on but Vicious postures up.
Vovigton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vovigton is looking for a sweep. Vicious is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vovigton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vicious.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vovigton wants to control but Vicious is keeping busy.
Vovigton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vicious pulls his head out easily.
Vicious trying to control the action but Vovigton is working from the bottom.
Vovigton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vicious works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vovigton tries to hold on but Vicious pushes him away.
Vovigton is trying to escape the mount.
Vovigton tries to lock up and control but Vicious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vovigton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vicious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vovigton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovigton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vicious tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vicious scoring with strikes but Vovigton is staying in there.
Vovigton is looking to get to half guard.
Vovigton wants to control but Vicious is having none of it.
Vicious lands a big shot there that rocks Vovigton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovigton is in a horrible position here. Vicious smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vovigton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vovigton tries to get out of the position.
Vovigton is working to get back to half guard.
Vicious is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vovigton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vovigton is looking to get to half guard.
Vicious wants to control the pace but Vovigton is squirming around nicely.
Vovigton tries to lock up and control but Vicious gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vovigton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vicious wants to stand but Vovigton is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Vicious dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Vovigton. Those never looked like landing.
Vovigton shoots in and bounces Vicious off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vovigton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vicious is trying to get back to half guard.
Vicious is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vovigton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicious won't allow Vovigton to pass to mount.
Vicious has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vicious is trying to maintain the position but Vovigton is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovigton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vicious is not content to let Vovigton control the position.
Vicious wants to control but Vovigton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vovigton is pressing down on Vicious's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vicious is holding on for now.
Vovigton is thwarting Vicious's attempts to control the position.
Vovigton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mikey Vicious has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Vicious is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vovigton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vovigton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vovigton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vicious is pressing down on Vovigton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vovigton wants to stand but Vicious is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vicious looking for a sweep. Not yet Vicious, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovigton shoots in for a double leg but Vicious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vicious throws out a counter right but Vovigton avoids it with no problem.
Vicious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Vicious looks to move away, Vovigton throws a big counter combo but Vicious just gets out of the way.
Vovigton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vicious to the ground. Vovigton is now in Vicious's guard.
Vovigton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vicious tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vovigton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vovigton throws a big elbow that misses.
Vovigton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vicious wants to stand up but Vovigton is controlling him.
Vicious trying to keep a closed guard but Vovigton is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovigton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vovigton content to stall in guard here.
Vovigton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vicious for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vicious drives through and clinches with Vovigton against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vicious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vicious moves in looking to clinch but Vovigton pushes him off.
Vovigton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vicious's waist but Vicious gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vovigton off to one side.
Vicious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovigton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Vovigton dominated that second round.
That's time! Vovigton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vicious closes the distance and clinches.
Vicious stalling against the cage.
Vicious just leaning against Vovigton, taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vicious takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vicious scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vovigton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vicious gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vicious stops a takedown attempt from Vovigton.
Vicious lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vicious gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vovigton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colby Vovigton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovigton lands an elbow just above Vicious 's eye.
It looks like Mikey Vicious has been cut.
Vovigton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vicious to keep the fight standing.
Vicious lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vovigton backwards.
Vicious lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vovigton working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vicious.
Vicious tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovigton avoids the damage to the body.
Vicious is pushing Vovigton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vicious controlling the action here for a moment.
Vovigton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vicious walks away with a smile on his face. Vovigton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vovigton slaps away a takedown attempt from Vicious, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vovigton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vicious.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovigton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vicious defends well and Vovigton ends up having to push Vicious into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vovigton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vovigton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vicious is fending him off so far but Vovigton persists. Nope, Vicious circles away and we're back to standing.
Vicious steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vovigton.
Vicious wants to clinch up but Vovigton keeps it at a distance.
Vicious clinches up against the cage.
Vicious looking to throw knees to the head but Vovigton is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vicious creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Vicious.
Vovigton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vicious avoids it.
Vovigton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovigton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vicious prevents it.
Vicious gets through Vovigton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vovigton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vicious pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vicious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovigton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicious pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vicious prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vicious lands a hook that snaps the head of Vovigton backwards.
Vicious lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vicious gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vicious has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vovigton regains guard immediately.
Vovigton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vicious doesn't defend quickly enough and Vovigton has managed to lock this one up! Can Vicious escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Vovigton on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Colby Vovigton!
A less than humble Colby Vovigton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 4200 p4p, 428 weight class) and Danar Lightner (ranked 3832 p4p, 408 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danar Lightner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightner throws a leg kick
and Chulainn moves into the clinch.
Lightner throws an elbow that misses.
Lightner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lightner throws a head kick but Chulainn moves out of range.
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt.
Lightner misses with a two punch combination.
Lightner throws a series of strikes that have Chulainn backpedaling.
Lightner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lightner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chulainn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lightner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lightner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chulainn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lightner manages to circle out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightner scores with a leg kick.
Lightner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lightner tries to bum rush Chulainn with a series of wild strikes but Chulainn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lightner blocks a head kick by Chulainn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightner misses with a body shot.
Lightner stuns Chulainn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chulainn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lightner defends well and Chulainn ends up having to push Lightner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lightner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lightner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danar Lightner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chulainn rushes Lightner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chulainn breaks from the clinch.
Chulainn lands with a nice combination. Lightner backs away looking to recover.
Lightner misses with a two punch combination.
Chulainn dives in and grabs Lightner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lightner pushes down on Chulainn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Lightner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chulainn moves out of range as Lightner strikes.
Chulainn avoids the body shot from Lightner.
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lightner falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Chulainn to counter with a crisp jab.
Danar Lightner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightner misses with a few strikes there.
Chulainn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightner looks winded!
Lightner misses with an uppercut.
Chulainn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lightner throws a poor cross that misses
and Lightner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lightner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chulainn.
Lightner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulainn.
Chulainn tries to clinch but Lightner moves out of range.
Lightner throws a front kick aimed at Chulainn's knee but Chulainn avoids it well.
Chulainn checks a leg kick.
Lightner throws a combination that misses
and Chulainn counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chulainn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown but Lightner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lightner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chulainn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lightner keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulainn darts in and clinches Lightner up against the cage.
Lightner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt.
Lightner throws a hook but Chulainn blocks it.
Chulainn slips under a jab from Lightner.
Lightner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lightner throws a wild body kick that Chulainn sees coming a mile off.
Lightner throws a shot from downtown. Chulainn moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lightner.
Lightner throws a right and a left that Chulainn avoids nicely.
Chulainn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lightner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Lightner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightner connects with a crisp jab.
Lightner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lightner as he avoids it easily.
Lightner avoids the head kick by Chulainn.
Lightner has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lightner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chulainn is looking for a counter combo.
Lightner keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulainn lands a two punch combo.
Chulainn slips a jab and a cross from Lightner.
Chulainn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chulainn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightner lands a head kick. Chulainn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lightner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danar Lightner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lightner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lightner tries a head kick but it misses.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lightner as he avoids it easily.
Lightner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightner throws a series of punches but Chulainn avoids them all with ease.
Chulainn shoots in but no luck this time.
Lightner swinging wildly here.
Chulainn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chulainn clinches up with Lightner and pushes him back against the cage.
Chulainn breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chulainn avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Chulainn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightner misses with a double jab
and Chulainn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cu Chulainn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lightner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chulainn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lightner misses with a straight right.
Lightner throws a low kick but Chulainn moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Lightner misses
and Chulainn counters with a straight right hand.
Chulainn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightner misses with a combination
and Chulainn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chulainn tries to clinch there but Lightner circles away.
Lightner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lightner throws a low kick, looking for Chulainn's leg but Chulainn calmly moves out of range.
Chulainn darts in looking for a takedown but Lightner gets double underhooks and turns Chulainn into the cage.
Lightner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chulainn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chulainn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lightner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lightner misses with a body punch
and Chulainn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lightner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightner throws a right hand that misses
and Chulainn counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Lightner misses with a double jab.
Chulainn throws a big counter combination but Lightner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chulainn moves out of range as Lightner throws a body kick.
Chulainn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lightner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lightner as he jumps to the side.
Lightner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chulainn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lightner checks a low kick from Chulainn.
Lightner throws an overhand right that lands on Chulainn's shoulder, as Chulainn tries to avoid the shot.
Lightner scores with a nice head shot.
Chulainn avoids the body shot from Lightner.
Lightner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulainn.
Chulainn tries to clinch there but Lightner circles away.
Chulainn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightner connects with a crisp jab.
Lightner throws a lazy right hand but Chulainn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lightner is looking to land body kicks.
Lightner misses with a right hand
and Chulainn counters with a three punch combo that has Lightner backing up. Lightner nods at Chulainn to acknowledge the strikes.
Chulainn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lightner defends it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chulainn fails to land the takedown.
Lightner digs a good body shot into Chulainn's ribs.
Lightner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chulainn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lightner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulainn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightner misses with a wild combination.
Chulainn blocks a jab.
Lightner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chulainn darts in looking for a takedown but Lightner gets double underhooks and turns Chulainn into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightner misses with a series of wild punches.
Chulainn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck for Chulainn with that takedown attempt.
Lightner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Lightner tries to land a front kick but Chulainn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lightner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chulainn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lightner lands a leg kick that knocks Chulainn off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danar Lightner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lightner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chulainn counters with a series of strikes. Lightner will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightner. Chulainn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chulainn slips a jab and a cross from Lightner.
No joy there for Lightner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chulainn.
Chulainn shoots for a double leg takedown but Lightner sprawls well. He's pushed Chulainn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Lightner misses
and Chulainn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chulainn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chulainn shoots in for a double leg but Lightner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lightner throws out a loose jab but Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn moves out of range as Lightner strikes.
Lightner looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulainn is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chulainn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lightner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightner gets tackled into the cage by Chulainn. Chulainn maintains the clinch.
Chulainn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightner avoids it.
Chulainn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulainn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lightner. That's going to slow Chulainn down.
Lightner throws a low kick but Chulainn avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chulainn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lightner but Lightner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lightner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lightner misses with a head kick.
Lightner misses with a double jab
and Chulainn counters with a left and a right that stings Lightner.
Chulainn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lightner tries a head kick but it misses.
Danar Lightner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightner connects with a right hand. Chulainn shakes it off.
Lightner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chulainn.
Lightner misses with an uppercut.
Lightner misses with an uppercut.
Lightner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chulainn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lightner can pounce on him.
Lightner throws a hook but Chulainn avoids it easily.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightner.
Lightner swinging wildly here.
Lightner avoids the head kick by Chulainn.
Lightner tried to score with a low kick but Chulainn checks it.
Lightner looks to land a combination. Chulainn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chulainn fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lightner misses.
Lightner cracks Chulainn with an open hand slap.
Chulainn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightner.
Lightner lands a head kick!
Lightner misses with a straight right.
Danar Lightner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightner.
Chulainn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lightner.
Chulainn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightner.
Chulainn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lightner circles away.
Lightner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chulainn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lightner misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chulainn.
Lightner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulainn circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Lightner.
Lightner looks to land a combination but Chulainn avoids it well.
Lightner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lightner with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lightner thows a leg kick but Chulainn checks it
and Chulainn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lightner thinking.
Chulainn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulainn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cu Chulainn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chulainn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lightner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chulainn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danar Lightner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lightner 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danar Lightner!
Danar Lightner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hale Stenburg (ranked 2996 p4p, 163 weight class) and Jack Waller (ranked 3493 p4p, 185 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hale Stenburg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Waller!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Stenburg.
Waller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stenburg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Stenburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Waller instigates a clinch.
Stenburg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stenburg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenburg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg tries to throw a body punch but Waller avoids it by throwing Stenburg back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stenburg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stenburg prevents a body shot from Waller.
Waller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Waller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller thuds a left hand into Stenburg's body.
Waller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenburg.
Waller throws out a powerful jab.
Waller lands a glancing blow to the side of Stenburg's head.
Stenburg is looking to clinch.
Waller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stenburg circles away quickly and effectively.
Stenburg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stenburg tries to clinch there but Waller circles away.
Stenburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waller.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Stenburg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waller lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waller gets through Stenburg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stenburg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Waller stalling.
Waller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stenburg misses with an elbow strike.
Waller prevents a body shot from Stenburg.
A short right from Stenburg on the inside.
Stenburg slowing the pace effectively.
Waller avoiding damage as Stenburg throws knees to the body.
Waller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenburg lands a body shot.
Waller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenburg counters with a three punch combo that has Waller backing up. Waller nods at Stenburg to acknowledge the strikes.
Stenburg is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Waller lands a lovely overhand right.
Stenburg throws a hook to the side of Waller's head but Waller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waller throws an off balance right hand
and Stenburg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stenburg prevents a body shot from Waller.
Stenburg tries a body shot but Waller blocks it.
Stenburg breaks from the clinch.
Waller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Waller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenburg counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waller throws a right and a left that Stenburg avoids nicely.
Waller scores with a body shot.
Stenburg closes the distance but Waller moves to the side
and Waller counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenburg instigates a clinch.
Stenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Waller controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stenburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stenburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waller throws a body punch but Stenburg moves out of range.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale Stenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waller swings for the body but Stenburg moves out of range.
Waller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stenburg wants to clinch
and Waller counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller keeps the fight on the outside.
Stenburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stenburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller moves into the clinch.
Waller blocks a body shot from Stenburg.
Waller misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've been informed that Waller has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stenburg tries to keep at a distance but Waller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stenburg.
A short right from Waller.
Waller blocks a body shot from Stenburg.
Waller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenburg misses with a straight right.
Waller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenburg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Stenburg catches Waller right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Jack Waller has been cut.
Waller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stenburg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waller scores with a shot to the body.
Stenburg drives through and clinches with Waller against the cage.
Waller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Waller breaks from the clinch.
Stenburg wants to clinch up but Waller keeps it at a distance.
Waller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stenburg misses with a body punch
and Waller counters with a nice uppercut.
Waller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stenburg tries to clinch but Waller is having none of it.
Waller moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg tries to work over Waller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hale Stenburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Waller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waller misses with some punches.
Stenburg taking a breather.
Waller misses with a body punch.
Stenburg tries to throw a body punch but Waller avoids it by throwing Stenburg back against the cage.
Stenburg working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stenburg - that landed with a thud.
Waller struggles to land a body shot inside as Stenburg controls his hands.
Stenburg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Waller.
Stenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stenburg misses with a body punch.
Waller misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stenburg blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stenburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenburg pushes off an throws an elbow but Waller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Waller breaks from the clinch.
Jack Waller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waller misses with an uppercut.
Waller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenburg.
Waller misses the body punch
and Stenburg counters with a series of strikes. Waller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Waller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stenburg doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Waller cracks Stenburg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waller throws a series of punches but Stenburg avoids them all with ease.
Stenburg moves in looking to clinch but Waller pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waller! But no joy.
Waller throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenburg counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Waller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waller.
Waller lands with a shot to the body.
Waller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stenburg's hands.
Stenburg clinches.
Stenburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Waller manages to break the clinch.
Waller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Waller circles away.
Stenburg has closed the distance and engaged Waller in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenburg tries to clinch up but Waller circles away and keeps his distance.
Waller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stenburg's head backwards.
Stenburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Waller counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Waller.
Waller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stenburg moves forwards but Waller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stenburg darts in and clinches Waller up against the cage.
Stenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Waller has had enough of the clinch but Stenburg keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waller.
Stenburg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stenburg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Waller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Waller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stenburg swings for the body but Waller moves out of range.
Waller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Waller misses with a hook
and Stenburg counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenburg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Waller.
Stenburg tries to clinch but Waller moves out of range.
Stenburg misses with a looping left.
Stenburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Waller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waller takes a swing at Stenburg's ribcage but misses.
Waller misses with a hook. Stenburg ducked under it nicely.
Waller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stenburg momentarily.
Stenburg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stenburg tries to clinch but Waller is having none of it.
Stenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Waller misses its intended target.
Stenburg slips a jab and a cross from Waller.
Waller swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller lunges at Stenburg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stenburg's hand.
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenburg.
Stenburg moves in looking to clinch but Waller pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenburg. Waller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller pushes Stenburg up against the cage in a clinch.
Waller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenburg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Waller looks to land a left hand but Stenburg moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waller misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Waller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stenburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stenburg ducks under a wild hook from Waller.
Stenburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waller.
Stenburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waller looks to land a left hand but Stenburg moved out of range nicely.
Stenburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stenburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Waller counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Waller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenburg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Stenburg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Waller circles away.
Stenburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Waller circles away.
Waller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jack Waller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenburg tries to clinch but Waller moves out of range.
Waller feints a jab promting Stenburg to slip. Waller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stenburg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stenburg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stenburg moves in looking to clinch but Waller pushes him off.
Stenburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Waller, pushing him back against the cage.
Waller breaks the clinch.
Waller looks to throw the jab but Stenburg is out of range.
Waller tries to clinch but Stenburg is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg defending well as Waller loads up on a big left hand.
Stenburg has closed the distance and engaged Waller in a clinch.
Waller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stenburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stenburg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Waller avoids the elbow strike from Stenburg, against the cage.
Stenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenburg throws an elbow that misses.
Stenburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waller backwards.
Waller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stenburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Waller circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stenburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waller connects with a jab.
Waller misses with a left hand
and Stenburg counters with a nice body shot.
Waller jabs Stenburg right on the nose. Stenburg blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Stenburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenburg looks to land a combination but Waller avoids it well.
Waller swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenburg.
Waller cracks Stenburg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenburg moves away.
Stenburg tries to clinch there but Waller circles away.
Stenburg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stenburg scrambles back to his feet.
Stenburg tries to clinch up.
Waller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Waller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenburg lands a shot to the body.
Waller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Waller. That snapped Stenburg's head back.
Stenburg scores with a sloppy right hand. Waller should have avoided that one.
Stenburg is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jack Waller's cut.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Waller throws a sloppy body shot
and Stenburg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waller swats away the attempt to clinch by Stenburg.
As Stenburg backs off Waller throws a huge counter combo but Stenburg manages to avoid it all.
Waller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stenburg wants to clinch.
Stenburg slips a straight right by Waller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg wants to clinch up but Waller keeps it at a distance.
Stenburg moves away from the strike by Waller.
It looked like Stenburg was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Waller throws a hook to the side of Stenburg's head but Stenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Waller does no damage.
Stenburg tries to clinch there but Waller circles away.
Waller throws a series of strikes that have Stenburg backpedaling.
Waller throws a hook but Stenburg avoids it easily.
It looked like Stenburg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Waller.
Stenburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Stenburg.
Stenburg moves into range and clinches up with Waller.
Stenburg prevents a body shot from Waller.
Stenburg works on Waller's body with a couple of short punches.
Stenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Waller controls the action.
Waller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stenburg misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenburg won't allow it.
Waller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stenburg's elbow.
Stenburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Waller is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stenburg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waller has had enough of the clinch but Stenburg keeps him there for the moment.
Stenburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenburg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stenburg.
Waller wants to get back to striking at distance but Stenburg won't allow it.
Waller is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenburg has double underhooks.
Stenburg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waller takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Stenburg.
Stenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg throws an elbow that misses.
Waller looking to stall.
Waller letting Stenburg take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenburg looks to clinch
and Waller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stenburg wants to clinch.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waller cracks Stenburg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Jack Waller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Waller has Stenburg pressed against the cage, preventing Stenburg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hale Stenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Waller misses with an uppercut
and Stenburg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stenburg has closed the distance and engaged Waller in a clinch.
Waller is trying to stall.
Stenburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenburg is pushing Waller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hale Stenburg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Waller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Waller!
Jack Waller is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Gilchrist (ranked 3177 p4p, 289 weight class) and Adrian Petrov (ranked 4820 p4p, 375 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sonny Gilchrist has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sonny Gilchrist seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Gilchrist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gilchrist to the mat! Gilchrist manages to get full guard.
Gilchrist has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Petrov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Petrov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Petrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilchrist regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petrov postures up and lands a big shot to Gilchrist's brow.
Petrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilchrist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gilchrist has his foot on Petrov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrov works his way back into a safe position though.
Gilchrist has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Petrov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gilchrist has tightened it up now! Petrov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sonny Gilchrist!
A victorious Sonny Gilchrist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Delavine (ranked 5081 p4p, 395 weight class) and Arvids Lidaka (ranked 5744 p4p, 422 weight class). Ryan Delavine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arvids Lidaka's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Delavine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvids Lidaka!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidaka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delavine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lidaka clinches with his opponent.
Lidaka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Delavine prevents it.
Delavine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lidaka backwards.
Lidaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delavine trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka tries to pull guard but Delavine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lidaka tries to pull guard but Delavine holds him up against the cage and eventually Lidaka drops back down to his feet.
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delavine closes the distance and pushes Lidaka back into the cage.
Delavine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delavine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lidaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lidaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Lidaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delavine breaks the clinch.
Delavine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lidaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Delavine breaks the clinch.
Lidaka gets tackled into the cage by Delavine. Delavine maintains the clinch.
Delavine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lidaka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Delavine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lidaka's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delavine stops a takedown attempt from Lidaka.
Our sources have told us that Delavine has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Delavine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delavine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lidaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lidaka throws a counter combo.
Delavine is looking to clinch but Lidaka is avoiding it.
Delavine gets tackled into the cage by Lidaka. Lidaka maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lidaka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Delavine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delavine forces Lidaka back against the cage and clinches.
Delavine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lidaka is defending well for now.
Lidaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delavine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delavine missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delavine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delavine just leaning against Lidaka, taking a breather.
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delavine is breathing heavily.
Delavine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delavine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lidaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Delavine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lidaka manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Delavine misses.
Lidaka drives through and clinches with Delavine against the cage.
Delavine breaks from the clinch.
Lidaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lidaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lidaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidaka successfully pulls guard.
Lidaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delavine is one step ahead there.
Lidaka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lidaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Lidaka might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Delavine 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.
Delavine leaves Lidaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lidaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delavine rushes Lidaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lidaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lidaka.
Delavine throws a counter high kick but Lidaka was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lidaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Lidaka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delavine.
Delavine swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Delavine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lidaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Delavine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Delavine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lidaka.
Lidaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delavine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lidaka somewhat.
Lidaka shoots for a takedown but Delavine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arvids Lidaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delavine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lidaka.
Lidaka wants to counter with a clinch but Delavine pushes him away.
Lidaka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Delavine did well to prevent Lidaka getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lidaka is trying to control the action in half guard but Delavine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delavine has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lidaka is on him like a limpet, forcing Delavine back against the cage.
Lidaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Delavine smiles and moves away.
Lidaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delavine.
Delavine tries to clinch but Lidaka moves out of range.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delavine as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delavine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lidaka.
Ryan Delavine is winning the standup battle so far.
Lidaka gets tackled into the cage by Delavine. Delavine maintains the clinch.
Delavine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lidaka jumps guard but Delavine stands there with Lidaka around his waist. Lidaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delavine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lidaka is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidaka is trying to pull guard but Delavine has him pressed against the cage.
Delavine taking a breather.
Ryan Delavine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delavine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delavine lands a shot to the body.
Lidaka tries for a takedown but Delavine manages to get underhooks.
Delavine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lidaka can do to turn this around?
Lidaka fails to pull guard.
Delavine gets underhooks to prevent Lidaka's takedown attempt.
Delavine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lidaka has picked Delavine up - he's going for a ride! Lidaka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delavine tries to kick Lidaka off but Lidaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lidaka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Delavine!
Arvids Lidaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lidaka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lidaka looking to secure an arm triangle but Delavine defends it well.
Lidaka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Delavine's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Delavine dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Delavine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lidaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lidaka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Delavine to counter with a crisp jab.
Lidaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Delavine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lidaka wants a takedown but no success here.
Delavine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delavine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delavine walks away with a smile on his face. Lidaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Delavine tries to close the distance and clinch but Lidaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lidaka rushes Delavine and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delavine trying to land knees to the body.
Delavine tries a body shot but Lidaka blocks it.
Delavine missing with knees to the body.
Delavine has Lidaka pressed against the cage.
Delavine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lidaka avoids it.
Lidaka jumps guard.
Lidaka has Delavine pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delavine postures up.
Lidaka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lidaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Delavine wants to stand but Lidaka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delavine trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Delavine wants to stand and escape but instead Lidaka has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lidaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Lidaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Lidaka connects with a couple of short punches.
Lidaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Delavine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lidaka slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lidaka in particular looking to stall.
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.
Lidaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lidaka drives through and clinches with Delavine against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lidaka is trying to pull guard but Delavine has him pressed against the cage.
Lidaka gets control of Delavine's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lidaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Arvids Lidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Delavine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lidaka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvids Lidaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Delavine 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Delavine!
Ryan Delavine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 5300 p4p, 472 weight class) and Conor Butcher (ranked 4128 p4p, 404 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Conor Butcher enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher has closed the distance and engaged Punk in a clinch.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punk's elbow.
Punk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Punk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Punk working aggressively here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Butcher has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Butcher has Punk pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Butcher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Punk tumbling to the mat - Butcher dives into Punk's guard.
Butcher distracts Punk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Punk is trying to keep Butcher in close.
Punk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk is trying to control the position but Butcher postures up.
Punk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Butcher controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looking to pass the guard.
Butcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Punk blocks nicely.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Butcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Punk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Punk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butcher trying to control but Punk is working from the bottom.
Butcher wants to pass the guard but Punk is keeping the position.
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.
Butcher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Punk working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Butcher lands strikes from half guard.
Punk taking some punishment here, with Butcher in his half guard.
Butcher throws a strike but Punk avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Butcher is working Punk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Punk is trying to control the position but Butcher postures up.
Butcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butcher is looking to work some ground and pound but Punk has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Butcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Punk wants to sweep but no luck.
Punk is trying to control the position but Butcher postures up.
Butcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butcher engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Punk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Punk is breathing heavily.
Butcher forces his way into half guard.
Butcher wants to pass to mount but Punk is defending the position.
Punk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is trying to control the action in half guard but Punk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Butcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Butcher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Butcher with a couple of short strikes.
Butcher with a couple of short strikes.
Butcher landing punches.
Punk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big strike lands for Butcher! That's really hurt Punk and he's turned his back - Butcher keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Butcher jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Butcher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Davis (ranked 6045 p4p, 507 weight class) and John Kuhn (ranked 7267 p4p, 540 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kuhn!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuhn tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuhn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kuhn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuhn wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Kuhn is defending the position.
Kuhn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a kimura here.
Davis stalling.
Kuhn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuhn is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis controlling the action here.
Davis decides to return to a standing position.
Kuhn shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Kuhn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davis throws a head kick that Kuhn semi-blocks.
Kuhn tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Kuhn shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuhn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mark Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kuhn.
Davis moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn has Davis pressed against the cage.
Davis looking for a takedown.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuhn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Our sources have told us that Davis has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuhn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Kuhn goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuhn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuhn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Davis is defending well.
Kuhn stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kuhn uses from the top position.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Kuhn from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuhn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuhn works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuhn with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuhn shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuhn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuhn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuhn misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuhn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Kuhn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kuhn.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuhn.
Davis is looking to counter the offense by Kuhn and move into the clinch.
Davis clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuhn tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuhn drops back down to his feet.
Davis pulls guard successfully.
Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuhn is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuhn defends it easily.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis is keen to just control but Kuhn is a slippery customer.
Davis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kuhn is just riding it out for now. Davis eventually gives up the hold.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuhn defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhn is concentrating on defense, preventing Davis from advancing position.
Davis prevents Kuhn from improving his position.
Kuhn trying to control here.
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuhn wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kuhn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Davis has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kuhn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis wants to control the pace but Kuhn is squirming around nicely.
Kuhn is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuhn trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Davis 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. This is the final round!
Kuhn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Davis jumps guard but Kuhn stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Kuhn throws a head kick that misses.
Davis is looking to counter the offense by Kuhn and move into the clinch.
Kuhn shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Kuhn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuhn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kuhn tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuhn. That one must have hurt.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuhn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuhn being controlled against the cage.
Kuhn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuhn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis has Kuhn pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuhn.
Kuhn missing with knees to the body.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kuhn prevents it.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Mark Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kuhn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuhn preventing the sweep.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuhn's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuhn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuhn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Kuhn is working from the bottom.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
I wouldn't like to be where Kuhn is right now.
Davis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Davis moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davis looking to ground and pound but Kuhn is blocking nicely.
Kuhn is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuhn tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Davis!
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