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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blind Shaman (ranked 2879 p4p, 325 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 4166 p4p, 421 weight class). Shaman's entrance music is Shaman's Dream. A fine choice. Blind Shaman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Stark's chin.
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170 lbs
37 - 23 - 3 |
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38
181 lbs
21 - 31 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Blind Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman misses with a body shot.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark looks for the body kick but Shaman saw that one coming.
Stark throws a push kick but Shaman slaps the foot to one side.
Stark lands with a straight right. Shaman didn't see that one coming.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Shaman avoids a kick to the body.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Shaman.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaman misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaman is out of range and Stark settles back down.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaman avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Shaman's side.
Stark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark scores with a head kick.
Stark throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stark lands a jab to the head.
Shaman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Shaman moves out of range easily.
Shaman throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaman.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Shaman cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Shaman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stark keeps Shaman at a distance using the push kick.
Shaman throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark looks for the body kick but Shaman saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Shaman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shaman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Stark misses
and Shaman counters by moving into the clinch.
Stark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Shaman is keeping the position.
Shaman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Stark trying to control but Shaman is working from the bottom.
Shaman is pulling down on Stark's head to control his posture.
Shaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Shaman looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shaman is pulling down on Stark's head. It's preventing any offense from Stark, at least for the moment.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Shaman.
Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stark is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaman has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shaman is on top in guard.
Shaman is fighting to break Stark's control of his arms but Stark is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark working a defensive guard here.
Shaman won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Stark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaman defends well.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaman is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Shaman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaman avoids the head kick by Stark.
Shaman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaman.
Brandon Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaman misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaman throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark wants to counter with a clinch but Shaman pushes him away.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Shaman is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaman misses with a leg kick.
And Stark tries to counter it with a takedown but Shaman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shaman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Shaman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Shaman counters with a quick kick to the body but Stark blocks it.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shaman cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Shaman cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Shaman misses with the combination.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark connects with a body shot.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick
and Shaman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark lands a takedown into guard.
Shaman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stark defends it easily.
Shaman 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.
Shaman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brandon Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaman working a defensive guard here.
Shaman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Shaman pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
Stark pushes down on Shaman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark uses his free foot to push down on Shaman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shaman.
Shaman tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Stark tries to control but Shaman wriggling away.
Stark lands a heavy elbow.
Stark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shaman's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaman looks a forlorn figure.
Shaman can't escape the position.
Shaman tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark wants to control the pace but Shaman is squirming around nicely.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Stark has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stark with the ground and pound from mount.
Shaman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shaman is in a horrible position here. Stark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark moves to back control.
Shaman prevents Stark from getting a body triangle.
Shaman rolls, trying to escape but Stark keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaman's head.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Shaman takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Shaman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark throws a one two combo.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
Shaman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shaman moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stark.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shaman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Stark lands.
Shaman is looking to wear down Stark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaman lands a lovely overhand right.
Shaman lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Shaman slips under a jab from Stark.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark works over Shaman's head and body with a nice combination.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Shaman tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaman blocks the body kick.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Shaman moves out of range easily.
Shaman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaman lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
Stark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shaman will feel that in the morning.
Brandon Stark 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaman throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaman lands a jab to the nose.
Blind Shaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark is rocked!
Shaman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Shaman finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaman wants to land a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaman cracks Stark on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stark falls backwards against the cage. Shaman follows up with more strikes that drop Stark to his knees. Shaman keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stark! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blind Shaman!
An out of breath and clearly excited Blind Shaman thanked UnderGround Clothing Co. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kallio (ranked 2204 p4p, 269 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 1941 p4p, 246 weight class). Kimmo Kallio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Malverde's chin.
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176 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Malverde blocks the low kick.
Malverde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kallio throws the left hand but Malverde avoids the punch easily.
Malverde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Kallio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Kallio misses.
Malverde blocks a jab.
Kallio keeps the fight on the outside.
Malverde has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kallio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kallio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kallio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malverde cracks the inside of Kallio's front leg.
Kallio lunges at Malverde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malverde's hand.
Malverde scores with a nice strike.
Kallio cracks Malverde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malverde to score with a decent uppercut.
Malverde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kallio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Malverde misses with a looping right.
Kallio takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a straight right.
Malverde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kallio throws out the jab.
Kallio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kallio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malverde. Malverde obviously looking to wear him down.
Kallio lands a head shot.
Kallio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malverde.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malverde.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kallio.
Kallio throws a body punch but Malverde moves out of range.
Malverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Malverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kallio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kallio slips a jab from Malverde.
Kallio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malverde counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio throws a lazy right hand but Malverde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malverde tries to counter with a clinch but Kallio shakes him off and moves away.
Kallio loads up on a big right hand but Malverde slips the punch.
Kallio takes a swing at Malverde's ribcage but misses.
Malverde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kallio looks to land a left hand but Malverde moved out of range nicely.
Malverde is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malverde was well out of range. Poor timing from Kallio.
Kallio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malverde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kallio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick from Malverde.
Malverde lands with a shot to the body.
Malverde staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Malverde. Those never looked like landing.
Malverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kallio.
Kallio tries to score with a low kick but Malverde moves his leg out of the way.
Kallio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Malverde misses.
Kallio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malverde throws a hook to the side of Kallio's head but Kallio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malverde moves out of range of the strikes.
Kallio fails to land with a series of punches.
Kallio misses with a hook.
Kallio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malverde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malverde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kallio's head backwards.
Malverde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kallio throws a looping overhand right but Malverde ducks down to avoid it.
Kallio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malverde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
Nice uppercut lands for Kallio. That snapped Malverde's head back.
Malverde lands a nice hook to Kallio's body. Kallio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio cracks Malverde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kallio lands a nice hook to Malverde's body. Malverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio tries to bum rush Malverde with a series of wild strikes but Malverde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malverde throws out a counter right but Kallio avoids it with no problem.
Malverde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kallio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malverde has him pressed against the cage.
Kallio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malverde throws an elbow that misses.
Malverde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallio's elbow.
Kallio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Malverde - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kallio.
Kallio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malverde's elbow.
Malverde pushes off an throws an elbow but Kallio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malverde misses with an elbow over the top.
Kallio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malverde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kallio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kallio misses with a body punch.
Kallio misses with a punch to the body.
Malverde blocks a body shot from Kallio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimmo Kallio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malverde misses with a left hand
letting Kallio counter with a right hand.
Kallio misses with a hook
and Malverde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kallio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malverde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kallio, right into the meat.
Kallio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kallio dodges the punch combination from Malverde.
Kallio jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kallio slips a straight right by Malverde.
Kallio swings for the body but Malverde moves out of range.
Malverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Kallio misses its target.
Kallio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malverde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kallio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kallio scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio throws a head kick but Malverde moves out of range.
Kallio throws an overhand right that lands on Malverde's shoulder, as Malverde tries to avoid the shot.
Malverde throws a counter combo.
Malverde ducks under a wild hook from Kallio.
Malverde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio avoids a kick to the body.
Kallio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Malverde throws a leg kick but Kallio checks it.
Malverde misses with a straight right.
Malverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kallio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kallio tries to bum rush Malverde with a series of wild strikes but Malverde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kallio punishes Malverde's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Kallio misses its intended target.
Malverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Malverde loads up on a big right hand but Kallio slips the punch.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Malverde's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body punch from Malverde.
Kallio throws a lazy right hand but Malverde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kallio.
Malverde connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Malverde as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Kallio lands.
Kallio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Kallio.
An attempted straight right counter from Kallio misses the target.
Kallio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kallio tries a low kick but Malverde avoids it.
Kallio blocks a leg kick.
Malverde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kallio.
Malverde throws a hook but Kallio blocks it.
Donk. Malverde catches Kallio right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malverde.
Malverde connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malverde. That's going to slow Kallio down.
Malverde misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kallio throws a hook to the side of Malverde's head but Malverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malverde's calf.
Kallio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malverde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kallio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Kallio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malverde lands a leg kick that knocks Kallio off balance momentarily.
Malverde connects with the punch.
Kallio checks a leg kick.
As Malverde looks to move away, Kallio throws a big counter combo but Malverde just gets out of the way.
Malverde throws a body punch but Kallio moves out of range.
Kallio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malverde if he has to take too many more of those.
Malverde misses with a double jab.
Kallio lands a nice hook to Malverde's body. Malverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malverde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kallio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio with a nice cross.
Kallio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Kallio does no damage.
Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malverde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Malverde looks to throw the jab but Kallio is out of range.
Kallio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Malverde.
Some wild striking there from Kallio.
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kallio counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Malverde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallio scores with a three punch combo!
That kick from Kallio tenderised Malverde's leg. Malverde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malverde throws a leg kick
and Kallio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kallio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kimmo Kallio will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Malverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Malverde misses with a hook
and Kallio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio lands a jab.
Malverde throws a chopping leg kick but Kallio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malverde misses with a left hand
and Malverde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malverde throws a series of punches but Kallio moves out of range.
Malverde slips a jab from Kallio.
Kallio moves out of range of the strikes.
Kimmo Kallio is winning the standup battle so far.
Malverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kallio.
Kallio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio looks to land a right hand but Malverde moved out of range.
Malverde moves out of range as Kallio strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malverde. That's going to slow Kallio down.
Malverde moves out of range of the strikes.
Kallio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malverde.
Malverde misses with a right hand
and Kallio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malverde.
Kallio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malverde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malverde works Kallio's body with a nice hook.
Kallio throws a right hand that Malverde ducks under and follows up with a left that Malverde also avoids with ease.
Kallio thumps Malverde with a low kick.
A big left from Kallio misses.
Kallio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kallio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malverde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malverde moves away.
Kallio swings for the body but Malverde moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Malverde - just one landing.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Kallio.
Kallio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malverde works Kallio's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malverde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jesus Malverde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimmo Kallio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a hook to the body. Malverde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malverde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Jab, jab by Malverde - just one landing.
Kallio moves out of range of the strikes.
Malverde misses with a two punch combination.
Malverde misses with an uppercut
and Kallio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kallio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kallio misses with the combination.
Malverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kallio.
Malverde scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Kallio finds it's target.
Malverde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kallio misses with an uppercut.
Kallio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kallio is rocked!
Malverde looks to land a left hand but Kallio moved out of range nicely.
Oh Kallio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio throws a low kick, looking for Malverde's leg but Malverde calmly moves out of range.
Malverde only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kallio misses with a double jab.
Malverde throws a shot from downtown. Kallio moves away and avoids it.
Kallio seems to have got his legs back now.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Kallio.
Kallio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kallio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kallio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malverde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kallio moves out of range as Malverde strikes.
Malverde lands with a shot to the body.
Malverde misses with a wild combination.
Kallio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malverdes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kallio.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malverde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malverde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kallio throws a body punch but Malverde moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Malverde misses.
Malverde just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malverde checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malverde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A leg kick checked by Kallio.
Malverde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malverde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Kimmo Kallio has been cut.
Malverde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kallio throws a poor cross that misses
and Malverde counters with a nice uppercut.
Malverde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallio thuds his right hand into Malverde's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malverde drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kallio right on the button. Kallio goes down! Malverde follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Malverde gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1129 p4p, 150 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1292 p4p, 174 weight class). Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music. 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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209 lbs
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215 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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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
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wylde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wylde has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wright is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Wylde's head.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wylde walks into a jab.
Wright tests Wylde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Wylde's head.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wylde. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Wylde releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright avoids the head kick by Wylde.
Wright clobbers Wylde with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wylde doesn't seem phased though.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Wylde's belly button to the back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
enabling Wylde to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Wylde's head.
That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Wylde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wylde is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wylde appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Wylde throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Wylde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wylde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wylde slips a jab from Wright.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
Wylde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wylde! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wylde dodges the punch combination from Wright.
It seemed like Wylde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wylde takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wylde counters with a stiff right hand.
Wylde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wylde digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright keeps Wylde at a distance using the push kick.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Wylde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleon Wright's cut is getting worse.
Wylde takes one on the button.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Wylde is just out of range.
Wylde shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Wylde moved out of range.
Wright moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWylde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wylde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wylde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wylde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wylde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
It seemed like Wylde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wylde avoids the body shot from Wright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wylde! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Wylde's head back.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a body shot.
Wright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wright misses with a combination
and Wylde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright avoids the body shot from Wylde.
Nice shot by Wylde.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wylde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wylde dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Wylde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wylde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wylde might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wylde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright thuds a left hand into Wylde's body.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Wylde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Wylde should have avoided that one.
Wylde slips a jab from Wright.
Wylde let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wylde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wylde avoids a kick to the body.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wylde! But no joy.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Wylde off the cage and back into range.
Wylde staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gunnar Wylde's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wylde counters with a head kick.
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!
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright throws the left hand but Wylde avoids the punch easily.
Wright thows a leg kick but Wylde checks it
and Wylde counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.
Wylde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
It seemed like Wylde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wylde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Wylde appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wylde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright scores with a one two! Wylde had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wylde slips a jab from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Wylde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Wylde's head back.
Wylde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wylde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wylde can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Wylde.
Wylde takes one on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Wylde's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cleon Wright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2506 p4p, 288 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 1196 p4p, 160 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald 's choice of entrance music: Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Bruno Niedzwiedzinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
201 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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30
190 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Niedzwiedzinski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
McDonald is looking to slow Niedzwiedzinski down with leg kicks.
We've been informed that McDonald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonald clinches with his opponent.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald pushes Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDonald drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Niedzwiedzinski.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald .
McDonald lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
Niedzwiedzinski manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a counter high kick but McDonald was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald .
Niedzwiedzinski thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Niedzwiedzinski sprawls well initially but McDonald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McDonald looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Niedzwiedzinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McDonald prevents Niedzwiedzinski from improving his position.
McDonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from McDonald .
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to escape.
McDonald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McDonald keeps trying to improve his position.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald works his way into side control.
McDonald is putting a hurting on Niedzwiedzinski here, landing some big shots from side control.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niedzwiedzinski keeps working.
McDonald misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McDonald advances to full mount.
McDonald with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is landing with some decent strikes but Niedzwiedzinski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McDonald trying to control but Niedzwiedzinski is having none of it.
McDonald landing strikes, looking to finish!
Niedzwiedzinski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McDonald with a couple of short strikes.
Niedzwiedzinski is squirming around, avoiding McDonald 's attempts to control the action.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Niedzwiedzinski's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a couple of good shots and Niedzwiedzinski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McDonald is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Niedzwiedzinski up.
Niedzwiedzinski is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Niedzwiedzinski. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oh Niedzwiedzinski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald wants to control but Niedzwiedzinski is keeping busy.
McDonald scores with punches from the back.
McDonald is loading up with his shots from the back and Niedzwiedzinski is in big trouble! Niedzwiedzinski taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cletus McDonald !
A very excited looking Cletus McDonald made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 1044 p4p, 140 weight class) and Darrel Petersen (ranked 704 p4p, 94 weight class). Scaletta comes to the cage accompanied by i kill cause im hungry. Vito Scaletta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrel Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta looks to land a left hand but Petersen moved out of range nicely.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scaletta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petersen.
Petersen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petersen takes a swing at Scaletta's ribcage but misses.
Scaletta misses the shot to the body.
Scaletta moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Scaletta.
Scaletta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Scaletta.
Scaletta thuds a left hand into Petersen's body.
Petersen wants to clinch up but Scaletta keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Scaletta misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta scores with a shot to the body.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scaletta.
The fighters circling - Scaletta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scaletta manages to avoid it.
Scaletta looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen throws a body punch but Scaletta moves out of range.
Petersen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scaletta defends it nicely.
Scaletta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Petersen finds it's way through Scaletta's defenses.
Petersen moves out of range as Scaletta throws a body kick.
Petersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Scaletta.
Petersen walks into a left hand.
Petersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta jabs at Petersen's body.
Petersen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scaletta throws out the jab.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Petersen swings for the body but Scaletta moves out of range.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Petersen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scaletta rather than just go for the knockout.
Petersen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darrel Petersen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen throws a body punch but Scaletta moves out of range.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen tries to clinch up but Scaletta circles away and keeps his distance.
Scaletta throws a hook but Petersen blocks it.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaletta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petersen.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petersen looks to land a left hand but Scaletta moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Scaletta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Scaletta.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scaletta is just out of range.
Petersen clobbers Scaletta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Scaletta.
Scaletta moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scaletta.
Petersen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scaletta doesn't seem bothered though.
Petersen swings for the body but Scaletta moves out of range.
Scaletta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petersen misses with an uppercut
and Scaletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petersen wants to clinch
and Scaletta counters with a thumping low kick.
Scaletta scores with a nice head shot.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scaletta throws a series of punches but Petersen avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scaletta just misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scaletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petersen.
Scaletta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petersen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scaletta scrambles back to his feet.
Scaletta throws a body shot but no joy.
Scaletta's corner calls for a 1-2. Scaletta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scaletta swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Scaletta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petersen.
Petersen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scaletta momentarily.
Petersen misses with an uppercut. Scaletta saw that one coming.
Petersen with a hook.
Petersen slips a jab from Scaletta.
Scaletta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Scaletta looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersen is just out of range.
Petersen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scaletta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scaletta misses with a straight right.
Petersen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Scaletta 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.
Petersen moves out of range of the strikes.
Petersen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scaletta in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Petersen there.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Scaletta.
Scaletta takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen lands with a hook. Scaletta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petersen misses with a shot to the body
and Scaletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scaletta lands with an overhand left.
Scaletta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petersen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scaletta. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scaletta cracks Petersen with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Scaletta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petersen's hands.
Petersen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Scaletta.
Petersen dips to his left and cracks Scaletta with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
It looked like Scaletta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a shot from downtown. Petersen moves away and avoids it.
Petersen drives through and clinches with Scaletta against the cage.
Petersen wants a takedown but no success here.
Scaletta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petersen staying out of range there.
Vito Scaletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petersen misses with a left hand
and Scaletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Petersen does no damage.
Petersen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scaletta.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
Petersen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Scaletta's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaletta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scaletta is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scaletta actively working from the bottom here.
Scaletta is looking to improve his position.
Petersen wants to free his trapped foot but Scaletta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Petersen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petersen throwing shots but Scaletta is blocking nicely.
Scaletta looking for submissions off his back.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petersen is pressing down on Scaletta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scaletta is holding on for now.
Scaletta wants to improve his position but Petersen is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Petersen connects with a nice short shot to Scaletta's temple.
Petersen moves into full mount! Scaletta won't be happy about that!
Petersen prevents Scaletta from getting the reversal.
Petersen controlling his opponent.
Scaletta can't escape the position.
Petersen controlling the pace for now.
Scaletta is looking to improve his position but Petersen isn't that keen on the idea.
Scaletta is working hard here to advance position.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the head.
Petersen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Scaletta is looking to get to half guard.
Darrel Petersen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen with a couple of short strikes.
Petersen landing strikes from the mount.
Petersen controlling the position easily from mount.
Petersen trying to control but Scaletta is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Scaletta gets back to half guard.
Scaletta is not content to let Petersen control the position.
Scaletta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Scaletta won't allow it.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Scaletta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrel Petersen 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. This is the final round!
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Scaletta connects with a nice looking jab.
Vito Scaletta is winning the standup battle so far.
Petersen lands a really nice looking cross but Scaletta seems unphased.
Scaletta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scaletta throws out a loose jab but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen scores with a body shot.
Petersen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petersen blocks a jab.
Petersen misses with a right hand
and Scaletta counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scaletta. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen throws a right hand that misses
and Scaletta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petersen tries to clinch but Scaletta is having none of it.
Scaletta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petersen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scaletta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Petersen is in Scaletta's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scaletta wants to sweep but no luck.
Scaletta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petersen's guard.
Scaletta is looking to pass into half guard but Petersen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Petersen is in guard.
Petersen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petersen postures up.
Scaletta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petersen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scaletta looking for a sweep. Not yet Scaletta, not yet.
Petersen stands up over Scaletta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scaletta wants to sweep here but Petersen controlling him for the moment.
Scaletta keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen passes into half guard.
Petersen seems to be looking for submissions.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Scaletta is pressing down on Petersen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Scaletta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petersen throws a big elbow that misses.
Petersen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scaletta wants to improve his position but Petersen is controlling well.
Scaletta moves into full guard.
Scaletta looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petersen controls the pace.
Scaletta 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.
Petersen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Petersen stopping the sweep attempt from Scaletta.
Scaletta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scaletta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petersen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petersen with a nice head shot there.
Petersen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scaletta's head.
Petersen preventing the sweep.
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.
Petersen stands and throws Scaletta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Scaletta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petersen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petersen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Scaletta is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Petersen!
Vito Scaletta was interviewed post fight and said 'You know when we first started out, I thought I was gonna be the biggest, baddest wiseguy in the world'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xafan Kong (ranked 682 p4p, 102 weight class) and Andy Shifter (ranked 800 p4p, 116 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by Demon's Theme. Shifter has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter shoots in looking for a takedown but Kong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shifter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kong throws a nice looking combination but Shifter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shifter shoots in looking for a takedown but Kong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shifter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Kong. No joy for Shifter on that attempt.
Xafan Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Shifter.
Shifter darts in looking for a takedown but Kong gets double underhooks and turns Shifter into the cage.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shifter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick by Kong misses
and Shifter counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kong.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong stuffs the takedown.
Kong stuffs the takedown attempt from Shifter. Shifter gets slowly back to his feet.
Kong connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shifter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shifter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kong. Kong obviously looking to wear him down.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shifter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Kong as Shifter shoots in.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shifter moves away.
Kong tries to sprawl but Shifter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kong pushes Shifter off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shifter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kong gets full guard.
Shifter postures up in Kong's guard and throws a big left but Kong blocks it.
Kong pulls Shifter in close to prevent any damage.
Shifter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to sweep here but Shifter controlling him for the moment.
Shifter slips nicely into half guard.
Kong is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Jungle Room, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Shifter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kong defends it well.
Kong is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kong's thigh. Kong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Shifter forces his way into half guard.
Shifter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Shifter is thwarting Kong's attempts to control the position.
Shifter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xafan Kong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shifter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shifter wants to clinch.
Shifter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kong pinned against the cage. Kong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong throws a counter high kick but Shifter was just alert enough to avoid it.
Xafan Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shifter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shifter.
Shifter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Shifter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Shifter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Xafan Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shifter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xafan Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Shifter.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shifter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kong defends it well.
Kong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kong wants it to stay on the feet.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kong defends it nicely.
Kong throws a leg kick but Shifter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shifter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shifter is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kong is trying to escape and Shifter transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kong is forced to tap! Nice work there by Shifter! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy Shifter!
Andy Shifter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 1057 p4p, 144 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 1142 p4p, 152 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paunovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Kai is having none of it.
Kai throws a body kick that misses
and Paunovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paunovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Paunovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai.
Paunovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kai or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Paunovic.
Kai prevents a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a shoulder strike.
Kai working aggressively here.
Paunovic misses with the head strike.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Paunovic tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kai.
Paunovic looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Paunovic lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paunovic.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai leaning against his opponent.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paunovic.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic lands a left hand.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic prevents a body shot from Kai.
A short uppercut from Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Kai blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Kai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paunovic backwards.
Paunovic misses with some punches.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Paunovic.
Kai prevents a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kai throws a push kick but Paunovic slaps the foot to one side.
Paunovic attempts a counter takedown but Kai avoids it well and moves away.
Kai misses with a body shot
and Paunovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Kai moves away
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paunovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paunovic throws a body kick that misses
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
Kai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kai lands a body shot.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paunovic.
Kai throws a hook but Paunovic blocks it.
Paunovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Oooh a lovely combination from Kai sends Paunovic down but not out. Kai dives into side control looking to finish.
Paunovic is rocked!
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Paunovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kai but great work by Paunovic.
Paunovic is looking to take a break and control but Kai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Paunovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Paunovic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kai is trying to control Paunovic's posture but Paunovic avoids it.
Paunovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paunovic wants to control but Kai is keeping him busy.
Kai is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Paunovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Paunovic with shots to the head and body - Kai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kai can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paunovic.
Paunovic landing shots from mount.
Paunovic lands a heavy elbow.
Paunovic unloads with some shots from mount but Kai bucks and avoids them well.
Paunovic trying to control but Kai is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paunovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai working to try and regain half guard.
Kai wants to hold on but Paunovic pushes him away.
Paunovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paunovic working Kai over with strikes here.
Paunovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paunovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kai is desperately trying to improve his position but Paunovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Paunovic lands a nice shot to the head.
Paunovic looking to control but Kai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paunovic is landing with some decent strikes but Kai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kai regains half guard.
Paunovic prevents Kai from improving his position.
Paunovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Kai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paunovic.
Kai trying to hold on to Paunovic's head to control him but Paunovic postures up.
Paunovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic is thwarting Kai's attempts to control the position.
Paunovic wants to control but Kai is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paunovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paunovic.
Kai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kai taking some punishment here, with Paunovic in his half guard.
Paunovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
Kai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paunovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Paunovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
Paunovic looks to clinch
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Paunovic misses
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Paunovic misses
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Paunovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai misses with a straight left.
Paunovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paunovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Paunovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paunovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paunovic swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai takes a swing at Paunovic's ribcage but misses.
Paunovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kai misses the jab.
Kai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Paunovic moved out of range.
Paunovic throws a counter high kick but Kai was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Paunovic.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paunovic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kai sprawls and moves away.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paunovic tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Paunovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paunovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
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!
Nice shot by Kai.
Paunovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zoran Paunovic's cut is getting worse.
Kai misses with a hook. Paunovic ducked under it nicely.
As Kai backs away, Paunovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paunovic checks a leg kick.
Kai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Paunovic is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Kai misses with a straight left.
As Kai tries to get set, Paunovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Kai manages to avoid the attempt.
Kai scores with a jab. Paunovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paunovic slips under a jab.
Paunovic darts in trying to clinch
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Paunovic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Kai down! Paunovic is looking to finish but Kai is intelligently defending himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paunovic trying to control but Kai is working from the bottom.
Paunovic throws a strike but Kai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paunovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zoran Paunovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kai passes Paunovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paunovic is trying to stand back up but Kai is controlling him
Kai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paunovic keeps working.
Paunovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kai's back!
Kai is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Paunovic.
Paunovic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Kai!
Kron Kai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 383 p4p, 52 weight class) and Don Stewart (ranked 871 p4p, 118 weight class). Stewart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by free ma niggas!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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187 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Timmermans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmermans takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Timmermans getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A right-left combo lands from Timmermans.
Stewart slips a jab from Timmermans.
And Stewart tries to counter it with a takedown but Timmermans pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Timmermans tries to land a leg kick but Stewart saw it coming and moves away.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Timmermans misses.
Timmermans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stewart defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Timmermans misses with an uppercut.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmermans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Timmermans missing with a left hand there. Stewart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stewart feints the counter takedown.
Timmermans clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmermans.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmermans.
Timmermans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stewart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timmermans working aggressively here.
Timmermans blocking some punches.
Stewart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stewart lands a left hand.
Timmermans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Timmermans.
Timmermans blocks an uppercut.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
Timmermans blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmermans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmermans gets through Stewart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Timmermans lands a left hand.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Stewart has a couple of punches blocked by Timmermans.
Stewart blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Timmermans working aggressively here.
Timmermans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stewart throws a punch but it's blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a head punch that misses.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmermans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Timmermans breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Timmermans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Timmermans shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stewart is trying to defend but Timmermans finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Timmermans moves into full mount! Stewart won't be happy about that!
Timmermans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stewart is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Timmermans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Timmermans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stewart's face.
Timmermans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stewart regains half guard.
Timmermans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Timmermans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stewart has hold of Timmermans's hands but Timmermans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Timmermans seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stewart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stewart tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Timmermans moves nicely into side control.
Stewart is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans cracks Stewart with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Timmermans trying to control the action but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart tries to improve position but can't.
Timmermans trying to control the action but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Timmermans wants to stand but Stewart has his arm trapped.
Stewart throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Stewart is trying to improve his position.
Timmermans avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stewart.
Stewart is not content to let Timmermans control the position.
Stewart throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casper Timmermans dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Timmermans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Timmermans preventing the sweep.
Timmermans wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Stewart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stewart keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Stewart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Casper Timmermans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stewart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stewart thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Timmermans trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Timmermans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stewart can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans looks to land a combination but Stewart avoids it well.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timmermans thows a leg kick but Stewart checks it
and Stewart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Timmermans is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stewart won't allow Timmermans to get back to his feet.
Stewart throws an elbow that misses. Timmermans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stewart's guard. Nice move by Timmermans!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Timmermans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Timmermans preventing the sweep.
Stewart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart being controlled here, momentarily.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Timmermans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Timmermans working some strikes from top position.
Timmermans trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Timmermans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stewart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stewart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart connects with a couple of short punches.
Stewart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throwing strikes from guard but Timmermans blocks nicely.
Timmermans wants to stand and escape but Stewart is having none of it.
Stewart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Timmermans looking for a sweep. Not yet Timmermans, not yet.
Stewart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Timmermans's head.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Timmermans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stewart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stewart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Timmermans's head.
Timmermans wants to stand up but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart throws a strike but Timmermans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Stewart doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stewart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Timmermans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stewart is keeping the position for now.
Stewart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Timmermans takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Stewart wants to sweep here but Timmermans controlling him for the moment.
Stewart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Timmermans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stewart.
Stewart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Stewart.
Timmermans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stewart.
Timmermans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Stewart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
The fighters circling - Timmermans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Timmermans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmermans.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stewart defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
Stewart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Timmermans defends it well.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Timmermans doesn't manage to clinch there - Stewart circles away.
Stewart with the counter takedown but Timmermans avoids it easily.
Timmermans cracks Stewart with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmermans misses with a combination
and Stewart counters with a shoot takedown. Timmermans fights it but they end up in guard.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart stands up over Timmermans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stewart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Timmermans trying to control the position here.
Stewart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Timmermans controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stewart distracts Timmermans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stewart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Timmermans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmermans looking for a sweep. Not yet Timmermans, not yet.
Timmermans trying to control the position here.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Timmermans looking to control.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Timmermans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
Stewart chips away with some ground and pound.
Stewart throws a big elbow that misses.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stewart postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Stewart cracks Timmermans with a solid left hand.
Stewart is looking to work some ground and pound but Timmermans has wrist control.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stewart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Timmermans's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stewart is working Timmermans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stewart postures up in Timmermans's guard and throws a big left but Timmermans blocks it.
Stewart landing with the ground and pound.
Timmermans is rocked!
Stewart postures up and lands a big shot to Timmermans's brow.
Oh Timmermans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Timmermans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timmermans seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart throws a big right hand that misses.
Stewart with a nice head shot there.
Stewart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Stewart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stewart 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Stewart!
Don Stewart decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 561 p4p, 82 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 1994 p4p, 235 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCullen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Foggy Dew. Sam McCullen had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Harry Winston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winston misses with a looping left.
Winston scores with a jab.
Winston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCullen finds it's way round the side to connect with Winston's head.
McCullen lands a body shot.
Winston cracks McCullen with a good jab.
McCullen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCullen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winston connects with a solid leg kick.
McCullen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCullen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and McCullen moves out of range easily.
McCullen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Winston cracks McCullen with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen lands with a nice body kick.
McCullen connects with a single shot there.
McCullen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCullen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston lands a head kick. McCullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston walks into a straight right hand from McCullen.
Winston cracks a nice hook into McCullen's ribs.
McCullen shoots in but no luck this time.
McCullen misses with a straight right.
McCullen ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
McCullen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam McCullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCullen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCullen scores with a body shot.
McCullen connects with a body shot that sends Winston's belly button to the back.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Winston there.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from McCullen
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston throws a jab when McCullen was well out of range.
Winston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCullen.
McCullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCullen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCullen connects with a high kick.
Winston lands a really nice looking cross but McCullen seems unphased.
McCullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A good leg kick by McCullen.
Winston connects with a crisp jab.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
McCullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from McCullen. Those never looked like landing.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winston just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcCullen.
Winston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses
and McCullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Winston misses its intended target.
McCullen shoots in for a takedown but Winston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winston misses with an uppercut. McCullen saw that one coming.
McCullen throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen avoids the head kick by Winston.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCullen.
Winston throws a good cross that connects.
Winston cracks McCullen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCullen.
McCullen lands a lovely overhand right.
Winston scores with a jab.
Winston gets caught flat footed, as McCullen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Winston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Winston has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Winston punching from mount but McCullen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston looking to control but McCullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCullen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Winston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winston blocks a jab.
Winston looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McCullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Winston lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCullen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winston's waist but Winston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCullen off to one side.
McCullen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winston as he avoids it easily.
Winston digs a good body shot into McCullen's ribs.
Winston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winston throws the left hand but McCullen avoids the punch easily.
Winston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winston's corner calls for a 1-2. Winston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCullen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winston connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Winston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Winston misses.
Winston throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Winston.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. McCullen moves away and avoids it.
McCullen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
McCullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
McCullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
McCullen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. McCullen should have avoided that one.
Winston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCullen defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
McCullen misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winston! But no joy.
Winston tries to bum rush McCullen with a series of wild strikes but McCullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam McCullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston misses with a hook
and McCullen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Winston really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCullen scores with a push kick.
Winston throws a hook to the side of McCullen's head but McCullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCullen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCullen throws a push kick but Winston slaps the foot to one side.
McCullen shoots in looking for a takedown but Winston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCullen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
McCullen throws a nice looking combination but Winston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
Winston avoids the head kick by McCullen.
Winston scores with the left hand. McCullen knows he should have avoided that one.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston defending well as McCullen loads up on a big left hand.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston misses with a few strikes there.
McCullen tries to land a front kick but Winston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCullen clobbers Winston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Winston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCullen's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winston misses with a straight right.
McCullen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winston, as that shot connected.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and McCullen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McCullen throws a hook to the side of Winston's head but Winston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCullen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Winston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Winston.
Winston misses with a head kick.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from McCullen misses.
Winston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Winston, right into the meat.
McCullen ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
McCullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harry Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winston throws a head kick that McCullen semi-blocks.
Winston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCullen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCullen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
McCullen takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Winston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by McCullen.
Winston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCullen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winston slips a jab and a cross from McCullen.
Winston throws a head kick but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
McCullen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Winston misses with a hook. McCullen ducked under it nicely.
Winston scores with a jab to the body.
Winston misses with a hook
and McCullen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Winston connects with an inside leg kick.
McCullen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston scores with a nice head shot.
Winston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCullen with a body shot.
McCullen ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCullen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCullen - that will leave a mark!
Winston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCullen momentarily.
McCullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCullen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winston's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston wants to improve his position but McCullen is controlling well.
McCullen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Winston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Winston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McCullen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McCullen's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen covering up well and avoiding damage.
McCullen tries to escape but Winston has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Winston wants to control but McCullen is keeping busy.
McCullen is having to fend off submission attempts from Winston, who is looking to sink in the choke. Winston doesn't have the hooks in though and McCullen manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Winston looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCullen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is still trying to improve position.
Winston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCullen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Winston wants to sweep but no luck.
Harry Winston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winston is trying to control the position but McCullen postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCullen.
A head kick misses from Winston.
McCullen throws a leg kick
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston clobbers McCullen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Winston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sam McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Winston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winston 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winston!
Harry Winston 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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