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AWC S01 RD2 A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sobchak (ranked 6342 p4p, 475 weight class) and Garth Wader (ranked 6585 p4p, 485 weight class). Sobchak comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Hates Me - Tom Mcdonald . Walter Sobchak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Garth Wader's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Sobchak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garth Wader!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobchak tries to keep at a distance but Wader has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Wader misses with some punches.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wader tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobchak avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak breaks the clinch.
Sobchak clinches up against the cage.
Wader is pushing Sobchak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wader throws an elbow but it misses.
Wader landing knees to the head.
Wader is struggling to control the position.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sobchak has had enough of the clinch but Wader keeps him there for the moment.
Wader swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wader with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak tries to break the clinch but Wader is controlling the position.
Wader controlling the action here for a moment.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Wader working Sobchak over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobchak.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Sobchak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobchak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader lands a nice knee to the body.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Wader.
Sobchak stalling against the cage.
Sobchak is stalling here.
Wader with a knee to the head.
Sobchak stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader with a knee to the head.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Wader landing knees to the head.
Wader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Sobchak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sobchak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sobchak is trying to break the clinch but Wader has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garth Wader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sobchak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Wader.
Wader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sobchak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wader has closed the distance and engaged Sobchak in a clinch.
Wader landing knees to the head.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader connects with a knee to the head.
Wader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sobchak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wader keeps control of Sobchak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Sobchak lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobchak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Wader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobchak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wader.
Knees to the body from Wader.
Wader connects with a knee to the head.
Wader is breathing heavily.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobchak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobchak lands a shoulder strike.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Sobchak slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak can't find room to land a body shot as Wader controls the action.
Wader lands a nice elbow.
Garth Wader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobchak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobchak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wader stalling the fight.
Sobchak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wader with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wader tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak is pushing Wader up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobchak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wader's elbow.
Wader with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sobchak.
Wader misses with a knee to the head.
Sobchak fails to pull guard.
Wader misses with a punch on the inside.
Wader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobchak avoids it.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobchak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
Sobchak tries to break the clinch but Wader is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Wader taking a breather.
Sobchak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sobchak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobchak blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobchak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wader backwards.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak cracks Wader with a nice body shot.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garth Wader 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. This is the final round!
Sobchak takes a swing at Wader's ribcage but misses.
Wader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Sobchak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wader.
Sobchak swats away the attempt to clinch by Wader.
Wader wants to clinch but Sobchak slips to the side
and Sobchak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobchak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wader tries to clinch up.
Wader tries to clinch up but Sobchak circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wader closes the distance and clinches.
Wader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Wader is looking to control Sobchak's arms but Sobchak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wader has his back to the cage.
Wader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobchak avoids it.
Wader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobchak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sobchak.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sobchak struggles to land a body shot inside as Wader controls his hands.
Sobchak is working Wader over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sobchak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Wader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobchak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter Sobchak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobchak takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wader tries a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wader is trying to stall.
Wader trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sobchak managing to block the knees to the body from Wader.
Wader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wader looking to throw knees to the head but Sobchak is blocking nicely.
Wader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wader tries to land a knee to the head but Sobchak blocks with his arms.
Wader misses with a knee strike.
Sobchak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wader tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobchak avoids the damage to the body.
Sobchak missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wader trying to control the position but instead, Sobchak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wader into the cage.
Garth Wader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobchak lands an uppercut.
Sobchak stalling against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobchak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garth Wader.
I've got Wader 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garth Wader!
The defeated Walter Sobchak had this to say: 'Shit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwart Bartem (ranked 4864 p4p, 385 weight class) and Anton Gardner (ranked 3850 p4p, 329 weight class). Gwart Bartem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwart Bartem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
It looks like Gwart Bartem has been cut.
Gardner tries to move into range but Bartem moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gardner throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bartem clean off his feet! He's out cold! Gardner stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Gardner!
An out of breath Anton Gardner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rutheford (ranked 6262 p4p, 273 weight class) and Urho Viikate (ranked 3357 p4p, 173 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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144 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Rutheford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Viikate!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikate misses with a hook
and Rutheford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viikate throws a right hand that misses
and Rutheford counters with a left to the body.
Viikate throws a leg kick
and Rutheford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Viikate.
Viikate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rutheford to counter with a crisp jab.
Viikate misses with a body punch
and Rutheford counters with a stiff right hand.
Viikate throws a lazy uppercut
and Rutheford counters with a nice uppercut.
Viikate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutheford.
Rutheford avoids the head kick by Viikate.
Viikate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutheford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viikate throws a poor cross that misses
and Viikate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikate misses with an uppercut
and Rutheford counters with a stiff right hand.
Viikate is rocked!
Viikate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutheford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viikate is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutheford finish him?
Viikate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rutheford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate throws a right hand that misses
and Rutheford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viikate misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutheford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutheford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Viikate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutheford manages to avoid it.
Rutheford tried to counter with a leg kick but Viikate avoided it.
Viikate throws an off balance right hand
and Rutheford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viikate throws the kick towards the body but Rutheford avoids it.
Rutheford slips under a jab.
Rutheford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Viikate misses with a shot to the body
and Rutheford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Viikate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rutheford as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viikate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rutheford counters with a stiff right hand.
Viikate has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Viikate misses with an uppercut
and Rutheford counters with a straight right hand.
Viikate misses with an uppercut
and Rutheford counters with a stiff right hand.
Viikate gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutheford counters with a crisp right that sends Viikate to the canvas! Rutheford follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Rutheford!
Randy Rutheford tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Markus Haland (ranked 4998 p4p, 244 weight class) and Sergej Tkach (ranked 3524 p4p, 182 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Haland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergej Tkach!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Tkach misses its intended target.
Haland lands with a right hand.
Haland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tkach has time to react.
Haland walks into a left hand.
Markus Haland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haland misses with a hook. Tkach ducked under it nicely.
Haland lunges at Tkach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tkach's hand.
Tkach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haland moves away.
Tkach moves out of range as Haland strikes.
Haland throws a series of punches but Tkach moves out of range.
Haland scores with a jab to the body.
Tkach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tkach looks to throw the jab but Haland is out of range.
Tkach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Tkach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tkach works Haland's body with a nice hook.
Tkach looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tkach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tkach throws an overhand right that lands on Haland's shoulder, as Haland tries to avoid the shot.
Haland misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haland misses the jab.
Haland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tkach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haland was well out of range. Poor timing from Tkach.
Tkach throws a shot from downtown. Haland moves away and avoids it.
Haland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tkach moves away.
Haland looks to land a left hand but Tkach moved out of range nicely.
Tkach throws out a loose jab but Haland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland ducks under a wild hook from Tkach.
Haland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haland swings for the body but Tkach moves out of range.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland avoids it easily.
Tkach blocks a jab.
Haland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tkach.
Haland avoids the body shot from Tkach.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tkach digs a good hook to Haland's body.
Tkach throws a nice looking combination but Haland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haland dodges the punch combination from Tkach.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tkach walks into a straight right hand from Haland.
Tkach throws a lazy uppercut
and Haland counters with a straight right hand.
Tkach misses the shot to the body.
Tkach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Haland tests Tkach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haland lands with a cross.
Jab, jab by Haland - just one landing.
Tkach blocks a jab.
Haland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tkach.
Haland throws a body shot but no joy.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haland moves away.
Haland throwing a counter right hand but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Haland.
Tkach throws a jab but it's blocked by Haland.
A jab from Haland misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tkach throws a body punch but Haland moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haland. Tkach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland throws the left hand but Tkach avoids the punch easily.
Haland throws a hook but Tkach avoids it easily.
Haland ducks under a wild hook from Tkach.
Haland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tkach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haland scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Haland misses.
Tkach slips under a jab from Haland.
Tkach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tkach just misses with a punch to the body.
Haland throws a body punch but Tkach moves out of range.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland avoids it easily.
Haland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tkach to score with a decent uppercut.
Haland misses with a hook.
A big right from Tkach misses.
Haland misses with a hook
and Tkach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tkach takes a swing at Haland's ribcage but misses.
Tkach takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland lunges at Tkach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tkach's hand.
Haland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tkach.
Haland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tkach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tkach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haland throws a lazy right hand but Tkach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tkach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tkach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haland misses with a looping right.
Haland misses with a hook. Tkach ducked under it nicely.
Haland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tkach.
Haland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haland misses with a hook.
Tkach misses with a straight right.
Haland misses with a looping left.
Haland takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Haland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tkach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haland.
Haland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Haland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tkach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Markus Haland will probably get the nod.
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.
Haland misses with a hook.
Haland misses with a lunging right hand
and Tkach counters with a nice uppercut.
Haland just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Haland. That snapped Tkach's head back.
Haland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Haland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tkach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tkach throws the left hand but Haland avoids the punch easily.
Tkach throws a right hand that misses
and Tkach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haland throws a jab when Tkach was well out of range.
Haland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Haland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tkach doesn't seem phased though.
Tkach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Haland misses.
Tkach misses with a hook. Haland ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Haland scores with a hook to the body. Tkach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haland throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tkach counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haland throws a right hand that misses
and Tkach counters with a right hand to the body.
Tkach tests Haland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tkach.
Haland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tkach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tkach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haland moves out of range of the strikes.
Haland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tkach.
Haland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tkach throws out the jab.
Tkach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haland takes a swing at Tkach's ribcage but misses.
Haland blocks a jab.
Haland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tkach manages to avoid it.
Haland throws a jab but it's blocked by Tkach.
Tkach swings for the body but Haland moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Haland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Tkach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haland scores with a sloppy right hand. Tkach should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tkach throws out the jab.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tkach slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tkach. Haland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland lands a nice looking body shot.
Haland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tkach misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tkach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haland on the side of the head.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tkach slips the punch.
Tkach tries to move into range but Haland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Haland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haland.
Haland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tkach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tkach just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tkach scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach looks to land a right hand but Haland moved out of range.
Tkach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haland cracks Tkach with a good jab.
Haland throws a hook but Tkach blocks it.
Haland just misses with a punch to the body.
Tkach throws out a powerful jab.
Tkach connects with a crisp jab.
Tkach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haland.
Haland throws a hook but Tkach blocks it.
Haland misses with a two punch combination.
Haland slips a jab from Tkach.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland blocks it.
Haland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland misses the shot to the body.
Tkach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markus Haland is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haland.
Tkach misses with an uppercut.
Haland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Tkach slips a jab from Haland.
Tkach appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkach throws a right hand that Haland ducks under and follows up with a left that Haland also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Tkach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haland doesn't seem phased though.
Haland dips to his left and cracks Tkach with an uppercut!
Sergej Tkach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tkach walks into a left hand.
Tkach thuds his right hand into Haland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haland is rocked!
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Haland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haland throws a hook but Tkach avoids it easily.
Tkach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tkach.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haland seems to have got his legs back now.
Tkach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haland on the side of the head.
Haland throws a jab when Tkach was well out of range.
A big right from Haland misses.
Haland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tkach ducks under a wild hook from Haland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haland.
Haland with a jab.
Tkach throws a looping overhand right but Haland ducks down to avoid it.
Tkach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Haland dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haland scores with a hook.
Tkach throws a big shot that misses.
Tkach slips under a jab.
Haland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Haland.
Tkach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haland.
Haland misses with a wild body shot.
Tkach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tkach doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haland loads up on a big right hand but Tkach slips the punch.
Haland moves away from the strike by Tkach.
Tkach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Tkach misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tkach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tkach looks to land a right hand but Haland moved out of range.
Tkach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haland moves away.
Tkach might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tkach on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Haland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haland. Tkach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tkach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haland.
Haland takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haland lands a slapping body shot.
Tkach throws out a loose jab but Haland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haland misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tkach. Haland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Tkach misses.
Tkach misses with an uppercut.
Tkach swings for the body but Haland moves out of range.
Tkach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Haland.
Haland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tkach thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Haland blocks a jab.
Haland looks to throw the jab but Tkach is out of range.
Tkach misses with a hook.
Tkach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haland.
A big right from Haland misses.
Haland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haland misses with a straight left.
Haland misses with a body shot.
Haland with a nice cross.
Tkach scores with a jab.
Haland throws an off balance right hand
and Tkach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haland moves out of range as Tkach strikes.
Tkach walks into a left hand.
Tkach misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Haland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haland's corner calls for a 1-2. Haland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tkach throws an off balance right hand
and Haland counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haland moves out of range as Tkach strikes.
Haland with a jab.
Haland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tkach.
Tkach needs to keep his hands up - Haland had a free shot at his head there.
Tkach throws a hook but Haland blocks it.
It looked like Haland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haland misses with a straight left.
Tkach staying out of range there.
Haland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haland throws a body punch but Tkach moves out of range.
Haland staying out of range there.
It looked like Haland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haland staying out of range there.
Tkach avoids the body shot from Haland.
Haland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tkach.
Tkach misses with a hook. Haland ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tkach looks to land a right hand but Haland moved out of range.
Haland lands with a right hand.
Tkach cracks Haland on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Haland falls backwards against the cage. Tkach follows up with more strikes that drop Haland to his knees. Tkach keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Haland! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Tkach!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Wallace (ranked 2755 p4p, 260 weight class) and Dick Glover (ranked 6230 p4p, 445 weight class). Glover is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Don't Tread on Me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Glover!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glover fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Glover.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glover's elbow.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Glover.
Wallace tries to break free but Glover pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Wallace digs a right hand into Glover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glover's gas tank.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Glover has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wallace.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace moves forwards but Glover connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Glover lands.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but Glover manages to avoid it.
Wallace lands a nice shot to the body.
Glover looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Glover.
Wallace throws a big counter combination but Glover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Glover with a poor takedown
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace is looking to counter punch.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dick Glover has been cut.
Wallace scores with the left hand. Glover knows he should have avoided that one.
Glover closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace connects with a nice looking jab.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Glover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace lands a nice shot to the body.
Glover scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
Wallace goes for a small jab and connects. Now Wallace goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Glover stumbles back but Wallace runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Glover to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Glover will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bubba Wallace!
In defeat, Dick Glover stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm going back to porn. I prefer to be the one doing the fuckin''.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chrollo Lucifer (ranked 6172 p4p, 271 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 2907 p4p, 162 weight class). Lucifer's entrance music is Phantom Troupe Theme. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tzeng's choice of entrance music: Mantra Chant. Chrollo Lucifer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shu Fang Tzeng's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrollo Lucifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucifer moves into the clinch.
Tzeng pulls guard effortlessly.
Lucifer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tzeng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lucifer is aware though and is defending well.
Tzeng looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lucifer has picked Tzeng up and slammed him! Tzeng can't keep hold of the triangle and Lucifer manages to pass to side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tzeng struggling a bit here.
Tzeng is trying to escape the position but Lucifer is controlling the position.
Tzeng stops Lucifer from passing to mount.
Lucifer working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer controls the position.
Tzeng wants to control but Lucifer postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Tzeng wants to control but Lucifer postures up.
You can see the frustration on Tzeng's face as Lucifer controls the position.
Tzeng tries to bench press Lucifer off him but Lucifer keeps the position.
Tzeng is trying to work for a sweep but Lucifer has mounted him!
Lucifer controlling from mount.
Tzeng looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tzeng prevents Lucifer from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer trying to control but Tzeng is having none of it.
Lucifer is really struggling to control Tzeng but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tzeng keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lucifer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tzeng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lucifer controlling from the full mount.
Tzeng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng working to try and regain half guard.
Tzeng wants to hold on but Lucifer pushes him away.
Lucifer looking to control but Tzeng is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tzeng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lucifer controlling from the full mount.
Tzeng can't escape the position.
Tzeng slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tzeng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lucifer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tzeng defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer prevents Tzeng from improving his position.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
Lucifer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lucifer is looking to take a break and control but Tzeng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrollo Lucifer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucifer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucifer throws a lazy right hand but Tzeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tzeng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lucifer misses with an uppercut.
Tzeng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lucifer throws a shot from downtown. Tzeng moves away and avoids it.
Lucifer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tzeng.
Lucifer misses with a straight right.
Tzeng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lucifer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucifer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tzeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tzeng jumps guard.
Lucifer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tzeng is trying to keep Lucifer in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lucifer advances to half guard.
Lucifer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lucifer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tzeng defends it well.
Tzeng trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lucifer trying to control from half guard but Tzeng is working away.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Tzeng looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
Chrollo Lucifer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucifer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lucifer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tzeng can do to turn this around?
Tzeng is defending against the submission attempts here by Lucifer.
Lucifer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
Tzeng tries to roll over but Lucifer keeps him under control.
Tzeng actively working from the bottom here.
Lucifer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tzeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucifer.
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.
Lucifer wants to clinch.
Tzeng with the counter takedown but Lucifer avoids it easily.
Tzeng clinches.
Tzeng taking a breather.
Tzeng pulls guard.
Tzeng being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzeng working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lucifer has passed into half guard!
Lucifer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tzeng sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrollo Lucifer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tzeng clinches up against the cage.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tzeng manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lucifer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tzeng throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lucifer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tzeng swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer passes Tzeng's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tzeng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer controlling the action here.
Lucifer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tzeng knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lucifer wants to control but Tzeng is keeping him busy.
Lucifer is looking to advance position but Tzeng won't allow it.
Lucifer not doing much here.
Tzeng looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lucifer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lucifer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tzeng wants to improve his position but Lucifer is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lucifer in particular looking to stall.
Tzeng looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lucifer throws a jab when Tzeng was well out of range.
Lucifer clinches up with Tzeng and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lucifer fails to land.
Lucifer throws a head punch that misses.
Lucifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tzeng drags the fight down to the ground.
Tzeng is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucifer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lucifer content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lucifer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tzeng is looking for a triangle but Lucifer pushes his legs off easily.
Lucifer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lucifer looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lucifer content to stall in guard here.
Shu Fang Tzeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chrollo Lucifer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chrollo Lucifer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucifer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chrollo Lucifer!
In his post fight interview, Chrollo Lucifer gave a big smile as he said 'This one was for the Cromulent, we will reign over all alliances.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Innanen (ranked 2799 p4p, 264 weight class) and Francisco Baroza (ranked 6052 p4p, 437 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
270 lbs
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267 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markku Innanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Baroza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baroza ducks under a wild hook from Innanen.
Innanen gets a clinch.
Baroza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baroza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Innanen scores with a nice head shot.
Innanen misses with a body shot.
Baroza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Innanen tries to bum rush Baroza with a series of wild strikes but Baroza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baroza lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroza circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Baroza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Baroza misses.
Innanen is looking to counter the offense by Baroza and move into the clinch.
Innanen misses with a double jab.
Baroza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Innanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innanen throws out a loose jab but Baroza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innanen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Markku Innanen has been cut.
Baroza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baroza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baroza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Innanen checks it well.
Baroza looks to land a body kick but Innanen moved away.
Innanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Baroza. That snapped Innanen's head back.
Innanen pushes Baroza up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Baroza.
Baroza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Innanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Innanen lands a nice uppercut.
Innanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baroza backwards.
Innanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Innanen - that landed with a thud.
Innanen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Innanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Innanen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baroza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Innanen backwards.
Innanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Baroza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Innanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Innanen lands a body punch.
Innanen lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Francisco Baroza has been cut.
A short right from Innanen.
Baroza looks winded!
Innanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Innanen prevents a body shot from Baroza.
A head punch on the inside from Baroza fails to land.
Innanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baroza or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Innanen.
Innanen lands a right hand.
Innanen lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Innanen.
Still in the clinch, Innanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Innanen lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Innanen.
Innanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baroza up against the cage.
Innanen digs a right hand into Baroza's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baroza's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Innanen.
Nice elbow from Innanen.
Innanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baroza's defenses.
Innanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Francisco Baroza's cut even more.
Innanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Baroza controls his hands.
Innanen scores with a hook to the body.
Innanen lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Innanen - that landed with a thud.
Innanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Innanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Innanen lands a damaging elbow.
Baroza is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Innanen blocks a body shot from Baroza.
Innanen slows down the pace here.
Baroza swings wildly with an uppercut but Innanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Innanen.
Innanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baroza misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Innanen.
The cut above Francisco Baroza's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Innanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Innanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Innanen.
Innanen just leaning against Baroza, taking a breather.
Baroza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Innanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baroza up against the cage.
Innanen tries to work over Baroza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Innanen scores with a shot to the side of Baroza's head.
Innanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Innanen lands a body punch.
Baroza takes an elbow to the temple.
Francisco Baroza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Innanen lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markku Innanen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Innanen closes the distance and clinches.
Markku Innanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baroza misses with the head strike.
Innanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baroza's defenses.
Baroza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Innanen's elbow.
Baroza tries to throw a body punch but Innanen avoids it by throwing Baroza back against the cage.
Baroza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baroza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Innanen scores with a shot to the side of Baroza's head.
Innanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Innanen lands with a light punch inside.
Baroza is still on wobbly legs! Can Innanen finish him?
Innanen lands an elbow just above Baroza 's eye.
Innanen creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Baroza! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Innanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markku Innanen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 3140 p4p, 326 weight class) and Digi Box (ranked 3149 p4p, 328 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by N5 from outer space. Maximus Furioto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Digi Box!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Box lands with a good body shot.
Furioto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Box gets caught napping as Furioto dives in and scores a takedown. Box manages to retain guard.
Box is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Furioto defends well.
Box keeping full guard, as Furioto tries to pass.
Furioto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Furioto pushing down on Box's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Box is just riding it out for now. Furioto eventually gives up the hold.
Furioto controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Box's head.
Box wants to control but Furioto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Furioto controlling the action here.
Box with the active half guard here but Furioto passes nicely into side control.
Furioto working away.
Box is trying to improve his position.
Box wants to control but Furioto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Box is looking to regain half guard here but Furioto keeps moving and retains side control.
Furioto is staying tight to Box's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Furioto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Box is looking for a sweep.
Furioto just content to control the position.
Box tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Furioto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Furioto controls the position from side control.
Furioto tries to move into full mount but can't pass Box's legs.
Furioto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Furioto.
Box is looking to reverse the position.
Furioto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Furioto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Furioto gets to mount! Box was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furioto controlling the pace for now.
Box tries to lock up and control but Furioto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Furioto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Box both land. Nice combination.
Furioto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Box finds it's way round the side to connect with Furioto's head.
Box lands a body shot.
Box stuns Furioto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Box.
Jab by Box.
Box thuds a left hand into Furioto's body.
Furioto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Box defends well and Furioto ends up having to push Box into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Furioto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Box.
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!
Box lands with a good body shot.
Furioto moves into the clinch.
Box misses with the head strike.
Box blocking some punches.
Furioto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Furioto swings wildly with an uppercut but Box uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Box tries to break the clinch but Furioto is controlling the position.
Box scores with a shot to the side of Furioto's head.
Box has a couple of punches blocked by Furioto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furioto.
Box prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furioto manages to break the clinch.
Box scores with a three punch combo!
Box has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Box uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furioto.
Good standup being displayed there by Box as he connects with a hook.
Box scores with the left hand. Furioto knows he should have avoided that one.
Box slips under a jab.
Box throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Box there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furioto moves forwards but Box connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Box lands with a good body shot.
Furioto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Digi Box is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Box misses with a jab, cross combination.
Furioto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Box sprawls and moves away.
Box uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furioto has time to react.
Box fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Furioto on the side of the head.
Furioto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Box.
Box has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Furioto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Box.
Box lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Furioto walks into a stiff left hand from Box.
Nice jab there from Box.
Nice shot lands for Box.
Furioto throws a push kick but Box slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box lands a nice shot to the body.
Box paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Box lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Furioto drops his hands momentarily and Box takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Furioto throws a push kick but Box slaps the foot to one side.
Furioto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Furioto needs to keep his hands up - Box had a free shot at his head there.
Box lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furioto at a distance.
Box avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Furioto goes for a double leg but Box avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Box continues to drive forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furioto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Furioto working aggressively here.
Box blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furioto has a couple of punches blocked by Box.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furioto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Furioto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Box is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Box is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furioto seems to be working for a kimura but Box defends the submission attempt.
Furioto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Box showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Furioto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Box lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Box finds it's target.
Box has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Box lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Furioto at a distance.
Box throws a shot to the body.
Box throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Digi Box seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Box connects with a right hand. Furioto shakes it off.
Box connects with a jab.
Furioto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Digi Box seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Box. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Box scores with a jab to the jaw.
Furioto throws the kick towards the body but Box avoids it.
Box cracks Furioto with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Box paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Box lands with an overhand left.
Furioto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Furioto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Box throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Furioto on the side of the head.
Box scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furioto doesn't seem bothered though.
Box lands with a nice body punch.
Box moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Box lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furioto misses the jab.
Box catches Furioto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Box cracks Furioto with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Box lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Furioto throws a body punch but Box moves out of range.
Box moves into range and connects with a jab.
Box scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Furioto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Box.
Box lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Box scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Box wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Box throws a one two combo.
Furioto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Box to the ground. Furioto is now in Box's guard.
Furioto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Furioto controlling the pace.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box trying to control here.
Well, if Furioto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Furioto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Box doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Furioto.
Furioto is pressing down on Box's thigh, looking to free his foot. Box is holding on for now.
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.
Box slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furioto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Furioto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Furioto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Box's guard.
Box is in trouble now - Furioto has advanced to mount!
Furioto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Box is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Box comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Box 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Digi Box!
After the fight, Digi Box was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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