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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Kijowsky (ranked 6157 p4p, 449 weight class) and World Wonderland (ranked 24843 p4p, 484 weight class). World Wonderland acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristof Kijowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, World Wonderland!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kijowsky. Kijowsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Kijowsky tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wonderland defends well and Kijowsky ends up having to push Wonderland into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kijowsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wonderland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wonderland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kijowsky closes the distance and clinches.
Wonderland gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kijowsky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Kijowsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kijowsky pulls guard.
Wonderland pushes down on Kijowsky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wonderland tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Wonderland seems to be working for a kimura but Kijowsky defends the submission attempt.
Wonderland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland is keen to just control but Kijowsky is a slippery customer.
Kijowsky is doing well to control the position and prevent Wonderland from advancing to side control.
Wonderland wants to take a breather but Kijowsky is having none of it.
Kijowsky is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Kijowsky is squirming around, avoiding Wonderland's attempts to control the action.
Wonderland thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kijowsky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wonderland throwing strikes here but Kijowsky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wonderland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kijowsky regains half guard.
Kijowsky trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland is trying to control the action in half guard but Kijowsky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kijowsky tries to roll over but Wonderland keeps him under control.
Kijowsky won't allow Wonderland to pass to mount.
Kijowsky preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kijowsky tries to get to full guard but Wonderland has control of the leg.
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.
Wonderland tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wonderland shoots in for a takedown but Kijowsky shows good takedown defense.
Kijowsky is looking for a counter combo.
Wonderland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kijowsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kijowsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kijowsky tries to pull guard but Wonderland holds him up against the cage and eventually Kijowsky drops back down to his feet.
Wonderland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kijowsky has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kijowsky pulls guard successfully.
Kijowsky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wonderland on the ground.
Wonderland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Kristof Kijowsky 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.
Kijowsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wonderland but Wonderland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kijowsky dives in and grabs Wonderland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wonderland pushes down on Kijowsky's head and hops out.
Kijowsky defending well as Wonderland loads up on a big left hand.
Kijowsky appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wonderland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kijowsky circles away.
Kijowsky attempts a counter takedown but Wonderland avoids it well and moves away.
Wonderland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wonderland is looking to land body kicks.
Kijowsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonderland.
Kijowsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonderland wants to clinch up but Kijowsky keeps it at a distance.
Kijowsky tries to counter with a takedown but Wonderland is quick to defend against it.
No luck for Wonderland with that takedown attempt.
Kristof Kijowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of World Wonderland.
Kijowsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland is looking to clinch but Kijowsky is avoiding it.
Wonderland has his takedown stuffed
and Kijowsky counters with a left and a right that stings Wonderland.
Wonderland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kijowsky throwing a counter right hand but Wonderland manages to avoid it.
Kijowsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Kijowsky has Wonderland pushed against the cage.
Kijowsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wonderland up against the cage.
Kijowsky gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wonderland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kijowsky has Wonderland pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wonderland manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kijowsky tries a body shot but Wonderland blocks it.
Kijowsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wonderland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonderland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kijowsky is pushing Wonderland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kijowsky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wonderland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kijowsky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wonderland is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland tries for a takedown but Kijowsky manages to get underhooks.
Kijowsky stalling against the cage.
Kijowsky stalling in the clinch.
Kijowsky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wonderland walks away with a smile on his face. Kijowsky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wonderland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kijowsky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wonderland tries to keep at a distance but Kijowsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wonderland misses with a body punch.
Come on Kijowsky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kijowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like World Wonderland has been cut.
Kijowsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kijowsky lands with a hook. Wonderland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kijowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonderland moves away.
Kijowsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Wonderland with that takedown attempt.
Wonderland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kijowsky tries to avoid it but Wonderland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kijowsky to the ground. Kijowsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kijowsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonderland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kijowsky's waist but Kijowsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wonderland off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kijowsky has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kijowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kijowsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonderland can do to turn this around?
Kijowsky breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Kijowsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on World Wonderland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Kijowsky.
Wonderland doesn't manage to clinch there - Kijowsky circles away.
Wonderland is looking to clinch.
Wonderland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Kijowsky as Wonderland shoots in.
Wonderland misses with a few strikes there.
Kijowsky forces Wonderland back against the cage and clinches.
Kijowsky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wonderland is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wonderland wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kijowsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonderland has his takedown stuffed
and Kijowsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kristof Kijowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of World Wonderland.
Kijowsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kijowsky fails with the takedown.
Wonderland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kijowsky.
Wonderland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kijowsky attempts a counter takedown but Wonderland avoids it well and moves away.
Wonderland has a takedown stuffed.
Kijowsky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kristof Kijowsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kijowsky has Wonderland up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kijowsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wonderland is working for takedown but Kijowsky is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wonderland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wonderland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kristof Kijowsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wonderland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kijowsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kijowsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wonderland pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wonderland goes for a double leg but Kijowsky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kijowsky continues to drive forward.
Wonderland tries to clinch up.
Kijowsky thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kijowsky moves into range and clinches up with Wonderland.
Wonderland fails to pull guard.
Kijowsky tries to pull guard but Wonderland won't allow it.
Wonderland tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wonderland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kijowsky is keeping busy.
Wonderland wants to break free but Kijowsky has control.
Kijowsky is working for takedown but Wonderland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wonderland is trying to break the clinch but Kijowsky is controlling him.
Kijowsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kijowsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kijowsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wonderland tries to avoid it but Kijowsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wonderland to the ground. Wonderland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kijowsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wonderland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wonderland tries to clinch but Kijowsky is having none of it.
Wonderland throws a head kick that misses.
Kijowsky tries to clinch there but Wonderland circles away.
Kijowsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wonderland is fending him off so far but Kijowsky persists. Nope, Wonderland circles away and we're back to standing.
Kijowsky tries to clinch there but Wonderland circles away.
Kijowsky shoots in for a double leg but Wonderland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wonderland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonderland darts in looking for a takedown but Kijowsky gets double underhooks and turns Wonderland into the cage.
World Wonderland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kristof Kijowsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kijowsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Kijowsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kijowsky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Kijowsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Bollocks (ranked 4229 p4p, 369 weight class) and Tek Dog (ranked 5855 p4p, 438 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Bollocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tek Dog!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bollocks misses with a wild combination.
Dog should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice takedown defense from Bollocks. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dog.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Colin Bollocks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tek Dog.
Dog misses with a takedown
and Bollocks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dog! Bollocks lets Dog back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Tek Dog has been cut.
Dog tries to clinch up but Bollocks circles away and keeps his distance.
Bollocks is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Dog like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Dog from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Bollocks!
Our winner, Colin Bollocks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedy BB (ranked 3171 p4p, 119 weight class) and Opel Astra (ranked 3209 p4p, 122 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tedy BB!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Opel Astra!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BB forces Astra back against the cage and clinches.
BB's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BB throws a series of punches but Astra moves out of range.
No luck for Astra with that takedown attempt.
BB fails in his attempt to clinch.
Astra has taken the fight to the clinch.
BB is trying to maintain a safe position but Astra gets an underhook and turns BB into the cage.
Astra displaying some good clinch control by pressing BB up against the cage.
BB prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from BB.
Astra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning BB up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but BB has him pressed against the cage.
Astra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BB breaks from the clinch.
BB moves in looking to clinch but Astra pushes him off.
BB checks the leg kick.
Astra jabs BB right on the nose. BB blinks but takes it well.
Astra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BB fails with a takedown attempt.
Astra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Astra lands in his opponent's guard.
BB is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astra can't break the clinch.
Astra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from BB.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tedy BB. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
BB is looking to control Astra's arms but Astra gets an underhook and turns him. Now BB has his back to the cage.
Astra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BB is defending well for now.
Astra is pressed up against the cage. BB has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Astra down to the mat. Astra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra instigates a clinch.
BB pulls guard effortlessly.
Astra wants to control from the top but BB keeps moving.
Astra tries to stand but BB is controlling from the bottom.
BB will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
BB trying to keep a closed guard but Astra is proving a slippery customer.
BB wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BB swings for the body but Astra moves out of range.
Astra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with BB but BB pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Astra dives in and grabs BB's left leg, looking for a takedown. BB pushes down on Astra's head and hops out.
Astra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from BB.
BB has his takedown stuffed
and Astra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Astra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BB gets tackled into the cage by Astra. Astra maintains the clinch.
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 Tedy BB will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
BB closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - BB lands in his opponent's guard.
BB preventing the sweep.
BB controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BB is looking to work some ground and pound but Astra has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BB engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Astra should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
BB has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BB slips nicely into half guard.
BB decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
BB takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Astra shoots in for a takedown but BB shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by BB or perhaps it was just good defense by Astra, which made it look bad.
Astra with the counter takedown but BB avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - BB looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BB throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astra shoots in for a double leg but BB sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
BB shoots for a takedown but Astra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Astra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tedy BB has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opel Astra.
Astra fails to pull guard.
Astra jumps guard but BB turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Astra is looking to break free of the clinch but BB has double underhooks.
BB is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Astra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
BB gets control of Astra's arms and successfully pulls guard. BB will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
BB is trying to control the position but Astra postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now BB is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astra wants to sweep here but BB controlling him for the moment.
Astra wants to control but BB passes easily into half guard.
Astra tries to get to full guard but BB has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Astra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Astra wants to control the action here but instead BB manages to pass to full mount!
Astra wants to hold on but BB pushes him away.
BB working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Astra turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips BB off and cradles Astra's limp body as BB celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tedy BB!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 1974 p4p, 119 weight class) and Hal Robson Kanu (ranked 22283 p4p, 303 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Clark !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hal Robson Kanu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson Kanu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson Kanu.
Robson Kanu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robson Kanu scores with a jab.
Robson Kanu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Clark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clark gets to his feet. Robson Kanu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Robson Kanu looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Robson Kanu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robson Kanu's guard.
Robson Kanu striking off his back but it's not causing Clark any problems.
Clark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Robson Kanu to the mat! Robson Kanu manages to get full guard.
Clark 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.
Clark stands and steps away. Robson Kanu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson Kanu throws an off balance right hand
and Clark counters with a shoot takedown. Robson Kanu fights it but they end up in guard.
Clark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clark connects with a couple of short punches.
Clark gets to his feet. Robson Kanu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hal Robson Kanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson Kanu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark throws a big counter combination but Robson Kanu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clark avoids the body shot from Robson Kanu.
Clark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Robson Kanu throws an overhand right that lands on Clark 's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark tries to counter with a takedown but Robson Kanu is quick to defend against it.
Robson Kanu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark .
Clark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robson Kanu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clark controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Clark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hal Robson Kanu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson Kanu fails to land with a series of punches.
Robson Kanu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Clark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clark passes Robson Kanu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clark controlling the action here.
Clark tries to pass to full mount but Robson Kanu defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark prevents Robson Kanu from improving his position.
Robson Kanu is in trouble now - Clark has advanced to mount!
Clark controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clark avoids the body shot from Robson Kanu.
Clark tries to counter with a takedown but Robson Kanu is quick to defend against it.
Robson Kanu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robson Kanu lands a jab-cross combination.
Robson Kanu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Clark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robson Kanu pushes Clark off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson Kanu misses with a combination
and Clark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robson Kanu won't be happy with that.
Clark taking a breather here.
Clark stands up and beckons Robson Kanu to his feet.
Clark staying out of range there.
And Clark counters with a quick kick to the body but Robson Kanu blocks it.
Robson Kanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clark .
Clark stands and steps away. Robson Kanu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson Kanu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robson Kanu is breathing heavily.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson Kanu.
Robson Kanu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clark frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clark controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Robson Kanu for as long as he can get away with.
Corey Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson Kanu is looking to improve his position but Clark isn't that keen on the idea.
Clark content just to control the position here.
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.
Clark continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Clark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robson Kanu sprawls well initially but Clark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clark gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A slow jab from Robson Kanu misses its intended target.
Robson Kanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson Kanu misses with a wild combination.
Robson Kanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson Kanu misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clark .
Clark sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark advances to half guard.
Clark is taking a breather. Robson Kanu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clark 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Clark .
Clark stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Robson Kanu to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robson Kanu misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a left and a right that stings Robson Kanu.
Robson Kanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson Kanu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a three punch combo that has Robson Kanu backing up. Robson Kanu nods at Clark to acknowledge the strikes.
Hal Robson Kanu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robson Kanu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robson Kanu sprawls well initially but Clark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clark decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Robson Kanu throws a sloppy body shot
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clark .
Clark decides to stand up, so the ref orders Robson Kanu to his feet.
Clark gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is taking a breather. Robson Kanu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clark stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Robson Kanu to get to his feet.
Robson Kanu misses with a combination
and Clark counters with a single leg into guard. Robson Kanu didn't expect that.
Clark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Robson Kanu throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clark .
Robson Kanu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Clark dives into side control.
Clark controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson Kanu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Robson Kanu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark stands up.
Clark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robson Kanu did well to prevent Clark getting side control.
Clark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hal Robson Kanu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clark , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Clark !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Conan (ranked 1047 p4p, 122 weight class) and Evgeny Popov (ranked 2619 p4p, 248 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Popov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov shoots in but no luck this time.
Conan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Conan's half guard.
Conan is defending against the submission attempts here by Popov.
Popov is controlling the pace.
Popov trying to control from Conan's half guard. Conan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Conan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Popov's guard.
Popov is trying to control the position but Conan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan stands up over Popov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Conan chips away with some ground and pound.
Popov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conan trying to control the position from guard on top but Popov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Popov keeping full guard, as Conan tries to pass.
Conan slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Popov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov punching from the bottom.
Conan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Conan 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.
Conan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Popov punching from the bottom.
Well, if Conan 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.
Conan tries to pass to full mount but Popov defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan is nestled in close to Popov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Conan wants to control but Popov is keeping him busy.
Conan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Popov wants to control but Conan is keeping busy.
Conan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Conan trying to control from half guard but Popov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants to get back to his feet.
Popov is looking to get back to full guard here but Conan has managed to pass to side control instead.
Popov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Popov tries to bench press Conan off him but Conan keeps the position.
Conan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Conan lands a heavy elbow.
Conan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Popov's face.
Conan landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Conan 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.
Popov with a poor takedown
and Popov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conan scores with a jab.
Conan feints with a jab and clips Popov right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Popov is sent crashing into the canvas and Conan leaps in for the kill! Popov tries to get to his feet but Conan is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Popov is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Conan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matel Huchkov (ranked 1512 p4p, 90 weight class) and Carlos Beltran (ranked 3656 p4p, 202 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
28 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huchkov avoids it really well and circles away.
Beltran ducks under a wild hook from Huchkov.
Beltran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huchkov defends it well.
Nice sprawl there from Huchkov as Beltran shoots in.
Beltran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beltran dives in for a single leg takedown but Huchkov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matel Huchkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Beltran.
Huchkov throws a shot to the body.
Huchkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beltran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Huchkov lands with a kick to the temple. Beltran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Huchkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beltran.
Huchkov avoids the body shot from Beltran.
A swing and a miss from Huchkov.
Huchkov connects with a body shot that sends Beltran's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beltran gets a takedown into half guard.
Beltran wants to stand but Huchkov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huchkov keeps working.
Beltran wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Huchkov uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Huchkov wants to stand but Beltran is controlling the position.
Huchkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Huchkov, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beltran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huchkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beltran stands and steps away. Huchkov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Huchkov looks to land a right hand but Beltran moved out of range.
Beltran is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Huchkov's half guard.
Beltran stands up and beckons Huchkov to join him on the feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beltran.
Beltran checks the leg kick.
Huchkov lands a jab to the head.
Beltran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov tests Beltran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beltran lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran has managed to clinch.
Huchkov is trying to break the clinch but Beltran has him pressed against the cage.
Huchkov is trying to break the clinch but Beltran has him pressed against the cage.
Beltran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huchkov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beltran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huchkov is fending him off so far but Beltran persists. Nope, Huchkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Beltran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huchkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Beltran.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beltran was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Huchkov regains half guard, as Beltran was trying to land strikes.
Huchkov is trying to stand up here but Beltran is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Beltran takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beltran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beltran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huchkov catches Beltran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beltran dives in and grabs Huchkov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huchkov pushes down on Beltran's head and hops out.
Huchkov is looking to counter punch.
Beltran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beltran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huchkov throws a leg kick but Beltran sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huchkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huchkov tries to clinch but Beltran moves out of range.
Beltran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beltran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Huchkov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Beltran is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Huchkov.
Beltran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beltran misses with a hook.
Huchkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Huchkov. That's going to slow Beltran down.
Huchkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beltran's head backwards.
Huchkov throws a lazy right hand but Beltran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Huchkov.
Beltran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A cross from Huchkov lands.
Huchkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beltran has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huchkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Huchkov throws out a leg kick but Beltran moves out of range and Huchkov only half commits.
Huchkov lands a nice shot that snaps Beltran's head back.
Beltran moves into the clinch.
Huchkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Beltran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beltran stalling the fight.
Huchkov is trying to push Beltran away but Beltran has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Huchkov regains guard immediately.
Carlos Beltran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beltran sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huchkov's guard.
Huchkov pushes Beltran off looking to stand but Beltran dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huchkov kicks off Beltran and gets to his feet.
Huchkov lands a slapping body shot.
Beltran staying out of range there.
Beltran gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beltran throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet.
Huchkov tries to buck Beltran off but Beltran is having none of it.
Beltran working away.
Huchkov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Huchkov's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huchkov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beltran under the eye.
A jab from Huchkov does it's job there.
Huchkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huchkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beltran's head.
Huchkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beltran in his tracks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beltran tries to close the distance and clinch but Huchkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beltran tries to close the distance and clinch but Huchkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Huchkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beltran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beltran wants to clinch.
Huchkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beltran can do to turn this around?
Beltran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Matel Huchkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huchkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Huchkov dips to his left and cracks Beltran with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Beltran tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Huchkov defends well and Beltran ends up having to push Huchkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov wants to slow Beltran down by chopping away at his legs.
Huchkov lands with a straight right. Beltran didn't see that one coming.
Huchkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Beltran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huchkov lands with a shot to the body.
Beltran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huchkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beltran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matel Huchkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Beltran.
Beltran tries to clinch up.
Beltran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huchkov tries to avoid it but Beltran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huchkov to the ground. Huchkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huchkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huchkov throws a sloppy head kick and Beltran moves out of range easily.
Huchkov works Beltran's body with a nice hook.
Huchkov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beltran on the side of the head.
Huchkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huchkov is looking to clinch.
Huchkov lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huchkov. Beltran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beltran has managed to clinch.
Beltran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huchkov walks away with a smile on his face. Beltran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Huchkov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beltran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huchkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beltran's sensitive parts.
Beltran checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Beltran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Huchkov slaps away a takedown attempt from Beltran, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huchkov drives through and clinches with Beltran against the cage.
Huchkov manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huchkov.
Beltran checks a low kick from Huchkov.
Beltran dives in and scores a takedown into Huchkov's guard.
Huchkov wriggles free and stands up.
Matel Huchkov is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Huchkov does it's job there.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
Beltran doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beltran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huchkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Beltran has Huchkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Beltran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Huchkov.
Huchkov slows down the pace here.
Huchkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beltran has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huchkov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beltran tries for a takedown but Huchkov manages to get underhooks.
Matel Huchkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Beltran.
Huchkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huchkov, right into the meat.
Beltran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beltran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huchkov's waist but Huchkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beltran off to one side.
Beltran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huchkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beltran shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huchkov as he jumps to the side.
Beltran moves forwards but Huchkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beltran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huchkov swivels and escapes.
Huchkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beltran dives in for a single leg takedown but Huchkov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Huchkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Huchkov.
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!
Beltran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beltran is rocked!
Beltran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beltran is still on wobbly legs! Can Huchkov finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Huchkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huchkov.
A jab from Huchkov does it's job there.
Huchkov tests Beltran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huchkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carlos Beltran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huchkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huchkov is looking to chop away at Beltran's legs.
Huchkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huchkov.
Huchkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beltran.
Huchkov gets tackled into the cage by Beltran. Beltran maintains the clinch.
Beltran seems to have recovered his senses.
Huchkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Huchkov.
Beltran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beltran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Huchkov there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Beltran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beltran misses with a straight right.
Huchkov throws the left hand but Beltran avoids the punch easily.
Huchkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beltran throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Huchkov was covering up waiting for the punch and Beltran finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Huchkov has his feet on Beltran's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beltran.
Nice sprawl there from Huchkov as Beltran shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Huchkov tenderised Beltran's leg. Beltran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beltran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huchkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huchkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran looks to land a right hand but Huchkov moved out of range.
Beltran takes one on the button.
Beltran misses with a looping right.
Beltran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huchkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huchkov.
Huchkov lands with a cross.
Beltran feints and as Huchkov raises his hands in defense, Beltran changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huchkov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matel Huchkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huchkov lands a shoulder strike.
Beltran has a couple of punches blocked by Huchkov.
A short right from Huchkov on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huchkov blocks an uppercut.
Huchkov tries to work over Beltran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huchkov breaks the clinch.
Beltran tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matel Huchkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huchkov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matel Huchkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Matel Huchkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daday Dadaeff (ranked 1208 p4p, 161 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 2289 p4p, 287 weight class). Ruslan Danilov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daday Dadaeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov drops his hands momentarily and Dadaeff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danilov misses the jab.
Dadaeff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Danilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dadaeff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danilov on the side of the head.
Danilov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dadaeff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Dadaeff does no damage.
Danilov feints the counter takedown.
Danilov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dadaeff.
Dadaeff punishes Danilov's body with a nice straight punch.
Danilov scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Dadaeff misses.
Danilov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Danilov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danilov takes a swing at Dadaeff's ribcage but misses.
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!
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Dadaeff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick
and Dadaeff counters with a three punch combo that has Danilov backing up. Danilov nods at Dadaeff to acknowledge the strikes.
Dadaeff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dadaeff there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dadaeff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danilov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Danilov throws a head kick but Dadaeff moves out of range.
Dadaeff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danilov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dadaeff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daday Dadaeff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dadaeff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danilov lands a really nice looking cross but Dadaeff seems unphased.
Danilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danilov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dadaeff on the side of the head.
Dadaeff tries to keep at a distance but Danilov has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dadaeff.
A bit of stalling here from Danilov.
Danilov is pushing Dadaeff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dadaeff swings wildly with an uppercut but Danilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dadaeff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dadaeff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dadaeff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dadaeff as Danilov tries to tie him up.
Dadaeff pushes Danilov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dadaeff stalling in the clinch.
Danilov is looking to control Dadaeff's arms but Dadaeff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danilov has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Dadaeff.
Danilov is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Dadaeff.
Danilov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff lands a hook that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Dadaeff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dadaeff lands an uppercut.
Dadaeff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dadaeff avoids a wild elbow strike from Danilov.
Dadaeff avoiding damage.
Dadaeff misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dadaeff blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dadaeff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danilov backwards.
Dadaeff misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danilov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dadaeff's face.
It looks like Daday Dadaeff has been cut.
Dadaeff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Danilov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dadaeff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Danilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danilov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dadaeff avoids the damage to the body.
Danilov trying to stall but Dadaeff improves his position.
Dadaeff just leaning against Danilov, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dadaeff trying to control the position but instead, Danilov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dadaeff into the cage.
Danilov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dadaeff avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dadaeff.
Danilov has Dadaeff pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daday Dadaeff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daday Dadaeff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danilov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dadaeff swings for the body but Danilov moves out of range.
Danilov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Danilov.
Danilov looks to land a left hand but Dadaeff moved out of range nicely.
Danilov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dadaeff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danilov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daday Dadaeff is winning the standup battle so far.
Danilov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dadaeff catches Danilov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dadaeff gets caught flat footed, as Danilov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Danilov looking to sit in guard and control but Dadaeff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dadaeff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Our spies down at at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform us that Danilov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Danilov working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Danilov looking for a sweep. Not yet Danilov, not yet.
Danilov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dadaeff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Danilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dadaeff preventing the sweep.
Dadaeff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dadaeff trying to control but Danilov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Danilov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dadaeff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dadaeff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Danilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Danilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dadaeff.
Dadaeff misses with an uppercut.
Danilov tries a low kick but Dadaeff avoids it.
Dadaeff misses with a straight right.
Dadaeff throws out a loose jab but Danilov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Danilov misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danilov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danilov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dadaeff connects with a crisp jab.
Danilov scores with a head kick.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danilov misses with a left hand
and Dadaeff counters with a stiff right hand.
Dadaeff throws a one two combo.
Dadaeff fails to land with a series of punches.
Dadaeff blocks a head kick by Danilov.
A combination from Dadaeff does no damage.
Dadaeff blocks a head kick by Danilov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dadaeff throws a right and a left that Danilov avoids nicely.
Danilov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadaeff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danilov misses the shot to the body.
Dadaeff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danilov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dadaeff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dadaeff throws a looping overhand right but Danilov ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dadaeff.
A head kick misses from Danilov.
Daday Dadaeff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dadaeff connects with a jab.
Dadaeff gets a clinch.
Dadaeff misses with a punch to the body.
Danilov misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Danilov.
Dadaeff is rocked!
Danilov landing knees to the head.
Oh Dadaeff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danilov lands a big knee to the head and Dadaeff goes down! Danilov pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Danilov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 939 p4p, 115 weight class) and Rollo Gracie (ranked 1294 p4p, 158 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Năo Bate as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rollo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie taking a break here but Knox is having none of it and regains half guard.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox's coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the position.
Knox passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Knox in his 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.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knox.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox 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.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Knox keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Knox seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Knox trying to control here.
Knox is trying is best to control the position here.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knox is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie wants to control the position but Knox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Gracie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is trying to stall.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Knox drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Knox jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new lightweight champion!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 501 p4p, 31 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 1577 p4p, 93 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by La Marseillaise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab shoots in but Joe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joe stuffs the takedown.
Joe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Crab's head backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Crab.
Glass Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry The Crab.
The Crab tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe's corner calls for a 1-2. Joe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by The Crab.
Joe looks to land a right hand but The Crab moved out of range.
The Crab darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Joe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from The Crab.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but The Crab avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Crab drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Crab's elbow.
The Crab pulls guard.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joe stands up from The Crab's guard - Joe perhaps looking for a knockout.
Henry The Crab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but The Crab slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Crab! But no joy.
Joe scores with a hook to the body. The Crab takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Crab feints and as Joe raises his hands in defense, The Crab changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Crab drops back looking for a leg! Joe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joe manages to kick The Crab off! The Crab jumps back into Joe's guard.
Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Crab on the ground.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Crab stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Crab working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe keeping full guard, as The Crab tries to pass.
Joe being controlled here, momentarily.
Joe looking to control.
The Crab drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Joe dives on top into guard.
The Crab has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Joe doesn't defend quickly enough and The Crab has managed to lock this one up! Can Joe escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to The Crab on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henry The Crab!
Henry The Crab is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Henry The Crab, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coke Montana (ranked 1363 p4p, 182 weight class) and Roy Gaston (ranked 703 p4p, 105 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cocaine. Gaston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Do It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Coke Montana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana has Gaston up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Montana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gaston misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Montana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Gaston.
Montana misses with some punches.
Gaston cracks Montana with a nice body shot.
Montana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston pushes Montana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaston backwards.
Montana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaston lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montana avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gaston.
Gaston keeps control of Montana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gaston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gaston misses with a body punch.
Gaston lands an uppercut.
Gaston prevents a body shot from Montana.
Montana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston lands a shot to the body.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana lands with a right to the head.
Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Montana.
Montana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Gaston.
The crowd cheers as Gaston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montana doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Gaston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Gaston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
Gaston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montana doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Gaston.
Montana throws a head kick but Gaston moves out of range.
Gaston cracks Montana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Montana falls backwards against the cage. Gaston follows up with more strikes that drop Montana to his knees. Gaston keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Montana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Gaston!
Roy Gaston is the new light heavyweight champion!
Roy Gaston made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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