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*GC 339 Smith Jr vs Alvarez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 3333 p4p, 372 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 3115 p4p, 358 weight class). Wieneke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Satyricon - K.I.N.G . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood missing with a left hand there. Wieneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wieneke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wieneke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wieneke. Linewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wieneke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wieneke wants to clinch.
Wieneke fails to land with a series of punches.
Linewood throws a leg kick that misses.
Linewood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marius Wieneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linewood connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Linewood misses the target.
Wieneke throws a fast counter high kick but Linewood manages to duck under it in time.
Wieneke throws a combination that misses
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Linewood - just one landing.
Wieneke tries to clinch but Linewood is having none of it.
Linewood dodges the punch combination from Wieneke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke scores with a head kick. Linewood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Linewood scoring well with a low kick there.
Wieneke takes one to the chin there.
Wieneke takes the fight into the clinch.
Linewood manages to break the clinch.
Linewood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linewood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wieneke misses with the combination.
Linewood tries a low kick but Wieneke avoids it.
Linewood digs a good hook to Wieneke's body.
Linewood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wieneke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieneke throws a head kick that misses.
Linewood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wieneke misses with a right hand
letting Linewood counter with a right hand.
Wieneke is rocked!
Wieneke walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Wieneke limp body while Linewood jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shock Linewood!
Shock Linewood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 2501 p4p, 306 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2997 p4p, 346 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sturridge's choice of entrance music: Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. Bob Grill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge wants to land a leg kick but Grill is out of range.
Sturridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sturridge looks to land a right hand but Grill moved out of range.
Sturridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Sturridge lands.
Sturridge looks to land a combination but Grill avoids it well.
Sturridge misses with a leg kick
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
and Grill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sturridge throws a jab when Grill was well out of range.
It looked like Grill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grill walks into a jab.
Sturridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sturridge misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturridge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturridge tried to score with a low kick but Grill checks it.
Grill half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Sturridge misses with a body shot.
Sturridge lands a jab to the head.
Sturridge throws a poor cross that misses
and Grill counters with a nice leg kick.
Grill thuds a left hand into Sturridge's body.
Grill lands with a right hand.
Sturridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturridge misses the target.
Grill is looking to counter punch.
Sturridge walks straight into a right hand from Grill - that's dropped him! Grill jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sturridge from any more punishment! Sturridge complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bob Grill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thoressen (ranked 1429 p4p, 167 weight class) and David Yung (ranked 1788 p4p, 205 weight class). Yung has chosen 陳小春 - 亂世巨星 as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yung!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen wants to slow Yung down by chopping away at his legs.
Yung connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thoressen. That's going to slow Yung down.
Yung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thoressen momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Yung scores with a four punch combination!
Yung wants to slow Thoressen down by chopping away at his legs.
Thoressen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Thoressen misses.
Yung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoressen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yung throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yung moves out of range of the body kick from Thoressen.
Yung misses with a wild body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yung has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thoressen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung throws a body punch but Thoressen moves out of range.
Yung throws out a loose jab but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoressen just misses with a punch to the body.
Yung scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen defending well as Yung loads up on a big left hand.
Thoressen tries to land a front kick but Yung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yung misses with a straight right.
Yung swinging wildly here.
Yung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thoressen.
Thoressen moves away from the strike by Yung.
Yung is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thoressen's half guard.
Thoressen wants to control but Yung is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yung thows a huge punch but Thoressen dodges it nicely.
Yung is trying to control. Thoressen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yung prevents Thoressen from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thoressen keeps working.
Yung trying to control the pace.
Yung passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thoressen is squirming around, avoiding Yung's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yung working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Thoressen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yung on the ground.
Thoressen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yung controlling the pace for now.
Thoressen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yung is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yung is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thoressen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thoressen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thoressen and Yung has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yung wants to control but Thoressen is keeping him busy.
Yung tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yung lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thoressen just misses with a punch to the body.
Yung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yung swinging wildly here.
Yung takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thoressen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yung misses with an uppercut
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yung moves in looking to clinch but Thoressen pushes him off.
Good work by Yung as he checks the leg kick.
Thoressen tries to score with a low kick but Yung moves his leg out of the way.
Thoressen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yung can pounce on him.
Thoressen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thoressen scrambles back to his feet.
Thoressen throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Thoressen's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thoressen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
David Yung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yung throws the left hand but Thoressen avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yung walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen walks into a straight right hand from Yung.
Yung throws out a powerful jab.
Thoressen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yung tries to clinch up but Thoressen circles away and keeps his distance.
Thoressen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Yung.
Thoressen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yung avoids it.
Thoressen throws a low kick but Yung moves out of range easily.
Magnus Thoressen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoressen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yung avoids the body shot from Thoressen.
Yung is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thoressen's half guard.
Well, if Yung 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.
Yung is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thoressen defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung trying to control the pace.
David Yung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thoressen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yung.
Thoressen is holding on to half guard well.
Yung is looking to advance position but Thoressen won't allow it.
Yung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thoressen sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung not doing much here.
Let's hope that Yung has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yung in particular looking to stall.
Yung trying to control the action but Thoressen is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Thoressen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thoressen misses with a straight left.
Yung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thoressen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yung looks to land a left hand but Thoressen moved out of range nicely.
Thoressen moves out of range of the leg kick from Yung.
Yung takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
Thoressen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yung circles away quickly and effectively.
Thoressen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Yung misses its intended target.
Yung scores with a hook to the body. Thoressen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thoressen thuds his right hand into Yung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yung lands with a straight right. Thoressen didn't see that one coming.
Thoressen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thoressen scrambles back to his feet.
Thoressen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Yung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Thoressen as Yung shoots in.
Thoressen is looking to score with low kicks.
Yung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yung scores with a jab to the head.
Yung shoots in for a takedown but Thoressen shows good takedown defense.
Thoressen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yung misses with a low kick.
Thoressen cracks Yung with a good jab.
Thoressen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thoressen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thoressen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thoressen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yung throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yung closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yung blocking some punches.
Thoressen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yung backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung stalling in the clinch but Thoressen improves position.
Yung avoiding damage as Thoressen throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Thoressen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thoressen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yung lands a body punch.
Thoressen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thoressen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yung was well out of range. Poor timing from Thoressen.
Thoressen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thoressen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yung is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thoressen connects with a solid leg kick.
Thoressen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnus Thoressen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung tries to clinch up but Thoressen circles away and keeps his distance.
Yung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Thoressen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Thoressen misses its target.
Yung misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thoressen to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Thoressen misses.
Thoressen lands with a kick to the temple. Yung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoressen misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thoressen.
Yung scores with a nice strike.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thoressen slips under a jab.
David Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yung scores with a shot to the body.
Yung moves out of range of the leg kick from Thoressen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thoressen.
Thoressen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen ducks right into an uppercut from Yung.
Yung takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thoressen tries to move into range but Yung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thoressen connects with a leg kick. Yung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yung. Thoressen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yung digs a good body shot into Thoressen's ribs.
Thoressen misses with a low kick as Yung jumps back.
Thoressen misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Yung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yung lunges at Thoressen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thoressen's hand.
Yung changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thoressen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thoressen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yung looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thoressen is avoiding damage well.
Thoressen is letting Yung control him for a moment.
Yung working the ground and pound.
Yung happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Magnus Thoressen.
I think Yung 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Yung!
A relieved looking David Yung thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 1209 p4p, 154 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1153 p4p, 142 weight class). Vladimir Punchsky acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida is looking to clinch.
Punchsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but Machida avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Punchsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Punchsky.
Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punchsky has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Punchsky breaks the clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punchsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida rushes Punchsky and presses him up against the cage.
Punchsky scores with a hook to the body.
Punchsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punchsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Punchsky.
Punchsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida has Punchsky pressed against the cage, preventing Punchsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Punchsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punchsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Punchsky is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Punchsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punchsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Machida keeps control of Punchsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Punchsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Punchsky misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Punchsky fails to land.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punchsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Punchsky.
Punchsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Machida keeps control of Punchsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Punchsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machida with a knee to the head.
It looks like Vladimir Punchsky has been cut.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Punchsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Punchsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punchsky throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punchsky throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punchsky throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Machida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punchsky let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Punchsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida rushes Punchsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Punchsky controls the action.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punchsky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Punchsky won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Machida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.
Punchsky tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Punchsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punchsky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida crunches a lovely knee into Punchsky's ribcage.
Punchsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Punchsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Punchsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Punchsky's face.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seiryu Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machida tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida clinches up with Punchsky and pushes him back against the cage.
Punchsky is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Punchsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punchsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida instigates a clinch.
Punchsky working hard to break the clinch.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punchsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks with his arms.
Punchsky blocks the elbow strike.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punchsky.
Punchsky wants to break free but Machida has control.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Punchsky is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky tries to break free but Machida pushes him back against the cage.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Punchsky misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Machida.
Punchsky throws a head punch that misses.
Punchsky is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punchsky is defending well for now.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Punchsky tries to break free but Machida pushes him back against the cage.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Punchsky is blocking nicely.
Punchsky is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida lands a knee to the body.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punchsky's elbow.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida blocks a body shot from Punchsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchsky tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Machida prevents a body shot from Punchsky.
Punchsky lands a nice uppercut.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Punchsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida tries to clinch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Punchsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Punchsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida has closed the distance and engaged Punchsky in a clinch.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Punchsky managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Punchsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Punchsky tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Punchsky avoids the damage to the body.
Machida's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks with his arms.
Punchsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Punchsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida is looking to clinch but Punchsky is avoiding it.
A big left from Punchsky misses.
Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab lands there for Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to move into range but Punchsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Punchsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Punchsky misses with a straight left.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punchsky can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Machida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machida slips under a jab.
Machida tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Machida is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seiryu Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Punchsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Punchsky throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Machida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punchsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punchsky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Punchsky scores with a push kick.
Punchsky misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to clinch but Punchsky is having none of it.
Punchsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Punchsky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Machida. Machida maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Punchsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Punchsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Punchsky tries to break the clinch but Machida is controlling the position.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Punchsky is blocking nicely.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punchsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Punchsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Punchsky is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Punchsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks with his arms.
Punchsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punchsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vladimir Punchsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Punchsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Punchsky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Punchsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Punchsky avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Punchsky breaks the clinch.
Punchsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punchsky misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Machida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Punchsky throws a series of strikes that have Machida backpedaling.
Machida tries to clinch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Punchsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Punchsky misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punchsky throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Punchsky.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Machida misses the target.
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Punchsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machida wants to clinch up but Punchsky keeps it at a distance.
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a double jab.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Punchsky throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Punchsky working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida has Punchsky pressed against the cage, preventing Punchsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Punchsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Punchsky's face.
Punchsky lands a body punch.
Machida blocks a body shot from Punchsky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Punchsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Seiryu Machida!
Seiryu Machida thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Neil (ranked 1943 p4p, 241 weight class) and Sleight Of Hand (ranked 1564 p4p, 208 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Side. Vince Neil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Hand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Hand.
Neil walks into a straight right hand from Of Hand.
Of Hand thuds his shin into the meat of Neil's side.
Neil throws a hook but Of Hand blocks it.
Of Hand misses with a body kick.
Neil looks for the body kick but Of Hand saw that one coming.
Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Of Hand jabs Neil right on the nose. Neil blinks but takes it well.
Of Hand throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Of Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Neil.
Of Hand avoids the body shot from Neil.
It seemed like Of Hand was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Of Hand is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Neil misses with a looping left.
Of Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Neil.
Of Hand tests Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Neil.
Of Hand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Neil checks a low kick from Of Hand.
Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neil avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Hand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Of Hand's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Of Hand duly obliges.
Neil tests Of Hand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neil lands with a nice body kick.
Of Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Of Hand.
Neil lands with an overhand left.
Of Hand throws a body punch but Neil moves out of range.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Of Hand misses with a kick to the body.
Of Hand misses with the body kick
and Neil counters with a series of strikes. Of Hand will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Of Hand.
Neil throws a head kick but Of Hand moves out of range.
Of Hand lands with a kick to the temple. Neil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neil with a nice cross.
Of Hand throws a hook to the side of Neil's head but Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand scores with a punch to the head.
Of Hand has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Of Hand moves away and avoids it.
Of Hand blocks a head kick by Neil.
Neil throws a hook to the side of Of Hand's head but Of Hand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Of Hand takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Of Hand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Of Hand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Neil is rocked!
Of Hand throws a monster overhand right that drops Neil! Of Hand follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sleight Of Hand!
Sleight Of Hand bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 1148 p4p, 129 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 1241 p4p, 141 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a hook to the body
and Sainty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sainty.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sainty taking a breather.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sainty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sainty is trying to stall.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Sainty 's eye.
Pearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sainty backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sainty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sainty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sainty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Sainty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sainty motions for Pearson to come forward. Sainty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sainty doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson tries to clinch but Sainty moves out of range.
Pearson throws a predictable looking body shot
so Sainty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sainty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty prevents Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Pearson pushes Sainty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sainty.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sainty takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Pearson didn't expect that.
Sainty wants to pass the guard but Pearson is keeping the position.
Sainty trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to stand but Sainty is controlling the position.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Sainty tries to pass.
Pearson pushes Sainty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Pearson throws a lazy head kick
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Sainty isn't so interested in that idea.
Sainty is looking to advance position but Pearson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pearson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sainty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sainty blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Sainty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson backing away here, and Sainty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty looks to land a body kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson throws a push kick but Sainty slaps the foot to one side.
And Sainty tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sainty.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Sainty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sainty shoots in and drives through. Pearson sprawls well.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sainty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pearson throws Sainty to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sainty.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sainty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sainty walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Sainty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson throws a push kick but Sainty slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sainty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sainty. That did some damage!
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson swings for the body but Sainty moves out of range.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty clobbers Pearson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Sainty moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut.
Pearson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sainty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sainty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sainty throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sainty.
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sainty is pushing Pearson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sainty.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sainty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saintys head.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Sainty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Sainty shrugs off.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sainty's elbow.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sainty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sainty has Pearson pressed against the cage.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sainty can't break the clinch.
Sainty holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sainty takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sainty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sainty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Pearson didn't expect that.
Pearson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sainty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson 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!
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
And Sainty tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Donk. Pearson catches Sainty right on the button with a cross.
Sainty is rocked!
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sainty.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Sainty jumps guard and drags Pearson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearson stands and steps away. Sainty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson rushes Sainty and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Sainty shrugs off.
Sainty blocking some punches.
Sainty dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sainty controls his hands.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sainty avoids it.
Sainty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sainty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sainty.
Sainty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sainty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Sainty's ribcage. Sainty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Sainty blocks a body shot from Pearson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Sainty shrugs off.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pearson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Daniel Sainty has been cut.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sainty's defenses.
Sainty jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Sainty around his waist. Sainty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Sainty's ribcage. Sainty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sainty tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sainty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sainty avoiding damage.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sainty blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Sainty avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Sainty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Sainty.
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sainty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearson 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denny Sideman (ranked 1012 p4p, 127 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 881 p4p, 110 weight class). Denny Sideman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mitchell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mitchell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mitchell cracks Sideman with a big right hand but Sideman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitchell cracks Sideman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Mitchell crashes against the mat.
Sideman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Coffee Shop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The strikes coming from Mitchell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mitchell is chipping away with strikes.
Sideman is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sideman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sideman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
Sideman wants to get back to his feet.
Sideman is pressing down on Mitchell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mitchell is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell wants to control but Sideman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sideman is trying to control. Mitchell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sideman is looking for a kimura but Mitchell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sideman to get the leverage.
Sideman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sideman is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Mitchell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sideman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sideman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchell is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell wants to clinch
and Sideman counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Sideman saw that one coming.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Sideman connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sideman!
Sideman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Sideman clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell is trying to stall.
Mitchell wants to take the fight to the mat but Sideman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sideman.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Sideman - that landed with a thud.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Sideman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sideman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Sideman throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Nice shot by Sideman.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Denny Sideman is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sideman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sideman on his heels. He'll look to pass Sideman's guard now, I'm sure.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Sideman keeps moving.
Mitchell postures up.
Sideman keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Travis Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Sideman is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Sideman controlling Mitchell's posture.
Sideman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mitchell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mitchell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sideman keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sideman trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mitchell!
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sideman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell with a jab.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sideman.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Sideman counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell lands with a good body shot.
Mitchell throws a hook but Sideman avoids it easily.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Sideman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman.
Sideman thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Sideman swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Sideman moves out of range.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Sideman with a series of wild strikes but Sideman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Sideman ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Sideman saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Denny Sideman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideman lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.
Sideman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell digs a right hand into Sideman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sideman's gas tank.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sideman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Sideman controls the action.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Sideman lands an uppercut.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Sideman into the cage.
Mitchell pushes Sideman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitchell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sideman to the mat. Sideman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sideman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.
Mitchell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sideman has momentary wrist control but Mitchell slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sideman seems keen to control Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Sideman wants to control but Mitchell passes easily into half guard.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Sideman is looking to control Mitchell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sideman avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell is trying to control the action in half guard but Sideman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Mitchell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sideman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sideman is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sideman has wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sideman looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mitchell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sideman!
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Sideman is in trouble!
Mitchell landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell tries to control but Sideman wriggling away.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Sideman is in trouble!
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks Sideman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitchell with good strikes from the mount here!
Mitchell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sideman is rocked!
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 593 p4p, 26 weight class) and Paul Beecher (ranked 1520 p4p, 64 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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World class boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beecher punishes Kodjia's body with a nice straight punch.
Kodjia misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kodjia.
Beecher raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kodjia pushes Beecher up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Kodjia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kodjia cracks Beecher with a nice body shot.
Kodjia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beecher backwards.
Kodjia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kodjia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kodjia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beecher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kodjia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kodjia is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kodjia scores with a jab to the body.
Kodjia sizes up Beecher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodjia avoids the body shot from Beecher.
Beecher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beecher throws a sloppy body shot
and Kodjia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beecher replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kodjia blocks it well.
Beecher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kodjia throws a head kick that misses.
Beecher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beecher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beecher sizes up Kodjia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kodjia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beecher throws a body kick that misses
and Kodjia counters with a nice uppercut.
Kodjia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beecher has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kodjia throws a hook but Beecher blocks it.
Kodjia tries a head kick but it misses.
Kodjia moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia lands a body punch.
Kodjia breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kodjia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodjia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beecher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Beecher is predictable there
and Kodjia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beecher's knee momentarily.
Kodjia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kodjia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beecher throws a lazy head kick
and Kodjia counters with an outside leg kick.
Beecher looks winded!
Kodjia tries a head kick but it misses.
Beecher raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kodjia clinches up with Beecher and pushes him back against the cage.
Beecher misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beecher backwards.
Beecher lands a shot to the body.
Beecher working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beecher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beecher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beecher blocking some punches.
Beecher lands a shot to the body.
Kodjia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beecher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kodjia's hands.
Kodjia lands with a cross.
Kodjia avoids the body shot from Beecher.
Kodjia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kodjia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beecher.
Kodjia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kodjia has Beecher up against the cage in a clinch.
Beecher blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodjia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kodjia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beecher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beecher scores with a shoulder strike.
Kodjia struggles to land a body shot inside as Beecher controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kodjia.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
Kodjia breaks the clinch.
Kodjia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kodjia scores with a jab to the head.
Beecher is rocked!
Kodjia cracks the inside of Beecher's front leg.
Kodjia throws the kick towards the body but Beecher avoids it.
As Kodjia backs off Beecher throws a huge counter combo but Kodjia manages to avoid it all.
Kodjia scoring well with a low kick there.
Kodjia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kodjia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franck Kodjia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kodjia takes a swing at Beecher's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Beecher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kodjia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kodjia forces Beecher back against the cage and clinches.
Franck Kodjia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kodjia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kodjia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kodjia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beecher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kodjia.
Beecher tries to throw a body punch but Kodjia avoids it by throwing Beecher back against the cage.
Beecher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kodjia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beecher can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kodjia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beecher is breathing heavily.
Kodjia lands a big right hand that drops Beecher! The killer instinct kicks in and Kodjia finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kodjia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franck Kodjia!
A less than humble Franck Kodjia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yhorm Giant (ranked 771 p4p, 34 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 1169 p4p, 55 weight class). Yhorm Giant had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yhorm Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cobb takes a step back to recover.
Giant lands with a nice body kick.
Giant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giant misses with a looping right.
Yhorm Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Giant misses its intended target.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Giant avoids it with no problem.
Giant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giant misses with an uppercut
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobb scoring well with a low kick there.
Giant throws a right and a left that Cobb avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Giant misses.
Cobb throws a counter combo.
Cobb checks a leg kick nicely.
Giant throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Giant throws a low kick but Cobb avoids it.
Giant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Giant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cobb.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Giant moves out of range easily.
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!
Giant digs a good body shot into Cobb's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giant misses with a kick to the body.
Giant tries to score with a low kick but Cobb moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Giant tenderised Cobb's leg. Cobb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Giant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Giant throws the kick towards the body but Cobb avoids it.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Giant keeps it at a distance.
Giant misses with a straight right.
Cobb throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Giant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cobb's knee momentarily.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Giant.
Cobb scores with a nice body kick.
Giant scores with a hook.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Giant lands with a kick to the temple. Cobb shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Giant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cobb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Giant checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant throws a leg kick
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Giant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giant blocks the body kick.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Giant.
Giant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cobb.
Danga de danga de dang - Giant scores with a four punch combination!
Giant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobb.
Cobb cracks a nice hook into Giant's ribs.
Giant moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Tyson Cobb's cut even more.
Giant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giant is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb connects with a body shot that sends Giant's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cobb.
Giant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Giant.
Giant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cobb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Giant looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb punishes Giant's body with a nice straight punch.
Giant is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Cobb there.
Cobb throws a hook but Giant avoids it easily.
Giant staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Giant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giant throws a big shot that misses.
Giant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cobb. Cobb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The cut above Tyson Cobb's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Giant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cobb looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Cobb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giant's sensitive parts.
Cobb defending well as Giant loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Giant is looking to land body kicks.
Giant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Giant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobb.
Giant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Cobb releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Giant's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cobb dives in looking to finish as Giant flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cobb's strikes! Cobb is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Giant's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Giant was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Cobb!
After the fight, Tyson Cobb 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 293 p4p, 41 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 646 p4p, 92 weight class). Smith Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Will Know My Name. 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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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Smith Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith Jr avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Smith Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Smith Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smith Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez lands a right hand.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
A hook to the body from Smith Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith Jr.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith Jr blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith Jr lands a body shot.
Smith Jr thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Smith Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Alvarez throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr is trying to force a seperation but Alvarez has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith Jr pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smith Jrs head.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith Jr.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith Jr controls his hands.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smith Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvarez can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith Jr controls his hands.
Smith Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith Jr checks a leg kick.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Smith Jr circles away.
Smith Jr gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith Jr.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch.
Smith Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Smith Jr tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Alvarez is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Smith Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez is stalling here.
Smith Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith Jr is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith Jr.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith Jr tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith Jr pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Smith Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Smith Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez punishes Smith Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
An inside leg kick from Smith Jr misses.
Smith Jr checks a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Smith Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Smith Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to control Smith Jr's arms but Smith Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Smith Jr blocking some punches.
Smith Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarez gets a clinch.
Smith Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Smith Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Smith Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Smith Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr blocking some punches.
Alvarez prevents Smith Jr from breaking the clinch.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Smith Jr.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Smith Jr lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith Jr.
Smith Jr breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith Jr misses with a looping left.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
It looked like Smith Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvarez.
Smith Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As Alvarez looks to move away, Smith Jr throws a big counter combo but Alvarez just gets out of the way.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith Jr checks a leg kick.
It looked like Smith Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith Jr throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Smith Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith Jr's head.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith Jr. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Alvarez.
Smith Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Smith Jr had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
Alvarez is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith Jr misses with a body kick.
Smith Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a right hand to the body.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Corey Smith Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Smith Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvarez throws out a leg kick but Smith Jr moves out of range and Alvarez only half commits.
Smith Jr throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Smith Jr slips the punch.
Corey Smith Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez misses the body punch
and Smith Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Aaron Alvarez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alvarez misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Smith Jr was not able to check.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Smith Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Alvarez toppling to the canvas! Alvarez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smith Jr finish him?!
Alvarez is rocked!
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!
Alvarez moves to clinch but Smith Jr breaks away
and Smith Jr counters with a huge right that knocks Alvarez out cold! Smith Jr is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Smith Jr!
An out of breath Corey Smith Jr 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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