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GC 342 Cold vs Dambullah PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huge Jackson (ranked 3581 p4p, 411 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 1909 p4p, 241 weight class). Tyler Cage has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Huge Jackson's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huge Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Cage digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
A jab from Cage finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Cage connects with a body shot.
Cage slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Cage 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.
Donk. Jackson catches Cage right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cage avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Cage throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson pushes Cage away with a front kick.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Cage ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Cage misses.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cage missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Cage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Cage thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Cage cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Cage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Cage feints a counter leg kick.
Cage works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Cage wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Cage clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson keeps Cage at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage with a jab.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Huge Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Jackson staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works Cage's body with a nice hook.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cage blocks the body kick.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Cage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Cage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Jackson jabs Cage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage tries to clinch up.
A jab from Cage does it's job there.
Cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson is rocked!
Cage pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage throws an overhand right that drops Jackson like a sack of potatoes! Cage dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Cage!
An out of breath Tyler Cage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Huge Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I throw leather, sometimes it doesn't work out but am gonna keep on pushing.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1534 p4p, 193 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 3865 p4p, 425 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wieneke's choice of entrance music: Satyricon - K.I.N.G . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wieneke backs up against the cage.
Wieneke looks to land a combination but Punchsky avoids it well.
It looked like Punchsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punchsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Punchsky throws a lazy right hand but Wieneke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Wieneke throws a counter combo.
Wieneke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Punchsky.
Punchsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Wieneke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wieneke circles away quickly and effectively.
Wieneke misses with a double jab
and Punchsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wieneke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Punchsky doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky throws the left hand but Wieneke avoids the punch easily.
Wieneke swinging wildly here.
Punchsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wieneke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Punchsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wieneke counters with a one-two to the body.
Punchsky cracks Wieneke with an open hand slap.
Punchsky misses the shot to the body.
Wieneke lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Wieneke.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wieneke!
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!
Wieneke looks to land a combination but Punchsky avoids it well.
Punchsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Wieneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchsky throws a hook but Wieneke blocks it.
Wieneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Punchsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punchsky swings for the body but Wieneke moves out of range.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Wieneke clinches with his opponent.
Wieneke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wieneke lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wieneke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wieneke stalling in the clinch but Punchsky improves position.
Wieneke prevents a body shot from Punchsky.
Punchsky is trying to push Wieneke away but Wieneke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wieneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wieneke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wieneke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wieneke moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke misses with a few strikes there.
Wieneke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punchsky counters with a two punch combo.
Wieneke lands a nice hook to Punchsky's body. Punchsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punchsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wieneke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Punchsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wieneke's hands.
Wieneke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wieneke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Punchsky tests Wieneke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wieneke is rocked!
Punchsky cracks Wieneke with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Punchsky!
Vladimir Punchsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1471 p4p, 168 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 4042 p4p, 353 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott misses with a low kick as Heimer jumps back.
Walcott works Heimer 's body with a nice hook.
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott scores with a leg kick.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walcott scores with a sloppy right hand. Heimer should have avoided that one.
Walcott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
Heimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walcott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Heimer slips a straight right by Walcott.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Heimer moved away.
Jab from Walcott.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Heimer avoids it.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Heimer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heimer looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Heimer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walcott looks to throw the jab but Heimer is out of range.
Walcott misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is looking to clinch.
Heimer closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heimer is defending well for now.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heimer avoids it.
Heimer scores with a shoulder strike.
Heimer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heimer swinging wildly here.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Heimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heimer misses with a hook.
Heimer defending well as Walcott loads up on a big left hand.
Heimer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Heimer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Heimer blocks the body kick.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walcott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimer staying out of range there.
Walcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heimer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott throws a hook but Heimer avoids it easily.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
Nice body punch from Heimer .
Walcott throws a low kick but Heimer avoids it.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heimer has closed the distance and engaged Walcott in a clinch.
A short left from Walcott.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heimer .
Heimer lands a nice shot to the body.
Heimer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimer controls his hands.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Heimer throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Heimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott tests Heimer 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heimer thuds his right hand into Walcott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Heimer has closed the distance and engaged Walcott in a clinch.
Walcott lands a shot to the body.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Heimer controls the action.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Heimer controls the action.
Heimer takes a shot to the head.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Heimer controls the action.
Heimer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott prevents Heimer from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Heimer .
Heimer blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Heimer throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimer 's elbow.
Heimer has Walcott pushed against the cage.
Heimer tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Heimer pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Heimer fails to land.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a nice body shot.
Heimer breaks the clinch.
Walcott throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walcott.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott scores with a sloppy right hand. Heimer should have avoided that one.
Walcott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimer .
Walcott throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walcott takes one to the side of the head.
Heimer misses with a hook.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimer throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott throws a lazy right hand but Heimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Walcott rushes Heimer and presses him up against the cage.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Heimer avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimer 's elbow.
Good body shot from Walcott.
Heimer taking a breather.
Walcott tries to work over Heimer 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott tries a body shot but Heimer blocks it.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott presses Heimer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heimer is trying to force a seperation but Walcott has the dominant position.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heimer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Heimer controls the action.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Heimer avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Heimer throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Heimer .
Walcott lands a right hand.
Heimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
Walcott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Heimer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walcott is looking to chop away at Heimer 's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Heimer misses the target.
Walcott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a head kick!
Walcott throws a chopping leg kick but Heimer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heimer lands a nice shot that snaps Walcott's head back.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heimer misses with a looping left.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
Walcott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Heimer throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Heimer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heimer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott thuds a left hand into Heimer 's body.
Heimer lands with an uppercut that bounces Walcott off the cage and back into range.
Walcott lands a jab to Heimer 's midsection.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Heimer off balance momentarily.
Heimer throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Heimer avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimer controls his hands.
Walcott lands a nice elbow.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tommy Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heimer lands a body shot.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Heimer prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Heimer lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heimer .
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Heimer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heimer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heimer lands a shot to the body.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Heimer trying to control the position but instead, Walcott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heimer into the cage.
Heimer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Heimer 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heimer 's elbow.
Heimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Heimer tenderised Walcott's leg. Walcott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walcott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Heimer lands a jab.
Walcott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heimer checks a leg kick.
Heimer blocks a leg kick.
Walcott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Walcott. That's going to slow Heimer down.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Heimer scores with a hook to the body. Walcott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
A bone on bone clash there as Walcott blocks the leg kick.
Heimer wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Walcott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Heimer moves out of range of the body kick from Walcott.
Walcott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimer 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimer misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Walcott blocks the leg kick.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott cracks the inside of Heimer 's front leg.
Heimer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer 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.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Heimer .
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
Heimer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Walcott connects with a body shot that sends Heimer 's belly button to the back.
A jab from Heimer finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heimer 's sensitive parts.
Heimer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walcott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heimer misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Heimer .
Walcott's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Heimer stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walcott throws a low kick but Heimer moves out of range easily.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Heimer throws a shot to the body.
Heimer looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Heimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
Walcott misses with an uppercut.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heimer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heimer misses with a straight right.
Heimer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Heimer . That snapped Walcott's head back.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Heimer off balance momentarily.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heimer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walcott takes a swing at Heimer 's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Walcott as he checks the leg kick.
Heimer misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Walcott is predictable there
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
Heimer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heimer scores with a jab.
Walcott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heimer throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimer avoided it.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walcott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Heimer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws out a leg kick but Heimer moves out of range and Walcott only half commits.
Heimer slips a jab from Walcott.
A little jabbing left from Heimer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Heimer tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimer tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Heimer throws an off balance right hand
and Walcott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimer 's knee momentarily.
Walcott tries to land a leg kick but Heimer saw it coming and moves away.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Heimer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Heimer tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Walcott coming out on top.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 Tommy Walcott.
Well Walcott 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 1447 p4p, 182 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 1379 p4p, 177 weight class). Ricardo Burduada No Cranio had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Burduada No Cranio has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Burduada No Cranio - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
Burduada No Cranio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sideman up against the cage.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Sideman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shot to the side of Sideman's head.
A shot in the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio blocking some punches.
Sideman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burduada No Cranio wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sideman.
Burduada No Cranio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sideman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sideman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
Sideman lands an uppercut.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Sideman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Burduada No Cranio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Sideman.
Burduada No Cranio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Sideman blocks an elbow strike from Burduada No Cranio.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Sideman leaning against his opponent.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman is looking to break free of the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has double underhooks.
Burduada No Cranio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sideman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sideman instigates a clinch.
Sideman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burduada No Cranio's elbow.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a knee to the head.
Burduada No Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sideman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Burduada No Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman cracks Burduada No Cranio with a nice body shot.
Burduada No Cranio blocking some punches.
Burduada No Cranio working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
A bit of stalling here from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land knees in the clinch but Sideman avoids the damage to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to maintain a safe position but Sideman gets an underhook and turns Burduada No Cranio into the cage.
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sideman has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Burduada No Cranio.
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Burduada No Cranio.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Sideman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick but Sideman moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Sideman clinches with his opponent.
Sideman avoiding damage as Burduada No Cranio throws knees to the body.
Sideman is working Burduada No Cranio over against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sideman blocks it with crossed arms.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to maintain a safe position but Sideman gets an underhook and turns Burduada No Cranio into the cage.
Sideman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
Sideman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sideman clinches.
Burduada No Cranio leaning against his opponent.
Sideman lands a hook that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
Burduada No Cranio manages to break the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a few strikes there.
Sideman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burduada No Cranio.
Sideman scores with the left hand. Burduada No Cranio knows he should have avoided that one.
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Sideman counters with a crisp one two that drops Burduada No Cranio! Sideman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burduada No Cranio to his feet! Burduada No Cranio is in big trouble!
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideman closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Burduada No Cranio out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Turner (ranked 756 p4p, 112 weight class) and Sharven Sheven (ranked 1500 p4p, 198 weight class). Ben Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sheven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Sheven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheven blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries to work over Sheven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheven can't get the takedown.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheven.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Sheven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner presses Sheven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Turner - that landed with a thud.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turner throws a leg kick but Sheven moved away.
Sheven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Sheven's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Sheven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheven.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheven manages to avoid it.
Sheven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Sheven moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner misses with a left hand
letting Sheven counter with a right hand.
Turner takes a swing at Sheven's ribcage but misses.
Turner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sheven to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sheven wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Sheven stays in close to Turner's body and controls the position.
Turner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sheven puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
Sheven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turner's head.
Still in half guard, Sheven seems content to control.
Sheven prevents Turner from improving his position.
Turner is looking to control Sheven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Turner is controlling Sheven's trapped leg to prevent Sheven from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Turner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sheven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sheven tries to pass to full mount but Turner defends it.
Well, if Sheven 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sheven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turner but Turner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ben Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharven Sheven.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sheven is defended easily by Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Sheven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Turner both land. Nice combination.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Sheven's head but Sheven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Sheven throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
Sheven avoids a kick to the body.
Turner scores with a jab to the body.
Sheven has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Sheven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner lands a nice hook to Sheven's body. Sheven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sheven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Turner was covering up waiting for the punch and Sheven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Turner has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sheven off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheven can do to turn this around?
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sheven shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turner is trying to defend but Sheven finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheven prevents Turner from improving his position.
Sheven takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sheven trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Sharven Sheven has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to control but Sheven postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sheven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sheven not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sheven stands and throws Turner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner prevents Sheven from moving into mount.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Sheven crashes against the mat.
Turner is not content to let Sheven control the position.
Sheven passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Turner!
Sheven lands a nice shot to the head.
Turner is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is bucking up trying to escape but Sheven cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheven landing shots from mount.
Sheven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheven prevents Turner from getting the reversal.
Turner sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sheven is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sheven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheven trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheven wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
Turner controls Sheven momentarily but Sheven frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner has his foot on Sheven's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sheven works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sharven Sheven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner scores with a jab. Sheven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sheven.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ben Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sheven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Sheven lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheven has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turner after a bit of a struggle.
Turner tries to work over Sheven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Turner.
Sheven looking for a takedown.
Sheven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner prevents the takedown attempt.
Ben Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharven Sheven.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Sheven controls the action.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheven controls his hands.
Turner tries to work over Sheven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheven goes for a takedown attempt but Turner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sheven throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Sheven connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheven manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Sheven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sheven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Sheven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheven's sensitive parts.
Sheven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a low kick but Sheven avoids it.
Sharven Sheven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Turner misses with a shot to the body
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheven tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner tries to work over Sheven's front leg with a kick but Sheven checks it.
Turner moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSheven.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but Sheven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Sheven closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Turner to the mat! Turner manages to get full guard.
Sheven trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheven passes Turner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sheven trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sheven is working away from the top position though.
Sheven prevents Turner from improving his position.
Turner manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sheven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheven bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sheven trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sheven off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner missing with strikes from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can Sheven hold on?! Turner is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Sheven just trying to survive but Turner is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sheven rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sheven is looking to improve his position.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheven keeps working.
Sheven is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!
Ben Turner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1561 p4p, 219 weight class) and Bob Grill (ranked 1806 p4p, 241 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grill blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott.
Walcott misses the body punch
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Grill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walcott.
Grill misses with a straight left.
Grill 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.
Walcott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott connects with a single shot there.
Walcott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grill walks into a stiff left hand from Walcott.
Walcott throws a lazy body kick
and Grill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott cracks Grill with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grill counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab by Grill.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Walcott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grill throws a good cross that connects.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Walcott darts in trying to clinch
and Grill counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body kick from Walcott.
Walcott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
Grill moves forwards but Walcott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Bob Grill has been cut.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grill misses with a body shot
and Walcott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walcott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grill really felt that one!
Walcott throws a low kick but Grill avoids it.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walcott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott swings widly with a right hand
and Grill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott misses with a hook. Grill ducked under it nicely.
Grill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grill tries to move into range but Walcott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grill is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grill is still on wobbly legs! Can Walcott finish him?
Walcott moves in close and cracks Grill with a massive right hand! Grill, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Walcott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pit Bull Development, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 1172 p4p, 138 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 974 p4p, 123 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere lands with an overhand left.
Websphere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Websphere misses with a combination
and Ricci counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Websphere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Websphere keeps Ricci at a distance using the push kick.
Websphere needs to keep his hands up - Ricci had a free shot at his head there.
Ricci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere avoids the head kick by Ricci.
Websphere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ricci's head backwards.
Ricci takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricci misses with a hook.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Websphere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricci throws a head kick but Websphere moves out of range.
Ricci 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.
Websphere throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Websphere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricci.
Websphere fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricci has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Ricci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Websphere. Ricci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Websphere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricci looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Websphere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricci is able to avoid easily.
Ricci shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Websphere jabs Ricci to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ricci throws a right hand that misses
and Websphere counters with a straight right hand.
Websphere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricci's sensitive parts.
Ricci throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Websphere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Websphere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricci scores with a nice right hand.
Websphere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Websphere thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ricci wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Websphere scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Websphere misses with a lunging right hand
and Ricci counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Websphere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ricci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Websphere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricci is able to avoid easily.
Ricci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Websphere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricci fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Websphere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricci.
Websphere steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ricci.
Websphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Websphere takes one on the button.
Websphere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ricci had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ricci misses with a head kick.
Ricci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Websphere wants to slow Ricci down by chopping away at his legs.
Ricci misses with an uppercut
and Websphere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Websphere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a leg kick.
Websphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere throws a right and a left that Ricci avoids nicely.
Ricci moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Websphere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Websphere looks to land a left hand but Ricci moved out of range nicely.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Ricci.
Ricci gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ricci missing with a left hand there. Websphere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Websphere, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Websphere tries to clinch there but Ricci circles away.
Ricci cracks Websphere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Websphere moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricci lands with a straight right. Websphere didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricci just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Websphere.
Ricci throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from Websphere.
Websphere checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricci.
Ricci looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Ricci slips a straight right by Websphere.
Websphere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Websphere lands with a nice body punch.
Websphere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Ricci sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Websphere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Websphere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Ricci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Websphere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Websphere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ricci misses with an uppercut. Websphere saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BM Websphere 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.
Ricci staying out of range there.
Websphere swings widly with a right hand
and Ricci counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricci misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ricci. Beautiful body shot.
Ricci scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricci tries to work over Websphere's front leg with a kick but Websphere checks it.
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Websphere blocks the leg kick.
Websphere thumps Ricci with a low kick.
Ricci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Websphere throws out the jab.
Ricci wants to land a leg kick but Websphere is out of range.
Ricci is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricci connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricci keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Websphere.
Websphere misses with a looping left.
Ricci on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Websphere. Ricci does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci lands a body shot.
Ricci slips a jab from Websphere.
Ricci scores with a head kick. Websphere tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Websphere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ricci jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Websphere.
Ricci swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ricci swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Websphere.
Ricci appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ricci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Websphere.
A combination from Websphere does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Ricci blocks the leg kick.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Ricci saw that one coming.
BM Websphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Websphere ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricci moves away.
Ricci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ricci.
Ricci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Websphere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ricci might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Websphere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Websphere connects with a looping right hand.
Websphere takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses.
Ricci looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range.
Websphere looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricci is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Websphere misses the target.
Websphere throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Websphere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Websphere.
Ricci lunges at Websphere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Websphere's hand.
Websphere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ricci fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Websphere checks it well.
Ricci moves away from the strike by Websphere.
Ricci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Websphere misses with a left hand
and Ricci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body shot.
Websphere checks a leg kick.
Ricci rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Websphere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Websphere does no damage.
Websphere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricci takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ricci throws a jab when Websphere was well out of range.
Websphere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricci misses with a looping right.
Ricci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ricci throws a leg kick but Websphere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Websphere dodges the punch combination from Ricci.
Websphere slips a jab from Ricci.
Websphere cracks Ricci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci misses the jab.
Websphere is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Websphere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Ricci.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricci keeps the fight on the outside.
Websphere scores with a body shot.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Websphere misses with a straight left.
Websphere scores with a decent looking hook.
Ricci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Websphere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ricci went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Ricci misses.
Ricci avoids a punch combination nicely.
Websphere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ricci ducks right into an uppercut from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
Websphere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ricci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Websphere tries to clinch there but Ricci circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but BM Websphere will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Websphere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Ricci misses the target.
Websphere lands a leg kick that knocks Ricci off balance momentarily.
Websphere is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Websphere blocks a jab.
Ricci scores with a head kick.
Websphere throws a low kick but Ricci avoids it.
Ricci takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Websphere avoids the head kick by Ricci.
Websphere gets a clinch.
Ricci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere throws a hook but Ricci avoids it easily.
Ricci throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Websphere misses the jab.
Websphere thumps Ricci with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Websphere lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Websphere.
Ricci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Websphere.
Websphere throws a hook to the side of Ricci's head but Ricci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricci avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ricci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ricci jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricci thuds a left hand into Websphere's body.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere rushes Ricci and presses him up against the cage.
Websphere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccis head.
Websphere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccis head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Websphere just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricci's brow.
Ricci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere slips under a jab.
Ricci throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Albert Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ricci throws a hook but Websphere avoids it easily.
Websphere feints a counter leg kick.
Websphere misses with a low kick.
Websphere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Ricci tenderised Websphere's leg. Websphere is trying to keep his angry face on.
Websphere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricci.
Ricci cracks Websphere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Ricci. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ricci.
Websphere blocks a head kick by Ricci.
Ricci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
Ricci throws a shot from downtown. Websphere moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricci lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Websphere has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Websphere and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ricci throws a leg kick
and Websphere counters with a nice body shot.
Websphere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricci's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Websphere.
Ricci misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Websphere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Websphere dodges the punch combination from Ricci.
Ricci misses with a wild body shot.
BM Websphere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Websphere.
Websphere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricci scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Websphere thuds his right hand into Ricci's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Websphere tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Websphere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricci doesn't seem phased though.
Websphere connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricci needs to keep his hands up - Websphere had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Websphere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ricci misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Websphere releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Websphere let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Websphere cracks Ricci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Websphere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Websphere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricci.
Ricci swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Websphere throws a combination. Ricci tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Websphere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricci doesn't seem phased though.
Ricci walks into a straight right hand from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to BM Websphere.
Well Websphere has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BM Websphere!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 1294 p4p, 54 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 2822 p4p, 76 weight class). Honda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nickels as Honda shoots in.
Honda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickels.
Nickels leaves Honda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nickels lands a jab.
It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Honda misses with an uppercut.
Honda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nickels cracks Honda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Honda throws a head kick but Nickels moves out of range.
Nickels lands a two punch combo.
Honda throws a wild body kick that Nickels sees coming a mile off.
Nickels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edmond Honda's cut is getting worse.
Nickels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nickels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Honda.
Nickels gets caught napping as Honda dives in and scores a takedown. Nickels manages to retain guard.
Nickels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Honda trying to control but Nickels is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda postures up in Nickels's guard and throws a big left but Nickels blocks it.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Honda is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickels has wrist control.
Honda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honda has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Honda throwing strikes from guard but Nickels blocks nicely.
Honda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Honda stopping the sweep attempt from Nickels.
Honda throws an elbow that misses. Nickels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Honda's guard. Nice move by Nickels!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nickels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels passes into half guard.
Nickels wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
Honda actively working from the bottom here.
Nickels trying to control the action but Honda is working from the bottom.
Honda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Honda manages to get to full guard.
Nickels with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels with a nice head shot there.
Honda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nickels defends it easily.
Nickels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda is looking for a triangle but Nickels pushes his legs off easily.
Nickels lands a couple of digs.
Nickels stands and throws Honda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honda tries to improve position but can't.
Honda is working hard here to advance position.
Nickels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels scoring with punches from side control.
Edmond Honda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nickels lands some shots froms side control.
Jeez, Edmond Honda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edmond Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Nickels!
Edmond Honda spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Cold (ranked 637 p4p, 85 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 602 p4p, 77 weight class). Dambullah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boom Boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steven Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cold misses the target.
A big left from Cold misses.
Dambullah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Dambullah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cold throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Dambullah to counter with a crisp jab.
Cold misses with a hook to the body
and Dambullah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cold misses the body punch
and Dambullah counters by moving into the clinch.
Cold blocks an uppercut.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Cold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dambullah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dambullah lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold fails with a takedown attempt.
Cold misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dambullah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cold working away.
Cold decides to stand back up. Cold steps back and let's Dambullah get back to his feet.
Cold jabs Dambullah right on the nose. Dambullah blinks but takes it well.
Dambullah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dambullah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cold's sensitive parts.
Cold thuds a left hand into Dambullah's body.
Cold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dambullah 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.
Dambullah throws a push kick but Cold slaps the foot to one side.
Dambullah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah throws the left hand but Cold avoids the punch easily.
Cold moves out of range of the leg kick from Dambullah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is looking to land body kicks.
Steven Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cold throws a looping overhand right but Dambullah ducks down to avoid it.
Cold lands with a kick to the temple. Dambullah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good exchange - Dambullah coming out on top.
Steven Cold's cut is getting worse.
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Jab, jab by Cold - just one landing.
Cold scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cold.
Dambullah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cold gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dambullah.
A head punch on the inside from Cold fails to land.
Dambullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Cold controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dambullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Cold.
A nice left hand lands by Dambullah.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dambullah misses with a body punch.
Cold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dambullah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cold.
Dambullah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cold moves away from the strike by Dambullah.
Good standup being displayed there by Dambullah as he connects with a hook.
Dambullah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dambullah.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dambullah can pounce on him.
Cold throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dambullah tests Cold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cold works Dambullah's body with a nice hook.
Dambullah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cold throws a lazy body kick
enabling Dambullah to counter with a crisp jab.
Cold closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dambullah's guard.
Dambullah controlling Cold's posture.
Dambullah wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dambullah misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah slaps away a takedown attempt from Cold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dambullah lands a jab to the head.
Cold misses with a head kick.
Dambullah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dambullah connects with a body shot that sends Cold's belly button to the back.
Dambullah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dambullah. That one must have hurt.
Dambullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cold.
Papa Moosh Dambullah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dambullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah works the jab nicely.
Steven Cold's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dambullah is fending him off so far but Cold persists. Nope, Dambullah circles away and we're back to standing.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cold. That's going to slow Dambullah down.
Dambullah keeps Cold at a distance using the push kick.
Dambullah scores with a nice strike.
Cold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dambullah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dambullah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dambullah drops Cold with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cold looks back up at him and smiles so Dambullah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cold is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold looks to clinch
and Dambullah counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Cold out cold! What a finish! Dambullah is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Papa Moosh Dambullah waved his t-shirt featuring Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$100, Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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