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F&BE 23- Pandemonium PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jas Drop (ranked 24556 p4p, 212 weight class) and Jennson Jameison (ranked 24560 p4p, 193 weight class). Jennson Jameison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jas Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop misses with a looping left.
Jameison is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jameison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice sprawl there from Drop as Jameison shoots in.
Drop could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drop misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jameison.
An attempted straight right counter from Drop misses the target.
Drop misses with a left hand
and Jameison counters with a nice uppercut.
Drop throws a right hand that misses
and Jameison counters with a nice body shot.
Drop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jameison counters with a head kick. That will keep Drop thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jameison has his takedown stuffed
and Drop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jameison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drop.
Jameison throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jas Drop has been cut.
Drop gets tackled into the cage by Jameison. Jameison maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jameison breaks from the clinch.
Jameison dives in for a single leg takedown but Drop sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jas Drop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jennson Jameison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Drop scores with a four punch combination!
Jameison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jameison fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drop, pushing him back against the cage.
Jameison jumps guard.
Drop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drop stopping the sweep attempt from Jameison.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jameison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drop throwing strikes but missing.
Jameison working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jameison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drop defends well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jameison walks into a jab.
Jameison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drop.
Jameison goes for a double leg but Drop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drop continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameison fails to land the takedown.
Jameison fails with a takedown attempt.
Drop throws an off balance right hand
and Jameison counters with a crisp one two that drops Drop! Jameison thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drop to his feet! Drop is in big trouble!
Jameison shoots in for a double leg but Drop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drop throwing a counter right hand but Jameison manages to avoid it.
Drop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drop looks to land a combination but Jameison avoids it well.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Jameison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jameison lands a nice hook to Drop's body. Drop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameison lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Drop out cold! Drop is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jennson Jameison!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Oleinik (ranked 3934 p4p, 103 weight class) and Peter Jensen (ranked 7362 p4p, 201 weight class). Oleinik comes into the arena with TSUNAMI blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Oleinik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen cracks Oleinik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oleinik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Jensen lands a jab.
Jensen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oleinik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oleinik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Oleinik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oleinik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oleinik looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jensen in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oleinik has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Jensen. Oh but Oleinik has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Jensen goes limp - he's gone! Oleinik jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aleksei Oleinik!
Aleksei Oleinik took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'so ez haha, go fight with ladies noob'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Bryant (ranked 3364 p4p, 403 weight class) and Ben Tambling (ranked 5238 p4p, 503 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colby Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Tambling!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Tambling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bryant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tambling's efforts to push away.
Tambling has had enough of the clinch but Bryant keeps him there for the moment.
Tambling tries to break the clinch but Bryant is controlling the position.
Come on Bryant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bryant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Bryant.
Bryant slowing the pace effectively.
Our sources have told us that Bryant has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bryant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tambling backwards.
Bryant lands a damaging elbow.
Tambling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tambling is rocked!
Bryant works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tambling is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Tambling looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryant has a couple of punches blocked by Tambling.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tambling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Bryant working aggressively here.
Bryant pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Tambling! Bryant unloads with more strikes and Tambling sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Bryant!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Colby Bryant waved his t-shirt featuring Threads of HARDCORE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Abilez (ranked 3280 p4p, 313 weight class) and Matti Mattonen (ranked 2774 p4p, 276 weight class). Abilez comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mattonen's choice of entrance music: 「KING & ASHLEY」by MY FIRST STORY. Drew Abilez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Abilez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Mattonen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abilez swivels and escapes.
Mattonen with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Abilez to counter with a crisp jab.
Abilez lands with a cross.
Mattonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abilez is trying to defend but Mattonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abilez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mattonen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abilez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Abilez is looking for a sweep. Mattonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mattonen is trying to control. Abilez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Mattonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abilez is just riding it out for now. Mattonen eventually gives up the hold.
Mattonen is looking for a kimura but Abilez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mattonen to get the leverage.
Mattonen is working for a kimura but Abilez is defending it quite comfortably.
Abilez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mattonen on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattonen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abilez!
Mattonen looking for a guillotine from mount but Abilez is having none of it.
Mattonen has hold of Abilez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abilez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abilez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Abilez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abilez tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Abilez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mattonen is working for a guillotine from mount but Abilez frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mattonen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mattonen wants to finish this one by submission but Abilez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mattonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattonen avoids the attempt from Abilez to control.
Mattonen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Abilez is trying to escape the mount.
Mattonen is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Abilez is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Abilez flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Mattonen anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Abilez and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Mattonen slips an arm under Abilez chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Mattonen has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Mattonen is squeezing on Abilez like an anaconda would it's prey. Abilez fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matti Mattonen!
In his post fight interview, Matti Mattonen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 2512 p4p, 313 weight class) and Jon Cormier (ranked 2992 p4p, 369 weight class). Alex Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Cormier's chin.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cormier throws out the jab.
Cormier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva landing strikes.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cormier!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cormier is rocked!
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees Cormier covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Jon Cormier spoke after the fight, saying 'My thanks to the promotion. My opponent fought well. I know I lost this one.
I know what I have to work on. I'll be back to fight again soon!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michail Karnov (ranked 2702 p4p, 292 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 1960 p4p, 216 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruce White Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Karnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr blocks a leg kick.
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Karnov.
Karnov misses with a series of wild punches.
White Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karnov.
Karnov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karnov on the side of the head.
Karnov takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White Jr.
Karnov throws a nice looking combination but White Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White Jr slips a jab and a cross from Karnov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White Jr! But no joy.
Karnov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karnov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnov ducks right into an uppercut from White Jr.
Karnov throws a nice looking combination but White Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karnov's corner calls for a 1-2. Karnov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for White Jr.
White Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karnov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karnov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Karnov.
Karnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Karnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karnov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Karnov.
White Jr misses with some punches.
White Jr misses with some punches.
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!
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
Karnov tries to circle away but White Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Karnov blocks an uppercut.
Karnov lands a nice uppercut.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karnov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
Karnov can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
Karnov tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
Karnov misses with a body punch.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karnov is trying to break free.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnov is trying to break the clinch but White Jr is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
Karnov gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karnov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Karnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karnov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of White Jrs head.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Karnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Karnov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of White Jrs head.
A head punch on the inside from Karnov fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from Karnov misses its intended target.
White Jr with a jab.
White Jr scores with a jab.
Karnov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by White Jr.
Karnov walks into a jab.
Karnov gets tackled into the cage by White Jr. White Jr maintains the clinch.
Karnov taking a breather.
Karnov misses with a body punch.
Karnov tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karnov blocks an uppercut.
Karnov can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Karnov.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karnov.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Karnov tries to stall but White Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karnov.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Karnov.
White Jr prevents Karnov from breaking the clinch.
Karnov can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karnov.
White Jr misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnov misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Karnov.
Karnov tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Karnov back against the cage.
Karnov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from White Jr fails to land.
Karnov blocking some punches.
A short right from White Jr.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Karnov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karnov.
White Jr gets through Karnov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karnov blocks an uppercut.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karnov leaning against his opponent.
Karnov misses with a body punch.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karnov manages to break the clinch.
Karnov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Michail Karnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karnov is looking to clinch but White Jr is avoiding it.
White Jr throws out a counter right but Karnov avoids it with no problem.
White Jr 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.
Karnov misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnov throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White Jr scores with a jab.
Karnov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr drops Karnov with a huge uppercut! Karnov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. White Jr is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Our winner, Bruce White Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard McAuliffe (ranked 1617 p4p, 187 weight class) and Samuel Boom (ranked 2560 p4p, 277 weight class). Boom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard McAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Boom!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAuliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Boom. That snapped McAuliffe's head back.
It looks like Richard McAuliffe has been cut.
McAuliffe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boom misses with an uppercut.
Boom misses with a few strikes there.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McAuliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAuliffe scores with a jab. Boom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting McAuliffe counter with a right hand.
Boom sizes up McAuliffe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McAuliffe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
McAuliffe is looking for a counter combo.
Boom connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Boom moves out of range.
Boom looks to land a left hand but McAuliffe moved out of range nicely.
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Boom moves out of range.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
McAuliffe slips a jab and a cross from Boom.
McAuliffe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McAuliffe is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAuliffe momentarily.
McAuliffe is looking to clinch.
McAuliffe misses with a head kick.
Boom swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McAuliffe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McAuliffe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Samuel Boom has been cut.
McAuliffe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Boom misses.
McAuliffe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boom manages to circle out of the way.
Samuel Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McAuliffe throws a series of punches but Boom avoids them all with ease.
McAuliffe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boom is fending him off so far but McAuliffe persists. Nope, Boom circles away and we're back to standing.
McAuliffe misses the jab.
Boom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom misses the shot to the body.
Boom swings away with a body shot that misses
and McAuliffe counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
McAuliffe takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Boom finds it's target.
McAuliffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom tests McAuliffe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McAuliffe is rocked!
McAuliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh McAuliffe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McAuliffe walks into a stiff left hand from Boom.
McAuliffe fails to land the takedown.
Boom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McAuliffe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McAuliffe seems to have got his legs back now.
Boom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAuliffe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McAuliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAuliffe moves away from the strike by Boom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McAuliffe counter with a right hand.
McAuliffe tries to move into range but Boom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McAuliffe.
Boom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McAuliffe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McAuliffe connects with a nice looking jab.
McAuliffe throws a shot from downtown. Boom moves away and avoids it.
Boom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McAuliffe staying out of range there.
McAuliffe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McAuliffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom looks to throw the jab but McAuliffe is out of range.
McAuliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
McAuliffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McAuliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAuliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McAuliffe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
A cross from McAuliffe lands.
Boom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Richard McAuliffe's cut is getting worse.
Boom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAuliffe scores with a body shot.
Boom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McAuliffe moves into the clinch.
McAuliffe breaks the clinch.
McAuliffe moves away from the strike by Boom.
McAuliffe tries to counter with a takedown but Boom is quick to defend against it.
McAuliffe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom looks to land a left hand but McAuliffe moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McAuliffe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Boom dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom throws a hook but McAuliffe blocks it.
A head kick misses from McAuliffe.
McAuliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and McAuliffe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McAuliffe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boom.
McAuliffe throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Boom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom throws a jab but it's blocked by McAuliffe.
Nice defenses there by Boom.
Sloppy strikes from Boom. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom misses with an uppercut. McAuliffe saw that one coming.
Boom clobbers McAuliffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom misses the jab.
Boom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAuliffe. McAuliffe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McAuliffe throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Boom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McAuliffe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boom scrambles back to his feet.
McAuliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McAuliffe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boom to the ground. McAuliffe is now in Boom's guard.
Boom wriggles free and stands up.
Boom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAuliffe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAuliffe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boom at a distance.
Boom misses with a hook.
McAuliffe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McAuliffe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McAuliffe's corner calls for a 1-2. McAuliffe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and McAuliffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McAuliffe doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McAuliffe.
McAuliffe cracks Boom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samuel Boom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAuliffe throws a looping overhand right but Boom ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boom! But no joy.
Boom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAuliffe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAuliffe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McAuliffe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McAuliffe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boom doesn't seem bothered though.
McAuliffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McAuliffe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McAuliffe looks to land a right hand but Boom moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAuliffe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Boom misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for McAuliffe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. McAuliffe does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAuliffe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from McAuliffe misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McAuliffe, as that shot connected.
Boom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McAuliffe.
Boom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McAuliffe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boom is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McAuliffe dives into side control.
We've been informed that Boom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McAuliffe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McAuliffe working Boom over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute McAuliffe jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on Boom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boom sneaks back into half guard.
Boom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McAuliffe scores with a couple of nice shots.
McAuliffe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McAuliffe throwing shots but Boom is blocking nicely.
Boom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McAuliffe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McAuliffe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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 Richard McAuliffe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! McAuliffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McAuliffe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boom to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom staying out of range there.
Boom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom throws out a loose jab but McAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAuliffe moves into the clinch.
McAuliffe is looking to break free of the clinch but Boom has double underhooks.
McAuliffe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McAuliffe jumps guard but Boom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McAuliffe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boom to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard McAuliffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAuliffe tries to pull guard but Boom won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAuliffe manages to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McAuliffe wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.
Boom throws an elbow that misses. McAuliffe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boom's guard. Nice move by McAuliffe!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom is pulling down on McAuliffe's head to control his posture.
McAuliffe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McAuliffe postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McAuliffe postures up in Boom's guard and throws a big left but Boom blocks it.
McAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom looking for a sweep. Not yet Boom, not yet.
McAuliffe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McAuliffe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McAuliffe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McAuliffe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McAuliffe has managed to get both his arms back between Boom's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McAuliffe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McAuliffe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McAuliffe trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but McAuliffe is just out of range.
Boom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom sizes up McAuliffe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom swings for the body but McAuliffe moves out of range.
McAuliffe is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from McAuliffe. Those never looked like landing.
McAuliffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
McAuliffe throws a head kick but Boom moves out of range.
McAuliffe throws a good cross that connects.
Boom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Boom.
McAuliffe jabs Boom right on the nose. Boom blinks but takes it well.
McAuliffe slips under a jab from Boom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Boom.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McAuliffe.
Boom throws an overhand right that lands on McAuliffe's shoulder, as McAuliffe tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Boom clobbers McAuliffe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McAuliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Boom is just out of range.
It seemed like Boom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom misses with a combination
and McAuliffe counters by clinching up.
Boom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
and McAuliffe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McAuliffe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom lands with a big left! McAuliffe is wobbled badly! Boom comes in with a flurry of punches and drops McAuliffe to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Boom!
An out of breath Samuel Boom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Richard McAuliffe was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Solis (ranked 2038 p4p, 243 weight class) and Gus Bad Man (ranked 1950 p4p, 237 weight class). Marco Solis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gus Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Solis was covering up waiting for the punch and Bad Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bad Man trying to control but Solis is working from the bottom.
Solis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bad Man defends it easily.
Bad Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Solis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad Man is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bad Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Solis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bad Man wants to control from the top but Solis keeps moving.
Solis is pulling down on Bad Man's head. It's preventing any offense from Bad Man, at least for the moment.
Solis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Solis gets a double leg takedown into Bad Man's guard.
Bad Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Solis defends well.
Bad Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Solis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solis trying to control but Bad Man is working from the bottom.
Bad Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Solis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bad Man is pulling down on Solis's head. It's preventing any offense from Solis, at least for the moment.
Solis stands up over Bad Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Man is looking for a triangle but Solis pushes his legs off easily.
Bad Man working a defensive guard here.
Solis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solis is in close to Bad Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Solis stands up over Bad Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Solis scoring with some ground and pound.
Solis wants to control from the top but Bad Man keeps moving.
Solis content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bad Man has locked up a guillotine! Bad Man's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Solis is holding on here and Bad Man must be using up a lot of energy. Solis has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bad Man gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gus Bad Man!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Boaler (ranked 1936 p4p, 255 weight class) and George Maxwell (ranked 1886 p4p, 253 weight class). George Maxwell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Boaler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maxwell keeping full guard, as Boaler tries to pass.
Boaler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boaler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maxwell trying to control the position.
Boaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boaler passes Maxwell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maxwell is staying active underneath Boaler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell wants to control but Boaler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maxwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Boaler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maxwell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boaler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Boaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boaler maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Maxwell could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Boaler has cracked it and Maxwell is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Boaler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Boaler!
Jonathan Boaler is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe Schilling (ranked 561 p4p, 76 weight class) and Rahim Lloyd (ranked 1053 p4p, 142 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samoa Joe Schilling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rahim Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilling looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Schilling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Schilling.
Lloyd thinks about the counter body kick.
Schilling lands with a shot to the body.
Schilling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lloyd at a distance.
Lloyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schilling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Rahim Lloyd has been cut.
Schilling ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd has Schilling up against the cage in a clinch.
Lloyd misses with an elbow strike.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd tries to work over Schilling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schilling.
Lloyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a knee strike.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Schilling.
Schilling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
Schilling is looking to control Lloyd's arms but Lloyd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schilling has his back to the cage.
Schilling scores with a shoulder strike.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Schilling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lloyd.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schilling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schilling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lloyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Schilling.
Lloyd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schilling scores with a shot to the side of Lloyd's head.
Schilling blocks a body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Schilling lands an uppercut.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
Lloyd throws an elbow but it misses.
Lloyd misses with the head strike.
Schilling blocks a body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schilling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lloyd misses with a body punch.
Schilling misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd lands with a light punch inside.
Schilling lands a right hand.
Schilling tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Schilling misses with the head strike.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling blocks an elbow strike.
Lloyd lands with a right to the head.
Lloyd misses with the head strike.
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Schilling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schilling throws a head punch that misses.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schilling backwards.
Lloyd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schilling tries to stall but Lloyd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schilling lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lloyd 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!
Lloyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lloyd drops Schilling with a big knee straight up the middle! Schilling is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Schilling is rocked!
It looks like Samoa Joe Schilling has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling gets tackled into the cage by Lloyd. Lloyd maintains the clinch.
Oh Schilling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schilling.
Lloyd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lloyd dips a shoulder and cracks Schilling with a mighty uppercut! Schilling falls back against the cage and Lloyd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Schilling is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lloyd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahim Lloyd!
Rahim Lloyd is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Rahim Lloyd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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