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FARTMMA 98 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 3274 p4p, 314 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 23567 p4p, 581 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
Gavin moves forwards but River connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gavin throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River misses with a hook.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
A leg kick checked by River.
Gavin misses with a lunging right hand
and River makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gavin.
Gavin lands with a right hand.
Gavin avoids the head kick by River.
Gavin motions for River to come forward. Gavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Gavin.
River looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gavin did well to prevent River getting side control.
Gavin kicks off River and gets to his feet.
River throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a nice shot that snaps Gavin's head back.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and River settles back down.
A solid body kick from Gavin.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from River.
Gavin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
River misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gavin connects with the punch.
River feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River 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 Gavin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gavin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River blocks a body shot from Gavin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Gavin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
River blocks a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gavin tries a body shot but River blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River takes a shot to the head.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
River blocks a body shot from Gavin.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Gavin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gavin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River misses with some punches.
Gavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
River prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
Gavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gavin tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River blocks a body shot from Gavin.
River has Gavin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gavin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
River takes a shot to the head.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Gavin pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from River.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Gavin as the two fighters clinch.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gavin prevents a body shot from River.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River prevents a body shot from Gavin.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gavin.
Gavin lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
River tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
River tries a body shot but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin checks a leg kick.
Gavin throws a low kick but River avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow River down.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Gavin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Gavin.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and River counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gavin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but River blocks it well.
River lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
River on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gavin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River checks the leg kick.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Gavin avoided it.
Gavin misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Gavin catches River right on the button with a cross.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but River manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Gavin backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin cracks the inside of River's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a leg kick.
It looked like River was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gavin.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River shoots in for a takedown but Gavin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good work by Gavin as he checks the leg kick.
Gavin misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
River tries to counter by clinching up but Gavin breaks away and moves out of range.
Gavin motions for River to come forward. Gavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Gavin.
River checks a leg kick.
River swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
Gavin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gavin thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gavin lands with a light punch inside.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River misses with the head strike.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Gavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Gavin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Gavin can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Gavin lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Bert River has been cut.
Gavin lands a shot to the body.
River blocks a body shot from Gavin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin being controlled against the cage.
Gavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
River blocking some punches.
Gavin is pressed up against the cage. River has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gavin down to the mat. Gavin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Gavin misses.
River tries to score with a low kick but Gavin moves his leg out of the way.
Gavin misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Gavin misses the jab.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin counters with a low kick, right behind River 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gavin was covering up waiting for the punch and River finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gavin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bert River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gavin.
River thuds a left hand into Gavin's body.
River tries to land a front kick but Gavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin swings widly with a right hand
and River counters with a body kick.
River misses with a body shot.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gavin throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
Gavin catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gavin 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 River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavin.
River closes the distance and pushes Gavin back into the cage.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
Gavin is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Gavin working aggressively here.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gavin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin controls his hands.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Tommy Gavin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
River jumps guard but Gavin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from River.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gavin working aggressively here.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gavin is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
River tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
River takes a shot to the head.
Gavin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
Bert River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin prevents a body shot from River.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River stalling in the clinch but Gavin improves position.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
Gavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Gavin.
A short body shot lands from Gavin as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gavin struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Good body shot from Gavin.
A shot in the inside from Gavin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
River is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a body punch.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River blocks a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavin lands a body punch in the clinch.
River has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gavin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from River.
Gavin tries a body shot but River blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gavin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gavin.
A left hand lands to the body for Gavin.
Nice body punch from River.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavin 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Wright (ranked 22677 p4p, 720 weight class) and Tony Vazzappo (ranked 3530 p4p, 424 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
5 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Ethan Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Vazzappo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazzappo throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright looks to land a combination but Vazzappo avoids it well.
Vazzappo misses with a wild combination.
Wright is looking for a counter combo.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vazzappo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vazzappo's waist but Vazzappo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Vazzappo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Vazzappo misses.
Vazzappo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo jabs at Wright's body.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Vazzappo circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vazzappo! But no joy.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a shoot takedown. Vazzappo fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Vazzappo blocks nicely.
Vazzappo controlling Wright's posture.
Vazzappo wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vazzappo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vazzappo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Vazzappo blocks nicely.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright stops Vazzappo from standing up.
Vazzappo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright 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.
Vazzappo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wright controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vazzappo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vazzappo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vazzappo's head.
Vazzappo controlling the position.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vazzappo wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vazzappo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Vazzappo.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Vazzappo.
Sloppy strikes from Vazzappo. Those never looked like landing.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tony Vazzappo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright gets a takedown into half guard.
Vazzappo gets full guard.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright works over Vazzappo with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo is looking to stand up but Wright isn't so interested in that idea.
Vazzappo keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Vazzappo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Vazzappo trying to control the position here.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Vazzappo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good leg kick by Vazzappo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vazzappo misses with a few strikes there.
Vazzappo tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vazzappo looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
A big left from Vazzappo misses.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Vazzappo pushes him off.
Vazzappo gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vazzappo wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vazzappo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Vazzappo.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vazzappo misses with a double jab.
Vazzappo lands a two punch combo.
Ethan Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vazzappo throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Vazzappo does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright dives in and grabs Vazzappo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vazzappo pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Vazzappo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Vazzappo misses.
Vazzappo tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Vazzappo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo misses with a wild body shot.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vazzappo stuffs the takedown.
and Vazzappo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wright! He's just covering up as Vazzappo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Vazzappo!
A very excited looking Tony Vazzappo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Baird (ranked 3654 p4p, 347 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 3086 p4p, 304 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
148 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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153 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird misses with a takedown attempt - Bandini sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bandini moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Corey Baird has been cut.
A head kick misses from Baird.
Bandini is looking to clinch.
Bandini connects with a crisp jab.
Baird is rocked!
Bandini walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Baird drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bandini swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Baird's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 2617 p4p, 320 weight class) and Lucas Pablo (ranked 23422 p4p, 680 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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33
197 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sireika lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sireika does it's job there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sireika slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pablo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sireika has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pablo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sireika to counter with a crisp jab.
Sireika's corner calls for a 1-2. Sireika obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pablo looks to clinch
and Sireika makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sireika connects with a looping right hand.
Pablo misses with a takedown
and Sireika counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sireika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body. Pablo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sireika lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pablo at a distance.
Sireika lands a jab to the head.
Pablo is rocked!
Sireika walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pablo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sireika swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pablo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika!
Arnoldas Sireika took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
Lucas Pablo was interviewed post fight and said 'Puta!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Reed (ranked 1607 p4p, 204 weight class) and Jalen Mortimer (ranked 3025 p4p, 362 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
198 lbs
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190 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mortimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed digs a good body shot into Mortimer's ribs.
Mortimer 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.
Mortimer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mortimer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mortimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mortimer feints a jab promting Reed to slip. Mortimer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mortimer throws out a counter right but Reed avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortimer tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mortimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed looks for the body kick but Mortimer saw that one coming.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Mortimer saw that one coming.
Mortimer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed swats away the attempt to clinch by Mortimer.
Reed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mortimer misses with a leg kick.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Mortimer misses.
Reed throws a leg kick but Mortimer moved away.
Mortimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reed takes a swing at Mortimer's ribcage but misses.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mortimer. That did some damage!
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Mortimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reed stuns Mortimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mortimer darts in and clinches Reed up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mortimer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mortimer throws a head punch that misses.
Reed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mortimer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Mortimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reed ducks under a wild hook from Mortimer.
Mortimer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mortimer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mortimer avoids the head kick by Reed.
Mortimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mortimer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mortimer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mortimer tries to throw a body punch but Reed avoids it by throwing Mortimer back against the cage.
Mortimer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reed prevents a body shot from Mortimer.
Reed is looking to control Mortimer's arms but Mortimer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reed has his back to the cage.
Mortimer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mortimer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mortimer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Mortimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mortimer fails to land.
Mortimer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reed lands a body punch.
Mortimer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mortimer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mortimer lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Mortimer pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed misses with the head strike.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mortimer is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jalen Mortimer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reed cracks a nice hook into Mortimer's ribs.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Reed catches Mortimer right on the button with a cross.
Mortimer moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mortimer.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Reed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Mortimer's head back.
Reed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mortimer throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortimer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Mortimer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed scores with a nice right hand.
Mortimer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mortimer wants to counter with a clinch but Reed pushes him away.
Mortimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Good leg kick by Reed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mortimer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mortimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mortimer checks it well.
Mortimer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mortimer to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reed misses with a hook
and Mortimer counters with a low kick, right behind Reed 's knee.
Mortimer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Mortimer is out of range.
Mortimer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy body kick from Mortimer
and Mortimer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed throws a body punch but Mortimer moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mortimer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Mortimer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Mortimer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reed.
Mortimer defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Mortimer checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws an off balance right hand
and Mortimer counters with a left to the body.
Ben Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Mortimer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mortimer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reed. That did some damage!
Mortimer wants to slow Reed down by chopping away at his legs.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mortimer.
Jab, jab by Mortimer - just one landing.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Mortimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mortimer looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Mortimer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortimer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reed motions for Mortimer to come forward. Reed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mortimer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reed.
Mortimer moves out of range of the leg kick from Reed.
Reed feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mortimers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Reed.
Mortimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Mortimer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mortimer.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed slips under a jab.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Reed dominated that second round.
That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mortimer sends Reed crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mortimer is motioning to the referee to let Reed up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Reed is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reed.
Oh Reed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mortimer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Reed takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mortimer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Reed bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jalen Mortimer!
Jalen Mortimer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alborz Mumu (ranked 1617 p4p, 39 weight class) and Wulfgar Beornegar (ranked 1954 p4p, 86 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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23
267 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Beornegar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beornegar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beornegar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMumu.
Beornegar tries to clinch there but Mumu circles away.
Beornegar goes for a double leg but Mumu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mumu continues to drive forward.
Beornegar misses with a body shot.
Beornegar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beornegar misses with a takedown
and Mumu counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Wulfgar Beornegar has been cut.
Beornegar moves to clinch but Mumu breaks away
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mumu throws a big shot that misses.
Wulfgar Beornegar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu throws a body shot but no joy.
Beornegar misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beornegar thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beornegar. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beornegar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mumu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alborz Mumu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulfgar Beornegar.
Beornegar darts in trying to clinch
and Mumu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beornegar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mumu checks it well.
Beornegar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Mumu counter with a right hand.
Beornegar with a poor takedown
and Mumu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beornegar or perhaps it was just good defense by Mumu, which made it look bad.
Mumu throwing a counter right hand but Beornegar manages to avoid it.
It looks like Mumu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mumu lands a big right hand that sends Beornegar crashing to the mat! Mumu stays standing though and waves Beornegar back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beornegar misses with a body shot
and Mumu counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alborz Mumu!
An out of breath Alborz Mumu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 1835 p4p, 79 weight class) and Lars Bullock (ranked 1540 p4p, 69 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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273 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rasputin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bullock blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin is struggling to control the position.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bullock avoids it.
Bullock is trying to break the clinch but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin is pressed up against the cage. Bullock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rasputin down to the mat. Rasputin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rasputin throws a leg kick which misses Bullock's front leg but catches the back leg as Bullock tries to avoid it.
Bullock shoots for a takedown but Rasputin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Bullock both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Rasputin. No joy for Bullock on that attempt.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Bullock.
Bullock tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bullock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasputin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullock.
Rasputin scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a right hand that Bullock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullock also avoids with ease.
Rasputin thows a body kick. Bullock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rasputin misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Rasputin. No joy for Bullock on that attempt.
Rasputin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rasputin tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasputin pushes Bullock up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bullock gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rasputin kicks off Bullock and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rasputin taking a breather.
Bullock wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rasputin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bullock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bullock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rasputin on his heels. He'll look to pass Rasputin's guard now, I'm sure.
Rasputin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bullock manages to get himself to full guard.
Rasputin trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom.
Bullock being controlled here, momentarily.
Rasputin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock wants to stand up but Rasputin is controlling him.
Rasputin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rasputin throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin wants to control from the top but Bullock keeps moving.
Bullock wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasputin stopping the sweep attempt from Bullock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin throws a strike but Bullock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bullock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rasputin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rasputin 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.
Rasputin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rasputin continues to stall.
Bullock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasputin has control of Bullock's left arm, preventing Bullock from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bullock blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rasputin leaves Bullock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rasputin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rasputin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bullock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rasputin circles away.
Rasputin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bullock can do to turn this around?
Bullock shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Bullock tries to get set, Rasputin tries to push him back and clinch up but Bullock manages to avoid the attempt.
Rasputin throws a push kick but Bullock slaps the foot to one side.
Bullock dives in and grabs Rasputin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rasputin pushes down on Bullock's head and hops out.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Bullock.
Rasputin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullock moves away.
Bullock tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Rasputin is pressed up against the cage. Bullock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rasputin down to the mat. Rasputin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin forces Bullock back against the cage and clinches.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Lars Bullock has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Rasputin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rasputin landing knees to the body.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Bullock 's eye.
Rasputin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bullock up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rasputin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bullock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rasputin after a bit of a struggle.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
We've been informed that Bullock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bullock is breathing heavily.
Rasputin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rasputin landing knees to the body.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bullock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin has Bullock pushed against the cage.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rasputin lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bullock is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Bullock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bullock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rasputin landing knees to the head.
Bullock takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Lars Bullock's cut even more.
Bullock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bullock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bullock breaks the clinch.
Lars Bullock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Rasputin misses.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Rasputin.
Bullock staying out of range there.
Rasputin gets a clinch.
Bullock letting Rasputin take a breather here.
Bullock managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin effectively controlling the action here.
Bullock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rasputin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rasputin throws an overhand right that lands on Bullock's shoulder, as Bullock tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Bullock misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Bullock moves out of range as Rasputin throws a body kick.
Rasputin slaps away a takedown attempt from Bullock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rasputin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rasputin throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above Lars Bullock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Bullock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rasputin instigates a clinch.
Rasputin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bullock trying to stall but Rasputin improves his position.
Rasputin gets underhooks to prevent Bullock's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Bullock fails with a takedown attempt.
Rasputin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rasputin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bullock, pushing him back against the cage.
Bullock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bullock wants a takedown but no success here.
Bullock is looking for a takedown.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Bullock.
Rasputin is pushing Bullock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rasputin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.
Bullock takes an elbow to the temple.
Bullock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rasputin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bullock's face.
Lars Bullock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rasputin with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lars Bullock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 2403 p4p, 253 weight class) and Renat Dadasov (ranked 1104 p4p, 132 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. Renat Dadasov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iota Knox's chin.
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renat Dadasov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dadasov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Dadasov ducks down to avoid it.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Dadasov off the cage and back into range.
Dadasov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dadasov misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Dadasov throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dadasov backs up against the cage.
A left lands for Knox.
Dadasov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dadasov connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox punishes Dadasov's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dadasov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dadasov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Dadasov blocks the leg kick.
Dadasov throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Dadasov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Dadasov off the cage and back into range.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dadasov.
Dadasov throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Dadasov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Dadasov is out of range.
A nice side step and Dadasov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dadasov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dadasov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dadasov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Dadasov cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dadasov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!
Knox is rocked!
Dadasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dadasov misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dadasov cracks Knox on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Knox falls backwards against the cage. Dadasov follows up with more strikes that drop Knox to his knees. Dadasov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Knox! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renat Dadasov!
A very excited looking Renat Dadasov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 2231 p4p, 94 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 844 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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299 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mad Onion avoids it really well and circles away.
Mad Onion lands with a good body shot.
Zulu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
Mad Onion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Mad Onion shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Zulu is backing up but Mad Onion catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Zulu covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Mad Onion Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Mad Onion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 934 p4p, 120 weight class) and No Way (ranked 1674 p4p, 201 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith works Way's body with a nice hook.
Way throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Way moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Way avoids the body shot from Smith.
Way misses with a straight right.
Way jabs at Smith's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at UnderGround BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A cross from Way lands.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Way. Way maintains the clinch.
Smith has Way pressed against the cage, preventing Way from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Way wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Way prevents a body shot from Smith.
Way blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Way blocks it.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Way pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Way is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Way looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith 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.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Way's hands, connecting with Way's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Way's temple.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Way blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith throwing shots but Way is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Way is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Way defending well though.
Way avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Way taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Way defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but Way is blocking nicely.
Smith is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Way has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Way wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Way working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Way has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Way's guard and throws a big left but Way blocks it.
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Way works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith prevents Way from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith throws a strike but Way rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Way trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith works Way's body with a nice hook.
Way jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Way tries to clinch up.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Way throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Way shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Way throws a right hand that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Way throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Way motions for Smith to come forward. Way throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Way to the ground. Smith is now in Way's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Way blocks nicely.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith postures up in Way's guard and throws a big left but Way blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Way can do to turn this around?
Way avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Way utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Way has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Way is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Way's head.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Way keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Way is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Way throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Way as he avoids it easily.
Way looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Way is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Way's shoulder. That is not cool.
James Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith wants to control but Way is keeping him busy.
Way is trying to buck Smith off.
Smith working the ground and pound but Way is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Way works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith working over Way with some ground and pound. Way looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Way is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Way's guard.
Smith throws a strike but Way rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Way manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Way keeps moving.
Way preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Way uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Way!
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Way regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Way avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Way down.
Way is rocked!
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Way is trying to buck Smith off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing a few strikes.
Way is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Way some visible discomfort.
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Way is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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