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WPFA XIX: Merel vs Trumpet 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 3092 p4p, 314 weight class) and Jan Schrijber (ranked 3935 p4p, 375 weight class). Jan Schrijber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Goose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Schrijber!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goose lands with a right hand.
Schrijber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Goose sizes up Schrijber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Schrijber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goose loads up on a big right hand but Schrijber slips the punch.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Goose ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Goose !
Kyle Goose decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vendarra (ranked 2703 p4p, 319 weight class) and Danny Wyadd (ranked 2580 p4p, 309 weight class). Vendarra's entrance music is Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. A fine choice. Bob Vendarra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Wyadd's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Wyadd!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyadd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wyadd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wyadd misses with a takedown attempt
and Vendarra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wyadd dives in for a single leg takedown but Vendarra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bob Vendarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Wyadd.
Wyadd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vendarra keeping moving, preventing Wyadd from controlling successfully.
Wyadd throws a strike but Vendarra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vendarra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vendarra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vendarra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wyadd's guard.
Wyadd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vendarra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra looking to pass the guard.
Wyadd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wyadd working for a triangle but Vendarra defends it easily.
Vendarra is stalling in the full guard.
Vendarra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vendarra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wyadd's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vendarra trying to control but Wyadd is working from the bottom.
Wyadd controls Vendarra momentarily but Vendarra frees himself.
Vendarra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vendarra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wyadd is looking for a triangle but Vendarra pushes his legs off easily.
Vendarra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vendarra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wyadd's guard.
Wyadd has an active guard here but Vendarra has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd tries to roll over but Vendarra keeps him under control.
Wyadd actively working from the bottom here.
Vendarra is looking to advance position but Wyadd won't allow it.
Vendarra trying to control from half guard but Wyadd is working away.
Vendarra wants to free his trapped foot but Wyadd is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wyadd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wyadd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vendarra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vendarra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wyadd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wyadd controls Vendarra momentarily but Vendarra frees himself.
Vendarra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vendarra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wyadd is proving hard to escape from.
Wyadd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vendarra defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vendarra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vendarra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Vendarra will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Vendarra misses the target.
Vendarra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wyadd.
Vendarra swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wyadd shoots in looking for a takedown but Vendarra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wyadd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wyadd goes for a double leg but Vendarra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vendarra continues to drive forward.
Bob Vendarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Wyadd.
Wyadd slips under a jab.
Vendarra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wyadd slips under a jab from Vendarra.
Wyadd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vendarra is trying to defend but Wyadd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Danny Wyadd has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra wants to improve his position but Wyadd is controlling well.
Vendarra wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyadd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vendarra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wyadd stops Vendarra from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vendarra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wyadd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyadd prevents Vendarra from getting back to his feet.
Wyadd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wyadd passes Vendarra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vendarra is looking for a sweep. Wyadd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wyadd seems to be working for a kimura but Vendarra defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra is trying to stand back up but Wyadd is controlling him
Wyadd wants to work for an arm triangle but Vendarra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vendarra is not content to let Wyadd control the position.
Vendarra is trying to stand back up but Wyadd is controlling him
Wyadd drops an elbow to the side of Vendarra's head.
Wyadd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vendarra is looking to escape.
Vendarra is defending against the submission attempts here by Wyadd.
Wyadd prevents Vendarra from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vendarra is defending against the submission attempts here by Wyadd.
Wyadd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vendarra pushes Wyadd off looking to stand but Wyadd dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wyadd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wyadd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vendarra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wyadd stops Vendarra from getting back to his feet.
Wyadd is looking for a kimura here.
Vendarra tries to roll over but Wyadd keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vendarra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wyadd is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wyadd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wyadd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vendarra's waist but Vendarra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wyadd off to one side.
Vendarra throws a big shot that misses.
Wyadd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wyadd lands in his opponent's guard.
Vendarra wants to sweep but no luck.
Wyadd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wyadd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vendarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vendarra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vendarra jabs at Wyadd's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyadd fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra tries to land a leg kick but Wyadd saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Wyadd misses.
Wyadd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vendarra defends well and Wyadd ends up having to push Vendarra into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bob Vendarra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Wyadd.
Wyadd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vendarra as he jumps to the side.
Bob Vendarra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wyadd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vendarra's waist but Vendarra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wyadd off to one side.
Wyadd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wyadd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wyadd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vendarra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vendarra throws the left hand but Wyadd avoids the punch easily.
Wyadd shoots and misses
and Vendarra counters with a three punch combo that has Wyadd backing up. Wyadd nods at Vendarra to acknowledge the strikes.
Bob Vendarra is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd shoots in looking for a takedown but Vendarra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wyadd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vendarra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wyadd closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendarra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wyadd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vendarra is trying to control Wyadd's posture but Wyadd avoids it.
Vendarra wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vendarra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vendarra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wyadd's best efforts.
Vendarra tries to kick Wyadd off but Wyadd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wyadd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vendarra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wyadd trying to mount his opponent but Vendarra defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra is trying to stand up here but Wyadd is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vendarra is refusing to be controlled, as Wyadd sits in half guard.
Vendarra wants to improve his position but Wyadd is controlling well.
Vendarra tries to kick Wyadd off but Wyadd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wyadd is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vendarra is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Wyadd!
A victorious Danny Wyadd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Cubbedge (ranked 2575 p4p, 282 weight class) and Sam Spencer (ranked 2848 p4p, 308 weight class). Bart Cubbedge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Spencer's chin.
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cubbedge s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spencer tries to bum rush Cubbedge with a series of wild strikes but Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sam Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cubbedge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spencer's guard.
Cubbedge looking to pass the guard.
Cubbedge controlling from the top position.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cubbedge . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cubbedge postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Spencer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cubbedge , into his guard.
Cubbedge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spencer is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Cubbedge 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spencer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spencer wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cubbedge 's closed guard. He's half up but Cubbedge has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cubbedge pivots and extends the arm, Spencer falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cubbedge ! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bart Cubbedge !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry McCockiner (ranked 1392 p4p, 179 weight class) and Gene Parmesan (ranked 1187 p4p, 148 weight class). McCockiner comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell to Cheyenn. Gene Parmesan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry McCockiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parmesan scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Parmesan.
An inside leg kick lands from McCockiner.
Parmesan wants to clinch up but McCockiner keeps it at a distance.
Parmesan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCockiner.
It looked like McCockiner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parmesan shoots in and gets a takedown into McCockiner's guard.
McCockiner keeping moving, preventing Parmesan from controlling successfully.
Parmesan lands a couple of digs.
McCockiner wants to sweep here but Parmesan controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parmesan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCockiner pulls Parmesan in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner wants to sweep here but Parmesan controlling him for the moment.
McCockiner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parmesan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parmesan with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCockiner 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCockiner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Parmesan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parmesan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCockiner counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by McCockiner.
McCockiner staying out of range there.
McCockiner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCockiner tries to keep at a distance but Parmesan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parmesan can't find room to land a body shot as McCockiner controls the action.
Parmesan tries to work over McCockiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCockiner misses with a body punch.
McCockiner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from McCockiner.
A shot in the inside from McCockiner.
Parmesan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCockiner staying out of range there.
Parmesan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCockiner throws a low kick, looking for Parmesan's leg but Parmesan calmly moves out of range.
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!
McCockiner looks to score with a jab to the body but Parmesan is just out of range.
Parmesan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan avoids a kick to the body.
Parmesan shoots in but no luck this time.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
Parmesan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCockiner. Parmesan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parmesan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCockiner defends it well.
Parmesan connects with a right hand. McCockiner shakes it off.
Parmesan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - McCockiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCockiner slips under a jab from Parmesan.
Parmesan throws a lazy right hand but McCockiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parmesan ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
Parmesan cracks McCockiner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parmesan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCockiner misses with a hook.
McCockiner throws a lazy uppercut
and Parmesan counters with a three punch combo that has McCockiner backing up. McCockiner nods at Parmesan to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parmesan has his takedown stuffed
and McCockiner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Parmesan really felt that one!
McCockiner lands a really nice looking cross but Parmesan seems unphased.
Parmesan forces McCockiner back against the cage and clinches.
Parmesan has a couple of punches blocked by McCockiner.
Parmesan lands a nice uppercut.
McCockiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parmesan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCockiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parmesans head.
Parmesan digs a right hand underneath McCockiner's ribcage. McCockiner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parmesan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parmesan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCockiner misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Parmesan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parmesan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCockiner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parmesan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCockiner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parmesan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from McCockiner misses its target.
Parmesan looks for a takedown but McCockiner sprawls well.
Parmesan wants to land a leg kick but McCockiner is out of range.
Parmesan 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCockiner, right into the meat.
Parmesan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCockiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as McCockiner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCockiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parmesan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parmesan throws a body punch but McCockiner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCockiner wants it to stay on the feet.
McCockiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCockiner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McCockiner connects with a leg kick. Parmesan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCockiner misses with a wild body shot.
McCockiner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parmesan slips under a jab.
Parmesan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parmesan connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Parmesan.
Parmesan misses with a body kick.
Parmesan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parmesan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCockiner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCockiner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Parmesan scores with a leg kick.
McCockiner throws a big shot that misses.
Barry McCockiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCockiner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parmesan manages to break the clinch.
McCockiner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parmesan on the side of the head.
Parmesan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parmesan connects with a nice looking jab.
Parmesan throws a leg kick but McCockiner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parmesan throws a body punch but McCockiner moves out of range.
Parmesan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCockiner jabs at Parmesan's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Parmesan.
Parmesan throws a leg kick but McCockiner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parmesan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parmesan takes a swing at McCockiner's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Parmesan.
Parmesan lands with a kick to the temple. McCockiner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice shot lands for McCockiner.
McCockiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parmesan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCockiner catches Parmesan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parmesan misses with an uppercut.
McCockiner slips a jab from Parmesan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parmesan misses with a hook
and Parmesan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by McCockiner's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCockiner throws a jab but it's blocked by Parmesan.
Parmesan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parmesan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCockiners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parmesan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parmesan misses with a kick to the body
and McCockiner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parmesan lands a body shot.
McCockiner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parmesan throws a right hand that misses
and McCockiner counters with an inside leg kick.
McCockiner lands with a hook. Parmesan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
McCockiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gene Parmesan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCockiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parmesan cracks McCockiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Parmesan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parmesan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCockiner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCockiner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parmesan counters with a stiff right hand.
Parmesan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCockiner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCockiner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parmesan.
Parmesan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCockiner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner misses with a body shot
and Parmesan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parmesan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCockiner misses with a straight left.
McCockiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner lands with a cross.
Parmesan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parmesan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCockiner 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.
Parmesan wants to pass the guard but McCockiner is keeping the position.
Parmesan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parmesan stopping the sweep attempt from McCockiner.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Parmesan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Parmesan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McCockiner looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner pulls Parmesan in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barry McCockiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCockiner trying to keep a closed guard but Parmesan is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parmesan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Parmesan misses.
McCockiner takes a swing at Parmesan's ribcage but misses.
McCockiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCockiner swings widly with a right hand
and Parmesan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gene Parmesan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Parmesan.
McCockiner is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from McCockiner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner throws a low kick but Parmesan avoids it.
McCockiner misses with a kick to the body.
McCockiner loads up on a big right hand but Parmesan slips the punch.
Parmesan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Parmesan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gene Parmesan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parmesan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCockiner wants to improve his position but Parmesan is controlling well.
Parmesan not doing much here.
McCockiner wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gene Parmesan has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCockiner is working hard here to advance position.
McCockiner works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCockiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Parmesan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parmesan 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gene Parmesan!
During a confident post fight interview, Gene Parmesan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1560 p4p, 188 weight class) and Harry Baals (ranked 2460 p4p, 275 weight class). Gellar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Baals!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baals ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.
Gellar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baals will feel that in the morning.
Gellar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gellar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baals is out of range and Gellar settles back down.
Baals checks a low kick from Gellar.
Gellar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baals is looking for the big counter here.
Gellar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baals is looking for the big counter here.
Baals checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baals.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baals checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baals is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a two punch combo.
Baals's coach down at Iron Man (Fitness & Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baals's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar wants to slow Baals down by chopping away at his legs.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Gellar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gellar tried to score with a low kick but Baals checks it.
Gellar throws a shot from downtown. Baals moves away and avoids it.
Gellar swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Gellar.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baals takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baals takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gellar connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar clinches up with Baals and pushes him back against the cage.
Gellar gets through Baals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar is working Baals over against the cage.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar tries a body shot but Baals blocks it.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gellar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gellar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gellar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gellar as the two fighters clinch.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
Baals is rocked!
Gellar working aggressively here.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Baals avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar gets through Baals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gellar is looking to chop away at Baals's legs.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Gellar thows a leg kick but Baals checks it
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Gellar misses with a low kick as Baals jumps back.
Gellar looks to land a body kick but Baals moved away.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar closes the distance and pushes Baals back into the cage.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals blocks an uppercut.
Gellar lands a hook that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Baals controls the action.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Baals.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar tries to work over Baals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baals can do to turn this around?
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Baals controls his hands.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
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!
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar is working Baals over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gellar.
Baals is breathing heavily.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baals's elbow.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar is working Baals over against the cage.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar lands a left hand.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
Gellar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baals or not.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baals crunches a lovely knee into Gellar's ribcage.
Gellar digs a right hand into Baals's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baals's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gellar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Baals's ribcage. Baals let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gellar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gellar lands a body punch.
Gellar pushes Baals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baals is still on wobbly legs! Can Gellar finish him?
Gellar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar gets through Baals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baals is looking for the big counter here.
Harry Baals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Gellar
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Gellar is predictable there
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Baals seems to have recovered his senses.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Gellar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gellar misses with a leg kick.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gellar is looking to wear down Baals with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gellar misses with a double jab
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Gellar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar misses the shot to the body.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Gellar throws a leg kick that misses.
Gellar misses with a leg kick
and Baals counters with a left and a right that stings Gellar.
Gellar throws a jab but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baals checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Baals keeps it at a distance.
Gellar tries to clinch but Baals moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Baals's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harry Baals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar wants to clinch.
Gellar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baals avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Uri Gellar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gellar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baals.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Baals moves out of range easily.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Gellar
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Baals avoids the head kick by Gellar.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar throws out a leg kick but Baals moves out of range and Gellar only half commits.
Gellar moves in looking to clinch but Baals pushes him off.
Gellar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baals is out of range.
Baals throws a counter combo.
A cross from Gellar lands.
Baals is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uri Gellar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals checks a leg kick.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar is looking to slow Baals down with leg kicks.
Gellar connects with a solid leg kick.
Gellar tries a head kick but it misses.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gellar tries to clinch there but Baals circles away.
Baals throws a counter combo.
Gellar misses with a right hand
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baals keeps the fight on the outside.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Baals's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gellar.
An inside leg kick lands from Gellar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Baals.
Well Gellar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Gellar!
A victorious Uri Gellar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Kubrick (ranked 866 p4p, 111 weight class) and Aleksandr Volkov (ranked 1952 p4p, 224 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Kubrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandr Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubrick is just out of range.
It looked like Kubrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Volkov jabs Kubrick right on the nose. Kubrick blinks but takes it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kubrick.
You can see the frustration on Volkov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov is not content to let Kubrick control the position.
Kubrick working the ground and pound but Volkov is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubrick wants to control but Volkov is keeping him busy.
Kubrick happy to just control the position for now.
Volkov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kubrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Volkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kubrick working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volkov tries to get to full guard but Kubrick has control of the leg.
Volkov keeps trying to improve his position.
Kubrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Volkov is looking to improve his position.
Kubrick is nestled in close to Volkov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kubrick lands a nice short elbow.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kubrick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to control but Kubrick is keeping busy.
Kubrick working Volkov over with strikes.
Kubrick is looking to take a break and control but Volkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kubrick is just content to waste time from the top position. Volkov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Volkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kubrick postures up in Volkov's guard and throws a big left but Volkov blocks it.
That's four 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.
Kubrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Volkov trying to control the position here.
Volkov looking for a guillotine here but Kubrick defends easily.
Kubrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kubrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kubrick. Kubrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Kubrick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Volkov scores with a body shot.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Kubrick moved out of range nicely.
Volkov takes a swing at Kubrick's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Volkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aleksandr Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Kubrick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kubrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kubrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kubrick moves into range and clinches up with Volkov.
Kubrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkov has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubrick tries to circle away but Volkov has him pinned against the cage.
Volkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kubrick throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov cracks Kubrick with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Volkov finds it's way through Kubrick's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kubrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aleksandr Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kubrick misses with the combination.
Kubrick throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Kubrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Volkov lands a body shot.
Volkov throws a good cross that connects.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Kubrick ducks down to avoid it.
Kubrick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kubrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov takes a swing at Kubrick's ribcage but misses.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Kubrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Volkov - just one landing.
Kubrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubrick dives in for a single leg takedown but Volkov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Kubrick.
A jab from Volkov misses.
It looked like Kubrick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volkov.
Volkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kubrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubrick throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov dips to his left and cracks Kubrick with an uppercut!
Kubrick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Kubrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubrick appears to be looking for a big counter.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Kubrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubrick seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Volkov there.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubrick is just out of range.
Kubrick ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook
and Kubrick counters with a one-two to the body.
Kubrick clinches up with Volkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kubrick misses with the head strike.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov connects with a single shot there.
Volkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kubrick. Kubrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kubrick works Volkov's body with a nice hook.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Kubrick moved out of range nicely.
As Volkov looks to move away, Kubrick throws a big counter combo but Volkov just gets out of the way.
Kubrick walks into a stiff left hand from Volkov.
Kubrick tries to clinch but Volkov moves away
and Kubrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Kubrick ducks down to avoid it.
Kubrick fails to land the takedown.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Volkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kubrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kubrick.
Kubrick scores with a nice right hand.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Kubrick ducks down to avoid it.
Kubrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kubrick avoids the body shot from Volkov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kubrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kubrick.
It seemed like Volkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Volkov misses with a hook. Kubrick ducked under it nicely.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Kubrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubrick misses with a looping left.
Volkov throws the left hand but Kubrick avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Volkov does it's job there.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Volkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Kubrick's shoulder, as Kubrick tries to avoid the shot.
Kubrick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Kubrick has a takedown stuffed.
Volkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kubrick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Kubrick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Volkov sprawls well initially but Kubrick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kubrick.
Volkov trying to control from the bottom.
Kubrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Volkov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kubrick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kubrick's back!
Kubrick trying to control the hands but Volkov won't let him.
Kubrick is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a shot to the head.
Volkov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Volkov throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Volkov looking for the choke from the back.
Kubrick covers up after that shot from Volkov.
Kubrick is trying to get back to his feet but Volkov has full control of the position and if anything, Kubrick has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Even with his hooks in, Volkov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Volkov looking for the RNC.
Kubrick covering up well and avoiding damage.
Volkov lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kubrick trying to get back to his feet but Volkov is in full control for now.
Kubrick covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kubrick avoids the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov throws strikes from the back but Kubrick rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Kubrick.
Kubrick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Volkov is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Volkov!
A less than humble Aleksandr Volkov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Lima (ranked 1104 p4p, 137 weight class) and Kingsley Brown (ranked 1153 p4p, 142 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Malaki Lima has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Malaki Lima seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Malaki Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Brown!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lima slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lima passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown won't allow Lima to pass to mount.
Lima performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Lima is proving a slippery customer.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lima won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lima gets full guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Lima keeps moving.
Lima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lima manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown is pulling down on Lima's head. It's preventing any offense from Lima, at least for the moment.
Lima stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown looking to control.
Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lima trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown 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.
Lima is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lima controlling from the top position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Lima is proving a slippery customer.
Lima advances to half guard.
Lima is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Lima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lima controlling the pace.
Lima continues to stall.
Brown wants to improve his position but Lima is controlling well.
Lima is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lima frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown has given up his back. Will we see Lima going for some submissions?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lima loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Lima ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Lima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Lima throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws out a counter right but Lima avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Malaki Lima has been cut.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lima - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lima. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lima throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Lima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingsley Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Lima. Lima gets slowly back to his feet.
Lima shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Lima swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown lands a big head kick that sends Lima tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Lima back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lima is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BAM! Brown delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lima like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kingsley Brown!
An intense looking Kingsley Brown took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '"where's Sobchak at,where are you punk lets have a rematch and see who bleeds this time".'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 1764 p4p, 201 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 1471 p4p, 171 weight class). Ricardo Del Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Brophy misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Tatum. Beautiful body shot.
Del Brophy throws a right hand that Tatum ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatum also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Tatum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Del Brophy. Del Brophy maintains the clinch.
Del Brophy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Brophy.
Tatum pushes Del Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Ricardo Del Brophy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Del Brophy moved out of range.
Del Brophy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Brophy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tatum lands a jab to the head.
Del Brophy swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Del Brophy lands a big head kick that sends Tatum tumbling to the mat! Del Brophy takes a step backwards and waves Tatum back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Tatum cracks a nice hook into Del Brophy's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Brophy misses with a head kick.
Del Brophy connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Tatum! He's out on his feet! Del Brophy rushes in and drops Tatum with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricardo Del Brophy!
Ricardo Del Brophy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 1710 p4p, 197 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 1592 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Oxlade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Oxlade moves out of range as Rawse strikes.
Rawse feints a jab promting Da Oxlade to slip. Rawse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Da Oxlade slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Mawi Da Oxlade has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Rawse has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rawse misses with a jab to the body
and Da Oxlade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Oxlade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rawse.
Rawse throws a body shot but no joy.
Rawse misses with a combination
and Da Oxlade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawse misses with an uppercut
and Da Oxlade counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Rawse badly! He tries to strike back but Da Oxlade puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Rawse out cold! Oh man, Rawse will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mawi Da Oxlade!
Mawi Da Oxlade decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merel (ranked 398 p4p, 53 weight class) and Donald Trumpet (ranked 725 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trumpet's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Trumpet!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trumpet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Merel cracks a nice hook into Trumpet's ribs.
Merel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trumpet.
Trumpet misses with a straight left.
Merel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Trumpet was covering up waiting for the punch and Merel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Trumpet is adopting a defensive guard.
Trumpet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merel's guard.
Trumpet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Merel working for submissions but it's allowed Trumpet to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trumpet postures up.
Merel can't keep his opponent in guard - Trumpet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Merel's coaches at Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Trumpet wants to control but Merel is keeping him busy.
Trumpet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Merel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Merel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Merel wants to control but Trumpet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Merel is looking for a sweep. Trumpet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Merel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trumpet is looking to stall here but Merel recovers full guard.
Trumpet looking to sit in guard and control but Merel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet wants to sweep here but Merel controlling him for the moment.
Trumpet controlling Merel's posture.
Merel wants to control from the top but Trumpet keeps moving.
Trumpet wants to sweep here but Merel controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Trumpet keeping moving, preventing Merel from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trumpet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donald Trumpet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Merel misses with a jab to the body
and Trumpet counters with a three punch combo that has Merel backing up. Merel nods at Trumpet to acknowledge the strikes.
Merel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trumpet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Merel is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merel cracks Trumpet with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Merel has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Trumpet!
Merel is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Trumpet to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Trumpet shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Merel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Merel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trumpet.
Trumpet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trumpet thinking.
Mark Merel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trumpet slips a straight right by Merel.
Merel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck for Merel with that takedown attempt.
Trumpet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Merel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merel goes for a double leg but Trumpet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trumpet continues to drive forward.
Merel lands with a nice body punch.
Merel fails with the takedown
enabling Trumpet to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Merel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel throws a body punch but Trumpet moves out of range.
A nice side step and Trumpet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Merel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Merel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merel tries to free his leg and advance position but Trumpet is retaining full guard.
Trumpet trying to keep a closed guard but Merel is proving a slippery customer.
Merel won't allow Trumpet to sweep him here.
Trumpet working for a triangle but Merel defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trumpet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Merel wants to pass the guard but Trumpet is keeping the position.
Trumpet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mark Merel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trumpet trying to control the position from guard on top but Merel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trumpet forces his way into half guard.
Trumpet wants to stand but Merel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel tries to roll over but Trumpet keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Trumpet seems content to control.
Trumpet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Merel controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trumpet has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Trumpet wants to control the pace but Merel is squirming around nicely.
Merel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Merel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Trumpet has his foot on Merel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Merel works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Merel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trumpet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Merel. That snapped Trumpet's head back.
Trumpet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Merel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trumpet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Merel misses with a straight right.
Merel throws a body shot but no joy.
Trumpet slips a straight right by Merel.
A telegraphed right hand from Merel misses the target.
Trumpet's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trumpet duly obliges.
It looks like Mark Merel has been cut.
Merel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trumpet did well to prevent Merel getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merel thows a huge punch but Trumpet dodges it nicely.
Merel is trying to work for a kimura but Trumpet is defending well.
Trumpet trying to control but Merel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel is trying to control. Trumpet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Merel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Merel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trumpet can do to turn this around?
Merel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Merel is nestled in close to Trumpet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Merel is keen to just control but Trumpet is a slippery customer.
Merel with the ground and pound but Trumpet uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Merel postures up in Trumpet's guard and throws a big left but Trumpet blocks it.
Merel advances position into side control!
Trumpet is trying to get back to half guard.
Trumpet defending against the ground and pound.
Trumpet has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Merel working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Merel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Merel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Merel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Merel advances to mount.
Merel wants to control the pace but Trumpet is squirming around nicely.
Merel lands a nice shot to the head.
Merel looking to control but Trumpet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Merel looking to finish Trumpet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Trumpet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumpet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Well, if Merel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Merel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merel wants to pass to mount but Trumpet is defending the position.
Trumpet manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Merel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Merel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Merel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trumpet misses with a double jab
and Merel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Merel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trumpet sprawls well. Trumpet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Merel gets slowly back to his feet.
Trumpet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trumpet moves out of range as Merel strikes.
Merel misses with a looping right.
Trumpet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Merel scores with the left hand. Trumpet knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumpet misses with a head kick.
Merel throws a shot to the body.
Merel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut there from Trumpet.
Merel throws a right hand that misses
letting Trumpet counter with a right hand.
Merel is rocked!
Merel throws out a loose jab but Trumpet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Merel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merel throws a sloppy body shot
and Trumpet counters with a huge left! Merel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Trumpet isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Merel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Trumpet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Trumpet!
Donald Trumpet is the new middleweight champion!
Donald Trumpet tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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