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GDL 34: John vs Orion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonny Gomez (ranked 2811 p4p, 346 weight class) and Thor Haraldson (ranked 6911 p4p, 623 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonny Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Haraldson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haraldson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haraldson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haraldson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haraldson! Gomez lets Haraldson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Thor Haraldson has been cut.
Haraldson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Haraldson's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Gomez before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tonny Gomez!
A very excited looking Tonny Gomez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Thorne (ranked 5484 p4p, 545 weight class) and Glot Drulog (ranked 5392 p4p, 541 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glot Drulog!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drulog shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thorne is trying to defend but Drulog finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thorne has hold of Drulog's hands but Drulog slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drulog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drulog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thorne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drulog on the ground.
Drulog working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drulog tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drulog is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drulog thows a huge punch but Thorne dodges it nicely.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drulog.
Drulog landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drulog wants to pass to mount but Thorne is defending the position.
Drulog throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drulog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drulog seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drulog controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drulog not doing much here.
Thorne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drulog.
Drulog takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drulog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drulog is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drulog lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drulog keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drulog working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drulog takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thorne trying to control but Drulog postures up.
Drulog drops an elbow to the side of Thorne's head.
Drulog controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne has a hand on Drulog's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Drulog takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Drulog controlling the position easily from mount.
Drulog lands a couple of good shots and Thorne has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drulog lands punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drulog controlling from the back.
Drulog is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glot Drulog dominated that round.
That's time! Thorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drulog is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drulog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drulog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drulog dives in for a single leg takedown but Thorne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Josh Thorne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glot Drulog.
Thorne wants to clinch.
Drulog throws out a loose jab but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne looks to land a right hand but Drulog moved out of range.
Drulog drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thorne defends it well.
Drulog closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorne to the mat! Thorne manages to get full guard.
Drulog advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to reverse the position.
Drulog working the head and body with strikes.
Thorne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drulog happy to just control the position for now.
Drulog lands an elbow.
Drulog lands some shots froms side control.
Thorne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Drulog presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Drulog lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drulog trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drulog looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Thorne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Drulog in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Drulog landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drulog looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Drulog controlling the pace for now.
Drulog pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drulog landing punches.
Thorne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drulog has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thorne's face.
Drulog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drulog postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thorne looks a forlorn figure.
Drulog is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Thorne is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glot Drulog!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirasov Goatov (ranked 7020 p4p, 132 weight class) and Lanuola Sefina (ranked 3596 p4p, 138 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirasov Goatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lanuola Sefina!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goatov throws a combination that misses
and Sefina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mirasov Goatov has been cut.
Sefina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sefina connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Goatov! He's out on his feet! Sefina rushes in and drops Goatov with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lanuola Sefina!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Utred Kinghtfall (ranked 25150 p4p, 218 weight class) and Alex Thompson (ranked 6660 p4p, 206 weight class). Utred Kinghtfall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Utred Kinghtfall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinghtfall throws a head kick that half lands.
Kinghtfall closes the distance and clinches.
Kinghtfall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson tightens his grip and picks Kinghtfall up, before dumping him to the ground. Kinghtfall manages to land in guard.
Kinghtfall trying to control the position.
Kinghtfall keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kinghtfall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson is pushing down on Kinghtfall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kinghtfall is fighting to maintain full guard but Thompson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kinghtfall is controlling Thompson's trapped leg to prevent Thompson from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kinghtfall tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is taking a breather. Kinghtfall says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kinghtfall tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kinghtfall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kinghtfall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kinghtfall scores with a takedown into Thompson's guard.
Kinghtfall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kinghtfall is aware though and is defending well.
Kinghtfall trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Kinghtfall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thompson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thompson has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kinghtfall is keeping the position for now.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kinghtfall keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Kinghtfall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson forces his way into half guard.
Thompson 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kinghtfall won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinghtfall trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thompson in particular looking to stall.
Kinghtfall wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kinghtfall, as that shot connected.
Kinghtfall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinghtfall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kinghtfall has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thompson.
Kinghtfall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Kinghtfall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thompson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kinghtfall has Thompson in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinghtfall being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinghtfall controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kinghtfall is working hard here to advance position.
Kinghtfall keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Kinghtfall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thompson won't allow Kinghtfall to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kinghtfall shoots and misses
and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kinghtfall's face as Thompson controls the position.
Alex Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kinghtfall tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
Kinghtfall is trying to escape the position but Thompson is controlling the position.
Kinghtfall is looking for a sweep.
Kinghtfall struggling a bit here.
Kinghtfall keeps Thompson under control for a moment.
Thompson happy to just control the position for now.
That's four 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.
Let's hope that Thompson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kinghtfall is looking to clinch.
Thompson with the counter takedown but Kinghtfall avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kinghtfall tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson feints the counter takedown.
Utred Kinghtfall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinghtfall tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kinghtfall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thompson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kinghtfall somewhat.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinghtfall.
Thompson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kinghtfall defends it well.
Kinghtfall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinghtfall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinghtfall. Kinghtfall gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kinghtfall throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kinghtfall rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kinghtfall gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thompson keeping control of the position.
Kinghtfall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinghtfall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kinghtfall is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Kinghtfall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinghtfall is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thompson is controlling Kinghtfall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinghtfall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Utred Kinghtfall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinghtfall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kinghtfall is defended easily by Thompson.
Thompson with the counter takedown but Kinghtfall avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utred Kinghtfall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinghtfall wants to clinch.
Thompson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kinghtfall throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kinghtfall manages to get to full guard.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Utred Kinghtfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kinghtfall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Kinghtfall's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson is pushing down on Kinghtfall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kinghtfall is fighting to maintain full guard but Thompson has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Utred Kinghtfall.
I think Thompson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Thompson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 1901 p4p, 79 weight class) and Mujtaba Mian (ranked 6167 p4p, 199 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mujtaba Mian!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tofail wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tofail.
Mian looks winded!
Mian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tofail feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mian sprawling to the canvas! Mian rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tofail finish him?!
Mian is rocked!
It looks like Mujtaba Mian has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tofail throws out a loose jab but Mian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mian is still on wobbly legs! Can Tofail finish him?
Tofail shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Mian takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Tofail sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Mian bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobig Tofail!
A victorious Tobig Tofail 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 5974 p4p, 575 weight class) and Denis Rochev (ranked 6614 p4p, 606 weight class). Rochev has chosen Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams as his entrance music. Eric Brooks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Denis Rochev's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Rochev!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochev fails with the takedown
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rochev shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rochev looks winded!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks lands a big head kick that sends Rochev tumbling to the mat! Brooks takes a step backwards and waves Rochev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rochev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks cracks Rochev with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Brooks!
A relieved looking Eric Brooks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Denis Rochev had this to say: 'AKHMAT SILA! Spasibo Kadiry Ramzanovichy Akhmatovy za mercedes!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 6913 p4p, 624 weight class) and Torg Nikolic (ranked 7817 p4p, 665 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Torg Nikolic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone clinches.
Corleone misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolic is defending well for now.
Nikolic has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corleone.
Corleone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikolic avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikolic.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Nikolic's ribcage.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikolic is defending well for now.
Corleone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikolic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Corleone is looking to get back to is feet but Nikolic passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolic slows the pace down.
Corleone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nikolic on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolic throws a strike aimed at the side of Corleone's head but Corleone avoids it well.
Nikolic trying to control the position but Corleone is working away.
Nikolic tries to move to mount but Corleone blocks the move with his legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Nikolic.
Nikolic tries to move to mount but Corleone blocks the move with his legs.
Corleone wants to get back to his feet but Nikolic drags him back down.
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.
Corleone tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nikolic trying to control but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone really wants to buck Nikolic off and get back to his feet.
Nikolic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
My spies in Pure Adrenaline Wrestling inform me that Nikolic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Corleone is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nikolic.
Nikolic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nikolic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nikolic is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nice sprawl there from Corleone as Nikolic shoots in.
Corleone forces Nikolic back against the cage and clinches.
Nikolic is trying to pull guard but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Nikolic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikolic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Corleone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nikolic to the mat. Nikolic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone scoring with some ground and pound.
Corleone throws a strike but Nikolic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nikolic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Corleone gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikolic avoids it.
Nikolic pulls guard successfully.
Corleone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nikolic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikolic has momentary wrist control but Corleone slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nikolic is on top in guard.
Corleone wants to stand but Nikolic is controlling the position.
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 Vito Corleone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corleone moves into the clinch.
Corleone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone has a couple of punches blocked by Nikolic.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corleone as Nikolic tries to tie him up.
Nikolic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corleone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Nikolic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corleone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nikolic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nikolic prevents a body shot from Corleone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone prevents Nikolic from breaking the clinch.
Nikolic is trying to pull guard but Corleone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but Nikolic blocks with his arms.
Corleone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nikolic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nikolic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Corleone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vito Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torg Nikolic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Corleone tries to keep at a distance but Nikolic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nikolic wants to stall.
Corleone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nikolic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Corleone to keep the fight standing.
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nikolic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nikolic blocks a body shot from Corleone.
Corleone prevents Nikolic from breaking the clinch.
Nikolic tries to pull guard but Corleone holds him up against the cage and eventually Nikolic drops back down to his feet.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corleone misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nikolic wants to break free but Corleone has control.
Nikolic avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Nikolic manages to break the clinch.
Nikolic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corleone.
Corleone is looking to clinch.
Corleone ducks right into an uppercut from Nikolic.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Nikolic circles away and keeps his distance.
Corleone darts in and clinches Nikolic up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corleone turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Torg Nikolic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nikolic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Corleone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nikolic has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Corleone is on him like a limpet, forcing Nikolic back against the cage.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
Nikolic jumps guard and drags Corleone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nikolic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone landing with the ground and pound.
Nikolic is breathing heavily.
Corleone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nikolic is rocked!
Corleone throws an elbow that misses. Nikolic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Corleone's guard. Nice move by Nikolic!
Nikolic trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Corleone is trying to buck Nikolic off.
Nikolic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Corleone is not content to let Nikolic control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Torg Nikolic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Corleone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nikolic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone tries to work over Nikolic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nikolic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vito Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corleone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nikolic blocks a body shot from Corleone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Corleone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nikolic is looking to break free of the clinch but Corleone has double underhooks.
Corleone gets underhooks to prevent Nikolic's takedown attempt.
Nikolic tries to score a body lock takedown but Corleone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nikolic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone clinches up against the cage.
Nikolic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Corleone walks away with a smile on his face. Nikolic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vito Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torg Nikolic.
Nikolic missing with a left hand there. Corleone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corleone wants to clinch up but Nikolic keeps it at a distance.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nikolic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikolic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corleone clinches up against the cage.
Nikolic jumps guard but Corleone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nikolic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Corleone uses from the top position.
Corleone throws a big elbow that misses.
Corleone landing with the ground and pound.
Nikolic is still in real trouble! Can Corleone finish him?
It looks like Torg Nikolic has been cut.
Nikolic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corleone stands up over Nikolic, holding on to his feet. Corleone throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Nikolic is out cold! Corleone lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Luff (ranked 5515 p4p, 547 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 4457 p4p, 496 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Luff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader tries to move into range but Luff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luff misses with some punches.
Luff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bader effectively controlling the action here.
Bader manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Luff postures up.
Bader wants to sweep here but Luff controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luff is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Luff controls the pace.
Bader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader looking for a guillotine here but Luff defends easily.
Luff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luff sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Luff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bader will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Luff was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bader.
Luff scores with a hook.
Luff lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luff does it's job there.
Luff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luff looks to throw the jab but Bader is out of range.
Luff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luff misses with a double jab.
Bader will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Luff was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Luff missing with a left hand there. Bader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bader drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bader throws a counter combo.
Bader tries to move into range but Luff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luff misses the shot to the body.
Bader shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bader looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandon Luff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
Bader fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luff cracks Bader with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Luff.
Bader throws a series of strikes that have Luff backpedaling.
Bader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bader needs to keep his hands up - Luff had a free shot at his head there.
Brandon Luff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luff misses with a hook. Bader ducked under it nicely.
Bader with the counter takedown but Luff avoids it easily.
A cross from Luff lands.
Luff throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bader shoots for a takedown but Luff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luff misses with a looping right.
Bader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luff pinned against the cage. Luff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've been informed that Bader has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Luff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bader fails with a takedown attempt.
Bader moves into the clinch successfully.
Luff throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader keeps control of Luff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bader's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Luff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luff looks to land a left hand but Bader moved out of range nicely.
Luff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luff misses with a straight right.
Luff misses with a lunging right hand
and Bader counters by clinching up.
Luff throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
Luff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luff misses with some punches.
Bader manages to break the clinch.
Bader tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Luff defends well and Bader ends up having to push Luff into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Luff scores with a nice head shot.
Bader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luff throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader tries to clinch but Luff moves out of range.
Luff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bader.
Luff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader moves out of range as Luff strikes.
Luff missing with a left hand there. Bader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bader fails to land the takedown.
Luff throws a good cross that connects.
Bader tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Luff defends well and Bader ends up having to push Luff into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brandon Luff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
A big right from Luff misses.
Luff misses the shot to the body.
Bader shoots in but no luck this time.
Luff throws a right and a left that Bader avoids nicely.
Luff looks to land a combination but Bader avoids it well.
Luff throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
Luff tries to bum rush Bader with a series of wild strikes but Bader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Luff misses the target.
Luff sizes up Bader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luff lands a really nice looking cross but Bader seems unphased.
Luff throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Luff does it's job there.
Bader slips under a jab.
Bader is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Luff misses with a looping left.
Bader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luff.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luff.
A shot to the liver by Luff. Beautiful body shot.
Luff misses with an uppercut.
Bader instigates a clinch.
Luff has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
A head punch on the inside from Luff fails to land.
Luff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luff prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bader is on top in guard.
Luff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bader trying to control but Luff is working from the bottom.
Bader trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luff wants to sweep here but Bader controlling him for the moment.
Bader trying to control the position from guard on top but Luff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader is fighting to break Luff's control of his arms but Luff is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bader advances to half guard.
Bader is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Luff is just riding it out for now. Bader eventually gives up the hold.
Luff is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Luff dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Luff stuffs the takedown.
Bader tries a low kick but Luff avoids it.
Luff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bader tries to clinch but Luff is having none of it.
Luff cracks Bader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Luff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bader at a distance.
Bader wants to clinch.
Luff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brandon Luff is winning the standup battle so far.
Bader rushes Luff and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader jumps guard but Luff stands there with Bader around his waist. Bader gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luff fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader shoots in looking for a takedown. Luff tries to sprawl out of it but Bader keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandon Luff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
Luff throws a big shot that misses.
Bader is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Luff.
A countering left hand to the body from Bader misses.
Bader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Luff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bader can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Luff.
Luff lands a jab to the nose.
Bader tries to work over Luff's front leg with a kick but Luff checks it.
Luff throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut lands for Luff. That snapped Bader's head back.
Bader fails with the takedown
and Luff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Luff misses.
Luff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bader has his takedown stuffed
enabling Luff to counter with a crisp jab.
Bader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luff misses with a straight left.
Luff scores with a jab to the body.
Luff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bader dives in for a single leg takedown but Luff sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bader shoots in for a double leg but Luff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brandon Luff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luff digs a good hook to Bader's body.
Luff jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luff connects with a looping right hand.
Luff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luff lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bader can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Luff and Bader drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Luff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Luff!
Brandon Luff 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Viking (ranked 3742 p4p, 142 weight class) and Cole Kong (ranked 2505 p4p, 105 weight class). Andy Viking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Kong!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kong.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Viking enables Kong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Viking manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Viking wants to stand and escape but Kong is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viking kicks Kong off and gets to his feet.
Kong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Viking tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kong is in Viking's guard.
Kong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking wants to stand but Kong is controlling the position.
Viking is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Viking lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Viking.
Kong wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Viking.
It looks like Cole Kong has been cut.
Kong looks winded!
Kong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andy Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Kong.
Kong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Viking is defending well.
We've been informed that Kong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Kong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Our sources have told us that Viking has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kong looking for a takedown.
Viking lands an elbow just above Kong 's eye.
Viking gets underhooks to prevent Kong's takedown attempt.
Viking lands an elbow that stopped Kong in his tracks for a moment.
Viking comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Viking.
Viking working Kong over with knees to the body.
Viking connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Cole Kong's cut even more.
Viking lands a good knee to the midsection. Kong won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking lands an elbow inside.
Viking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kong's defenses.
Viking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Cole Kong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Viking gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cole Kong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Viking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cole Kong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andy Viking!
A very excited looking Andy Viking rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon John (ranked 4000 p4p, 464 weight class) and Tobias Orion (ranked 1746 p4p, 225 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlon John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orion.
Orion clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
John is trying to drag Orion to the mat but Orion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
John has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Orion clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Orion wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion is working to get back to half guard.
Orion 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John with good strikes from the mount here!
Orion is in all sorts of trouble here.
John controlling his opponent.
Orion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
John lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
John with a couple of short strikes.
Orion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Orion wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by John.
Orion is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a head shot.
John throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Orion is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Orion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orion holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as John tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
John prevents Orion from getting the reversal.
John throwing strikes but Orion recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Orion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
John thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orion's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
John seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
John looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orion is pressing down on John's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John with a flurry of punches that miss.
John working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orion has momentary wrist control but John slips an elbow through the middle.
John stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
John not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Orion controlling John's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
John stands up over Orion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon John dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orion shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Orion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John avoids the head kick by Orion.
John tries to counter with a takedown but Orion is quick to defend against it.
Orion tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John lands a slapping body shot.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
A low kick from Orion misses
and John counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orion won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Orion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orion is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but John is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to score with some ground and pound. Orion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from John are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
John working the head with strikes.
Orion parries the strikes from John easily there. John is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orion to escape.
John lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orion down.
John tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
John trying to control the position but Orion is working away.
John working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by John.
Orion wants to control but John postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sloppy strikes there by John.
Orion gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Orion taking some punishment here, with John in his half guard.
Orion tries to get to full guard but John has control of the leg.
Orion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orion has his hands clasped together around John's back. He's all about the action.
John is taking a breather. Orion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
John working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
John thows a huge punch but Orion dodges it nicely.
John with the ground and pound but Orion uses the opportunity to regain guard.
John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
John looking to pass the guard.
John has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
John postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orion fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Orion drives through and clinches with John against the cage.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
John is trying to break the clinch but Orion is controlling him.
Orion is pressed up against the cage. John has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orion down to the mat. Orion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orion wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Orion has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws an elbow that misses.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John is trying to drag Orion to the mat but Orion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
John prevents a body shot from Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion gets underhooks to prevent John's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlon John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John wants a takedown.
John is looking for a takedown.
John can't break the clinch.
John working hard to break the clinch.
Orion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. John is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Orion manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Orion fails with the takedown
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
John throwing a counter right hand but Orion manages to avoid it.
Tobias Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John gets tackled into the cage by Orion. Orion maintains the clinch.
John drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orion smiles and moves away.
Tobias Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orion feints and as John raises his hands in defense, Orion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orion won't allow John to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as John works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orion 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.
John seems keen to control Orion's posture.
John 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.
John is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Orion dives into side control.
Marlon John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
John tries to buck Orion off but Orion is having none of it.
John is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orion off and has taken his back!
John just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Orion takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon John!
Marlon John decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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