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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Abdelrahman (ranked 4796 p4p, 111 weight class) and Hector Ramos (ranked 4837 p4p, 113 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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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kwasi Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdelrahman thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Ramos scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramos throws a front kick aimed at Abdelrahman's knee but Abdelrahman avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Ramos.
Ramos keeps Abdelrahman at a distance using the push kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abdelrahman can pounce on him.
Ramos thuds his shin into the meat of Abdelrahman's side.
Ramos tries to land a body kick
and Abdelrahman counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramos throws a push kick but Abdelrahman slaps the foot to one side.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramos counters with a body kick that stops Abdelrahman in his tracks momentarily.
Ramos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abdelrahman looks to throw a body kick
and Ramos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman tried to score with a low kick but Ramos checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abdelrahman throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but Ramos avoids it.
Abdelrahman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Abdelrahman off balance momentarily.
Ramos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick that misses.
Ramos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos cracks the inside of Abdelrahman's front leg.
Abdelrahman throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Ramos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abdelrahman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abdelrahman. That one must have hurt.
Abdelrahman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abdelrahman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos moves out of range of the leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abdelrahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos keeps Abdelrahman at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy body kick from Ramos
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Ramos!
Hector Ramos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Routerhead (ranked 25388 p4p, 705 weight class) and LetsAG DAFight (ranked 25609 p4p, 700 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malachi Routerhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LetsAG DAFight!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routerhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Routerhead takes a swing at DAFight's ribcage but misses.
A jab from DAFight misses.
Routerhead seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from DAFight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Routerhead. DAFight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Routerhead just misses with a punch to the body.
Routerhead lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that DAFight has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
LetsAG DAFight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DAFight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Routerhead misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Routerhead as he connects with a hook.
Routerhead scores with a nice right hand.
Routerhead lands with a straight right. DAFight didn't see that one coming.
DAFight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Routerhead.
DAFight misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Routerhead. Those never looked like landing.
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!
DAFight slips under a jab.
Routerhead avoids the head kick by DAFight.
DAFight throws a sloppy body shot
and Routerhead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DAFight connects with a looping right hand.
DAFight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Routerhead scores with a jab.
DAFight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Routerhead circles away quickly and effectively.
DAFight throws a body punch but Routerhead moves out of range.
Routerhead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DAFight.
Routerhead moves out of range as DAFight strikes.
DAFight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DAFight misses with a shot to the body
and Routerhead counters with a right hand to the body.
DAFight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Routerhead connects with a body shot.
DAFight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Routerhead looks to score with a jab to the body but DAFight is just out of range.
DAFight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Routerhead moves away.
Routerhead uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Routerhead throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DAFight throws a head kick but Routerhead moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Routerhead misses the target.
Routerhead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Routerhead sets himself, and DAFight steps forward looking for the clinch! Routerhead avoids it this time.
Routerhead stuns DAFight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DAFight throws a front kick aimed at Routerhead's knee but Routerhead avoids it well.
Routerhead throws a lazy right hand but DAFight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Routerhead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Routerhead's jab looks to have found its range, popping DAFight under the eye.
Routerhead is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by DAFight.
Routerhead's corner calls for a 1-2. Routerhead obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DAFight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Routerhead throws a big shot that misses.
Routerhead slips under a jab.
DAFight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Routerhead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DAFight avoids the body shot from Routerhead.
DAFight misses with a head kick.
DAFight moves in looking to clinch but Routerhead pushes him off.
DAFight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Routerhead counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routerhead scores with a crisp jab that stopped DAFight in his tracks.
DAFight gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Routerhead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Routerhead misses its intended target.
DAFight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DAFight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Routerhead looks to score with a jab to the body but DAFight is just out of range.
Routerhead fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DAFight on the side of the head.
DAFight throws a lazy right hand but Routerhead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Routerhead was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
DAFight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Routerhead.
Nice defenses there by Routerhead.
DAFight lands with a good body shot.
DAFight tries to clinch there but Routerhead circles away.
DAFight throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Routerhead to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from DAFight does no damage.
Routerhead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DAFight.
DAFight's corner calls for a 1-2. DAFight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Routerhead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DAFight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DAFight scores with a jab to the body.
DAFight looks to land a right hand but Routerhead moved out of range.
Routerhead scores with the left hand. DAFight knows he should have avoided that one.
Routerhead looks to land a right hand but DAFight moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Routerhead there.
The fighters circling - DAFight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Routerhead throws a hook but DAFight blocks it.
Routerhead throws a looping overhand right but DAFight ducks down to avoid it.
DAFight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DAFight tries to close the distance and clinch but Routerhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Routerhead is looking to counter punch.
Routerhead slips a jab from DAFight.
DAFight throws a head kick that misses.
Routerhead ducks under a wild hook from DAFight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Routerhead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
DAFight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Routerhead.
DAFight throws a hook but Routerhead blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Routerhead tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
DAFight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malachi Routerhead dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Routerhead misses with a two punch combination.
Routerhead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DAFight rushes Routerhead and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Routerhead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Routerhead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Routerhead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DAFight is trying to force a seperation but Routerhead has the dominant position.
DAFight throws a punch but it's blocked by Routerhead.
Routerhead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Routerhead blocks a jab.
A combination from DAFight does no damage.
DAFight slips a jab from Routerhead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DAFight cracks Routerhead with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DAFight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Routerhead.
DAFight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DAFight throws a head kick that misses
and Routerhead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Routerhead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routerhead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DAFight throws a jab but it's blocked by Routerhead.
Routerhead fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DAFight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Routerhead fails to land with a series of punches.
Routerhead has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Routerhead throws a body punch but DAFight moves out of range.
DAFight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Routerhead throws out a loose jab but DAFight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Routerhead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Routerhead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by DAFight.
DAFight lands a jab to the nose.
Routerhead slips under a jab from DAFight.
DAFight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BOOM! Routerhead lands a beautiful left hook that drops DAFight. DAFight tries to recover but Routerhead is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and DAFight lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malachi Routerhead!
Our winner, Malachi Routerhead, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kano Rei (ranked 25296 p4p, 772 weight class) and Sacrificial Lamb (ranked 6809 p4p, 637 weight class). Kano Rei has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kano Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacrificial Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb digs a good hook to Rei's body.
Lamb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lamb duly obliges.
Lamb lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rei backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lamb.
Lamb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rei shoots for a double leg takedown but Lamb sprawls well. He's pushed Rei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rei's head backwards.
Lamb scores with a hook to the body. Rei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lamb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lamb.
Nice body punch from Lamb.
Lamb scores with a body shot.
Lamb connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lamb.
Rei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamb.
Lamb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rei rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei drops his hands momentarily and Lamb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lamb! Rei is backing up but he can't get away as Lamb lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Rei and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sacrificial Lamb!
Our winner, Sacrificial Lamb, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Mcphee (ranked 3159 p4p, 407 weight class) and Hemmo Karhu (ranked 5652 p4p, 578 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 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 Sydney, Dougie Mcphee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mcphee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karhu shoots in but Mcphee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcphee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Mcphee.
Karhu slips a jab and a cross from Mcphee.
Karhu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcphee lands a head shot.
Mcphee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karhu throws out a loose jab but Mcphee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu with a poor takedown
and Mcphee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karhu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mcphee to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcphee with a nice cross.
Mcphee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but Mcphee shows good takedown defense.
Dougie Mcphee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hemmo Karhu.
Karhu misses with a hook. Mcphee ducked under it nicely.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcphee moves away.
Mcphee lands with a hook. Karhu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcphee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karhu misses with a takedown
enabling Mcphee to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcphee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcphee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karhu misses with a hook
and Mcphee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcphee clobbers Karhu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karhu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcphee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karhu misses with a lunging right hand
and Mcphee counters with a straight right hand.
Karhu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mcphee.
Karhu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mcphee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mcphee scores with a one two! Karhu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Mcphee.
Karhu is rocked!
Mcphee throws a shot to the body.
Karhu misses with an uppercut
and Mcphee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karhu thinking.
Karhu fails with the takedown
and Mcphee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karhu looks winded!
Karhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mcphee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcphee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karhu at a distance.
Mcphee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karhu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Karhu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karhu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcphee counters with a nice body shot.
Mcphee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karhu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karhu with a poor takedown
and Mcphee counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcphee lands a right hook to the body.
Mcphee lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcphee connects with the punch.
Karhu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Hemmo Karhu has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcphee has Karhu up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcphee lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcphee.
Mcphee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mcphee.
Karhu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mcphee to keep the fight standing.
Mcphee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcphee has Karhu pressed against the cage.
Mcphee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcphee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karhu jumps guard but Mcphee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcphee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcphee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Mcphee works on Karhu's body with a couple of short punches.
Mcphee pushes Karhu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mcphee lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Mcphee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hemmo Karhu'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.
Karhu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mcphee drops Karhu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Karhu looks back up at him and smiles so Mcphee waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Karhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcphee finish him?
Karhu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karhu gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Mcphee points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Karhu wakes up just in time to hear Mcphee thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dougie Mcphee!
In his post fight interview, Dougie Mcphee gave a big smile as he said 'The 'Fist' got well and truly fisted. Dosser!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marat Mustafaev (ranked 5813 p4p, 588 weight class) and Jaxon Hiatt (ranked 25419 p4p, 755 weight class). Jaxon Hiatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marat Mustafaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaxon Hiatt!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mustafaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiatt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hiatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiatt scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Marat Mustafaev has been cut.
Mustafaev instigates a clinch.
Hiatt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustafaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustafaev.
Hiatt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mustafaev scores with a shot to the side of Hiatt's head.
Mustafaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hiatt backwards.
Hiatt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustafaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hiatt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustafaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiatt backwards.
Mustafaev misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mustafaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustafaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiatt.
Mustafaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiatt's elbow.
Hiatt looking to throw knees to the head but Mustafaev is blocking nicely.
Hiatt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustafaev is trying to push Hiatt away but Hiatt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mustafaev breaks the clinch.
Mustafaev moves into the clinch.
Mustafaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiatt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustafaev breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafaev closes the distance and clinches.
Mustafaev tries to break free but Hiatt pushes him back against the cage.
Mustafaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mustafaev breaks from the clinch.
Mustafaev clinches up against the cage.
Hiatt misses with a knee strike.
Mustafaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiatt blocking some punches.
Mustafaev is pushing Hiatt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mustafaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mustafaev.
Hiatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustafaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustafaev throws a big counter combination but Hiatt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mustafaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mustafaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mustafaev - that landed with a thud.
Mustafaev lands a left hand.
Hiatt looking to throw knees to the head but Mustafaev is blocking nicely.
Mustafaev stalls.
Hiatt misses with a knee to the head.
Mustafaev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mustafaev as the two fighters clinch.
Hiatt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiatt prevents Mustafaev from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustafaev.
Hiatt has Mustafaev pressed against the cage, preventing Mustafaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustafaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mustafaev scores with a jab to the head.
Mustafaev tries to clinch up.
Hiatt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mustafaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiatt misses with an uppercut.
As Hiatt looks to move away, Mustafaev throws a big counter combo but Hiatt just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Mustafaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marat Mustafaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mustafaev instigates a clinch.
Mustafaev misses with some punches.
Mustafaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mustafaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiatt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustafaev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mustafaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiatts head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustafaev.
Mustafaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiatt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiatt lands a knee to the head.
Mustafaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustafaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiatt can do to turn this around?
Hiatt looks to land a combination but Mustafaev avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Hiatt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mustafaev misses with a few strikes there.
Mustafaev rushes Hiatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hiatt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hiatt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiatt blocks an uppercut.
Hiatt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mustafaev's efforts to push away.
Mustafaev stalling in the clinch.
Mustafaev misses with the head strike.
Mustafaev working aggressively here.
Marat Mustafaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hiatt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustafaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustafaev has had enough of the clinch but Hiatt keeps him there for the moment.
Mustafaev tries to throw a body punch but Hiatt avoids it by throwing Mustafaev back against the cage.
Mustafaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustafaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustafaev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mustafaev lands a nice uppercut.
Mustafaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marat Mustafaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustafaev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hiatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustafaev wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustafaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hiatt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustafaev counters with a one-two to the body.
Mustafaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hiatt throws a counter combo.
Mustafaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustafaev moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiatt tries a knee to the head but Mustafaev blocks it.
Mustafaev misses with a punch to the body.
Mustafaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hiatt or not.
Mustafaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustafaev wants to clinch.
Marat Mustafaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustafaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mustafaev clinches up with Hiatt and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Mustafaev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marat Mustafaev's cut.
That's time! Mustafaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mustafaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiatt circles away.
Hiatt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hiatt throws a hook to the side of Mustafaev's head but Mustafaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiatt scores with a nice body kick.
Mustafaev wants to clinch up but Hiatt keeps it at a distance.
Hiatt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mustafaev counters with a three punch combo that has Hiatt backing up. Hiatt nods at Mustafaev to acknowledge the strikes.
Hiatt dodges the punch combination from Mustafaev.
Hiatt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustafaev tries to clinch but Hiatt moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hiatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mustafaev instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafaev is trying to break the clinch but Hiatt has him pressed against the cage.
Mustafaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiatts head.
Mustafaev misses with a punch to the body.
Hiatt misses with a knee to the head.
Mustafaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustafaev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hiatt counters with a series of strikes. Mustafaev will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Hiatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Mustafaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hiatt doesn't seem phased though.
Mustafaev tries to bum rush Hiatt with a series of wild strikes but Hiatt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Mustafaev backs off Hiatt throws a huge counter combo but Mustafaev manages to avoid it all.
Marat Mustafaev is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiatt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hiatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustafaev tries to clinch up but Hiatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustafaev is looking to clinch but Hiatt is avoiding it.
Hiatt unleashes a big counter combination but Mustafaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mustafaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mustafaev lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiatt looking to throw knees to the head but Mustafaev is blocking nicely.
Mustafaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hiatt blocks a body shot from Mustafaev.
Hiatt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustafaev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiatt.
Mustafaev working hard to break the clinch.
Mustafaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiatt tries to land a knee to the head but Mustafaev blocks with his arms.
Hiatt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiatt tries to land a knee to the head but Mustafaev blocks with his arms.
Mustafaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustafaev throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustafaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mustafaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mustafaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Mustafaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiatt's elbow.
Hiatt keeps control of Mustafaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mustafaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiatt clinches.
Good body shot from Mustafaev.
Jaxon Hiatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustafaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marat Mustafaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danga de danga de dang - Mustafaev scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marat Mustafaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mustafaev 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marat Mustafaev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Fury (ranked 7105 p4p, 653 weight class) and Antonio Gallo (ranked 24973 p4p, 731 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Kid CuDi - "Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)" . Titus Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Fury has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fury swivels and escapes.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Fury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fury is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gallo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury tries to move to mount but Gallo blocks the move with his legs.
Fury working away.
Fury is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gallo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury is trying to get an arm triangle but Gallo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gallo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fury wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fury is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gallo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury working away.
Fury is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gallo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gallo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gallo can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gallo is still trying to improve position.
Fury is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gallo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gallo is looking for a sweep.
Fury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gallo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fury is trying to get an arm triangle but Gallo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What's Gallo going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Fury swings around for an armbar but Gallo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fury's guard.
Gallo stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Fury bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gallo's guard.
Gallo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fury's guard.
Gallo slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Fury.
Gallo is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gallo wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fury seems to be working for a kimura but Gallo defends the submission attempt.
Fury seems to be working for a kimura but Gallo defends the submission attempt.
Fury is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo moves into full guard.
Fury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fury misses with an uppercut.
Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallo can do to turn this around?
Gallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallo goes for a takedown attempt but Fury pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fury instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Gallo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Titus Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Gallo.
Gallo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fury smiles and moves away.
Gallo takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a kick to the body.
Gallo wants to clinch.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Gallo breaks the clinch.
Fury has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallo.
Gallo jumps guard but Fury stands there with Gallo around his waist. Gallo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallo.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Gallo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Gallo.
Gallo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury working aggressively here.
Gallo is trying to pull guard but Fury has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo wants to take the fight to the mat but Fury manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with some punches.
Gallo looking to slow down the pace here.
Gallo trying to control the position but instead, Fury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gallo into the cage.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallo tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Titus Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Gallo's head.
Gallo breaks from the clinch.
Fury moves into range and clinches up with Gallo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the cage. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gallo is breathing heavily.
Gallo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gallo wants it to stay on the feet.
Antonio Gallo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Gallo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fury to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Gallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Fury dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury sets himself, and Gallo steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
Fury shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gallo defends it nicely.
Gallo slips under a jab.
Fury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gallo's hands.
Gallo is looking to clinch but Fury is avoiding it.
Gallo shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Fury on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
Gallo is rocked!
Gallo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallo.
Fury shoots in and bounces Gallo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury passes into half guard.
Gallo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fury has hold of Gallo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gallo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fury wants to finish this one by submission but Gallo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fury.
Gallo seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury working for a submission but Gallo is keeping him at bay.
Fury looking to secure an arm triangle but Gallo defends it well.
Gallo gets back to half guard.
Titus Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fury is trying to work for a kimura but Gallo is defending well.
Gallo wants to control but Fury is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Titus Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fury takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gallo is trying to get back to full guard.
Gallo is refusing to be controlled, as Fury sits in half guard.
Fury keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gallo is not content to let Fury control the position.
Gallo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury content to control rather than advance.
Gallo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gallo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fury is taking a breather. Gallo 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallo takes one on the button.
No luck for Gallo with that takedown attempt.
Fury shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gallo is trying to defend but Fury finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gallo trying to control but Fury postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury prevents Gallo from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Fury seems content to control.
Gallo is not content to let Fury control the position.
Fury is trying to work for a kimura but Gallo is defending well.
Gallo is refusing to be controlled, as Fury sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gallo wants to improve his position but Fury is controlling well.
Antonio Gallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fury pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Fury!
Our winner, Titus Fury, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rubio (ranked 4478 p4p, 521 weight class) and Mike Bard (ranked 5557 p4p, 571 weight class). Mike Bard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubio clinches with his opponent.
Rubio blocks an uppercut.
Rubio tightens his grip and picks Bard up, before dumping him to the ground. Bard manages to land in guard.
Rubio throws a big right hand that misses.
Rubio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bard wants to sweep but no luck.
Bard looking to control.
Rubio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bard is on top in guard.
Rubio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bard trying to control but Rubio is working from the bottom.
Rubio can't keep his opponent in guard - Bard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rubio!
Bard working Rubio over with strikes here.
Bard lands a nice shot to the head.
Rubio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bard with good strikes from the mount here!
Rubio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rubio tries to get out of the position.
Rubio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rubio's face.
Bard lands a nice shot to the head.
Rubio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rubio?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubio is bucking up trying to escape but Bard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bard with a couple of short strikes.
Rubio is in a horrible position here. Bard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bard looking to control but Rubio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bard unloading with bombs!
Bard with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bard.
Rubio is bucking up trying to escape but Bard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rubio is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bard landing shots from mount.
Bard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Bard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard is landing with some decent strikes but Rubio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Bard.
Bard working Rubio over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bard lands with some strikes.
Bard with good strikes from the mount here!
Bard is landing with some decent strikes but Rubio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bard has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rubio is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Bard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Kerzner (ranked 5922 p4p, 599 weight class) and John Popeye (ranked 7480 p4p, 673 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Popeye!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerzner rushes Popeye and presses him up against the cage.
Kerzner tries to pull guard but Popeye won't allow it.
Kerzner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Popeye uses from the top position.
Popeye has gone for a leg lock! Kerzner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Popeye's guard.
Popeye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerzner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Popeye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kerzner controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerzner wants to control from the top but Popeye keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerzner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kerzner wants to control from the top but Popeye keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kerzner trying to control the action but Popeye is working from the bottom.
Popeye won't allow Kerzner to pass to mount.
Popeye tries to get to full guard but Kerzner has control of the leg.
Kerzner seems to be looking for submissions.
Kerzner content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popeye is staying active underneath Kerzner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kerzner is really struggling to control Popeye but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Popeye looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kerzner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kerzner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Popeye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popeye regains full guard. Nicely done.
Popeye is trying to control the position but Kerzner postures up.
Kerzner passes Popeye's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Popeye tries to roll over but Kerzner keeps him under control.
Kerzner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kerzner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four 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.
Kerzner in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Popeye tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kerzner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harold Kerzner!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Junior (ranked 5361 p4p, 562 weight class) and Wille Thai (ranked 5955 p4p, 601 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 St Petersburg, Joe Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior misses with a low kick as Thai jumps back.
Thai tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Junior lands a nice shot that snaps Thai's head back.
Junior gets caught flat footed, as Thai shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Junior is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Thai presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Thai is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thai has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Junior avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Junior gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wille Thai.
Junior pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Thai won't allow it.
Thai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Junior prevents it.
Thai ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thai no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Junior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thai to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Junior is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thai pulls down on the head and he's put Junior to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wille Thai!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Hasanov (ranked 4012 p4p, 486 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 25585 p4p, 753 weight class). Li has chosen Space Cowboy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ali Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hasanov, as that shot connected.
Hasanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Hasanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Li has time to react.
Hasanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hasanov lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Li goes down and covers up as Hasanov starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Hasanov!
The defeated Bruce Li had this to say: 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.
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