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DMMA 122 Niculescu vs Pinks II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carbon Wolfe (ranked 23492 p4p, 22948 weight class) and Boromir Khan (ranked 639 p4p, 673 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carbon Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boromir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
As Wolfe backs off Khan throws a huge counter combo but Wolfe manages to avoid it all.
Wolfe connects with a looping right hand.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Wolfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfe misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Wolfe works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Wolfe throws a body kick that misses
and Khan counters with a shoot takedown. Wolfe fights it but they end up in guard.
Khan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolfe connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan with the counter takedown but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Carbon Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Boromir Khan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Wolfe connects with a high kick.
Wolfe misses with a head kick.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Wolfe.
Wolfe scores with a head kick.
 Khan is rocked!
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolfe finish him?
Khan throws a left that rocks Wolfe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Khan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wolfe regain composure!
 Wolfe is rocked!
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Wolfe looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Khan turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boromir Khan!
Carbon Wolfe spoke after the fight, saying '...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Covid Gonna Get (ranked 5305 p4p, 6016 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 556 p4p, 602 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Covid Gonna Get!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlikowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonna Get swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonna Get.
Gonna Get closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pawlikowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gonna Get has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gonna Get goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pawlikowski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gonna Get but great work by Pawlikowski.
Pawlikowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pawlikowski working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pawlikowski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pawlikowski landing a few strikes.
 It looks like Covid Gonna Get has been cut.
Gonna Get is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pawlikowski throws an elbow but Gonna Get slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gonna Get is trying to improve his position.
Gonna Get is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pawlikowski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pawlikowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonna Get keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonna Get can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonna Get gets back to half guard.
Gonna Get trying to hold on to Pawlikowski's head to control him but Pawlikowski postures up.
Pawlikowski prevents Gonna Get from standing back up.
Gonna Get is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonna Get gets back to full guard.
Pawlikowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonna Get looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Pawlikowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonna Get looking to control.
Pawlikowski throwing strikes but missing.
Gonna Get 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonna Get is on top in guard.
Gonna Get is fighting to break Pawlikowski's control of his arms but Pawlikowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pawlikowski is looking to stand up but Gonna Get isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonna Get trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pawlikowski is controlling Gonna Get's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonna Get wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlikowski keeping full guard, as Gonna Get tries to pass.
Gonna Get wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
Gonna Get pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pawlikowski is keeping the position for now.
Gonna Get wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pawlikowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pawlikowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonna Get with a poor takedown
and Pawlikowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonna Get thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Covid Gonna Get. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonna Get fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pawlikowski to the ground. Gonna Get is now in Pawlikowski's guard.
Gonna Get trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
Pawlikowski trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonna Get manages to get himself to full guard.
Pawlikowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonna Get is retaining full guard.
Gonna Get is trying to control the position but Pawlikowski postures up.
Gonna Get has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pawlikowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pawlikowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlikowski wanted to stand there but Gonna Get had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pawlikowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Covid Gonna Get's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pawlikowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonna Get manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pawlikowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonna Get, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pawlikowski stuffs the takedown.
Pawlikowski wants to counter the offense by Gonna Get and move into the clinch position.
Gonna Get looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Pawlikowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Covid Gonna Get. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pawlikowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonna Get circles away.
Pawlikowski is looking to clinch but Gonna Get is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonna Get.
Gonna Get will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pawlikowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gonna Get.
Pawlikowski misses with a two punch combination.
Gonna Get scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonna Get is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pawlikowski!
Gonna Get is stalling here but it's allowed Pawlikowski to get half guard.
Pawlikowski manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonna Get slips nicely into half guard.
Pawlikowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonna Get is working away from the top position though.
Pawlikowski tries to get to full guard but Gonna Get has control of the leg.
Gonna Get passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gonna Get controlling the position easily from mount.
Gonna Get wants to finish this one by submission but Pawlikowski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gonna Get.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pawlikowski is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gonna Get wants to control the pace but Pawlikowski is squirming around nicely.
Gonna Get working for a guillotine from mount but Pawlikowski is in no mood to give up.
Gonna Get wants to control the pace but Pawlikowski is squirming around nicely.
Pawlikowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Pawlikowski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pawlikowski wants to hold on but Gonna Get pushes him away.
Gonna Get trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonna Get content just to control the position here.
Gonna Get wants to control the pace but Pawlikowski is squirming around nicely.
Pawlikowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Covid Gonna Get overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonna Get trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonna Get controlling his opponent.
Pawlikowski has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gonna Get's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski punching from the bottom.
Pawlikowski is trying to control but can't.
Gonna Get is pressing down on Pawlikowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pawlikowski is holding on for now.
Pawlikowski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gonna Get takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonna Get is looking to take a break and control but Pawlikowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonna Get wants to pass the guard but Pawlikowski is defending well.
Gonna Get is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Pawlikowski as he works his way to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Covid Gonna Get dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Covid Gonna Get's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonna Get looks for a takedown but Pawlikowski sprawls well.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pawlikowski as he avoids it easily.
Gonna Get feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pawlikowski wants to stand but Gonna Get is controlling the position.
Gonna Get slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gonna Get working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pawlikowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonna Get wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonna Get tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonna Get has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pawlikowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonna Get wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Gonna Get stalls from top position.
Gonna Get tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonna Get has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pawlikowski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonna Get is controlling him well.
Pawlikowski manages to get back to half guard.
Gonna Get is looking to take a break and control but Pawlikowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pawlikowski trying to hold on to Gonna Get's head to control him but Gonna Get postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pawlikowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pawlikowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Gonna Get from controlling successfully.
Gonna Get prevents Pawlikowski from getting back to his feet.
Pawlikowski looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonna Get will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Covid Gonna Get. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonna Get tries for a takedown but Pawlikowski circles away easily
and Pawlikowski counters with a three punch combo that has Gonna Get backing up. Gonna Get nods at Pawlikowski to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonna Get manages to avoid it.
Gonna Get feints and as Pawlikowski raises his hands in defense, Gonna Get changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pawlikowski pushes Gonna Get off and gets back to his feet.
Pawlikowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonna Get paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonna Get looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonna Get wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
Gonna Get looking to sit in guard and control but Pawlikowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pawlikowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonna Get throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pawlikowski postures up and lands a big shot to Gonna Get's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonna Get trying to keep a closed guard but Pawlikowski is proving a slippery customer.
Gonna Get has momentary wrist control but Pawlikowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Gonna Get is rocked!
Pawlikowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Gonna Get is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pawlikowski passes into half guard.
Pawlikowski lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gonna Get! More strikes land and this one is all over! Pawlikowski jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Pawlikowski!
Covid Gonna Get was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry, I still got you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Kersikov (ranked 4058 p4p, 3928 weight class) and Roberto Jimenez (ranked 485 p4p, 471 weight class). Kersikov comes into the arena with Re-Style - I'm Alive blaring out of the sound system. Roberto Jimenez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Jimenez's torso.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kersikov cracks Jimenez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jimenez sprawling to the canvas! Jimenez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kersikov finish him?!
Jimenez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Jimenez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Jimenez is aggressively charging in as Kersikov backs up avoiding any damage. Kersikov tosses out a jab and Jimenez runs right into it face first! Jimenez is out cold! Kersikov dropped down on all fours and is barking in Jimenez's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergej Kersikov!
A very excited looking Sergej Kersikov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 3713 p4p, 3733 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 441 p4p, 442 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow scores with a jab. Kowalski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Romanow scores with a nice head shot.
Kowalski throws a looping overhand right but Romanow ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kowalski or perhaps it was just good defense by Romanow, which made it look bad.
Kowalski fails to land the takedown.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Romanow avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Romanow.
Kowalski lands with a cross.
Romanow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kowalskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kowalski looking to score a takedown here. Romanow is defending well but Kowalski drives through and ends up in Romanow's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kowalski postures up and lands a big shot to Romanow's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romanow trying to control the position.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski won't allow Romanow to sweep him here.
Kowalski with a nice head shot there.
Romanow looking for a sweep. Not yet Romanow, not yet.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is in close to Romanow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kowalski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Romanow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romanow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kowalski manages to get himself to full guard.
Kowalski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romanow's guard.
Romanow looking for subs off his back but Kowalski has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski 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.
Romanow wants to improve his position but Kowalski is controlling well.
Romanow wants to control but Kowalski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kowalski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kowalski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kowalski lands a big shot to the head and Romanow winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski very nearly forgot to thank MKFC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Buckets (ranked 4119 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Patrick Kearney (ranked 479 p4p, 420 weight class). Patrick Kearney will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Buckets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Kearney!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckets looks to land a right hand but Kearney moved out of range.
Kearney throws a jab when Buckets was well out of range.
Buckets lands with a hook. Kearney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimmy Buckets seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckets thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buckets fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kearney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buckets takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Jimmy Buckets has been cut.
Kearney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buckets in his tracks.
Buckets has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Buckets displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buckets darts in trying to clinch
and Kearney counters with a nice right hand that sends Buckets toppling to the canvas! Buckets scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kearney finish him?!
Buckets is rocked!
Jimmy Buckets's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kearney flashes Buckets a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Buckets's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Buckets crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kearney punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Kearney!
After winning the bout, Patrick Kearney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Jimmy Buckets had this to say: 'Jimmy Buckets took an IQ test today and scored 129.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 1926 p4p, 2234 weight class) and Ilya Muromets (ranked 278 p4p, 307 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov works Muromets's body with a nice hook.
Muromets takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kostov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muromets throws a head kick but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muromets tries to clinch up but Kostov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kostov walks into a jab.
Kostov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muromets takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muromets has Kostov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets misses with a knee strike.
Kostov avoiding damage as Muromets throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Kostov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muromets tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Muromets misses with a body punch.
Kostov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Muromets controls the action.
Muromets misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muromets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
Muromets misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muromets lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Muromets blocks an uppercut.
Muromets tries a body shot but Kostov blocks it.
Muromets swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muromets lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muromets tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostov avoids the damage to the body.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Muromets prevents a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Muromets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov avoiding damage as Muromets throws knees to the body.
Muromets looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muromets with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muromets told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets missing with knees to the body.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Muromets tries to land a knee to the head but Kostov blocks with his arms.
Kostov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kostov blocks the elbow strike.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Muromets blocking some punches.
Kostov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Muromets controls his hands.
Kostov lands an uppercut.
Kostov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kostov.
Muromets tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muromets digs a right hand into Kostov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kostov's gas tank.
Muromets swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muromets's elbow.
Kostov taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
Kostov looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muromets.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muromets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kostov.
Muromets trying to land knees to the body.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muromets digs a right hand underneath Kostov's ribcage. Kostov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muromets swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kostov taking a breather.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Muromets's head.
Muromets is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Muromets fails to land.
Muromets is still on wobbly legs! Can Kostov finish him?
Muromets tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muromets seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Nice body punch from Muromets - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Muromets.
Kostov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Muromets tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
Muromets misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Muromets.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Kostov gets through Muromets's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Muromets scores with a shot to the side of Kostov's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muromets using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Muromets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kostov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kostov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Muromets.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Muromets is just out of range.
Muromets appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muromets throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muromets tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muromets throws a head kick but Kostov moves out of range.
Muromets moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kostov throws a hook but Muromets avoids it easily.
Kostov cracks Muromets with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muromets is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostov throws a hook to the side of Muromets's head but Muromets sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muromets tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kostov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muromets misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muromets tries to clinch there but Kostov circles away.
Kostov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kostov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muromets on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Kostov.
Muromets wants to clinch.
Kostov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muromets gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Muromets tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muromets misses with some punches.
Muromets with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muromets throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
Muromets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Muromets misses with the head strike.
Muromets lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kostov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kostov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muromets throws a head punch that misses.
Pavel Kostov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kostov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Kostov.
A right hand to the body from Kostov.
Muromets misses with a punch to the body.
Muromets misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muromets is keeping busy.
Muromets lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muromets is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Kostov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muromets throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Kostov to work.
Muromets swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muromets misses with some punches.
Muromets lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
Kostov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murometss head.
Muromets misses with an elbow strike.
Muromets using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kostov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Muromets softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muromets tries to work over Kostov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kostov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muromets can do to turn this around?
Muromets lands a shot to the body.
Kostov is leaning against Muromets and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muromets misses with a knee strike.
Muromets working aggressively here.
Muromets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands with a right to the head.
Kostov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Muromets blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muromets lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kostov stalls.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Muromets.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kostov.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov is trying to maintain a safe position but Muromets gets an underhook and turns Kostov into the cage.
Muromets doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muromets throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kostov blocking some punches.
Kostov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muromets tries a knee to the head but Kostov blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Kostov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muromets goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muromets gets tackled into the cage by Kostov. Kostov maintains the clinch.
Muromets misses with an elbow over the top.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov scores with a hook to the body.
Muromets misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov cracks Muromets with a nice body shot.
Kostov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Kostov lands an uppercut.
Kostov blocks an elbow strike from Muromets.
A head punch on the inside from Muromets fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Muromets misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kostov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov slows down the pace here.
Muromets with a knee to the head.
Kostov is looking to control Muromets's arms but Muromets gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kostov has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov prevents a body shot from Muromets.
A right hook to the body lands for Kostov.
Muromets takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muromets blocking some punches.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muromets throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov pushes Muromets back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muromets is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
Kostov scores with a hook to the body.
Kostov blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Kostov.
Kostov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov dodges an elbow strike from Muromets.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kostov.
Kostov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kostov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muromets.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Kostov.
Kostov scores with a shot to the side of Muromets's head.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muromets takes a shot to the head.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muromets trying to land knees to the body.
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Muromets takes a shot to the head.
Muromets's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muromets backwards.
Muromets misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov cracks Muromets with a nice body shot.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
Kostov misses with a body punch.
Kostov lands a nice uppercut.
Kostov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Muromets to his knees! Kostov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kostov!
After winning the bout, Pavel Kostov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinina Zhikova (ranked 2606 p4p, 2278 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 333 p4p, 290 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinina Zhikova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhikova throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Shifter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shifter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zhikova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shifter is one step ahead there.
Zhikova seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Shifter passes Zhikova's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zhikova has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shifter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhikova controlling the position for now.
Shifter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shifter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zhikova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zhikova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter wants to work for an arm triangle but Zhikova is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Zhikova defends the submission attempt.
Shifter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhikova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shifter is working away from the top position though.
Shifter slips a nice elbow through Zhikova's hands, connecting with Zhikova's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zhikova manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shifter won't allow Zhikova to sweep him here.
Zhikova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shifter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shifter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zhikova's head.
Zhikova wants to sweep here but Shifter controlling him for the moment.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhikova has wrist control.
Shifter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zhikova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shifter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zhikova looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhikova, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zhikova holds on and takes a little breather.
Zhikova looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Zhikova is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter drops back looking for a leg! Zhikova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zhikova manages to kick Shifter off! Shifter jumps back into Zhikova's guard.
Zhikova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shifter slips nicely into half guard.
Zhikova gets full guard.
Shifter throws a big elbow that misses.
Shifter preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shifter passes into half guard.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura but Zhikova is defending well.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but Zhikova is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shifter to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhikova is looking to improve his position.
Zhikova trying to control but Shifter postures up.
Zhikova is trying to stand up here but Shifter is controlling him well.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
Zhikova wants to get back to full guard.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Zhikova is defending well.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zhikova has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zhikova trying to control here.
Shifter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shifter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zhikova is just riding it out for now. Shifter eventually gives up the hold.
Zhikova wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter throwing shots but Zhikova is blocking nicely.
Zhikova wants to get back to full guard.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zhikova sees it coming and defends easily.
Zhikova wants to get back to his feet.
Zhikova is trying to maintain the position but Shifter is very close to passing his half guard.
Shifter prevents Zhikova from improving his position.
Zhikova slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shifter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhikova working for a triangle but Shifter defends it easily.
Zhikova trying to keep a closed guard but Shifter is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shape Shifter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zhikova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhikova looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shifter keeping moving, preventing Zhikova from controlling successfully.
Shifter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zhikova defends it easily.
Zhikova content to stall in guard here.
Zhikova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shape Shifter has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shifter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zhikova defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhikova trying to control the position from guard on top but Shifter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shifter wants to sweep but no luck.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shifter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shifter, not yet.
Shifter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zhikova defends well.
Zhikova forces his way into half guard.
Shifter is looking for a sweep. Zhikova is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhikova lands strikes from half guard.
Zhikova is looking for a kimura here.
Shifter looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhikova is trying to work for a kimura but Shifter is defending well.
Shifter tries to roll over but Zhikova keeps him under control.
Zhikova wants to control but Shifter is keeping him busy.
Zhikova is trying for a kimura here. Shifter looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Zhikova wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pinina Zhikova!
In his post fight interview, Pinina Zhikova started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iner Raledran (ranked 779 p4p, 621 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 123 p4p, 95 weight class). Luciano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SHORT PEOPLE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raledran loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Raledran.
Raledran throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Raledran lands a right hook to the body.
Raledran throws a sloppy head kick and Luciano moves out of range easily.
Iner Raledran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Raledran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luciano lands with a good body shot.
Raledran throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Raledran saw that one coming.
Raledran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raledran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Raledran.
Luciano lunges at Raledran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raledran's hand.
Luciano lands a jab to Raledran's midsection.
Luciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raledran scores with a head kick. Luciano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Raledran.
Luciano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raledran. Raledran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Luciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raledran doesn't seem phased though.
Raledran misses the shot to the body.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raledran shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Raledran misses
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raledran throws a leg kick but Luciano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raledran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raledran misses the body punch
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raledran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Raledran misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raledran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Raledran really felt that one!
Luciano avoids the head kick by Raledran.
Raledran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luciano checks a low kick from Raledran.
Luciano slips under a jab from Raledran.
Luciano misses with a low kick as Raledran jumps back.
Raledran just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Raledran.
Raledran misses with a few strikes there.
Raledran avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Raledran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raledran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Raledran moved out of range.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Raledran is out of range.
Raledran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano slips under a jab from Raledran.
Raledran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luciano moves out of range as Raledran throws a body kick.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raledran crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luciano - the referee stops the clock and Raledran gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luciano. Raledran manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raledran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Raledran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Raledran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luciano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raledran fails to land with a series of punches.
Luciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Luciano misses with a hook to the body
and Raledran counters with a series of strikes. Luciano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raledran misses the body punch
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raledran just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raledran throws a nice looking combination but Luciano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raledran.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Raledran seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Raledran just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raledran moves away.
Raledran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raledran swings widly with a right hand
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Raledran throws a solid leg kick but Luciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raledran.
Luciano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano misses with a body punch
and Raledran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raledran jabs Luciano right on the nose. Luciano blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iner Raledran will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raledran misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raledran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raledran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Luciano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Raledran takes a step back to recover.
Raledran lands a jab to the head.
Raledran lands with a good body shot.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Raledran with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Raledran.
Raledran throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raledran throws a body kick that misses
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Raledran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raledran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raledran throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Raledran shakes it off.
Raledran throws a sloppy head kick and Luciano moves out of range easily.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Raledran's head but Raledran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raledran misses with the body kick
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raledran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raledran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Raledran misses.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Raledran is looking to counter with a body kick.
Raledran checks a leg kick.
Raledran throws a leg kick
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iner Raledran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raledran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raledran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raledran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iner Raledran is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raledran. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raledran. Luciano shrugs it off though.
Raledran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Raledran settles back down.
Raledran lands a head shot.
Raledran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raledran cracks a nice hook into Luciano's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Raledran blocks the low kick.
Luciano connects with a leg kick.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Raledran.
Raledran tries a low kick but Luciano avoids it.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raledran.
Raledran misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano throws a jab when Raledran was well out of range.
Raledran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Raledran scores with a decent looking hook.
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raledran.
Raledran steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luciano. That one must have hurt.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Raledran misses
and Luciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luciano throws an overhand right that lands on Raledran's shoulder, as Raledran tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Raledran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raledran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raledran throws a leg kick
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Raledran throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Raledran throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raledran.
Raledran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raledran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raledran misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Luciano is staying tight to Raledran's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Raledran is looking for a sweep.
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.
Raledran is not content to let Luciano control the position.
Raledran is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raledran just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano throws a one two combo.
Raledran throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Raledran.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raledran.
Raledran misses with a lunging right hand
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Raledran tenderised Luciano's leg. Luciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raledran throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Luciano slips a jab from Raledran.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raledran throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Raledran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Raledran is predictable there
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crunch! Luciano slams his shin into Raledran's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
Raledran throws a sloppy head kick
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Raledran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raledran misses with a left hand
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano with a nice calf kick.
Raledran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raledran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raledran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raledran throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raledran.
Luciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luciano lands with a cross.
Luciano has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Luciano.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raledran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raledran backwards.
Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Raledran throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Stalling in the clinch from Luciano.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raledran lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raledran.
Raledran swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raledran misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Raledran slips the punch.
Luciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raledran misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano tries to move into range but Raledran moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raledran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raledran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luciano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raledran defends well and Luciano ends up having to push Raledran into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Luciano misses with a hook. Raledran ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Raledran misses its target.
Luciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raledran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raledran misses the body punch
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Raledran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran scores with a body shot.
Raledran throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raledran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luciano.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Raledran uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Raledran misses the target.
Raledran missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Raledran.
Raledran throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raledran throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raledrans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raledran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raledran throws a leg kick
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Raledran.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luciano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Luciano!
Ray Luciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tucker (ranked 683 p4p, 883 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 94 p4p, 120 weight class). Tucker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faith of The Heart. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Tucker avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Swole Ricky Martin has been cut.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
We've been told by Tucker's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker lands a head shot.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Tucker throws a big counter combination but Martin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Martin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tucker with a body shot.
Tucker closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin is working Tucker over against the cage.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin leaning against his opponent.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Martin looks winded!
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin is working Tucker over against the cage.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Tucker.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Tucker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tucker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Martin catches Tucker right on the button with a cross.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
Tucker lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Tucker checks it.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Martin misses
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin moves into the clinch.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
Tucker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Martin looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tucker gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Martin lands a body punch.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Martin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tucker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martin can turn it around.
Charles Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Swole Ricky Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tucker moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tucker cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Martin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Tucker avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tucker as he connects with a hook.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Tucker off the cage and back into range.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tucker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Swole Ricky Martin.
I think Martin 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swole Ricky Martin!
A very excited looking Swole Ricky Martin 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 Constantin Niculescu (ranked 339 p4p, 277 weight class) and Devonte Pinks (ranked 48 p4p, 41 weight class). Pinks has chosen HUMBLE. as his entrance music. Devonte Pinks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Constantin Niculescu'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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Constantin Niculescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks throws a front kick aimed at Niculescu's knee but Niculescu avoids it well.
Pinks misses with an uppercut. Niculescu saw that one coming.
Niculescu misses the jab.
Pinks misses the shot to the body.
Niculescu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pinks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niculescu on the side of the head.
Pinks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niculescu throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from Niculescu.
Pinks looks to land a left hand but Niculescu moved out of range nicely.
Niculescu attempts a counter takedown but Pinks avoids it well and moves away.
Pinks misses with a leg kick
and Niculescu counters with a takedown into side control.
Niculescu cracks Pinks with a big right hand but Pinks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niculescu working the ground and pound but Pinks is defending the strikes.
Niculescu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinks keeps working.
Niculescu tries to score with some ground and pound. Pinks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks is looking to reverse the position.
Pinks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Niculescu trying to control the position but Pinks is working away.
Niculescu working the strikes but Pinks uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Niculescu drops an elbow to the side of Pinks's head.
Niculescu trying to control from half guard but Pinks is working away.
Pinks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a strike but Pinks avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu wants to pass the guard but Pinks is keeping the position.
Niculescu preventing the sweep.
Pinks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niculescu.
Niculescu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Niculescu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Niculescu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinks keeping moving, preventing Niculescu from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Niculescu. That snapped Pinks's head back.
Devonte Pinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niculescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinks is just out of range.
Pinks throws out a loose jab but Niculescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu jabs at Pinks's body.
Niculescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinks.
Pinks throws a push kick but Niculescu slaps the foot to one side.
Pinks misses with a hook.
Pinks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niculescu misses with an uppercut.
Niculescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinks throws out the jab.
Niculescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Pinks lands.
Pinks misses with a low kick.
Pinks missing with a left hand there. Niculescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niculescu throws a looping overhand right but Pinks ducks down to avoid it.
Niculescu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pinks's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pinks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niculescu under the eye.
Niculescu goes for a double leg but Pinks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pinks continues to drive forward.
Pinks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Niculescu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Niculescu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing that Niculescu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pinks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niculescu throwing strikes but missing.
Niculescu trying to control but Pinks is working from the bottom.
Niculescu with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pinks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Niculescu is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pinks.
Pinks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinks.
Niculescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niculescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinks.
A low kick lands for Pinks.
Niculescu checks a low kick from Pinks.
Niculescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinks.
Pinks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pinks tries to score with a low kick but Niculescu moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinks feints and then cracks Niculescu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niculescu down.
Niculescu connects with the punch.
Pinks missing with a left hand there. Niculescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Devonte Pinks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinks throws a poor cross that misses
and Niculescu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pinks's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niculescu throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks wants to improve his position but instead Niculescu has moved into half guard.
Pinks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Niculescu.
Niculescu drops an elbow to the side of Pinks's head.
Pinks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Niculescu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Niculescu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pinks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Niculescu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pinks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Niculescu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinks is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu throwing shots but Pinks is blocking nicely.
Niculescu wants to pass to mount but Pinks is defending the position.
Niculescu with the ground and pound but Pinks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Niculescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Niculescu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Niculescu throwing strikes from guard but Pinks blocks nicely.
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.
Niculescu cracks Pinks with a solid left hand.
Niculescu wants to control from the top but Pinks keeps moving.
Niculescu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Niculescu landing some decent shots from guard.
Niculescu throws a big elbow that misses.
Niculescu looking to pass the guard.
Niculescu wants to control from the top but Pinks keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pinks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niculescu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinks connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinks scores with the left hand. Niculescu knows he should have avoided that one.
Pinks wants to slow Niculescu down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinks defending well as Niculescu loads up on a big left hand.
Pinks misses with a straight left.
Niculescu missing with a left hand there. Pinks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niculescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinks.
Niculescu feinted with a counter takedown.
Devonte Pinks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinks misses with a kick to the body
and Niculescu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pinks!
Niculescu trying to control the position but Pinks is working away.
Pinks dodges the ground and pound from Niculescu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Pinks wants to slow Niculescu down by chopping away at his legs.
Niculescu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niculescu.
Niculescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinks.
Pinks moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Niculescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niculescu moves out of range of the body kick from Pinks.
Niculescu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pinks tries to roll over but Niculescu keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu is keen to just control but Pinks is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Niculescu lands strikes from half guard.
Niculescu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Niculescu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Niculescu working the ground and pound effectively.
Niculescu punching from mount but Pinks doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Niculescu landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu working Pinks over with strikes here.
Niculescu prevents Pinks from getting the reversal.
Pinks taking shots to the head.
Niculescu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pinks is looking to improve his position but Niculescu isn't that keen on the idea.
Constantin Niculescu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niculescu landing strikes from the mount and Pinks is in trouble!
Niculescu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Niculescu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu raining down shots from the mount!
Pinks is rocked!
Niculescu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pinks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pinks is still in real trouble! Can Niculescu finish him?
Niculescu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A big strike lands for Niculescu! That's really hurt Pinks and he's turned his back - Niculescu keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Niculescu jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constantin Niculescu!
Constantin Niculescu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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