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OFK 253 - Diaz Vs Jankovic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 3397 p4p, 4458 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 149 p4p, 188 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grabber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Side to Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grabber misses with a low kick.
Grabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grabber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meyer's knee momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Grabber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grabber.
Grabber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grabber misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Grabber misses with a punch on the inside.
Grabber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grabber misses with some punches.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Grabber lands.
Grabber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Meyer forces Grabber back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grabber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grabber, as that shot connected.
Andy Grabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grabber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabber throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer closes the distance and pushes Grabber back into the cage.
Grabber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grabber lands a nice uppercut.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grabber lands a hook that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Grabber lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer slips a straight right by Grabber.
Meyer with the counter takedown but Grabber avoids it easily.
Grabber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Meyer will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grabber.
Meyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grabber throws a shot from downtown. Meyer moves away and avoids it.
Meyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabber.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Meyer is just out of range.
Meyer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grabber defends it well.
Meyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andy Grabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer is looking to clinch but Grabber is avoiding it.
Grabber connects with a leg kick.
Meyer defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Grabber ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
Grabber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grabber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grabber.
Grabber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Grabber.
Grabber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 Meyer is rocked!
BOOM! Grabber lands a beautiful left hook that drops Meyer. Meyer tries to recover but Grabber is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Meyer lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Grabber!
A less than humble Andy Grabber misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Carpenter (ranked 2372 p4p, 5355 weight class) and Bertrand Wade (ranked 112 p4p, 204 weight class). Mike Carpenter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bertrand Wade!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade looks to land a combination but Carpenter avoids it well.
Carpenter moves into the clinch successfully.
Carpenter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wade prevents it.
Carpenter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wade clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wade is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Carpenter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wade defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Carpenter's arms.
Carpenter connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Wade to escape the position.
Carpenter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wade just trying to survive but Carpenter is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wade is taking damage to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpenter doesn't have the hooks in and Wade manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade trying to control but Carpenter is working from the bottom.
Carpenter is looking to stand up but Wade isn't so interested in that idea.
Carpenter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wade is working Carpenter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wade is looking to pass into half guard but Carpenter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Carpenter is in guard.
Wade manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carpenter manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wade with a nice head shot there.
Wade has gone for a leg lock! Carpenter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wade's guard.
Wade wants to sweep here but Carpenter controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carpenter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carpenter connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wade controlling the position.
Wade keeping moving, preventing Carpenter from controlling successfully.
Wade controls Carpenter momentarily but Carpenter frees himself.
Carpenter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wade looking for a guillotine here but Carpenter defends easily.
Carpenter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at Tappelukerho inform us that Wade has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Carpenter lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wade is on top in guard.
Wade wanted to stand there but Carpenter had control of the position.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wade postures up in Carpenter's guard and throws a big left but Carpenter blocks it.
Carpenter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carpenter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wade tries to clinch up but Carpenter circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt.
Carpenter throws a leg kick
and Wade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wade is looking to break free of the clinch but Carpenter has double underhooks.
Carpenter is trying to drag Wade to the mat but Wade just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carpenter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Wade! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter preventing the sweep.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Carpenter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Wade not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wade being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carpenter closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wade! Carpenter dives in looking to finish! Wade is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Carpenter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 1459 p4p, 3211 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 203 p4p, 386 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea throws a shot from downtown. Presley moves away and avoids it.
Presley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Presley's corner calls for a 1-2. Presley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OShea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OShea lands a head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
OShea lands a nice uppercut.
Presley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down OShea.
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OShea manages to break the clinch.
Presley moves into the clinch.
Presley cracks OShea with a nice body shot.
Presley effectively controlling the action here.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
OShea looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Presley.
Presley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Conor OShea has been cut.
A short right from Presley on the inside.
OShea is rocked!
Presley is leaning against OShea and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
OShea is still on wobbly legs! Can Presley finish him?
Presley pushes OShea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OShea seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Presley - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Presley - that landed with a thud.
Presley lands an uppercut.
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Presley cracks OShea with a nice body shot.
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Presley.
Presley working OShea over with knees to the body.
Presley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Presley working OShea over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Presley has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles OShea - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Presley, and another! OShea is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Elvis Presley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Elvis Presley waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Fredricks (ranked 1174 p4p, 2986 weight class) and Cole Watts (ranked 55 p4p, 129 weight class). Watts has chosen Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Fredricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Fredricks.
Watts throws the left hand but Fredricks avoids the punch easily.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fredricks's hands.
Fredricks throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fredricks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watts throws a hook but Fredricks blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watts.
Watts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fredricks.
It looks like Cole Watts has been cut.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts tries to move into range but Fredricks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watts takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredricks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Fredricks takes one to the side of the head.
Fredricks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Watts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fredricks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watts with the counter takedown but Fredricks avoids it easily.
Watts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Fredricks ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Watts.
Watts misses with a right hand
and Fredricks counters with a huge left! Watts is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fredricks isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Watts from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fredricks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kent Fredricks!
Kent Fredricks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1502 p4p, 2264 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 206 p4p, 291 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov staying out of range there.
Plutov lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mullin.
We've been told by Plutov's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Plutov's guard.
Mullin 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.
Mullin stops Plutov from standing up.
Mullin drops back looking for a leg! Plutov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Plutov manages to kick Mullin off! Mullin jumps back into Plutov's guard.
Mullin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plutov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Plutov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mullin misses with a straight right.
Plutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov throws a jab when Mullin was well out of range.
Plutov misses with a hook
and Mullin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Plutov misses
and Mullin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mullin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mullin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mullin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mullin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mullin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plutov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plutov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Plutov is pushing Mullin's head away, looking to escape. Mullin manages to hold on to the position though.
Mullin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Plutov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Plutov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mullin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Plutov is not content to let Mullin control the position.
Mullin is trying to get an arm triangle but Plutov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullin is looking to take a break and control but Plutov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Mullin.
A lull in the action here as Mullin stalls from top position.
Plutov is not content to let Mullin control the position.
Mullin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Plutov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mullin wants to control but Plutov is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plutov is looking to get back to his feet here but Mullin is keeping cool and he's managed to take Plutov's back.
Plutov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Plutov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mullin.
Mullin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Plutov showing good submission defense here.
Plutov is trying to get back to his feet but Mullin has full control of the position and if anything, Plutov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Mullin 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.
Plutov loads up on a big right hand but Mullin slips the punch.
Mullin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mullin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mullin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mullin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Mullin breaks from the clinch.
Mullin clinches up with Plutov and pushes him back against the cage.
Mullin's coach down at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mullin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mullin tries to score a body lock takedown but Plutov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plutov stops a takedown attempt from Mullin.
Mullin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Mullin manages to break the clinch.
Plutov jabs Mullin right on the nose. Mullin blinks but takes it well.
Plutov swings for the body but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Plutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mullin.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Mullin.
Plutov throws a hook but Mullin avoids it easily.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mullin misses with a head kick.
Mullin forces Plutov back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Mullin.
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Mullin.
Plutov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMullin.
Plutov throws a right and a left that Mullin avoids nicely.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Plutov misses with a right hand
and Mullin counters with a three punch combo that has Plutov backing up. Plutov nods at Mullin to acknowledge the strikes.
Mullin throws a sloppy head kick and Plutov moves out of range easily.
A big right from Plutov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a looping right.
Mullin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Plutov throws a hook but Mullin blocks it.
Plutov tries to clinch up
and Mullin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mullin tries to close the distance and clinch but Plutov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutov swings widly with a right hand
and Mullin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plutov looks to clinch
and Mullin counters with a two punch combo.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Mullin is out of range.
Plutov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mullin looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Mullin tries to clinch up.
Plutov has Mullin up against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mullin.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullin.
Plutov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mullin looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Mullin.
Mullin breaks the clinch.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plutov lands a nice shot that snaps Mullin's head back.
Plutov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mullin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Plutov defends it well.
Mullin tries to clinch but Plutov is having none of it.
Mullin throws a body kick that misses.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Plutov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mullin eats them both and turns towards Plutov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mullin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plutov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin fails to land the takedown.
Plutov tries to clinch but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullin ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Mullin clinches up against the cage.
Mullin can't get the takedown.
Mullin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plutov.
Mullin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mullin clinches.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mullin is defended easily by Plutov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Mullin is out of range.
Mullin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
Mullin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mullin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mullin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullin misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Plutov misses its target.
Plutov misses with a head kick.
Plutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plutov lands an overhand right.
Plutov misses with a hook.
Mullin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mullin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin dodges the punch combination from Plutov.
Mullin feints a counter leg kick.
Plutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mullin thinks about the counter body kick.
Plutov lands a nice looking body shot.
Mullin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Plutov counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin pushes Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Mullin - that landed with a thud.
Herbert Mullin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plutov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mullin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Plutov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mullin.
Mullin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Plutov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mullin has Plutov in his guard.
Mullin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plutov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mullin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Mullin lands but Plutov takes it in his stride.
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!
Mullin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plutov.
Plutov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mullin goes for a double leg but Plutov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Plutov continues to drive forward.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mullin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wasyl Plutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mullin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Plutov's head backwards.
Mullin blocks a head kick by Plutov.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plutov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mullin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
Plutov tries to clinch but Mullin is having none of it.
Mullin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Plutov stalks Mullin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mullin's face. Mullin staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands with a nice combination. Mullin backs away looking to recover.
Mullin lands a glancing blow to the side of Plutov's head.
Herbert Mullin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mullin has Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mullin wants the takedown. Plutov is fighting it off but Mullin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Plutov's guard against the cage.
Mullin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mullin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mullin won't allow Plutov to get back to his feet.
Mullin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mullin tries to free his leg and advance position but Plutov is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov wants to stand up but Mullin is controlling him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mullin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Mullin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Plutov enables Mullin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Plutov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Plutov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mullin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mullin is keeping busy.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Mullin blocks an elbow strike.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mullin 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Mullin!
A very excited looking Herbert Mullin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 1587 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 90 p4p, 102 weight class). Ho Soon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Orff - O Fortuna. Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. 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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24 - 24 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce shoots in for a takedown but Ho Soon shows good takedown defense.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ho Soon but Ho Soon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ho Soon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Soon.
Vuce connects with a leg kick.
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Vuce up against the cage.
Ho Soon digs a right hand into Vuce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vuce's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Vuce jumps guard but Ho Soon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chu Ho Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Vuce jumps guard but Ho Soon stands there with Vuce around his waist. Vuce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vuce drags the fight down to the ground.
Ho Soon gets to his feet - Vuce follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Vuce.
Ho Soon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce fails to pull guard.
Ho Soon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vuce.
Ho Soon tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vuce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ho Soon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vuce drags the fight down to the ground.
Ho Soon tries to stand but Vuce is controlling from the bottom.
Ho Soon stands and steps away. Vuce gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ho Soon drives through and clinches with Vuce against the cage.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ho Soon to keep the fight standing.
Vuce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ho Soon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vuce can turn it around.
Vuce pulls guard effortlessly.
Ho Soon stands up and waves to Vuce to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Vuce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vuce tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ho Soon smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Soon. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vuce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ho Soon defends it nicely.
Ho Soon throws a big counter combination but Vuce scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Vuce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vuce.
Vuce takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Vuce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho Soon.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vuce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vuce.
Ho Soon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Ho Soon.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce pulls Ho Soon into guard.
Ho Soon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vuce thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuce has a closed guard, preventing Ho Soon from standing up.
Ho Soon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon gets through Vuce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon lands with a right to the head.
Ho Soon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ho Soon to keep the fight standing.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Ho Soon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
A short left from Ho Soon.
Vuce successfully pulls guard.
Ho Soon gets to his feet - Vuce follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vuce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ho Soon sprawls well initially but Vuce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuce can do to turn this around?
Vuce scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Soon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vuce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho Soon is controlling him.
Ho Soon stands up from Vuce's guard - Ho Soon perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ho Soon is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ho Soon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ho Soon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vuce is one step ahead there.
Ho Soon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vuce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ho Soon's head.
Vuce wanted to stand there but Ho Soon had control of the position.
Ho Soon pulls Vuce in to control the position.
Ho Soon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Soon trying to keep a closed guard but Vuce is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce cracks Ho Soon with a solid left hand.
Vuce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ho Soon has his hands on Vuce's head, controlling the position.
Vuce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ho Soon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ho Soon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ho Soon!
Ho Soon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vuce to his feet.
Vuce has a takedown stuffed.
Vuce moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Soon.
Vuce lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ho Soon lands a jab-cross combination.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick.
Vuce steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ho Soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon scores with a nice right hand.
Vuce is rocked!
Chu Ho Soon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho Soon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vuce, pushing him back against the cage.
Vuce is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Soon finish him?
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Vuce seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vuce jumps guard and drags Ho Soon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ho Soon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vuce's guard.
Vuce is working an open guard so Ho Soon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ho Soon is pawing at Vuce, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Vuce's nose. Vuce is badly hurt! Ho Soon pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Vuce tries desperately to hold on but Ho Soon is relentless in his assault! As Vuce receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Ho Soon away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1087 p4p, 735 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 154 p4p, 106 weight class). Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. Bobby Drake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Gomez's chin.
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34
200
21 - 12 - 0 |
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15 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomez.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomez trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gomez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Drake regains half guard.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez moves into full mount! Drake won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake working to try and regain half guard.
Gomez tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Drake regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake gets back to full guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake working a defensive guard but Gomez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Drake is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gomez off and has taken his back!
Gomez can't escape the position.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Drake is landing with strikes. Gomez can't take much more of this.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Gomez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Drake scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gomez is looking for a way out.
Drake not allowing Gomez to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Drake scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gomez is looking for a way out.
Drake avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Drake throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gomez could be in trouble here!
Drake is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gomez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Gomez wants to control his opponent's hands but Drake gets his hands free.
Drake lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Drake.
Gomez trying to control the action but Drake just sinks the hooks in.
Can Gomez hold on?! Drake is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has Gomez flattened out and is raining down punches.
 Gomez is rocked!
Gomez trying to control the hands but Drake won't let him.
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Gomez is in real trouble here! Drake lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Drake is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Drake!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 287 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Paul Sight (ranked 41 p4p, 210 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan slips a straight right by Sight.
Khan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Sight takes one on the button.
A jab from Sight misses.
Sight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Sight's head but Sight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Sight misses.
Sight stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sight doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Sight misses.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sight fails to land with a series of punches.
Sight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Sight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sight.
Paul Sight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Khan misses.
Sight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Sight with a jab.
Sight misses with a combination
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Sight misses with the combination.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sight misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Sight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Sight looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sight throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan thuds his right hand into Sight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan clobbers Sight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Sight throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Sight had a free shot at his head there.
Khan cracks Sight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. Sight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sight.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sight momentarily.
Sight misses with a body shot.
Sight misses with a head kick.
Sight avoids the body shot from Khan.
A big left from Khan misses.
Sight misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan defending well as Sight loads up on a big left hand.
Sight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan lands with a hook. Sight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Sight.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Khan misses.
Sight throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sight throws a right hand that misses
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sight throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Sight slips under a jab from Khan.
It seemed like Sight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sight throws a big shot that misses.
Sight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Sight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sight is rocked!
Sight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bora Khan!
Our winner, Bora Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Diaz (ranked 724 p4p, 295 weight class) and Marko Jankovic (ranked 93 p4p, 41 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jankovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jankovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz looking to score a takedown here. Jankovic is defending well but Diaz drives through and ends up in Jankovic's guard.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jankovic working a defensive guard here.
Diaz trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jankovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Jankovic as Diaz shoots in.
Jankovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Jankovic circles away easily
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Frank Diaz has been cut.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jankovic blocks a jab.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Jankovic. Beautiful body shot.
Frank Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz cracks Jankovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jankovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz is rocked!
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Jankovic gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Jankovic manages to retain guard.
Jankovic has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Jankovic is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankovic has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Jankovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz throws a body punch but Jankovic moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jankovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jankovic throws a shot to the body.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Jankovic slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Jankovic circles away easily
and Jankovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jankovic misses with a looping left.
Jankovic ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A little jabbing left from Jankovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jankovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Jankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz throws the left hand but Jankovic avoids the punch easily.
Jankovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jankovic but Jankovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jankovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic pulls Diaz in to control the position.
Jankovic trying to control the position.
Jankovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Jankovic is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankovic working a defensive guard but Diaz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jankovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz scores with punches from side control.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jankovic is looking for a sweep.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jankovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Jankovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jankovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jankovic tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Jankovic regains half guard.
Jankovic keeping hold of Diaz's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jankovic keeping hold of Diaz's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz controlling the pace.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Jankovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jankovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Jankovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jankovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jankovic misses with some punches.
Jankovic misses with the head strike.
Jankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jankovic.
Jankovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jankovic trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Jankovic cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Jankovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jankovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz jumps guard but Jankovic stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jankovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jankovic misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jankovic after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz is trying to drag Jankovic to the mat but Jankovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jankovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Jankovic lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Jankovic.
Jankovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jankovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jankovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Jankovic.
Jankovic scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Jankovic.
Marko Jankovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jankovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jankovic throws a big uppercut that drops Diaz! More strikes from Jankovic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Diaz lies dazed against the cage as Jankovic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Jankovic!
Marko Jankovic 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.
Frank Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'I came to hump. This man came to fight. Tonight was not a night for lovers. '.
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