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WVT 104: Mathieu v Motts PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 21840 p4p, 3478 weight class) and Denis Denisov (ranked 549 p4p, 395 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Medieval Mercenary has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Medieval Mercenary seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denis Denisov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
Denisov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denisov jumps guard but Mercenary turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercenary misses with a knee strike.
Mercenary lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Denisov pulls guard successfully.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Denisov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Denisov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Denisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Denisov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Denisov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov is trying to keep Mercenary in close.
Mercenary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mercenary puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mercenary moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Denisov.
Denisov regains half guard.
It looks like Mercenary is going to stand back up.
Denisov tries to roll over but Mercenary keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Denisov is trying to maintain the position but Mercenary is very close to passing his half guard.
Denisov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Denisov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Denisov clinches up against the cage.
Mercenary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denisov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denisov has clasped his hands together around Mercenary's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mercenary sneaks out the side door and pushes Denisov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denisov at a distance.
Mercenary connects with a leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
Denisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercenary throws a counter high kick but Denisov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Denisov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercenary gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Denisov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Denisov wants to control from the top but Mercenary keeps moving.
Denisov throws a big elbow that misses.
Denisov lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisov throwing strikes but missing.
Denisov throws a big elbow that misses.
Denisov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Denisov with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercenary is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Denisov is controlling him.
Denisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mercenary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Denisov on the ground.
Denisov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercenary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denisov.
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 Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
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.
Denisov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Denisov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercenary is trying to stand.
Denisov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Denisov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Denisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Denisov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mercenary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denisov.
Denisov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denisov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denisov is keen to just control but Mercenary is a slippery customer.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercenary is trying to stand back up but Denisov is controlling him
Denisov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mercenary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denisov.
Denisov throwing shots but Mercenary is blocking nicely.
Denisov is looking to take a break and control but Mercenary is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
We've been told by Mercenary's head coaches at Blood and Iron Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mercenary was covering up waiting for the punch and Denisov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mercenary wants to get back to his feet but Denisov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Denisov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Denisov is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercenary has wrist control.
Denisov throwing strikes from guard but Mercenary blocks nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Denisov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Denisov with a nice head shot there.
Denis Denisov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Denisov throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denisov's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!
Denisov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mercenary stopping the sweep attempt from Denisov.
Denisov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mercenary manages to get himself to full guard.
Denisov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mercenary working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denisov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Denisov throws an elbow that misses. Mercenary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denisov's guard. Nice move by Mercenary!
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Denisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denisov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercenary passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Denisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mercenary misses with a straight right.
Denisov has a takedown stuffed.
Denisov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercenary pinned against the cage. Mercenary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mercenary throws a jab when Denisov was well out of range.
Denisov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mercenary is looking to counter with head kicks.
Medieval Mercenary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
Denisov darts in and clinches Mercenary up against the cage.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denisov pulls Mercenary into guard.
Denisov trying to strike off his back.
Denisov trying to keep a closed guard but Mercenary is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mercenary trying to stand up but can't free himself from Denisov's guard.
Mercenary has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denisov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mercenary preventing the sweep.
Denisov keeps trying to improve his position.
Denisov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denis Denisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denisov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercenary swivels and escapes.
Mercenary scoring well with a low kick there.
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.
Denisov tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Denisov.
Despite the aggression on Denisov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Denisov clinches with his opponent.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Denisov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercenary lands a right hand.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mercenary won't allow it.
Denisov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercenary just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mercenary.
Denisov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercenary fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denisov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Denisov ducks under a wild hook from Mercenary.
Mercenary connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercenary misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisov throws a series of punches but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Denisov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercenary defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercenary.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercenary throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denisov.
Denisov shoots in but Mercenary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denisov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Denisov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Denisov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Denisov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Denisov.
Denisov is trying to control. Mercenary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Denisov working over Mercenary with some ground and pound. Mercenary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercenary is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Denisov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Denisov stalling away here and it's allowed Mercenary to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denisov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denisov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercenary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Medieval Mercenary showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mercenary has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 20354 p4p, 23396 weight class) and En Route (ranked 542 p4p, 548 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 18 - 31 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good work by Route as he checks the leg kick.
Route throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Route keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King tries a low kick but Route avoids it.
Route rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Route backwards.
King lands a right hand.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Route lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Route lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Route.
King blocks a body shot from Route.
Route misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Route.
Route lands an uppercut.
Route lands with a right to the head.
Route lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Route blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working aggressively here.
Route is working King over against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Route.
Route can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Route lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Route.
King blocks a body shot from Route.
Route tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Route.
Route softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Route tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Route blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Route.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Route throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Route.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Route drags the fight down to the ground.
Route has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think King should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Route has tightened it up now! King should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). En Route!
En Route 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 Vito Scaletta (ranked 2782 p4p, 5862 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 421 p4p, 625 weight class). Vito Scaletta 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta walks into a straight right hand from Sturmovik.
Scaletta slips a straight right by Sturmovik.
Scaletta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sturmovik counters with a straight right hand.
Sturmovik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scaletta 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.
Scaletta drops his hands momentarily and Sturmovik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scaletta or perhaps it was just good defense by Sturmovik, which made it look bad.
Kirov Sturmovik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaletta wants to clinch but Sturmovik slips to the side
and Sturmovik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturmovik lands a big uppercut and Scaletta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Scaletta looks OK. Sturmovik waves Scaletta back to his feet!
 Scaletta is rocked!
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!
Scaletta tries to get into range but Sturmovik steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Scaletta! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Sturmovik scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirov Sturmovik!
Kirov Sturmovik thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 3373 p4p, 3755 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 164 p4p, 178 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chung.
Qiang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Qiang connects with a solid leg kick.
Qiang scores with a nice head shot.
Qiang throws a looping overhand right but Chung ducks down to avoid it.
Qiang lands a really nice looking cross but Chung seems unphased.
Chung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Qiang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chung doesn't seem bothered though.
Qiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chung throws a head kick that Qiang semi-blocks.
 It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Qiang lands with a kick to the temple. Chung shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Wang Chung has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qiang missing with a left hand there. Chung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chung tries a quick counter leg kick but Qiang is wise to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Qiang.
Chung throws a jab but it's blocked by Qiang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Qiang coming out on top.
Qiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hao Qiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Qiang moves into the clinch.
Qiang scores with a shot to the side of Chung's head.
Nice body punch from Qiang - that landed with a thud.
Chung looks winded!
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qiang.
Qiang scores with a shot to the side of Chung's head.
Qiang lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qiang scores with a hook to the body.
Qiang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Qiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Chung is rocked!
Qiang lands an uppercut.
Chung is still on wobbly legs! Can Qiang finish him?
With the fighters up against the cage, Chung throws an elbow but misses.
Chung is trying to drag Qiang to the mat but Qiang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chung seems to have recovered his senses.
Qiang gets through Chung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Qiang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chung backwards.
Qiang lands a big right hand that drops Chung! The killer instinct kicks in and Qiang finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Qiang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hao Qiang!
A relieved looking Hao Qiang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 2147 p4p, 3465 weight class) and Maksud Magomedov (ranked 96 p4p, 145 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Lezginka - Kavkaz as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maksud Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magomedov has picked Sup up - he's going for a ride! Magomedov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sup tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Magomedov is trying to control. Sup wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Magomedov in particular looking to stall.
Magomedov prevents Sup from improving his position.
Sup slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sup has Magomedov pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sup is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sup seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sup keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Sup is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Sup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Sup keeps moving.
Sup 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.
Sup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup stands up over Magomedov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sup content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sup throwing strikes but missing.
Sup has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sup can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sup working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sup throwing strikes but missing.
Sup wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Sup working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Sup landing with the ground and pound.
Magomedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sup wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Sup stopping the sweep attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sup distracts Magomedov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sup with a nice head shot there.
Sup throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sup lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sup passes into half guard.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Sup 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.
Nice takedown defense from Magomedov. No joy for Sup on that attempt.
Magomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sup defends it well.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sup gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Magomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sup can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Magomedov has Sup pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sup manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karel Sup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksud Magomedov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sup.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Sup.
Sup lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Sup misses with a punch on the inside.
Sup lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Magomedov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sup regains guard immediately.
Sup bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magomedov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sup makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sup trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sup is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sup lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sup's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sup's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sup throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov looking for a guillotine here but Sup defends easily.
Sup postures up and lands a big shot to Magomedov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sup postures up.
Magomedov has Sup pulled in close to control his posture.
Sup makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sup.
Sup is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Sup chips away with some ground and pound.
Sup working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sup postures up in Magomedov's guard and throws a big left but Magomedov blocks it.
Sup connects with a couple of short punches.
Sup trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sup lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sup tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sup content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Sup controlling him for the moment.
Sup pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sup thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magomedov's head.
Magomedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Magomedov is pressing down on Sup's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magomedov is looking to stand up but Sup isn't so interested in that idea.
Magomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Sup is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karel Sup overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sup is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Sup throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sup scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magomedov is looking for a triangle but Sup pushes his legs off easily.
Sup makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sup lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Sup dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sup throws a lazy right hand but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sup throws a big counter combination but Magomedov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Magomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sup.
Sup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Sup.
Sup lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sup.
Magomedov has closed the distance and engaged Sup in a clinch.
Magomedov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sup is trying to keep an underhook but Magomedov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov moves into full mount! Sup won't be happy about that!
Magomedov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sup turns into him and now he's in Magomedov's guard.
Sup is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sup working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sup with a nice head shot there.
Sup scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sup tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard.
Sup throwing strikes but missing.
Sup throws a big right hand that misses.
Sup cracks Magomedov with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sup working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sup is in close to Magomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sup with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maksud Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sup throws an elbow that misses. Magomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sup's guard. Nice move by Magomedov!
Sup bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magomedov's guard.
Sup throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magomedov is on top in guard.
Sup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Sup wants to stand and escape but Magomedov is having none of it.
Sup 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sup trying to control the position.
Sup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedov is controlling him.
Sup has control of Magomedov's left arm, preventing Magomedov from doing any damage.
Magomedov won't allow Sup to sweep him here.
Sup trying to control the position here.
Sup keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Sup wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
Karel Sup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sup working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magomedov.
Sup manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov has his foot on Sup's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sup works his way back into a safe position though.
Sup is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sup trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Sup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sup has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karel Sup!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chew Kok (ranked 1457 p4p, 2511 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 72 p4p, 121 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chew Kok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship swings for the body but Kok moves out of range.
Kok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kok misses with a kick to the body
and Ship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ship pushing down on Kok's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ship is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kok has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ship is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kok defends it well.
Ship has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Deathsquad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ship is working for a submission of some sort.
Kok is defending against the submission attempts here by Ship.
Ship wants to control but Kok is keeping him busy.
Ship seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Ship is trying to control. Kok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ship is looking for a kimura here.
Ship seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ship is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kok has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ship is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Ship is trying to control. Kok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ship stops Kok from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ship is working for an americana but Kok has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Ship was thinking about the submission.
Ship wants to control from the top but Kok keeps moving.
Ship might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kok haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ship cracks a nice hook into Kok's ribs.
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.
Ship scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kok tries to land a front kick but Ship steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ship has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kok finds it's way round the side to connect with Ship's head.
It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.
Kok takes the fight into the clinch.
Kok misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ship jumps guard but Kok stands there with Ship around his waist. Ship gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kok throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Kok.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ship dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Ship's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ship.
We've been told by Kok's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ship misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kok counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kok.
Kok closes the distance and pushes Ship back into the cage.
Kok misses with a body punch.
Kok pushes Ship back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ship tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ship can't find room to land a body shot as Kok controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship is trying to pull guard but Kok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kok misses with a punch to the body.
Kok misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ship.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kok struggles to land a body shot inside as Ship controls his hands.
Ship blocks a body shot from Kok.
Kok working aggressively here.
Kok misses with some punches.
Ship swings wildly with an uppercut but Kok uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Kok.
Kok can't find room to land a body shot as Ship controls the action.
Kok misses with a punch to the body.
Ship fails to pull guard.
Chew Kok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Ship.
Ship digs a right hand underneath Kok's ribcage. Kok let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kok tries to throw a body punch but Ship avoids it by throwing Kok back against the cage.
Ship is leaning against Kok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kok.
Ship tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Ship drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship struggles to land a body shot inside as Kok controls his hands.
Kok cracks Ship with a nice body shot.
Ship is breathing heavily.
Ship blocks a body shot from Kok.
Ship blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kok lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Roman Ship's cut even more.
Kok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kok working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ship has a couple of punches blocked by Kok.
Good body shot from Kok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kok.
Kok struggles to land a body shot inside as Ship controls his hands.
Kok lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kok on the inside.
The cut above Roman Ship's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kok lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ship's elbow.
A short uppercut from Kok.
Ship is rocked!
Kok creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ship with a big uppercut! Ship tries to clinch up but Kok pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ship to the mat! Ship covers up and Kok unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chew Kok!
A victorious Chew Kok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 1513 p4p, 1537 weight class) and Carlton Smithers (ranked 76 p4p, 75 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlton Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Fett catches Smithers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fett lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Fett does it's job there.
Fett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fett scores with the left hand. Smithers knows he should have avoided that one.
Smithers is looking to score with low kicks.
Fett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Smithers. That snapped Fett's head back.
Donk. Fett catches Smithers right on the button with a cross.
Smithers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett moves away from the strike by Smithers.
Smithers lands with a good body shot.
Fett lands a jab to Smithers's midsection.
Smithers looks winded!
Fett's corner calls for a 1-2. Fett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smithers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers slips under a jab.
Smithers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fett looks to land a left hand but Smithers moved out of range nicely.
Smithers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smithers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fett lunges at Smithers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smithers's hand.
Smithers takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Smithers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Smithers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smithers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Smithers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fett finds it's way round the side to connect with Smithers's head.
Smithers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smithers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smithers is rocked!
Fett cracks Smithers with a big right hand and Smithers goes down!
Smithers is still in real trouble! Can Fett finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett gets to his feet and stands over Smithers, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Smithers felt that one! Fett unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Smithers from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassus Fett!
After the fight, Cassus Fett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 716 p4p, 337 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 38 p4p, 21 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier takes one to the side of the head.
Tharrier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beukeboom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beukeboom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tharrier throws a push kick but Beukeboom slaps the foot to one side.
Tharrier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beukeboom.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Tharrier looks to throw a body kick
letting Beukeboom counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Tharrier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tharrier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier misses with a left hand
letting Beukeboom counter with a right hand.
Donk. Beukeboom catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Beukeboom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beukeboom lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier connects with a body shot that sends Beukeboom's belly button to the back.
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Tharrier ducked under it nicely.
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Beukeboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Tharrier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beukeboom doesn't seem phased though.
Tharrier slips a jab from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beukeboom takes the fight into the clinch.
Tharrier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beukeboom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukeboom misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tharrier fails to land.
Tharrier has a couple of punches blocked by Beukeboom.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Tharrier.
Tharrier blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier blocks an uppercut.
Beukeboom tries to throw a body punch but Tharrier avoids it by throwing Beukeboom back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beukeboom's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Tharrier.
Beukeboom lands a right hand.
Beukeboom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tharrier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beukeboom.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beukeboom.
Tharrier working aggressively here.
Tharrier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beukeboom blocks an uppercut.
Tharrier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tharrier tries to throw a body punch but Beukeboom avoids it by throwing Tharrier back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beukeboom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Tharrier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tharrier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beukeboom lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharrier backwards.
Beukeboom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Beukeboom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tharrier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tharrier misses with a punch on the inside.
Tharrier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tharrier tries to work over Beukeboom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tharrier swings wildly with an uppercut but Beukeboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beukeboom's elbow.
Tharrier misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beukeboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tharrier was well out of range. Poor timing from Beukeboom.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Beukeboom avoids it with no problem.
Beukeboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Tharrier catches Beukeboom right on the button with a cross.
Beukeboom throws a jab when Tharrier was well out of range.
Beukeboom throws a lazy right hand but Tharrier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Beukeboom counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Tharrier misses.
Beukeboom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tharriers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tharrier looks for the body kick but Beukeboom saw that one coming.
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 Bill Beukeboom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beukeboom throws a right hand that misses
and Tharrier counters with a nice right hand that sends Beukeboom toppling to the canvas! Beukeboom scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tharrier finish him?!
Beukeboom connects with a nice looking jab.
Beukeboom with a jab.
Beukeboom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beukeboom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beukeboom misses with a hook. Tharrier ducked under it nicely.
Beukeboom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
Tharrier misses with a low kick as Beukeboom jumps back.
Beukeboom throwing a counter right hand but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Bill Beukeboom is winning the standup battle so far.
Tharrier connects with a crisp jab.
Tharrier drops Beukeboom with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Beukeboom looks back up at him and smiles so Tharrier waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Beukeboom is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Tharrier. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Beukeboom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beukeboom. Tharrier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tharrier throws a fast counter high kick but Beukeboom manages to duck under it in time.
Beukeboom seems to have got his legs back now.
Beukeboom lands an overhand right.
Beukeboom scores with a jab. Tharrier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tharrier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beukeboom throws out the jab.
Beukeboom jabs at Tharrier's body.
Beukeboom scores with a body shot.
Beukeboom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beukeboom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beukeboom ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Beukeboom lands a big right hand that sends Tharrier crashing to the mat! Beukeboom stays standing though and waves Tharrier back to his feet!
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!
Beukeboom avoids the body shot from Tharrier.
Beukeboom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beukeboom circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tharrier tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Beukeboom wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Vargas (ranked 292 p4p, 422 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 17 p4p, 24 weight class). Ricky Thompson 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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vargas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson moves out of range as Vargas strikes.
Vargas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vargas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas! Thompson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vargas finish him?!
It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Vargas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thompson! Vargas lets Thompson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Thompson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Vargas counters with a big left hand that crumples Thompson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Vargas!
A victorious Arturo Vargas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Mathieu (ranked 148 p4p, 194 weight class) and Gregory Motts (ranked 11 p4p, 13 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Mathieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Motts!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts throws an off balance right hand
and Mathieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Mathieu misses.
Motts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Motts takes one on the button.
Motts throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mathieu counter with a right hand.
Motts swings widly with a right hand
and Mathieu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but Mathieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathieu is looking to chop away at Motts's legs.
Mathieu lands a big head kick that sends Motts tumbling to the mat! Mathieu takes a step backwards and waves Motts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Motts is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathieu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Motts just manages to avoid it.
Mathieu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Motts throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathieu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathieu misses with a body kick.
Mathieu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts looks winded!
Motts throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathieu counters with a nice body kick.
Mathieu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathieu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Motts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Motts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathieu.
Mathieu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mathieu throws a leg kick but Motts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Motts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathieu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathieu lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathieu lands a nice looking body shot.
Motts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Motts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Motts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mathieu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Motts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mathieu is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Motts like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Motts from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Mathieu!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Mathieu 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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