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SPPS Resurrection 001 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Till (ranked 24015 p4p, 23981 weight class) and Eftihios Nicolau (ranked 554 p4p, 564 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eftihios Nicolau was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eftihios Nicolau!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Till to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Till won't allow Nicolau to get back to his feet.
Till trying to control but Nicolau is working from the bottom.
Nicolau is looking to stand up but Till isn't so interested in that idea.
Till chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolau wants to get back to his feet but Till is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Till is stalling in the full guard.
Till is standing up over Nicolau. Nicolau looks to escape but Till dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till slows the pace down.
Till lands a nice forearm strike.
Till trying to control the position but Nicolau is working away.
Nicolau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Till throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nicolau stops Till from passing to mount.
Till wants to take a breather but Nicolau manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Till.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicolau is keeping the position for now.
Nicolau wants to sweep but no luck.
Till is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Till wants to stand but Nicolau has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Till stops Nicolau from standing up.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicolau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Till was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolau.
Nicolau missing with a left hand there. Till was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Till bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nicolau's head.
Eftihios Nicolau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Nicolau.
Till slips under a jab from Nicolau.
Nicolau misses with a wild body shot.
Till appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nicolau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Till gets a double leg takedown into Nicolau's guard.
Till stays in close to Nicolau's body and controls the position.
Till with a flurry of punches that miss.
Till stops Nicolau from standing up.
Till is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Till is controlling him.
Till trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicolau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicolau wants to get back to his feet but Till passes into half guard.
Nicolau is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Till not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Till in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Till rushes Nicolau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Till 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.
Nicolau takes one to the side of the head.
Till slips under a jab from Nicolau.
Nice body punch from Nicolau.
Till shoots in and gets a takedown into Nicolau's guard.
Nicolau throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Till prevents Nicolau from getting back to his feet.
Nicolau keeping moving, preventing Till from controlling successfully.
Till content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till is working Nicolau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Till is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolau can do to turn this around?
Nicolau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolau tries to stand but can't do so whilst Till controls his leg.
Till looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nicolau wants to stand up but Till has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nicolau tries to pass the half guard into mount. Till knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Till is pressing down on Nicolau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Till wants to get back to his feet but Nicolau is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nicolau has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Till is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Till avoids the body shot from Nicolau.
Nicolau lands with a good body shot.
Till throws a head kick that half lands.
Nicolau misses with a hook
and Till counters with a left and a right that stings Nicolau.
 Nicolau is rocked!
Nicolau catches Till with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nicolau is still on wobbly legs! Can Till finish him?
Till darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicolau tries to clinch up but Till circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicolau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicolau gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Nicolau tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Till is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Nicolau buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Nicolau!! Nicolau is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Till throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neo Till!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Igor (ranked 3426 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Deimos Arima (ranked 407 p4p, 424 weight class). Deimos Arima has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Igor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Deimos Arima!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arima.
Igor lands a front kick.
Arima scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
Igor tries to clinch but Arima is having none of it.
Arima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arima misses with an uppercut. Igor saw that one coming.
Igor lands a high kick!
Igor lands a head shot.
Igor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arima throws a body punch but Igor moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Arima misses.
Igor moves into the clinch.
Arima prevents Igor from breaking the clinch.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arima tries to work over Igor's front leg with a kick but Igor checks it.
Igor lands with a kick to the temple. Arima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arima rushes Igor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arima keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igor connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Deimos Arima has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Igor.
Arima tries to pull guard but Igor won't allow it.
Arima tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Arima avoids the head kick by Igor.
Igor forces Arima back against the cage and clinches.
Arima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor tries to throw a body punch but Arima avoids it by throwing Igor back against the cage.
Igor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Igor tries to circle away but Arima has him pinned against the cage.
Arima pushes Igor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Igor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arima tries a knee to the head but Igor blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor pushes Arima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arima lands a left hand.
Arima tries to pull guard but Igor holds him up against the cage and eventually Arima drops back down to his feet.
Alexander Igor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deimos Arima.
Igor misses with an elbow over the top.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Arima blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Igor.
Arima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igor.
Igor is looking to land body kicks.
Igor throws a head kick but Arima moves out of range.
Igor moves to clinch but Arima breaks away
and Arima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Igor connects with a high kick.
Igor connects with a crisp jab.
Igor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands with a kick to the temple. Arima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Igor.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Igor sets himself, and Arima steps forward looking for the clinch! Igor avoids it this time.
Igor moves away from the strike by Arima.
Igor misses with a straight left.
Igor sets himself, and Arima steps forward looking for the clinch! Igor avoids it this time.
Alexander Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igor throws a head kick but Arima moves out of range.
Arima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Igor.
A big right from Igor misses.
Igor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Igor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Igor looks to land a right hand but Arima moved out of range.
Igor closes the distance and clinches.
Igor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Igor is trying to break free.
Arima tries a body shot but Igor blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arima missing with knees to the body.
Arima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arima tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Igor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arima pulls guard.
Arima looking to control.
Arima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arima controls Igor momentarily but Igor frees himself.
Igor is looking to stand up but Arima won't let him.
Arima is looking for a triangle but Igor pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick from Igor lands but Arima takes it in his stride.
Igor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Igor throws a sloppy head kick and Arima moves out of range easily.
Igor moves in looking to clinch but Arima pushes him off.
Igor lands with a slapping head kick.
Igor fakes the leg kick and cracks Arima in the body.
Arima throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Igor on the side of the head.
Igor avoids the body shot from Arima.
Igor feinted with a counter takedown.
Arima circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igor throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arima blocks a head kick by Igor.
Arima blocks a head kick by Igor.
Arima wants to counter the offense by Igor and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arima lands a jab.
Arima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Igor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Igor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Arima was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and Arima counters with a crisp one two that drops Igor! Arima thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Igor to his feet! Igor is in big trouble!
 Igor is rocked!
Arima fakes the body blow, causing Igor to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Igor goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deimos Arima!
A relieved looking Deimos Arima 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McFoy (ranked 2685 p4p, 23969 weight class) and Zviadi Zotikshvili (ranked 259 p4p, 450 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian McFoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zviadi Zotikshvili!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zotikshvili throws a shot from downtown. McFoy moves away and avoids it.
McFoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zotikshvili clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Zotikshvili - that landed with a thud.
Zotikshvili gets through McFoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McFoy throws a head punch that misses.
Zotikshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFoy.
Zotikshvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFoy has a couple of punches blocked by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Zotikshvili.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zotikshvili as McFoy tries to tie him up.
McFoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Zotikshvili has double underhooks.
Zotikshvili has McFoy pushed against the cage.
McFoy blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotikshvili scores with a shoulder strike.
Zotikshvili throws a head punch that misses.
Zotikshvili has a couple of punches blocked by McFoy.
McFoy trying to land knees to the body.
McFoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McFoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFoy moves out of range as Zotikshvili strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as McFoy blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from McFoy misses its target.
Zotikshvili throws a shot from downtown. McFoy moves away and avoids it.
McFoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zotikshvili slips under a jab from McFoy.
McFoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McFoy ducks under a wild hook from Zotikshvili.
McFoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by McFoy's head coaches at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zotikshvili moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zotikshvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili managing to block the knees to the body from McFoy.
Zotikshvili leaning against his opponent.
Zotikshvili takes a shot to the head.
Zotikshvili is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zotikshvili working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from McFoy.
McFoy misses with a knee to the head.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Zotikshvili.
McFoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zotikshvili lands with a right to the head.
Zotikshvili lands a shoulder strike.
Zotikshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zotikshvili misses with the head strike.
Zotikshvili working aggressively here.
Come on Zotikshvili - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McFoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFoy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zotikshvili has a couple of punches blocked by McFoy.
Zotikshvili swings wildly with an uppercut but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zotikshvili's elbow.
McFoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFoy tries to work over Zotikshvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zotikshvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zotikshvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zotikshvili lands with a short shot to the head.
Zotikshvili lands a left hand.
Zotikshvili lands a right hand that snaps the head of McFoy backwards.
Zotikshvili swings wildly with an uppercut but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zotikshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McFoy misses with a body punch.
McFoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zotikshvili lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McFoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McFoy fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zotikshvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Zotikshvili throws a head punch that misses.
Zotikshvili lands with a light punch inside.
McFoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zotikshvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zotikshvili lands with a left to the head.
McFoy takes a shot to the head.
McFoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from McFoy fails to land.
A short right from Zotikshvili on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Zotikshvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Zotikshvili lands with a short shot to the head.
Zotikshvili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zviadi Zotikshvili dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Zotikshvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McFoy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Zotikshvili misses the target.
McFoy tries to clinch up.
Zotikshvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McFoy misses with a double jab.
Zotikshvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook. McFoy ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
McFoy throws a shot from downtown. Zotikshvili moves away and avoids it.
Zotikshvili misses the jab.
McFoy throws a counter high kick but Zotikshvili was just alert enough to avoid it.
McFoy tries to clinch up but Zotikshvili circles away and keeps his distance.
McFoy wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zotikshvili forces McFoy back against the cage and clinches.
McFoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McFoy blocks an uppercut.
Zotikshvili throws a punch but it's blocked by McFoy.
McFoy works on Zotikshvili's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotikshvili lands an uppercut.
Zotikshvili lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zotikshvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McFoy backwards.
Zotikshvili throws a punch but it's blocked by McFoy.
McFoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Zotikshvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili has a couple of punches blocked by McFoy.
McFoy blocking some punches.
McFoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zotikshvili lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zotikshvili lands a hook to the side of the head.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zotikshvili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zotikshvili looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A big left from Zotikshvili misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zotikshvili takes a swing at McFoy's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili connects with a nice looking jab.
McFoy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zotikshvili misses with a head kick.
Zotikshvili wants to clinch up but McFoy keeps it at a distance.
McFoy tries to clinch there but Zotikshvili circles away.
McFoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zotikshvili. McFoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zotikshvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McFoy.
Zotikshvili fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McFoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McFoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zotikshvili.
As Zotikshvili looks to move away, McFoy throws a big counter combo but Zotikshvili just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Zotikshvili misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from McFoy misses the target.
McFoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McFoy moves into range and clinches up with Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili misses with some punches.
McFoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zotikshvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McFoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Zotikshvili to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Zotikshvili misses its intended target.
Zotikshvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from McFoy.
McFoy moves out of range as Zotikshvili strikes.
Zviadi Zotikshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFoy blocks a head kick by Zotikshvili.
McFoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFoy misses with a looping left.
Zotikshvili dips to his left and cracks McFoy with an uppercut!
McFoy is rocked!
McFoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh McFoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McFoy wants to clinch.
A jab from McFoy finds it's way through Zotikshvili's defenses.
McFoy seems to have got his legs back now.
McFoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zotikshvili.
McFoy throws a big counter combination but Zotikshvili scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Zotikshvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McFoy tries to bum rush Zotikshvili with a series of wild strikes but Zotikshvili uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zotikshvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McFoy slows down the pace here.
Zotikshvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFoy.
Zotikshvili lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zotikshvili fails to land.
Zotikshvili struggles to land a body shot inside as McFoy controls his hands.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFoy working aggressively here.
McFoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Zotikshvili has double underhooks.
Zotikshvili lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zviadi Zotikshvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Zotikshvili slips under a jab from McFoy.
Zotikshvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McFoy.
Zotikshvili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zotikshvili misses with an uppercut
enabling McFoy to counter with a crisp jab.
McFoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zotikshvili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zotikshvili throws a right hand that misses
and Zotikshvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zotikshvili connects with a jab.
McFoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zotikshvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McFoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zotikshvili.
McFoy moves out of range as Zotikshvili strikes.
Zotikshvili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zotikshvili misses with a hook to the body
and McFoy counters with a left to the body.
Zotikshvili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from McFoy. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zotikshvili throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zotikshvili throws a looping overhand right but McFoy ducks down to avoid it.
McFoy ducks right into an uppercut from Zotikshvili.
McFoy cracks Zotikshvili with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili tries to keep at a distance but McFoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zotikshvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFoy.
Zotikshvili throws a punch but it's blocked by McFoy.
Zotikshvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Zotikshvili has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili misses with the head strike.
Zotikshvili working aggressively here.
Zotikshvili lands with a short shot to the head.
Zotikshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zviadi Zotikshvili is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili throws a head punch that misses.
McFoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zotikshvili creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zotikshvili misses with some punches.
Zotikshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McFoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zotikshvili.
Good standup being displayed there by Zotikshvili as he connects with a hook.
McFoy clinches up with Zotikshvili and pushes him back against the cage.
Zotikshvili throws a punch but it's blocked by McFoy.
Zotikshvili misses with a punch on the inside.
Zotikshvili misses with some punches.
McFoy has a couple of punches blocked by Zotikshvili.
McFoy blocking some punches.
McFoy wants to break free but Zotikshvili has control.
McFoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zotikshvili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFoy tries to work over Zotikshvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McFoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zotikshvili tries a body shot but McFoy blocks it.
Zotikshvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McFoy backwards.
McFoy managing to block the knees to the body from Zotikshvili.
McFoy blocking some punches.
McFoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zotikshvili misses with the head strike.
Zotikshvili has a couple of punches blocked by McFoy.
McFoy tries a body shot but Zotikshvili blocks it.
Zotikshvili swings wildly with an uppercut but McFoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFoy can't break the clinch.
Zviadi Zotikshvili seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zotikshvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McFoy misses with an elbow over the top.
McFoy pushes Zotikshvili back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zotikshvili avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zotikshvili misses with the head strike.
A short right from Zotikshvili.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zotikshvili.
Zotikshvili lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zotikshvili.
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!
Zotikshvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McFoy backwards.
McFoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brian McFoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zotikshvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFoy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from McFoy.
McFoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Zotikshvili controls his hands.
Zotikshvili has a couple of punches blocked by McFoy.
McFoy tries to throw a body punch but Zotikshvili avoids it by throwing McFoy back against the cage.
Zotikshvili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zviadi Zotikshvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zotikshvili has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zviadi Zotikshvili!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Wagon (ranked 3689 p4p, 5226 weight class) and Bogdan Volkov (ranked 386 p4p, 474 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanley Wagon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bogdan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagon tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagon tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Stanley Wagon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Wagon got wobbled bad by a big combination! Volkov presses forward with punches and knees until Wagon stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Wagon closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Volkov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Szabolcs (ranked 1852 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 238 p4p, 333 weight class). Balogh Szabolcs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Cruz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balogh Szabolcs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but Szabolcs steps away.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Szabolcs checks it well.
Szabolcs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Szabolcs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Szabolcs scores with a jab.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Szabolcs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Szabolcs is looking to reverse the position.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Szabolcs struggling a bit here.
Szabolcs isn't going anywhere.
Szabolcs avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controls the position.
Szabolcs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cruz.
The strikes coming from Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Szabolcs is looking for a sweep.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Szabolcs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szabolcs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Cruz crashes against the mat.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz is trying to ground and pound but Szabolcs uses the momentary lack of control by Cruz to regain half guard.
Szabolcs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz is trying to control. Szabolcs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Szabolcs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Cruz throwing shots but Szabolcs is blocking nicely.
Szabolcs is not content to let Cruz control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Szabolcs avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Szabolcs is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been told by Szabolcs's head coaches at Gentlemens Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szabolcs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Szabolcs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Szabolcs lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz misses with a hook to the body
and Szabolcs counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz is rocked!
Szabolcs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Szabolcs finish him?
Cruz looks winded!
Szabolcs darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Cruz's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Szabolcs before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balogh Szabolcs!
A relieved looking Balogh Szabolcs 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan (ranked 2030 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Scherwin Blake (ranked 272 p4p, 307 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AliKhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on AliKhan's shoulder, as AliKhan tries to avoid the shot.
AliKhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AliKhan.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and AliKhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
AliKhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
AliKhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped AliKhan's head back.
Blake throws a body punch but AliKhan moves out of range.
Scherwin Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
AliKhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake swings for the body but AliKhan moves out of range.
AliKhan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
AliKhan scores with a spinning back kick!
AliKhan takes one on the button.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AliKhan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws the left hand but AliKhan avoids the punch easily.
AliKhan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AliKhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
AliKhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
AliKhan blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand.
Blake is rocked!
Blake misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Blake slips under a jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
AliKhan lands with a right that hurts Blake. Blake looks to clinch but AliKhan throws a short knee that drops Blake. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Hammerstein (ranked 2347 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Tommy Chang (ranked 213 p4p, 228 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerry Hammerstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Chang!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerstein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hammerstein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chang sprawls well initially but Hammerstein persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hammerstein's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammerstein is working for a submission of some sort.
Chang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hammerstein's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hammerstein's back!
Hammerstein breaks Chang's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chang pulls Hammerstein in close to prevent any damage.
Chang is looking for a triangle but Hammerstein pushes his legs off easily.
Chang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hammerstein is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerstein drops back looking for a leg! Chang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chang manages to kick Hammerstein off! Hammerstein jumps back into Chang's guard.
Chang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chang is adopting a defensive guard.
Chang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammerstein's guard.
Hammerstein throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerstein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerstein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerstein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammerstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerstein looking for a guillotine here but Chang defends easily.
Chang stopping the sweep attempt from Hammerstein.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chang wants to control from the top but Hammerstein keeps moving.
Hammerstein throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammerstein working for a triangle but Chang defends it easily.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammerstein is keeping the position for now.
Chang wants to control from the top but Hammerstein keeps moving.
Hammerstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Hammerstein has an active guard here but Chang has managed to pass into half guard.
Hammerstein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chang is looking to take a break and control but Hammerstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammerstein has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chang escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chang!
Hammerstein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang working over Hammerstein with some ground and pound. Hammerstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hammerstein actively working from the bottom here.
Hammerstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Jerry Hammerstein will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammerstein closes the distance and clinches.
Chang lands a left hand.
Chang pulls Hammerstein into guard.
Hammerstein 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.
Chang pulls Hammerstein in to control the position.
Hammerstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerstein postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hammerstein, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang won't allow Hammerstein to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerstein throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chang escapes and throws Hammerstein's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hammerstein is not content to let Chang control the position.
Hammerstein manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chang's best efforts.
Hammerstein has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Chang escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Chang!
Hammerstein gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chang connects with a nice short shot to Hammerstein's temple.
Hammerstein is refusing to be controlled, as Chang sits in half guard.
Hammerstein looking for subs from the bottom but Chang mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A big strike lands for Chang! That's really hurt Hammerstein and he's turned his back - Chang keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Chang jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Chang!
Tommy Chang 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 1309 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Savaje Bebe Chai (ranked 156 p4p, 204 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chai's choice of entrance music: Never Fight An African. Savaje Bebe Chai 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Savaje Bebe Chai!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Raharu misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Raharu 's knee.
Chai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raharu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharu.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharu throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raharu misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a head kick.
Raharu misses with a hook to the body
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Chai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raharu misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai thumps Raharu with a low kick.
Raharu cracks Chai with a good jab.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Chai slips a jab from Raharu.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai slips a jab from Raharu.
Chai avoids the body shot from Raharu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Raharu scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raharu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Raharu misses with a looping left.
Chai misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Raharu's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai misses with a body kick.
Raharu misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Raharu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Raharu throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Raharu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chai under the eye.
Raharu takes one to the side of the head.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raharu cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Raharu misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Raharu misses with a straight right.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raharu.
Chai stalks Raharu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raharu's face. Raharu staggers backwards, shaken.
Good leg kick by Chai.
Raharu throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Raharu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
A big left from Raharu misses.
Raharu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Raharu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chai is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Savaje Bebe Chai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raharu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Raharu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai jabs at Raharu's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Raharu scores with a jab to the head.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai jabs at Raharu's body.
Chai throws a head kick but Raharu moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai slips under a jab.
A big left from Raharu misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chai motions for Raharu to come forward. Chai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a nice uppercut.
Raharu thuds his shin into the meat of Chai's side.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raharu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raharu connects with the punch.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Raharu counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Raharu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai tries to score with a low kick but Raharu moves his leg out of the way.
Chai throws a hook but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu moves out of range as Chai strikes.
Raharu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Raharu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Omar Raharu is winning the standup battle so far.
Raharu misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a series of strikes. Raharu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raharu slips a jab from Chai.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai misses with a hook
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a body punch
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Raharu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raharu.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raharu scores with a jab to the head.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raharu back to the cage. Chai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chai lands a body shot.
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!
Raharu jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raharu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raharu misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai walks into a straight right hand from Raharu.
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raharu counters with a left to the body.
Chai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chai misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Raharu misses its target.
Raharu throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Raharu misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharu.
Raharu lands a jab.
Raharu misses with a combination
and Chai counters with a good, hard body kick but Raharu shrugs it off.
Chai throws a lazy uppercut
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Omar Raharu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharu.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharu.
Chai moves away from the strike by Raharu.
Chai lands with a hook. Raharu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raharu throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Raharu misses the target.
A nice combination there by Chai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chai.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai scores with a hook.
Chai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Chai.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharu.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharu counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Raharu to acknowledge the strikes.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Raharu moved out of range.
Raharu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raharu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharu.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharu.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks a jab.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Raharu connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Raharu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharu.
And Chai responds with a good body kick, but Raharu manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Raharu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Raharu.
Raharu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharu.
Chai misses with a two punch combination.
Raharu defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Raharu defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raharu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Raharu misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai tries to score with a low kick but Raharu moves his leg out of the way.
Raharu looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
Raharu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chai circles away.
Raharu blocks a jab.
Chai slips under a jab from Raharu.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Raharu moved away.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raharu lands with a nice body punch.
Raharu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu misses with a straight right.
Raharu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai throws a hook but Raharu avoids it easily.
Chai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raharu on the side of the head.
Raharu misses with an uppercut
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Savaje Bebe Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hopper (ranked 730 p4p, 1841 weight class) and Scotty T Bone (ranked 92 p4p, 237 weight class). Scotty T Bone 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty T Bone!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from T Bone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopper misses with an uppercut.
Hopper misses with a few strikes there.
T Bone stalks Hopper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hopper's face. Hopper staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Will Hopper has been cut.
Hopper just misses with a punch to the body.
T Bone throws a counter combo.
T Bone slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T Bone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
T Bone slips under a jab from Hopper.
Hopper misses with a straight left.
T Bone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hopper with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper slips under a jab.
Hopper lands with a shot to the body.
Hopper looks to land a right hand but T Bone moved out of range.
T Bone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hopper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
T Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopper was well out of range. Poor timing from T Bone.
Hopper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
T Bone misses with an uppercut
and Hopper counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopper throws a big shot that misses.
T Bone throws out a counter right but Hopper avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! T Bone scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Hopper's head coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hopper misses with an uppercut.
Hopper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from T Bone.
Hopper moves out of range as T Bone strikes.
It looked like Hopper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
T Bone's coach down at Steel Penn Training Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on T Bone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
T Bone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
T Bone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hopper throws out a loose jab but T Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Bone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
T Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
T Bone takes a swing at Hopper's ribcage but misses.
Will Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper misses the shot to the body.
T Bone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hopper with a body shot.
Hopper lands a jab to T Bone's midsection.
T Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
T Bone lands a two punch combo.
T Bone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper cracks T Bone with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! T Bone looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Hopper finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopper cracks T Bone with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! T Bone looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Hopper finish him?
T Bone is rocked!
T Bone tries to get into range but Hopper steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops T Bone! 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! Hopper scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Hopper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pykky Kalla (ranked 1409 p4p, 812 weight class) and John Dory (ranked 192 p4p, 114 weight class). Pykky Kalla 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pykky Kalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dory!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalla lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dory as Kalla shoots in.
Dory now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kalla lands with a right hand.
Kalla throws an off balance right hand
and Dory counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalla up against the cage.
Dory taking a breather.
Kalla tries to break free but Dory pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory lands a nice uppercut.
Dory being controlled against the cage.
Dory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalla tries to throw a body punch but Dory avoids it by throwing Kalla back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalla tries a body shot but Dory blocks it.
Kalla tries to work over Dory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalla trying to stall but Dory improves his position.
Dory managing to block the knees to the body from Kalla.
Dory is leaning against Kalla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalla throws a poor cross that misses
and Dory counters with a nice leg kick.
Dory walks into a straight right hand from Kalla.
Kalla loads up on a big right hand but Dory slips the punch.
Dory replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kalla blocks it well.
Kalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
Dory tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been hearing reports that Kalla has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dory closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
Kalla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalla throws an overhand right that lands on Dory's shoulder, as Dory tries to avoid the shot.
Kalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
Dory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kalla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalla looks to land a left hand but Dory moved out of range nicely.
Kalla lands with a right hand.
Kalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
Dory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kalla with a body shot.
Kalla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kalla. Kalla obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dory tries to avoid it but Kalla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dory to the ground. Dory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dory feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalla. Dory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalla misses with a body punch
and Dory counters with a nice leg kick.
Dory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kalla.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dory.
Kalla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pykky Kalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalla connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dory momentarily.
Kalla scores with a body shot.
Kalla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dory takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dory lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalla throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dory to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalla shoots and misses
and Dory counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pykky Kalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalla.
A countering left hand to the body from Dory misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dory misses the target.
Kalla shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dory's guard.
Kalla being controlled here momentarily.
Kalla postures up in Dory's guard and throws a big left but Dory blocks it.
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 Pykky Kalla will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalla.
Kalla scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pykky Kalla is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalla misses with a low kick as Dory jumps back.
Dory takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dory counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalla throws a hook but Dory blocks it.
Dory feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalla shoots in for a double leg but Dory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dory wants to counter with a clinch but Kalla pushes him away.
Dory's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kalla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dory scrambles back to his feet.
Kalla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalla throws an off balance right hand
and Dory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kalla throws an overhand right that lands on Dory's shoulder, as Dory tries to avoid the shot.
John Dory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalla misses with a hook to the body
and Kalla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalla misses with a right hand
and Dory counters with an inside leg kick.
Kalla throws a lazy uppercut
and Dory counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Pykky Kalla has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Kalla misses.
Dory tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kalla throws a right hand that misses
and Dory scores with a counter punch that sends Kalla to the canvas! Dory smells blood - he's punishing Kalla with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kalla has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dory!
After winning the bout, John Dory 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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pop
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