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GAMMA#1129 Ritori v Nikolai PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Richarlison (ranked 1394 p4p, 591 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 173 p4p, 80 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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World class boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Richarlison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Richarlison throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
Magomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Magomedov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov is looking to land body kicks.
Richarlison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Richarlison throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richarlison misses with a looping left.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Richarlison's body. Richarlison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richarlison scores with a body shot.
A big left from Richarlison misses.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov with the inside leg kick.
Richarlison misses with a lunging right hand
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Richarlison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richarlison lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Richarlison.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chris Richarlison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richarlison throws out the jab.
Magomedov flicks out a counter leg kick but Richarlison steps away.
Richarlison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedov.
Richarlison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richarlison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magomedov. Magomedov obviously looking to wear him down.
Richarlison scores with a jab.
Magomedov misses the jab.
Magomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richarlison can pounce on him.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov throws out a leg kick but Richarlison moves out of range and Magomedov only half commits.
Magomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Richarlison is looking to chop away at Magomedov's legs.
Magomedov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Magomedov throws the left hand but Richarlison avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Magomedov catches Richarlison right on the button with a cross.
Richarlison misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Richarlison does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richarlison.
Magomedov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richarlison moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Richarlison lands an overhand right.
Richarlison loads up on a big right hand but Magomedov slips the punch.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richarlison throws a body shot but no joy.
Richarlison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Richarlison's body.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Richarlison's head but Richarlison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richarlison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Magomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Richarlison misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richarlison lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Richarlison misses
and Magomedov counters with a nice body kick.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Richarlison moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
And Richarlison counters with a quick kick to the body but Magomedov blocks it.
Richarlison looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Richarlison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magomedov drops his hands momentarily and Richarlison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Richarlison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Richarlison.
Richarlison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richarlison connects with the punch.
That has opened up Zabit Magomedov's cut even more.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richarlison.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses
and Richarlison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a body punch but Richarlison moves out of range.
Richarlison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Magomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richarlison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richarlison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richarlison throws a good cross that connects.
Richarlison ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Richarlison cracks Magomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richarlison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magomedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richarlison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Richarlison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richarlison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Richarlison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richarlison at a distance.
Richarlison tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richarlison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richarlison moves away.
Richarlison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Richarlison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The cut above Zabit Magomedov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richarlison at a distance.
Richarlison 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.
Richarlison connects with a nice looking jab.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Richarlison moves out of range.
Richarlison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richarlison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richarlison throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chris Richarlison is winning the standup battle so far.
Richarlison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Richarlison catches Magomedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zabit Magomedov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Richarlison throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magomedov drops his hands momentarily and Richarlison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richarlison throws a lazy uppercut
and Magomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Richarlison finds it's target.
 Magomedov is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zabit Magomedov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Richarlison!
Chris Richarlison was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 1759 p4p, 643 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 155 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amityville. Duvernay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Le Vent Nous Portera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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147
38 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christie moves in looking to clinch but Duvernay pushes him off.
Christie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvernay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Duvernay does it's job there.
Christie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christie takes a swing at Duvernay's ribcage but misses.
Duvernay moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Duvernay misses with a hook
and Christie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Duvernay wants to stand up but Christie is controlling him.
Christie works over Duvernay with some ground and pound from guard.
Duvernay has his hands on Christie's head, controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Christie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Christie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Duvernay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Evan Duvernay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Christie defending well as Duvernay loads up on a big left hand.
Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Christie misses with a right hand
enabling Duvernay to counter with a crisp jab.
Christie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
Duvernay takes a swing at Christie's ribcage but misses.
Christie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duvernay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duvernay takes one to the side of the head.
Christie feints and as Duvernay raises his hands in defense, Christie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Duvernay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but Duvernay has wrist control.
Christie throwing strikes but missing.
Christie works over Duvernay with some ground and pound from guard.
Duvernay controls Christie momentarily but Christie frees himself.
Christie 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.
Christie being controlled here momentarily.
Christie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay wants to stand up but Christie is controlling him.
Duvernay wriggles free and stands up.
Christie darts in looking for a takedown but Duvernay gets double underhooks and turns Christie into the cage.
Duvernay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christie tries to close the distance and clinch but Duvernay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duvernay defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Duvernay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duvernay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Christie lands a jab to Duvernay's midsection.
Christie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christie slips under a jab.
Christie lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duvernay.
A nice leg kick from Duvernay, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Duvernay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
Duvernay throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
Duvernay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christie takes a swing at Duvernay's ribcage but misses.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Christie throws a lazy uppercut
and Duvernay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Duvernay. No joy for Christie on that attempt.
And Duvernay responds with a good body kick, but Christie manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duvernay gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Christie counter with a right hand.
A big left from Christie misses.
Christie tries to clinch up but Duvernay circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Christie throws a body shot but no joy.
Duvernay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duvernay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christie. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duvernay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christie under the eye.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
A little jabbing left from Duvernay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duvernay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christie tries to clinch there but Duvernay circles away.
Duvernay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Duvernay moved out of range nicely.
Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Nice defenses there by Christie.
Christie throws out a loose jab but Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Duvernay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christie connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Christie misses.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
Duvernay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Christie scores with a hook to the body. Duvernay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christie fails with the takedown
and Duvernay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christie is defended easily by Duvernay.
And Duvernay responds with a good body kick, but Christie manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a hook.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Christie ducks down to avoid it.
Duvernay swats away the attempt to clinch by Christie.
Christie misses with a body punch
and Duvernay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duvernay connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christie is defended easily by Duvernay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Duvernay misses.
Christie's corner calls for a 1-2. Christie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christie closes the distance but Duvernay moves to the side
and Duvernay counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie just misses with a punch to the body.
Christie connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Christie does it's job there.
Christie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay is looking to score with low kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Christie or perhaps it was just good defense by Duvernay, which made it look bad.
Christie closes the distance but Duvernay moves to the side
and Duvernay counters with a nice uppercut.
Duvernay keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christie throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christie.
Duvernay jabs Christie right on the nose. Christie blinks but takes it well.
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!
Christie misses with a looping right.
Duvernay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
Christie missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duvernay thinks about the counter body kick.
Christie throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range.
Christie just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christie darts in and clinches Duvernay up against the cage.
Christie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duvernay prevents a body shot from Christie.
Duvernay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christie moves out of range of the body kick from Duvernay.
Christie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christie moves in looking to clinch but Duvernay pushes him off.
Duvernay scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Christie with a hook.
Duvernay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duvernay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Duvernay responds with a good body kick, but Christie manages to step out the way in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Christie.
Duvernay follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Christie dives in for a single leg takedown but Duvernay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short left from Duvernay.
Duvernay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Duvernay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Christie scores with a punch to the head.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duvernay as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duvernay lands a head shot.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Evan Duvernay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duvernay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duvernay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christie misses with a left hand
and Duvernay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duvernay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duvernay! But no joy.
Christie fails with the takedown
and Duvernay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Duvernay as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Duvernay.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duvernay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Christie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay weaves into range and cracks Christie right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Christie goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Duvernay is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evan Duvernay!
Evan Duvernay really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Steven Christie had this to say: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baariq Taïa (ranked 1237 p4p, 1029 weight class) and Svend Thorsby (ranked 40 p4p, 36 weight class). Baariq Taïa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Svend Thorsby's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baariq Taïa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Svend Thorsby!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taïa wants to clinch.
It seemed like Thorsby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taïa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorsby sprawls well. Thorsby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taïa gets slowly back to his feet.
Baariq Taïa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taïa under the eye.
 It looks like Baariq Taïa has been cut.
Thorsby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thorsby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Thorsby as Taïa shoots in.
Taïa walks into a stiff left hand from Thorsby.
No joy there for Taïa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsby stuns Taïa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorsby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taïa.
Taïa jabs at Thorsby's body.
Taïa swings widly with a right hand
and Thorsby counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taïa tries to clinch
and Thorsby counters with a nice uppercut.
Taïa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baariq Taïa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taïa, as that shot connected.
Taïa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorsby, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Taïa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taïa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorsby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taïa has been working on his balance at Mentor Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Thorsby.
Taïa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thorsby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thorsby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorsby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorsby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taïa momentarily.
A big left from Thorsby misses.
Taïa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thorsby to the mat! Thorsby manages to get full guard.
Thorsby pushes Taïa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taïa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thorsby was covering up waiting for the punch and Taïa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taïa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thorsby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thorsby looking for a sweep. Not yet Thorsby, not yet.
Thorsby keeping full guard, as Taïa tries to pass.
Taïa lands a couple of elbows.
Taïa lands a couple of elbows.
Thorsby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taïa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taïa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorsby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taïa.
Taïa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorsby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taïa lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taïa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taïa working some strikes from top position.
Taïa with a nice head shot there.
Taïa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taïa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thorsby wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorsby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taïa loads up on a big left hand. Thorsby felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Taïa looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Thorsby can't hide his disappointment, as Taïa celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baariq Taïa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill River (ranked 484 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 62 p4p, 182 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomura Shigaraki!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River thuds a left hand into Shigaraki's body.
A head kick misses from Shigaraki.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Shigaraki does a little dance to reset his feet.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Shigaraki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shigaraki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River drives through and clinches with Shigaraki against the cage.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shigaraki's elbow.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but River holds him up against the cage and eventually Shigaraki drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shigaraki is defending well for now.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Shigaraki avoids the damage to the body.
River takes a shot to the head.
Shigaraki jumps guard.
Shigaraki trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shigaraki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
River wants to get up but he can't break Shigaraki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki working for a triangle but River defends it easily.
Shigaraki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! River has his hands clasped together but Shigaraki extends and breaks River's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shigaraki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomura Shigaraki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Rhodes (ranked 227 p4p, 1431 weight class) and Horacio Sadaval (ranked 29 p4p, 173 weight class). Rhodes comes to the cage accompanied by Bury My Bones. Sadaval comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prohibido Olvidar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Rhodes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Sadaval!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadaval drives through with a takedown into Rhodes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rhodes seems keen to control Sadaval's posture.
Sadaval wants to stand but Rhodes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadaval stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sadaval drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadaval connects with a jab.
Rhodes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhodes lands with a good body shot.
Rhodes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sadaval drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sadaval wants to stand but Rhodes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sadaval postures up.
Sadaval wants to stand but Rhodes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rhodes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sadaval doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rhodes is tightening it up a little... Sadaval has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sadaval reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sadaval taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rhodes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dusty Rhodes!
Dusty Rhodes 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Draco Leonidas (ranked 252 p4p, 794 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 26 p4p, 79 weight class). Van Hire has chosen Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Draco Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Leonidas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonidas lands with a nice body kick.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Hire tries to clinch but Leonidas moves away
and Leonidas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Van Hire slips under a jab.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draco Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Van Hire misses.
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Leonidas.
Despite the aggression on Van Hire's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leonidas digs a good body shot into Van Hire's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire slips under a jab.
Van Hire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
Van Hire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leonidas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Hire moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Hire staying out of range there.
Van Hire unleashes a big counter combination but Leonidas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Leonidas sets himself, and Van Hire steps forward looking for the clinch! Leonidas avoids it this time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hire, as that shot connected.
Leonidas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hire throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Leonidas. Beautiful body shot.
Leonidas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Leonidas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Hire.
Leonidas cracks Van Hire with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hire throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Van Hire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonidas.
Van Hire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas looks for the body kick but Van Hire saw that one coming.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire with a jab.
Van Hire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Leonidas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Hire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leonidas - the referee stops the clock and Van Hire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leonidas. Van Hire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Hire tries to clinch but Leonidas moves away
and Leonidas counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonidas throws a hook but Van Hire avoids it easily.
Leonidas sets himself, and Van Hire steps forward looking for the clinch! Leonidas avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Leonidas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Hire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leonidas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Hire really felt that one!
Leonidas throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Van Hire avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Leonidas is predictable there
and Van Hire counters by clinching up.
Van Hire prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Leonidas is trying to pull guard but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Van Hire. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Nice shot lands for Leonidas.
Van Hire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonidas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Hire lands the left hand.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Hire misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Hire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonidas feints and then cracks Van Hire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hire down.
Van Hire moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
As Leonidas backs off Van Hire throws a huge counter combo but Leonidas manages to avoid it all.
Leonidas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draco Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonidas takes a swing at Van Hire's ribcage but misses.
Van Hire slips a straight right by Leonidas.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Hire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leonidas.
Van Hire misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a lunging right hand
and Leonidas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Van Hire wants to clinch
and Leonidas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Hire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leonidas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leonidas is rocked!
Leonidas walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Leonidas limp body while Van Hire jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Matthew (ranked 242 p4p, 646 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 37 p4p, 86 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Matthew throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Clint Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Matthew's ribs.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthew slips a jab from Rivers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matthew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthew.
Matthew gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers digs a right hand into Matthew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthew's gas tank.
I was talking to Matthew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matthew avoiding damage as Rivers throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Matthew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matthew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matthew scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Matthew gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matthew.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Matthew.
Rivers misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Rivers jumps guard but Matthew stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matthew lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers tries to work over Matthew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthew throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers jumps guard but Matthew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patrick Matthew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clint Rivers.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matthew swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
Matthew lands an uppercut.
Matthew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from Matthew.
Nice body punch from Matthew.
Matthew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Matthew struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
Rivers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matthew avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matthew lands a body punch.
Rivers looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthew lands with a right to the head.
Rivers tries to work over Matthew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers missing with knees to the body.
Matthew tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthews head.
Rivers is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Matthew is defending well.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Matthew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthew can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matthew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matthew.
Matthew tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Matthew back against the cage.
Matthew tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Matthew back against the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
Rivers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthew circles away.
As Rivers backs away, Matthew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthew.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rivers duly obliges.
Matthew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthew takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers 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.
Rivers slips a jab from Matthew.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
Matthew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivers. Rivers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matthew. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Matthew with a nice cross.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Matthew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthew feinted with a counter takedown.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Matthew's head.
Rivers throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Matthew to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Matthew counters with a single leg into guard. Rivers didn't expect that.
Rivers trying to keep a closed guard but Matthew is proving a slippery customer.
Matthew won't allow Rivers to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to hold Matthew in close to prevent damage but Matthew has managed to pass into half guard.
Rivers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rivers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rivers wants to sweep here but Matthew controlling him for the moment.
Matthew postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rivers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matthew is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Matthew does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rivers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clint Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Rivers misses with a hook
and Matthew counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matthew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Rivers wants to sweep here but Matthew controlling him for the moment.
Matthew wants to stand but Rivers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Matthew postures up.
Rivers 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Matthew slips the punch.
Patrick Matthew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matthew connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivers takes a swing at Matthew's ribcage but misses.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers works over Matthew's head and body with a nice combination.
Matthew misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Matthew avoids it well.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthew was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Rivers throws a body punch but Matthew moves out of range.
Rivers jabs Matthew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Matthew throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rivers connects with a body shot that sends Matthew's belly button to the back.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but Matthew shows good takedown defense.
Clint Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matthew avoids the body shot from Rivers.
It looked like Matthew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Matthew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Matthew was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Rivers - just one landing.
Matthew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Matthew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Matthew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers scores with a sloppy right hand. Matthew should have avoided that one.
Rivers throws a right hand that Matthew ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthew also avoids with ease.
Matthew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Matthew counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rivers!
Matthew stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Matthew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a left hand
letting Matthew counter with a right hand.
Matthew ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Matthew scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers slips a jab from Matthew.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Matthew checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Matthew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matthew misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Matthew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Matthew as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers misses with a right hand
letting Matthew counter with a right hand.
Matthew walks into a jab.
Matthew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matthew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
Clint Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers throws a front kick aimed at Matthew's knee but Matthew avoids it well.
Matthew slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Matthew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Matthew.
Rivers lands a head shot.
Matthew cracks Rivers with a good jab.
Matthew tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clint Rivers.
I think Matthew 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Matthew!
A less than humble Patrick Matthew misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmerson Mile (ranked 1572 p4p, 302 weight class) and Calvin Deane (ranked 85 p4p, 19 weight class). Deane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cinderella Man. Emmerson Mile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmerson Mile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Deane!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deane is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mile's half guard.
Deane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Deane there.
Mile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deane.
Mile on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mile actively working from the bottom here.
Deane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mile defending well though.
Deane is looking to advance position but Mile won't allow it.
Mile is staying active underneath Deane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Deane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Deane pulls his head out easily.
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. Deane connects with a nice short shot to Mile's temple.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Deane lands with a punch from half guard.
Mile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deane scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deane lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Mile! More strikes land and this one is all over! Deane jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Deane!
Calvin Deane 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 77 p4p, 118 weight class) and Steve McMichael (ranked 10 p4p, 17 weight class). Honorio comes to the cage accompanied by Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMichael slips a straight right by Honorio.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McMichael as he jumps to the side.
McMichael lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honorio throws a lazy right hand but McMichael sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honorio moves out of range as McMichael strikes.
McMichael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honorio.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Honorio.
McMichael fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honorio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McMichael.
Honorio scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McMichael counter with a right hand.
McMichael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honorio. Honorio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McMichael swinging wildly here.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honorio moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honorio slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McMichael tries to avoid it but Honorio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McMichael to the ground. McMichael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McMichael feints a counter leg kick.
McMichael avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honorio misses with the combination.
McMichael is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Honorio with a body shot.
McMichael goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Honorio misses with an uppercut
and McMichael counters with a thumping low kick.
Honorio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Honorio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McMichael's waist but McMichael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honorio off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Honorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMichael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honorio with a poor takedown
and McMichael counters with a nice uppercut.
McMichael throws a sloppy head kick and Honorio moves out of range easily.
Honorio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Honorio slips a straight right by McMichael.
Honorio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMichael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McMichael.
McMichael is trying to counter with his kicks.
McMichael throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Honorio dives in and grabs McMichael's left leg, looking for a takedown. McMichael pushes down on Honorio's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMichael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Honorio moves forwards but McMichael connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McMichael misses with an uppercut. Honorio saw that one coming.
Honorio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from McMichael.
Honorio has his takedown stuffed
and McMichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMichael connects with a high kick.
McMichael thuds a left hand into Honorio's body.
McMichael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid leg kick lands there for McMichael.
McMichael lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by McMichael.
Honorio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McMichael connects with a body shot that sends Honorio's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McMichael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from McMichael misses.
Nice uppercut lands for McMichael. That snapped Honorio's head back.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
McMichael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honorio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McMichael is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Honorio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McMichael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McMichael moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Honorio tries to bum rush McMichael with a series of wild strikes but McMichael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Honorio.
As McMichael looks to move away, Honorio throws a big counter combo but McMichael just gets out of the way.
McMichael swings for the body but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McMichael slips a straight right by Honorio.
A head kick misses from McMichael.
McMichael lands with a shot to the body.
McMichael tries to sprawl but Honorio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honorio is thwarting McMichael's attempts to control the position.
McMichael keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is nestled in close to McMichael, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McMichael tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
McMichael is defending against the submission attempts here by Honorio.
Honorio winds up and cracks McMichael with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honorio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McMichael dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honorio jabs at McMichael's body.
Vinicius Honorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honorio dodges the punch combination from McMichael.
Honorio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McMichael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honorio was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
McMichael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McMichael lands a nice hook to Honorio's body. Honorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McMichael lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good shot there by Honorio.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honorio looks to land a left hand but McMichael moved out of range nicely.
McMichael throws a head kick but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMichael throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
McMichael tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McMichael finds it's way through Honorio's defenses.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McMichael is fending him off so far but Honorio persists. Nope, McMichael circles away and we're back to standing.
McMichael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honorio has time to react.
Honorio misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McMichael! But no joy.
A leg kick checked by Honorio.
McMichael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honorio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Honorio stuns McMichael with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but McMichael circles away.
Honorio misses with a few strikes there.
Honorio throws a poor cross that misses
and McMichael counters with a left and a right that stings Honorio.
Honorio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McMichael swivels and escapes.
Oh Honorio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Honorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMichael lands a slapping body shot.
Honorio seems to have got his legs back now.
McMichael scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio throws a poor cross that misses
and McMichael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McMichael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honorio throws out the jab.
McMichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Honorio is just out of range.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honorio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McMichael lands a jab to Honorio's midsection.
Steve McMichael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMichael lands a nice looking body shot.
McMichael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honorio shoots in looking for a takedown but McMichael manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Honorio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Honorio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McMichael. McMichael obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve McMichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honorio with a poor takedown
and McMichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honorio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honorio misses with a left hand
and McMichael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McMichael blocks a jab.
Honorio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McMichael on his heels. He'll look to pass McMichael's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McMichael working for a triangle but Honorio defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McMichael has his foot on Honorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Honorio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McMichael trying to control the position.
McMichael pulls Honorio in to control the position.
Honorio is working McMichael over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McMichael keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
McMichael has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four 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.
Honorio drops back looking for a leg! McMichael is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McMichael manages to kick Honorio off! Honorio jumps back into McMichael's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McMichael holds on and takes a little breather.
McMichael is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Honorio landing some decent shots from guard.
McMichael had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honorio defends it easily.
McMichael is trying to keep Honorio in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McMichael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Honorio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McMichael takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McMichael cracks a nice hook into Honorio's ribs.
McMichael lunges at Honorio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Honorio's hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Honorio or perhaps it was just good defense by McMichael, which made it look bad.
Honorio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honorio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McMichael.
Honorio jabs McMichael to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McMichael bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Honorio's head.
Honorio scores with a nice strike.
Honorio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McMichael to the mat! McMichael manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMichael working for a triangle but Honorio defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMichael looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio lands a couple of digs.
Honorio stands and throws McMichael's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honorio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McMichael is trying to control Honorio's posture but Honorio avoids it.
Honorio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McMichael to see if he's OK.
McMichael wants to control but Honorio postures up.
Honorio cracks McMichael with a big right hand but McMichael just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McMichael tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Honorio 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.
Honorio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McMichael has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael is looking to regain half guard here but Honorio keeps moving and retains side control.
Vinicius Honorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honorio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McMichael tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McMichael taking punishment in the form of punches.
McMichael tries to bench press Honorio off him but Honorio keeps the position.
Honorio scoring with punches and elbows.
Honorio grinds an elbow into McMichael's temple.
McMichael tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio landing a few strikes.
Honorio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McMichael, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on McMichael's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McMichael is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Honorio is staying active.
McMichael is working to avoid the ground and pound but Honorio connects with a decent elbow.
McMichael struggling a bit here.
McMichael manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Honorio keeping hold of McMichael's head, controlling as best he can.
McMichael wants to stand up but Honorio is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! McMichael is tapping! Great win for Honorio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wusan Ritori (ranked 16 p4p, 53 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Ritori's entrance music is Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check. A fine choice. Ignatiev has chosen Beats That as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikolai Ignatiev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatiev scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Ritori.
An attempted straight right counter from Ritori misses the target.
Ignatiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ritori defending well as Ignatiev loads up on a big left hand.
Ritori motions for Ignatiev to come forward. Ritori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritori tries to move into range but Ignatiev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ignatiev connects with a right hand. Ritori shakes it off.
Ignatiev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatiev throws a lazy head kick
and Ritori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ritori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Ignatiev misses its intended target.
Ignatiev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ritori tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatiev avoided it.
Ritori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nikolai Ignatiev has been cut.
A big right from Ignatiev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ritori throws a wild body kick that Ignatiev sees coming a mile off.
Ignatiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritori counters with an inside leg kick.
Ignatiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatiev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ritori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritori counters with a right hand to the body.
Ritori blocks the body kick.
Ignatiev misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ignatiev - that will leave a mark!
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Ignatiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ritori's sensitive parts.
Ritori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatiev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Ritori.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatiev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatiev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ritori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ignatiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignatiev scores with a leg kick.
Ignatiev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ignatiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
The fighters circling - Ignatiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori thumps Ignatiev with a low kick.
Ignatiev swings widly with a right hand
and Ritori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ignatiev's knee momentarily.
Ritori lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatiev throws a poor cross that misses
and Ritori counters with an outside leg kick.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Ritori.
Ignatiev counters with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatiev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut
and Ritori counters with a straight right hand.
Ritori moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatiev.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatiev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatiev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatiev.
A low kick from Ignatiev misses
and Ritori counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatiev is just out of range.
Ritori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
Ritori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatiev takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ritori gets tackled into the cage by Ignatiev. Ignatiev maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ritori fails to land.
Ritori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Ignatiev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatiev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ignatiev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatiev misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatiev. Ritori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritori moves away.
Ignatiev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ritori connects with the punch.
Ignatiev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ritori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori blocks a jab.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ignatiev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritori is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ritori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatiev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatiev throws a lazy body kick
and Ritori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Nikolai Ignatiev's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Ignatiev.
Ritori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatiev closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatiev lands with a right to the head.
Ritori has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ritori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritori throws the left hand but Ignatiev avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Ignatiev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatiev.
Ritori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ritori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ignatiev under the eye.
Ritori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ignatiev throws a shot from downtown. Ritori moves away and avoids it.
Ritori scores with a jab. Ignatiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Ignatiev throws a shot to the body.
Ritori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatiev moves away.
Ignatiev thumps Ritori with a low kick.
Ritori misses the jab.
Ignatiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ignatiev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ritori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ritori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ritori ducks under a wild hook from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev thumps Ritori with a low kick.
Ignatiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignatiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ritori connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Nikolai Ignatiev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ignatiev looks to land a body kick but Ritori moved away.
Ignatiev moves away from the strike by Ritori.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev.
Ritori misses with a wild body shot.
Ritori ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ritori moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ritori slips a jab from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ritori to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatiev scores with the left hand. Ritori knows he should have avoided that one.
Ritori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatiev. Ignatiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nikolai Ignatiev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ritori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatiev.
Ritori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ignatiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatiev throws a shot from downtown. Ritori moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatiev. That's going to slow Ritori down.
Ignatiev scores with a jab. Ritori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Ritori. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Ignatiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ignatiev scores with a one two! Ritori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands with an uppercut that bounces Ritori off the cage and back into range.
Ignatiev tries to clinch up.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritori.
A big right from Ignatiev misses.
Ritori lands with a right hand.
Ritori cracks Ignatiev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ignatiev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ritori finish him?
Ignatiev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ritori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ignatiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Ritori finish him?
Ignatiev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ritori looks to land a body kick but Ignatiev moved away.
Ignatiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Ignatiev looks to throw the jab but Ritori is out of range.
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori slips under a jab from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a shot to the body.
Ignatiev misses with a left hand
and Ritori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ignatiev swings widly with a right hand
and Ritori counters with a good low kick that Ignatiev was not able to check.
Ignatiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Ritori. That snapped Ignatiev's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikolai Ignatiev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wusan Ritori!
Wusan Ritori retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Wusan Ritori 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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