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C365: Fadda vs Dorado II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 1934 p4p, 2247 weight class) and Alfonz Novak (ranked 215 p4p, 253 weight class). Kirk's entrance music is my fighting ability is alot like my acting. A fine choice. Novak has chosen A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth as his entrance music. Alfonz Novak told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonz Novak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Kirk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Novak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Novak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Novak postures up.
Novak postures up in Kirk's guard and throws a big left but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk is looking to stand up but Novak isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Novak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Novak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirk tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Novak trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Novak tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirk is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak stands up over Kirk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Novak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Novak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Novak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Novak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Novak is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirk has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Novak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Novak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Novak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Novak advances to half guard.
Novak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novak lands strikes from half guard.
Novak is trying to control the action in half guard but Kirk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kirk wants to get back to his feet.
Novak content to control rather than advance.
Novak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Novak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Novak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kirk trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Novak throwing shots but Kirk is blocking nicely.
Novak throwing shots but Kirk is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk trying to control but Novak postures up.
Novak lands with a punch from half guard.
Novak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Novak drops an elbow to the side of Kirk's head.
Novak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Kirk is rocked!
Kirk wants to improve his position but Novak is controlling well.
Novak slips a nice elbow through Kirk's hands, connecting with Kirk's forehead.
Novak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirk keeps working.
Novak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Novak lands a nice short elbow.
Kirk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Novak on the ground.
Novak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Kirk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Novak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kirk seems to have got his legs back now.
Novak is nestled in close to Kirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kirk is trying to stand up here but Novak is controlling him well.
Novak lands with a punch from half guard.
Kirk is staying active underneath Novak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Novak is working away from the top position though.
Novak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kirk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfonz Novak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Novak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Novak preventing the sweep.
Novak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Novak cracks Kirk with a solid left hand.
Novak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Novak passes Kirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Novak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Novak trying to control the action but Kirk is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirk defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk is staying active underneath Novak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Novak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Novak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Novak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Novak lands a nice short elbow.
Novak lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kirk! More strikes land and this one is all over! Novak jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonz Novak!
James Kirk spoke after the fight, saying 'KHAAAAAAN!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 1315 p4p, 3652 weight class) and Donovan Trumpinov (ranked 150 p4p, 375 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Trumpinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral drops his hands momentarily and Trumpinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cabral lands a big head kick that sends Trumpinov tumbling to the mat! Cabral takes a step backwards and waves Trumpinov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Donovan Trumpinov has been cut.
Trumpinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Trumpinov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trumpinov.
Cabral walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Trumpinov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cabral swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Trumpinov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emberson Cabral!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 789 p4p, 947 weight class) and Danila Bagrov (ranked 100 p4p, 118 weight class). Bagrov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Империя зла. Mabahong Tae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danila Bagrov's chin.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Bagrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bagrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bagrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Bagrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bagrov.
Tae prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Tae wants to break free but Bagrov has control.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Tae lands with a light punch inside.
Bagrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tae controls his hands.
Tae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bagrov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bagrov is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tae walks into a stiff left hand from Bagrov.
Tae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Bagrov misses.
Bagrov tries to clinch up but Tae circles away and keeps his distance.
Bagrov rushes Tae and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tae swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bagrov counters with a straight right hand.
Bagrov clinches up with Tae and pushes him back against the cage.
Tae blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Tae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bagrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bagrov.
Tae drops his hands momentarily and Bagrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danila Bagrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tae throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bagrov lands a slapping body shot.
Bagrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bagrov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tae ducks under a wild hook from Bagrov.
Tae drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bagrov sprawls and moves away.
Bagrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tae.
Bagrov rushes Tae and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tae lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Bagrov on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tae.
Bagrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Tae can't break the clinch.
Bagrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tae.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bagrov.
A right handed body shot lands from Bagrov.
Bagrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
Bagrov misses with a body punch.
Bagrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Bagrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bagrov.
Bagrov pushes Tae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tae prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Tae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bagrov gets through Tae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tae is trying to break the clinch but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage.
Bagrov lands with a light punch inside.
Tae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bagrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Bagrov scores with a shot to the side of Tae's head.
Bagrov pushes Tae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bagrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tae has had enough of the clinch but Bagrov keeps him there for the moment.
Tae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bagrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tae wants to break free but Bagrov has control.
Bagrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bagrov lands a body punch.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tae is trying to break the clinch but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrov lands a body shot.
Tae is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bagrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bagrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bagrov is working Tae over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
Bagrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bagrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bagrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tae wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bagrov has Tae pressed against the cage, preventing Tae from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bagrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tae prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov is leaning against Tae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bagrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
Bagrov pushes Tae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bagrov.
A short right from Bagrov on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bagrov.
Bagrov tries to work over Tae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tae tries to land a knee to the head but Bagrov blocks with his arms.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Tae can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bagrov.
Bagrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that round.
That's time! Tae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tae has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bagrov finds it's way round the side to connect with Tae's head.
Bagrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bagrov clinches with his opponent.
Bagrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danila Bagrov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tae can't break the clinch.
Tae working hard to break the clinch.
Tae tries a knee to the head but Bagrov blocks it.
Tae wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bagrov.
Bagrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Bagrov lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bagrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Tae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bagrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bagrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bagrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bagrov digs a right hand underneath Tae's ribcage. Tae let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Bagrov.
Still in the clinch, Bagrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tae prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov lands with a left to the head.
Bagrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bagrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Bagrov.
Bagrov prevents Tae from breaking the clinch.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Tae avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov scores with a shot to the side of Tae's head.
Tae prevents a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov lands with a light punch inside.
Bagrov gets through Tae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tae can't break the clinch.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov digs a right hand underneath Tae's ribcage. Tae let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bagrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bagrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bagrov.
Tae takes a shot to the head.
Bagrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Tae avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bagrov - that landed with a thud.
Tae takes a shot to the head.
Bagrov lands a nice uppercut.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov lands a body punch.
Bagrov lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bagrov.
Bagrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Bagrov.
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Tae avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Bagrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae is looking to break free of the clinch but Bagrov has double underhooks.
Bagrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
A short left from Bagrov.
Tae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tae takes one to the side of the head.
Bagrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Tae's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
Bagrov tries a body shot but Tae blocks it.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov working aggressively here.
Tae tries to circle away but Bagrov has him pinned against the cage.
Tae misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov pushes Tae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tae is trying to break the clinch but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage.
Bagrov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bagrov.
Bagrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taes head.
Bagrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
Bagrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taes head.
Bagrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bagrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bagrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bagrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
Tae misses with a knee to the head.
Bagrov lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bagrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Bagrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Bagrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Bagrov there.
Bagrov moves into the clinch.
Tae breaks the clinch.
Bagrov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tae on the side of the head.
Bagrov closes the distance and clinches.
Tae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bagrov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bagrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tae's hands.
Tae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bagrov.
Bagrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tae shoots for a takedown but Bagrov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danila Bagrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bagrov looks to throw the jab but Tae is out of range.
Bagrov lands with a shot to the body.
Bagrov stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bagrov darts in and clinches Tae up against the cage.
Tae is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bagrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tae's elbow.
Bagrov lands a right hand.
Tae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagrov has closed the distance and engaged Tae in a clinch.
Bagrov lands with a left to the head.
Bagrov digs a right hand into Tae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tae's gas tank.
Bagrov tries a body shot but Tae blocks it.
Bagrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tae blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Tae looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov prevents Tae from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tae.
Bagrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov tries to throw a body punch but Tae avoids it by throwing Bagrov back against the cage.
Tae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tae blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Bagrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tae's efforts to push away.
Bagrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bagrov has Tae pressed against the cage, preventing Tae from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bagrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tae backwards.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tae is trying to break the clinch but Bagrov has him pressed against the cage.
Tae tries a knee to the head but Bagrov blocks it.
Tae blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Tae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bagrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bagrov lands with a left to the head.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taes head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bagrov.
Bagrov lands a right hand.
Bagrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tae.
Bagrov lands with a left to the head.
Bagrov tries to work over Tae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bagrov lands a body punch.
Bagrov lands a left hand.
Bagrov tries a body shot but Tae blocks it.
Bagrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Bagrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tae has had enough of the clinch but Bagrov keeps him there for the moment.
Tae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bagrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bagrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tae drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Bagrov.
Tae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tae throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagrov.
Tae walks into a straight right hand from Bagrov.
Bagrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bagrov rushes Tae and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bagrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bagrov can't find room to land a body shot as Tae controls the action.
Bagrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bagrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tae controls his hands.
Mabahong Tae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tae blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
Tae looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tae breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danila Bagrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bagrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danila Bagrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Danila Bagrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 851 p4p, 804 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 114 p4p, 109 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
Anstey throws a jab when Haggar was well out of range.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haggar shoots in and gets a takedown into Anstey's guard.
Haggar stopping the sweep attempt from Anstey.
Haggar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anstey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haggar trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Haggar 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.
Haggar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haggar is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstey has wrist control.
Haggar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anstey's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar is in close to Anstey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Anstey keeps moving.
Haggar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar postures up in Anstey's guard and throws a big left but Anstey blocks it.
Anstey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anstey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Haggar trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
Anstey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haggar keeping full guard, as Anstey tries to pass.
Anstey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haggar wants to hit a sweep here but Anstey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Haggar there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haggar is bucking up trying to escape but Anstey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haggar is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anstey with good strikes from the mount here!
Anstey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haggar?
Haggar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Haggar is desperately trying to improve his position but Anstey has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey prevents Haggar from standing back up.
Haggar is looking to improve his position.
Haggar is staying active underneath Anstey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar manages to get to full guard.
Anstey won't allow Haggar to sweep him here.
Anstey lands a couple of digs.
Haggar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anstey is controlling him.
Haggar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haggar wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
Anstey trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anstey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Haggar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunny Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Anstey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haggar doesn't seem phased though.
Haggar has a takedown stuffed.
Anstey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haggar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haggar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haggar slips a straight right by Anstey.
Haggar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bunny Anstey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Anstey misses the target.
Anstey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haggar was well out of range. Poor timing from Anstey.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anstey slips under a jab.
Anstey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haggar attempts a counter takedown but Anstey avoids it well and moves away.
Haggar moves away from the strike by Anstey.
Anstey throws a jab but it's blocked by Haggar.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
Anstey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anstey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haggar throws a leg kick but Anstey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anstey looks to throw the jab but Haggar is out of range.
Haggar tries to counter with a takedown but Anstey is quick to defend against it.
Anstey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Anstey misses the shot to the body.
Haggar throws a jab but it's blocked by Anstey.
Anstey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haggar scores with a jab to the head.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Haggar - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haggar digs a good body shot into Anstey's ribs.
Bunny Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Haggar misses.
Haggar connects with a body shot that sends Anstey's belly button to the back.
Anstey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haggar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anstey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haggar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anstey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haggar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haggar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haggar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anstey.
Anstey throws a shot to the body.
Haggar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haggar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Anstey.
Haggar throws a good cross that connects.
Anstey motions for Haggar to come forward. Anstey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing that Haggar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Haggar landing with the ground and pound.
Haggar won't allow Anstey to sweep him here.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anstey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Anstey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haggar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Anstey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Anstey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Anstey!
Mike Haggar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anstey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Haggar blocks nicely.
Anstey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anstey is in close to Haggar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anstey preventing the sweep.
Haggar keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey preventing the sweep.
Haggar controls Anstey momentarily but Anstey frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Anstey. No joy for Haggar on that attempt.
Haggar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haggar blocks a jab.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anstey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haggar looks for a takedown but Anstey sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Haggar blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haggar checks a leg kick.
Haggar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haggar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anstey as he jumps to the side.
Haggar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anstey.
Haggar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anstey misses with a body shot.
Haggar works Anstey's body with a nice hook.
Anstey slaps away a takedown attempt from Haggar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anstey throws a counter combo.
Anstey digs a good body shot into Haggar's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands a head shot.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Haggar misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Haggar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggar scores with a nice head shot.
Haggar has a takedown stuffed.
Haggar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haggar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anstey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haggar.
Haggar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anstey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haggar.
Anstey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anstey misses with a hook.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
Haggar shoots for a double leg takedown but Anstey sprawls well. He's pushed Haggar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anstey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haggar on the side of the head.
Haggar throws a poor cross that misses
and Anstey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anstey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Haggar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anstey passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar wants to get back to full guard but Anstey has passed into side control.
Anstey remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Haggar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggar manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is staying active underneath Anstey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anstey working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Anstey prevents Haggar from improving his position.
Haggar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haggar looking for a sweep. Not yet Haggar, not yet.
Haggar is pulling down on Anstey's head to control his posture.
Anstey cracks Haggar with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anstey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bunny Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haggar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Anstey has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Haggar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Haggar is trying to improve his position.
Mike Haggar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anstey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 374 p4p, 247 weight class) and Santiago Santos (ranked 52 p4p, 35 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
Blank throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos counters with a body kick.
Blank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blank tries to keep at a distance but Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Blank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blank tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Blank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blank throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Santos misses.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blank.
Blank just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Blank misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Blank misses the shot to the body.
Santos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with a body shot.
Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Billy Blank has been cut.
Santos wants to clinch.
Blank scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blank tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Blank wants to break free but Santos has control.
Blank is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Blank manages to break the clinch.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blank finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos throws out a counter right but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blank! Santos lets Blank back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blank swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blank! Santos lets Blank back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Blank misses with a looping right.
Santos clinches up against the cage.
Blank has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos cracks Blank with a nice body shot.
Blank is breathing heavily.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blank breaks from the clinch.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Blank in a clinch.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Blank's head.
Santos lands a right hand.
Blank blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Blank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blank.
Santos throws out a counter right but Blank avoids it with no problem.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos scores with a shot to the side of Blank's head.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Santos pushes Blank against the cage. Santos is working some dirty boxing. Santos pushes off with a quick right hook! Blank goes down! Blank tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Santos moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santos!
In defeat, Billy Blank stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 174 p4p, 335 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 24 p4p, 46 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Geto Boys as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martin has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martin works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Martin lands a head shot.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Martin is wise to it.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Martin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gonzalez sprawling to the canvas! Gonzalez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martin finish him?!
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Martin.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Martin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Martin.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Martin.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swole Ricky Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martin walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Martin tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martin throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Martin misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin misses with a body shot
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gonzalez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
Martin jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Martin.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martin at a distance.
Martin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez motions for Martin to come forward. Gonzalez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Martin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martin gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Gonzalez tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Gonzalez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Gonzalez is rocked!
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin lands a big uppercut and Gonzalez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gonzalez looks OK. Martin waves Gonzalez back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Martin! Gonzalez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swole Ricky Martin!
A very excited looking Swole Ricky Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 156 p4p, 796 weight class) and Death Knell (ranked 23 p4p, 106 weight class). Olsen comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Kjetil Olsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Death Knell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knell shoots in for a takedown but Olsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Olsen misses with a straight right.
Knell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice takedown defense from Olsen. No joy for Knell on that attempt.
Olsen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knell avoids it.
Knell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Knell.
Knell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Kjetil Olsen has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knell tests Olsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Knell sprawling to the canvas! Knell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olsen finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olsen is fending him off so far but Knell persists. Nope, Olsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kjetil Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Death Knell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Knell looks winded!
Olsen throws a combination that misses
letting Knell counter with a right hand.
Olsen lands a nice looking body kick.
Olsen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Knell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Olsen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Knell's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
Kjetil Olsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 212 p4p, 263 weight class) and Presley Chai (ranked 29 p4p, 32 weight class). Presley Chai told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Presley Chai!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lew scrambles back to his feet.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lew scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Presley Chai has been cut.
Chai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lew avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lew at a distance.
Lew slaps away a takedown attempt from Chai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Julius Lew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Presley Chai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Lew.
Chai tries to bum rush Lew with a series of wild strikes but Lew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lew was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai with a nice cross.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lew's guard.
Chai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lew controlling the position.
Lew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Lew controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chai is looking to work some ground and pound but Lew has wrist control.
Chai postures up.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound.
Chai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Lew is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lew has his hands on Chai's head, controlling the position.
Chai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chai stands up over Lew, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Lew is retaining full guard.
Lew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
Chai throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lew is pulling down on Chai's head to control his posture.
Lew looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lew wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lew is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai with a nice head shot there.
Lew is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chai landing some decent shots from guard.
Chai chips away with some ground and pound.
Lew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lew tries to get out of the position.
Chai distracts Lew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Lew.
Chai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lew sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lew has Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chai keeps control of Lew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Lew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Lew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Lew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow.
Lew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lew misses with a body punch.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Lew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Lew misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Lew prevents a body shot from Chai.
Lew stalling.
Lew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Lew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Chai goes for a takedown attempt but Lew pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chai misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lew instigates a clinch.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai struggles to land a body shot inside as Lew controls his hands.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai blocks a body shot from Lew.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lew.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai has Lew pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chai pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lew tumbling to the mat - Chai dives into Lew's guard.
Presley Chai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up.
Chai connects with a couple of short punches.
Chai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai is in close to Lew's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chai cracks Lew with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lew working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Chai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lew is trying to control the position but Chai postures up.
Chai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.
Chai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lew trying to control the position.
Lew wants to improve his position but instead Chai has moved into half guard.
Chai is pressing down on Lew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lew is holding on for now.
Chai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Presley Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Presley Chai's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Chai drives through with a takedown into Lew's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lew holds on and takes a little breather.
Chai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lew preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lew is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
Chai is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lew pulls his head out easily.
Chai wants to improve his position but Lew is controlling well.
Lew trying to control the action but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai tries to get to full guard but Lew has control of the leg.
Lew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chai keeps working.
Julius Lew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chai manages to get to full guard.
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Chai.
Lew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chai.
Chai is nestled in close to Lew, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai working over Lew with some ground and pound. Lew looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chai lands with a punch from half guard.
Lew is rocked!
Chai lands a big elbow - Lew is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Presley Chai!
A relieved looking Presley Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 168 p4p, 131 weight class) and Ghost Chai (ranked 25 p4p, 21 weight class). Thorn's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai slips a straight right by Thorn.
Thorn cracks Chai with an open hand slap.
Thorn throws a body kick that misses
and Chai counters with a crisp one two that drops Thorn! Chai thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thorn to his feet! Thorn is in big trouble!
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Thorn badly! Chai follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Thorn out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Chai finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ghost Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghost Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 46 p4p, 23 weight class) and Elrey Dorado (ranked 7 p4p, 4 weight class). Dorado has chosen MY STORY as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elrey Dorado!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorado lands with a hook. Fadda Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dorado works the jab nicely.
Dorado moves away from the strike by Fadda Jr.
Dorado slips a straight right by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws a shot from downtown. Dorado moves away and avoids it.
Dorado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fadda Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fadda Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fadda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorado was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Dorado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadda Jr throws the left hand but Dorado avoids the punch easily.
Dorado throws out a counter right but Fadda Jr avoids it with no problem.
Dorado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dorado lands an overhand right.
Fadda Jr looks to land a right hand but Dorado moved out of range.
Dorado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fadda Jr.
Dorado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Dorado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dorado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorado manages to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fadda Jr enables Dorado to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fadda Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dorado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dorado postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado controlling from the top position.
Fadda Jr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dorado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fadda Jr is controlling Dorado's posture.
Dorado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fadda Jr is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadda Jr is trying to keep Dorado in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorado.
Dorado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fadda Jr throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dorado. Fadda Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadda Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dorado has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut. Dorado saw that one coming.
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorado fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fadda Jr sprawls well initially but Dorado persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dorado controlling the action here.
Fadda Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dorado performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fadda Jr tries to roll over but Dorado keeps him under control.
Fadda Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dorado is working away from the top position though.
Fadda Jr is trying to control but Dorado passes into side control!
Dorado controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fadda Jr prevents Dorado from improving position.
Fadda Jr is trying to control Dorado's posture but Dorado avoids it.
Dorado works to advance to full mount. Fadda Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dorado controlling from the full mount.
Fadda Jr can't escape the position.
Fadda Jr tries to hold on but Dorado pushes him away.
Dorado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dorado wants to control the pace but Fadda Jr is squirming around nicely.
Fadda Jr can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elrey Dorado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fadda Jr cracks Dorado with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dorado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dorado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dorado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadda Jr.
Dorado staying out of range there.
Fadda Jr misses with a looping left.
Dorado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadda Jr.
Dorado misses with a head kick.
Dorado moves away from the strike by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fadda Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dorado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fadda Jr throws a shot from downtown. Dorado moves away and avoids it.
Dorado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadda Jr connects with the punch.
Fadda Jr scores with a nice strike.
Dorado shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dorado was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fadda Jr is trying to work for a sweep but Dorado has mounted him!
Fadda Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado controlling from mount.
Fadda Jr is trying to reverse the position but instead Dorado has taken his back - oops!
Dorado gets his hands free as Fadda Jr looks to control.
Fadda Jr wants to escape the position.
Fadda Jr turns into Dorado and is now in his guard.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadda Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dorado's head.
Elrey Dorado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fadda Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dorado looking for a sweep. Not yet Dorado, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dorado holds on and takes a little breather.
Dorado working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fadda Jr trying to control but Dorado is working from the bottom.
Dorado has Fadda Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Fadda Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Fadda Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dorado is looking for a triangle but Fadda Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Fadda Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado has Fadda Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Fadda Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Dorado's brow.
Fadda Jr wants to pass the guard but Dorado is keeping the position.
Fadda Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fadda Jr works over Dorado with some ground and pound from guard.
Dorado looking for a sweep. Not yet Dorado, not yet.
Fadda Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fadda Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dorado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fadda Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Fadda Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fadda Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dorado controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr working a defensive guard here.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep here but Dorado controlling him for the moment.
Fadda Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dorado controls the pace.
Fadda Jr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fadda Jr working for a triangle but Dorado defends it easily.
Fadda Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dorado defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oswaldo Fadda Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Dorado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorado avoids the body shot from Fadda Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Dorado misses.
Dorado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Dorado avoids it easily.
Dorado drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dorado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fadda Jr working a defensive guard here.
Fadda Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fadda Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dorado advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr tries to bench press Dorado off him but Dorado keeps the position.
Dorado trying to control the position but Fadda Jr is working away.
Dorado working away.
Fadda Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Dorado staying calm.
Fadda Jr tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dorado is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fadda Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fadda Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fadda Jr is looking for a sweep.
Fadda Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dorado passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fadda Jr!
Dorado is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dorado prevents Fadda Jr from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado controlling his opponent.
Fadda Jr tries to hold on but Dorado pushes him away.
Dorado controlling the position easily from mount.
Dorado avoids the attempt from Fadda Jr to control.
Dorado wants to control the pace but Fadda Jr is squirming around nicely.
Fadda Jr tries to hold on but Dorado postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fadda Jr is squirming around, avoiding Dorado's attempts to control the action.
Fadda Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dorado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorado avoids the attempt from Fadda Jr to control.
Fadda Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dorado manages to capitalize on a mistake by Fadda Jr to take his back!
Dorado controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorado is not going to allow Fadda Jr to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elrey Dorado really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fadda Jr walks into a jab.
Dorado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fadda Jr moves away.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Dorado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadda Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dorado connects with an inside leg kick.
Fadda Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dorado blocks a jab.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Dorado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight right.
Dorado moves away from the strike by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorado.
Dorado throws an overhand right that lands on Fadda Jr's shoulder, as Fadda Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Fadda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorado moves away.
Dorado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dorado moves out of range of the strikes.
Fadda Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorado sizes up Fadda Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dorado feints and then cracks Fadda Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fadda Jr down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dorado.
Dorado fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fadda Jr to the ground. Dorado is now in Fadda Jr's guard.
Fadda Jr pulls Dorado in to control the position.
Dorado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fadda Jr 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.
Dorado looking to pass the guard.
Fadda Jr looking to control but Dorado passes into half guard.
Fadda Jr tries to get to full guard but Dorado has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dorado prevents Fadda Jr from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dorado is continuing to stall.
Fadda Jr wants to control the action here but instead Dorado manages to pass to full mount!
Dorado controlling from the full mount.
Fadda Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Dorado avoids the attempt from Fadda Jr to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fadda Jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dorado wants to pass the guard but Fadda Jr is defending well.
Fadda Jr wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fadda Jr moves into full guard.
Fadda Jr keeping full guard, as Dorado tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elrey Dorado dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut. Dorado saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Fadda Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dorado doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Fadda Jr misses.
Dorado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr slips a straight right by Dorado.
Dorado tries for a takedown but Fadda Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dorado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fadda Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dorado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fadda Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorado counters with a nice leg kick.
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorado manages to avoid it.
Dorado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fadda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Dorado's shoulder, as Dorado tries to avoid the shot.
And Dorado tries to counter it with a takedown but Fadda Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fadda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorado moves away.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Dorado ducked under it nicely.
Dorado staying out of range there.
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorado manages to avoid it.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorado connects with a solid leg kick.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dorado.
Fadda Jr is trying to escape the position but Dorado is controlling the position.
Fadda Jr is trying to control Dorado's posture but Dorado avoids it.
Fadda Jr is being controlled here.
Fadda Jr tries to buck Dorado off but Dorado is having none of it.
A control attempt from Fadda Jr but he's now mounted!
Fadda Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Dorado controlling his opponent.
Fadda Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Dorado has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorado content just to control the position here.
Fadda Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Dorado takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fadda Jr tries to control the position but Dorado now has his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I really don't envy Fadda Jr right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorado controls the position.
Dorado not allowing Fadda Jr to control his hands.
Dorado biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fadda Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fadda Jr tries to escape the position.
Fadda Jr trying to control the hands but Dorado breaks the grip.
Fadda Jr rolls, trying to escape but Dorado keeps control of the position.
Dorado is riding his opponent, not letting Fadda Jr buck him off.
Fadda Jr trying to control the position but Dorado manages to sink in the hooks.
I really don't envy Fadda Jr right now.
Fadda Jr turns into Dorado and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elrey Dorado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dorado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elrey Dorado!
Elrey Dorado is the new welterweight champion!
Elrey Dorado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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