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MMM 71 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christoph Janetzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janetzky's entrance music is Escapado - Montgomery Mundtot. A fine choice. Alexander Popov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
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184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christoph Janetzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janetzky tries to clinch
and Popov counters with a head kick that drops Janetzky to the mat! Janetzky scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Janetzky is rocked!
Popov throws a quick head kick that knocks Janetzky silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Popov is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexander Popov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boy Kuyakoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Oppong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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174 cm
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165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boy Kuyakoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxime Oppong!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuyakoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuyakoy tries a head kick but it misses.
Oppong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuyakoy but Kuyakoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuyakoy throws out a loose jab but Oppong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuyakoy gets a double leg takedown into Oppong's guard.
Oppong looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuyakoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Oppong is retaining full guard.
Oppong has control of Kuyakoy's left arm, preventing Kuyakoy from doing any damage.
Oppong wants to sweep here but Kuyakoy controlling him for the moment.
Oppong pulls Kuyakoy in to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oppong misses with a wild combination.
Oppong tries to clinch up but Kuyakoy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuyakoy throws a sloppy head kick and Oppong moves out of range easily.
Oppong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuyakoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuyakoy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oppong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuyakoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuyakoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oppong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuyakoy's guard.
Kuyakoy 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.
Oppong throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppong thows a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuyakoy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oppong passes into side control.
Kuyakoy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyakoy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oppong connects with a decent elbow.
Oppong scoring with punches and elbows.
Oppong lands an elbow.
Oppong lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuyakoy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kuyakoy is rocked!
Oppong scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh Kuyakoy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oppong scores with punches from side control.
Oppong scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kuyakoy to see if he's OK.
Kuyakoy is breathing heavily.
Oppong lands a strong strike to the head of Kuyakoy. That's dazed him! Oppong looking to finish here. Kuyakoy is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Oppong lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxime Oppong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermann Von Duisberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michael Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hermann Von Duisberg!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Duisberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Von Duisberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Tucker fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Duisberg misses with a head kick.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
A lazy left from Von Duisberg finds it's target.
Von Duisberg scores with a leg kick.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tucker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Duisberg counters by clinching up.
Von Duisberg has Tucker pressed against the cage.
Von Duisberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Duisberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Von Duisberg connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker jumps guard but Von Duisberg stands there with Tucker around his waist. Tucker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Von Duisberg'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.
Von Duisberg tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Duisberg stalling.
Tucker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Von Duisberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Von Duisberg misses with a head kick.
Tucker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Duisberg throws a head kick that misses.
Tucker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tucker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Duisberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tucker misses with a combination
and Von Duisberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Duisberg, right into the meat.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Duisberg. Von Duisberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Tucker throws a combination that misses
and Von Duisberg counters by clinching up.
Von Duisberg pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Von Duisberg.
Von Duisberg stalling.
Von Duisberg lands a knee to the head.
Tucker looking to stall.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Von Duisberg has the dominant position.
Come on Von Duisberg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker taking a breather.
Von Duisberg lands a knee to the body.
Von Duisberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Duisberg is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hermann Von Duisberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Duisberg 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hermann Von Duisberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Scheckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Stout is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Scheckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheckler scores with a push kick.
Stout on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scheckler keeps the fight on the outside.
Stout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stout tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scheckler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stout's guard.
Scheckler drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Scheckler as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Stout screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Scheckler! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ted Scheckler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Buffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields has chosen Going up the country as his entrance music. The key to victory for Biff Buffington has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
2 - 14 - 0 |
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240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biff Buffington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buffington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shields controlling from the top position.
Buffington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shields is aware though and is defending well.
Buffington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shields puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Buffington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Shields is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Shields has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is looking for a kimura here.
Buffington on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shields seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shields works his way into full mount!
Shields fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Buffington gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Shields.
Buffington preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Shields.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Buffington right now.
Buffington is working hard here to advance position.
What can Buffington do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Shields lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Shields.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buffington is taking damage to the body and head.
Shields is punishing Buffington with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Shields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shields 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Shields!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiddle Fizzlesticks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fizzlesticks has chosen Castle In The Sky as his entrance music. Angel Rivera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
8 - 11 - 1 |
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angel Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fizzlesticks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rivera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rivera tries to get out of the position.
Fizzlesticks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fizzlesticks stalling.
Rivera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fizzlesticks.
Fizzlesticks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fizzlesticks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fizzlesticks controlling from the full mount.
Fizzlesticks with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fizzlesticks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fizzlesticks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fizzlesticks on the ground.
Fizzlesticks lands a big elbow.
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fizzlesticks lands a big shot there that rocks Rivera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rivera is bucking up trying to escape but Fizzlesticks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rivera is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fizzlesticks postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rivera bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Fizzlesticks and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twiddle Fizzlesticks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cobra Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cobra Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deano Clavet!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Clavet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clavet winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Clavet jumps into side control!
Clavet tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Clavet is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clavet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clavet 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.
Clavet has hold of Gracie's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gracie tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Clavet cranks the arm and Gracie screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gracie, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Deano Clavet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty McGruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGruber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chevelle - Shameful Metaphors. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty McGruber!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon stuffs the takedown attempt from McGruber. McGruber gets slowly back to his feet.
McGruber misses with a double jab.
Cannon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cannon prevents McGruber from breaking the clinch.
Cannon has McGruber pressed against the cage.
McGruber tries to pull guard but Cannon won't allow it.
McGruber is trying to break the clinch but Cannon is controlling him.
McGruber working hard to break the clinch.
McGruber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cannon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salvador Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty McGruber.
Cannon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGruber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon breaks from the clinch.
McGruber slips a jab and a cross from Cannon.
McGruber staying out of range there.
McGruber misses with the combination.
McGruber throws a shot from downtown. Cannon moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGruber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cannon tries to avoid it but McGruber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cannon to the ground. Cannon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good exchange - Cannon coming out on top.
McGruber defending well as Cannon loads up on a big left hand.
McGruber misses with a two punch combination.
McGruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cannon counters with a nice body shot.
Salvador Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGruber misses with a takedown attempt
and Cannon counters with a nice uppercut.
Scotty McGruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGruber looks gassed!
Cannon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannon misses with a hook.
McGruber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cannon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGruber somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon lands the left hand.
Cannon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cannon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cannon cracks McGruber with a good jab.
Cannon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cannon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cannon connects with a body shot that sends McGruber's belly button to the back.
McGruber is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cannon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McGruber.
Cannon moves into the clinch.
Cannon lands a body shot.
Cannon stalling.
A short uppercut from Cannon.
Cannon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGruber has had enough of the clinch but Cannon keeps him there for the moment.
Cannon has McGruber pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Salvador Cannon.
Cannon staying out of range there.
Cannon misses with a double jab.
Cannon throws out a powerful jab.
McGruber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cannon pinned against the cage. Cannon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGruber shoots in for a takedown but Cannon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McGruber moves away from the strike by Cannon.
Cannon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
McGruber tries to keep at a distance but Cannon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cannon scores with a shot to the side of McGruber's head.
Cannon lands with a light punch inside.
Cannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGruber backwards.
McGruber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McGruber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cannon avoiding damage.
Cannon lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGruber backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cannon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cannon taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Cannon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cannon rushes McGruber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGruber fails to pull guard.
McGruber fails to pull guard.
McGruber is trying to break the clinch but Cannon is controlling him.
McGruber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cannon walks away with a smile on his face. McGruber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salvador Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty McGruber.
Cannon connects with a jab.
McGruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cannon.
Cannon cracks McGruber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cannon looks to land a left hand but McGruber moved out of range nicely.
McGruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cannon connects with a right hand. McGruber shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon scores with a shot to the body.
Cannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGruber can do to turn this around?
Cannon instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Cannon to work.
McGruber is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Cannon.
Cannon controlling the action here for a moment.
Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannon gets a clinch.
Cannon is stalling here.
McGruber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cannon smiles and moves away.
McGruber throws a series of punches but Cannon avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGruber shoots and misses
and Cannon counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cannon lands with an uppercut that bounces McGruber off the cage and back into rage.
McGruber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGruber is rocked!
Cannon lands a nice hook to McGruber's body. McGruber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGruber is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannon finish him?
Cannon lands a slapping body shot.
Salvador Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
McGruber walks straight into a right hand from Cannon - that's dropped him! Cannon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save McGruber from any more punishment! McGruber complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Salvador Cannon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jem Coughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghambaryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Right Said Fred - I`m Too Sexy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jem Coughlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghambaryan closes the distance and pushes Coughlin back into the cage.
Ghambaryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coughlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coughlin is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Coughlin.
Ghambaryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coughlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coughlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coughlin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ghambaryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ghambaryan works on Coughlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan taking a breather.
Ghambaryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghambaryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee to the head.
Coughlin tries to stall but Ghambaryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Ghambaryan.
Coughlin tries a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks it.
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!
Ghambaryan scores with a shot to the side of Coughlin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jem Coughlin has been cut.
Coughlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlin blocks with his arms.
Coughlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ghambaryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan is working Coughlin over against the cage.
Coughlin misses with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Coughlin blocks it.
Coughlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coughlin looking to throw knees to the head but Ghambaryan is blocking nicely.
Coughlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghambaryan is looking to control Coughlin's arms but Coughlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ghambaryan has his back to the cage.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Coughlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin misses with an elbow strike.
Coughlin avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Coughlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ghambaryan blocks an elbow strike from Coughlin.
Ghambaryan slowing the pace effectively.
Coughlin looking to throw knees to the head but Ghambaryan is blocking nicely.
Ghambaryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coughlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coughlin misses with an elbow strike.
Ghambaryan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan trying to stall but Coughlin improves his position.
Coughlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ghambaryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Coughlin backwards.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Coughlin is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan'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.
A short uppercut from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coughlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ghambaryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghambaryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coughlin's efforts to push away.
Ghambaryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coughlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jem Coughlin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ghambaryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coughlin misses with a body shot.
Ghambaryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coughlin clinches up against the cage.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coughlin lands an elbow just above Ghambaryan 's eye.
Ghambaryan tries to stall but Coughlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks with his arms.
Coughlin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a body punch.
Coughlin throws an elbow that misses.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Coughlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ghambaryan is defending well for now.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coughlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghambaryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coughlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coughlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coughlin misses with a straight left.
Ghambaryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coughlin checks it well.
Coughlin darts in and clinches Ghambaryan up against the cage.
Coughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coughlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ghambaryan misses with a leg kick.
Ghambaryan throws a chopping leg kick but Coughlin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghambaryan.
Coughlin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coughlin tries to break free but Ghambaryan pushes him back against the cage.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coughlin's face.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlin is blocking nicely.
Coughlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coughlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghambaryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coughlin wants to break free but Ghambaryan has control.
Ghambaryan dodges an elbow strike from Coughlin.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to throw a body punch but Coughlin avoids it by throwing Ghambaryan back against the cage.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin misses with an elbow strike.
Coughlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Coughlin is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Coughlin misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coughlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Ghambaryan.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coughlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ghambaryan avoids it.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coughlin is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghambaryan.
Coughlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlin is blocking nicely.
Ghambaryan looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coughlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghambaryan's brow.
Ghambaryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coughlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Ghambaryan.
Coughlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coughlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghambaryan won't allow it.
Ghambaryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Coughlin tries a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ghambaryan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghambaryan looking to stall.
Coughlin lands an elbow inside that Ghambaryan shrugs off.
It looks like Roman Ghambaryan has been cut.
Ghambaryan takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Ghambaryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghambaryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Coughlin.
Ghambaryan has Coughlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Coughlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coughlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ghambaryan's brow.
Ghambaryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coughlin has had enough of the clinch but Ghambaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Coughlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghambaryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coughlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ghambaryan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coughlin looking to throw knees to the head but Ghambaryan is blocking nicely.
Coughlin looking to throw knees to the head but Ghambaryan is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghambaryan blocks the elbow strike.
Coughlin misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Coughlin blocks it.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlin blocks with his arms.
Ghambaryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Coughlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coughlin misses with an elbow strike.
Coughlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghambaryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan scores with a shot to the side of Coughlin's head.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Coughlin is blocking nicely.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Coughlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coughlin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coughlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coughlin swings for the body but Ghambaryan moves out of range.
Ghambaryan scores with a hook to the body. Coughlin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghambaryan misses with a low kick as Coughlin jumps back.
Coughlin misses with a looping right.
Coughlin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghambaryan connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ghambaryan throws a leg kick but Coughlin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ghambaryan throws a sloppy head kick and Coughlin moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Ghambaryan.
Coughlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Ghambaryan misses
and Coughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ghambaryan, right into the meat.
Ghambaryan lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan blocks an uppercut.
Ghambaryan misses with some punches.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coughlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Coughlin prevents a body shot from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan tries to stall but Coughlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Coughlin blocks with his arms.
Coughlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coughlin tries a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks it.
Ghambaryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghambaryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghambaryan avoiding damage.
Ghambaryan lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Coughlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ghambaryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghambaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ghambaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coughlin lands with a right hand.
Ghambaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coughlin.
Coughlin looks to land a body kick but Ghambaryan moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghambaryan. That's going to slow Coughlin down.
Ghambaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ghambaryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with low kicks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Coughlin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ghambaryan throws a front kick aimed at Coughlin's knee but Coughlin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ghambaryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coughlin missing with a left hand there. Ghambaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coughlin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Coughlin throws an elbow that misses.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coughlin is trying to stall.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Coughlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghambaryan trying to stall but Coughlin improves his position.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coughlin.
Coughlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Coughlin avoids the damage to the body.
Coughlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coughlin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghambaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coughlin.
Coughlin rushes Ghambaryan and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coughlin throws an elbow but misses.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coughlin's face.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan is leaning against Coughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Coughlin's ribcage.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coughlin lands a damaging elbow.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coughlin throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coughlin manages to break the clinch.
Coughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Ghambaryan.
Coughlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ghambaryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coughlin, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ghambaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghambaryan stalling against the cage.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Coughlin blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ghambaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghambaryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghambaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coughlin blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coughlin checks a leg kick.
Coughlin misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghambaryan.
Coughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Coughlin.
Nice jab there from Ghambaryan.
Coughlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan takes a shot to the head.
Coughlin is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Ghambaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coughlin misses with a knee to the head.
Coughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. Coughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coughlin throws a right hand that Ghambaryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghambaryan also avoids with ease.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Coughlin checks a low kick from Ghambaryan.
Coughlin clinches with his opponent.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Coughlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coughlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coughlin is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Coughlin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coughlin tries to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling the position.
Coughlin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ghambaryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Ghambaryan to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghambaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ghambaryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ghambaryan.
A frustrated look appears on Coughlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghambaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ghambaryan lands a jab to the nose.
Ghambaryan thows a body kick. Coughlin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ghambaryan thows a body kick. Coughlin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ghambaryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ghambaryan throws a body kick that misses.
Ghambaryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coughlin takes a step back to recover.
Ghambaryan tries to work over Coughlin's front leg with a kick but Coughlin checks it.
Ghambaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coughlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coughlin throws a series of punches but Ghambaryan moves out of range.
Coughlin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. Coughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coughlin rushes Ghambaryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coughlin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jem Coughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coughlin wants to break free but Ghambaryan has control.
Coughlin looking to throw knees to the head but Ghambaryan is blocking nicely.
Ghambaryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coughlin looking to stall.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan gets through Coughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coughlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ghambaryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Coughlin backwards.
Coughlin throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Ghambaryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghambaryan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ghambaryan! Roman Ghambaryan retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Andazola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andazola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Airbourne - Bottom Of The Well. Jamison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hide your Kids, Hide your Wife. Cole Jamison will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Andazola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andazola throws a hook to the side of Jamison's head but Jamison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andazola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jamison takes a step back to recover.
Jamison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jamison throws a hook but Andazola blocks it.
Jamison moves out of range as Andazola throws a body kick.
Andazola is looking to land body kicks.
Andazola throws a push kick but Jamison slaps the foot to one side.
Jamison tries to clinch there but Andazola circles away.
Andazola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Andazola misses its intended target.
Andazola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andazola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jamison but Jamison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andazola throws an overhand right that lands on Jamison's shoulder, as Jamison tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andazola lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Andazola.
Andazola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jamison lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andazola.
Jamison tries to close the distance and clinch but Andazola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andazola thows a body shot but no joy.
Andazola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jamison's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andazola shoots in and drives through. Jamison sprawls well.
Andazola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jamison as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde Andazola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andazola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jamison on the side of the head.
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Andazola throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamison slips under a jab from Andazola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Andazola does it's job there.
Andazola throws a leg kick which misses Jamison's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamison tries to avoid it.
Jamison drops his hands momentarily and Andazola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jamison looks to land a left hand but Andazola moved out of range nicely.
Andazola connects with a solid leg kick.
Andazola scores with a spinning back kick!
Jamison looks gassed!
Andazola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andazola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jamison tries to avoid it but Andazola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jamison to the ground. Jamison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andazola checks a leg kick.
Jamison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Andazola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jamison.
Andazola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jamison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andazola throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Andazola.
It looks like Cole Jamison has been cut.
Jamison tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Andazola there.
Andazola lands a big head kick that sends Jamison tumbling to the mat! Andazola takes a step backwards and waves Jamison back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jamison is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Andazola.
Jamison is still on wobbly legs! Can Andazola finish him?
Andazola scoring well with a low kick there.
Andazola lands a leg kick that knocks Jamison off balance momentarily.
Andazola drops Jamison with a big left hand! Jamison is injured, injured bad! Andazola jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayde Andazola!
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