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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Komissarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Morton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrei Komissarov's 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
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Komissarov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton drives through and clinches with Komissarov against the cage.
Komissarov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morton drops Komissarov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Komissarov looks back up at him and smiles so Morton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Komissarov is rocked!
Morton tries to clinch there but Komissarov circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Morton. No joy for Komissarov on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Morton.
Morton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morton lands with a cross.
Komissarov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carl Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Komissarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Morton misses its intended target.
Morton lands a really nice looking cross but Komissarov seems unphased.
Morton rushes Komissarov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morton lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Morton.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Komissarov shrugs off.
Morton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morton lands with a left to the head.
Komissarov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Komissarov in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komissarov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Komissarov scrambles back to his feet.
Komissarov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Morton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morton.
Komissarov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morton 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.
Komissarov trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Komissarov won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Komissarov pushes down on Morton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Morton wants to get back to full guard.
Komissarov wants to pass the guard but Morton is defending well.
Komissarov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komissarov trying to pass the guard but Morton defending well.
Morton is staying active underneath Komissarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morton is trying to stand up here but Komissarov is controlling him well.
Komissarov is working for a kimura but Morton is defending it quite comfortably.
Morton pushes Komissarov off looking to stand but Komissarov dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komissarov is looking to take a break and control but Morton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Morton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morton works over Komissarov's head and body with a nice combination.
Komissarov has a takedown stuffed.
Morton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morton digs a good hook to Komissarov's body.
Komissarov dodges the punch combination from Morton.
Morton lunges at Komissarov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Komissarov's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komissarov. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Morton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Komissarov doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Morton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Komissarov doesn't seem phased though.
Morton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komissarov can do to turn this around?
Morton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Komissarov wants a takedown.
Morton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morton drops Komissarov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Komissarov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Komissarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Morton finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Komissarov to his knees! Morton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Morton!
Carl Morton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojangles McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly has chosen Hillbillies on Speed-Hillbilly Hellcats as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bojangles McFly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon blocks a jab.
Dixon misses with a body punch
and McFly counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
Dixon misses the shot to the body.
McFly lands a head shot.
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - McFly circles away.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from McFly.
McFly takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Bojangles McFly has been cut.
McFly moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from McFly on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFly.
Dixon leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dixon.
Dixon pushes off an throws an elbow but McFly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McFly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon lands a nice knee to the body.
McFly looks gassed!
Dixon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McFly managing to block the knees to the body from Dixon.
Dixon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dixon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dixon has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles McFly - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dixon, and another! McFly is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vince Dixon!
A victorious Vince Dixon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Mccauly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mccauly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Earthquake- Labrinth. Warmaster has chosen Dead body disposal- by NECRO as his entrance music. Murder Warmaster is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Mccauly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murder Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccauly throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Murder Warmaster has been cut.
Warmaster cracks Mccauly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Warmaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Warmaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mccauly takes one on the button.
Mccauly shoots and misses
and Mccauly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warmaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mccauly throws a sloppy head kick and Warmaster moves out of range easily.
Warmaster catches Mccauly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mccauly needs to keep his hands up - Warmaster had a free shot at his head there.
Warmaster cracks Mccauly with a good jab.
Mccauly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warmaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mccauly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Warmaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mccauly misses with a head kick.
Warmaster drives through with a takedown into Mccauly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mccauly trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mccauly is looking to stand up but Warmaster isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmaster thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Warmaster works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mccauly tries to kick Warmaster off but Warmaster keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mccauly 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.
Mccauly is breathing heavily.
Warmaster is looking to take a break and control but Mccauly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warmaster is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warmaster wants to work for an arm triangle but Mccauly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Warmaster is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mccauly is just riding it out for now. Warmaster eventually gives up the hold.
Mccauly is in trouble now - Warmaster has advanced to mount!
Warmaster is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mccauly is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mccauly flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Warmaster anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mccauly and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Warmaster slips an arm under Mccauly chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Warmaster has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Warmaster is squeezing on Mccauly like an anaconda would it's prey. Mccauly fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Murder Warmaster!
Post fight, Murder Warmaster stared into the camera and said 'You can't tame the beast that is the warmaster!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen The Sharpshooter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hart swivels and escapes.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Mir keeps Hart at a distance using the push kick.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart blocks a head kick by Mir.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mir.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hart on his heels. He'll look to pass Hart's guard now, I'm sure.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mir in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
Mir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mir seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Mir just wasn't active enough.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir tries to sprawl but Hart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mir is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mir trying to hold on to Hart's head to control him but Hart postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to kick Hart off but Hart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mir is controlling Hart's position as best he can from this difficult position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mir has his hands clasped together around Hart's back. He's all about the action.
Frank Mir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hart working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hart is thwarting Mir's attempts to control the position.
Mir wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mir preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mir.
Mir is pulling down on Hart's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Mir.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart dives in and grabs Mir's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Hart shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed Hart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Mir stuns Hart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mir tries for a takedown but Hart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart fails with the takedown
and Mir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hart!
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!
Mir controlling his opponent.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Mir is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Hart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mir clinches with his opponent.
Mir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Hart shoots in for a double leg but Mir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into Hart's guard.
Mir advances to half guard.
Mir is working for a submission of some sort.
Mir is pressing down on Hart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hart is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hart to get to his feet.
Mir fakes the leg kick and cracks Hart in the body.
Mir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mir is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hart to the mat. Hart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mir 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.
Mir wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed Hart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hart gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank Mir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hart!
Mir landing strikes from the mount and Hart is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mir feints and as Hart raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mir lands a couple of digs.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank Mir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mir leaves Hart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart gets tackled into the cage by Mir. Mir maintains the clinch.
Mir has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hart regains guard immediately.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Mir wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Mir.
Mir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hart's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Mir.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for Hart on that attempt.
Mir clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir jumps into guard, dragging Hart to the mat.
Mir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hart is in trouble now - Mir has advanced to mount!
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bret Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is really struggling to control Hart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mir clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frank Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mir defends it nicely.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Hart back into 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
A very excited looking Frank Mir rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Crazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Boxer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Crazie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazie.
Crazie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxer as he avoids it easily.
Crazie shoots for a double leg takedown but Boxer sprawls well. He's pushed Crazie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boxer scores with a head kick.
Boxer throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Boxer. No joy for Crazie on that attempt.
Joe Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Crazie.
Crazie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boxer's waist but Boxer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crazie off to one side.
Boxer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crazie.
Crazie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boxer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boxer.
A short left from Boxer.
Crazie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boxer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boxer digs a right hand underneath Crazie's ribcage. Crazie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crazie looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxer lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rickson Crazie has been cut.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Crazie in his tracks for a moment.
Boxer digs a right hand into Crazie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crazie's gas tank.
Crazie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crazie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crazie is rocked!
Crazie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Joe Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crack! A monster head kick from Boxer and Crazie falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Boxer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Boxer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bazyli Poniatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigant Silva (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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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bazyli Poniatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gigant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poniatowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poniatowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Poniatowski, not yet.
Poniatowski wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bazyli Poniatowski just wasn't active enough.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Poniatowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poniatowski defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Poniatowski.
Poniatowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Poniatowski gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Poniatowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gigant Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Poniatowski misses with a double jab.
Poniatowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Poniatowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bazyli Poniatowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poniatowski circles away.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Poniatowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poniatowski circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poniatowski as he avoids it easily.
Poniatowski cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Poniatowski moved out of range nicely.
Poniatowski misses with a head kick.
Poniatowski throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poniatowski defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poniatowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poniatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Poniatowski throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Poniatowski.
Poniatowski stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva tries for a takedown but Poniatowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in but Poniatowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva tries for a takedown but Poniatowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Poniatowski lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Poniatowski takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Gigant Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poniatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Poniatowski finish him?
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poniatowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poniatowski knocks out Silva with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Poniatowski before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Poniatowski picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bazyli Poniatowski!
Bazyli Poniatowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: Казаки - Ой Да . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
236 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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229 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Emelianenko is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Emelianenko with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Josh Jones has been cut.
Emelianenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
Emelianenko lands a heavy elbow.
Emelianenko gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Jones advances to half guard.
Emelianenko makes his way to full guard, as Jones worked for a kimura.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is striking but Emelianenko is not phased and passes to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emelianenko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Emelianenko manages to pass to side control.
Emelianenko taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emelianenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Emelianenko on his heels. He'll look to pass Emelianenko's guard now, I'm sure.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Emelianenko stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Emelianenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Emelianenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Jones trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Jones working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
Emelianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko passes into half guard.
Emelianenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Emelianenko works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Emelianenko.
Josh Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emelianenko to the ground. Jones is now in Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Emelianenko is tightening it up a little... Jones has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jones reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jones taps out! Nice BJJ there by Emelianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fedor Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyfield comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. Hemlock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Champagneros. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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225 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield misses with a hook. Hemlock ducked under it nicely.
Holyfield lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holyfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hemlock momentarily.
Holyfield looks to throw the jab but Hemlock is out of range.
Holyfield misses with a hook. Hemlock ducked under it nicely.
Hemlock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Hemlock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holyfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hemlock has Holyfield pressed against the cage.
Hemlock keeps control of Holyfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holyfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hemlock blocking some punches.
Hemlock stalls.
Hemlock taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield lands with a left to the head.
Holyfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hemlock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holyfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holyfield tries a body shot but Hemlock blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holyfield cracks Hemlock with a nice body shot.
Hemlock looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield tries to break the clinch but Hemlock is controlling the position.
Holyfield lands an uppercut.
Holyfield blocks a body shot from Hemlock.
Hemlock is looking to control Holyfield's arms but Holyfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hemlock has his back to the cage.
Hemlock takes a shot to the head.
Hemlock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holyfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hemlock has him pressed against the cage.
Holyfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Hemlock won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is looking to control Holyfield's arms but Holyfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hemlock has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holyfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hemlock.
Holyfield can't break the clinch.
Holyfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holyfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hemlock has Holyfield pressed against the cage, preventing Holyfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holyfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Hemlock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Holyfield.
A short right from Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Holyfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holyfield gets through Hemlock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holyfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Hemlock won't allow it.
Holyfield drops Hemlock onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hemlock is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hemlock is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hemlock is still on wobbly legs! Can Holyfield finish him?
Holyfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hemlock seems to have recovered his senses.
Holyfield creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hemlock with a big uppercut! Hemlock tries to clinch up but Holyfield pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hemlock to the mat! Hemlock covers up and Holyfield unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Holyfield!
After the big win, Joe Holyfield made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kush might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'M T.N.T. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Gump!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kush.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but Kush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gump looks to land a right hand but Kush moved out of range.
Gump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Gump drops his hands momentarily and Kush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gump 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.
Gump throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Kush misses with a hook.
Gump closes the distance and clinches up with Kush, looking for a takedown. Gump pushes Kush against the cage but Kush circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gump.
Gump moves away from the strike by Kush.
Kush misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Kush catches Gump right on the button with a cross.
Kush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kush connects with a leg kick. Gump looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kush misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutch Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Gump throws a hook to the side of Kush's head but Kush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Gump is just out of range.
Kush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
Kush slips a jab from Gump.
Gump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kush at a distance.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gump momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gump takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kush misses.
Kush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gump.
Kush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gump gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gump walks into a stiff left hand from Kush.
Kush scoring well with a low kick there.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Gump paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Gump saw that one coming.
Kush slips a jab from Gump.
Gump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kush misses with an uppercut. Gump saw that one coming.
A big right from Kush misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gump looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Gump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gump. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gump throws out the jab.
Gump doesn't manage to clinch there - Kush circles away.
Jab by Kush.
Gump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Kush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gump.
Kush connects with a body shot.
Dutch Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump misses with a two punch combination.
Kush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kush looks to land a left hand but Gump moved out of range nicely.
Gump on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gump moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Gump looks to land a combination but Kush avoids it well.
Kush throws a hook but Gump blocks it.
Kush lands a head shot.
Kush lands with a cross.
Gump throws a jab when Kush was well out of range.
Gump throws a right and a left that Kush avoids nicely.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Kush is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gump uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump is looking to chop away at Kush's legs.
Gump ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
Gump tries to clinch up but Kush circles away and keeps his distance.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but Kush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Kush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gump tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Gump.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Gump moved out of range.
Gump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kush.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Gump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Kush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kush scores with a jab.
Gump 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.
Gump throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
Gump takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kush throws a series of punches but Gump moves out of range.
Gump throws a hook but Kush blocks it.
Gump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush throws a big shot that misses.
Kush throws the left hand but Gump avoids the punch easily.
Gump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kush does no damage.
Gump stalks Kush and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kush's face. Kush staggers backwards, shaken.
Dutch Kush is winning the standup battle so far.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush lands a nice shot to the body.
Gump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Gump is just out of range.
Gump lands with an uppercut that bounces Kush off the cage and back into range.
Gump has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kush can pounce on him.
Gump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Gump. Those never looked like landing.
Gump walks into a stiff left hand from Kush.
A swing and a miss from Gump.
Gump misses with a wild body shot.
Kush blocks a jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kush here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kush lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump misses the jab.
Gump defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Gump tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kush looks to land a combination but Gump avoids it well.
Gump misses the shot to the body.
Gump has Kush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kush pushes Gump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Gump.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gump presses Kush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gump cracks Kush with a nice body shot.
Gump lands with a right to the head.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gump backwards.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Gump.
Kush misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gump lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
Gump misses with a body punch.
Gump swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gump scores with a hook to the body.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gump blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gump.
Gump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Gump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Gump.
Gump is trying to stall.
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!
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Gump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gump blocks an uppercut.
Kush prevents a body shot from Gump.
Gump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gump tries to pull guard but Kush won't allow it.
Gump lands a body shot.
Gump jumps into guard, dragging Kush to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kush trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.
Kush might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump has his feet on Kush's thighs here. He's pushed Kush off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kush screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Forest Gump!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back - Ludacris. Overdose has chosen Powerthirst as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overdose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overdose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marko checks a leg kick.
Marko throws a series of punches but Overdose moves out of range.
Marko scores with a sloppy right hand. Overdose should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Overdose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marko misses with a kick to the body.
Marko loads up on a big right hand but Overdose slips the punch.
Marko moves out of range of the body kick from Overdose.
Overdose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Overdose throws a head kick but Marko moves out of range.
Marko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marko takes a swing at Overdose's ribcage but misses.
Overdose thuds his right hand into Marko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marko cracks Overdose with a good jab.
Marko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose punishes Marko's body with a nice straight punch.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Overdose saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Marko.
Overdose clinches up against the cage.
Marko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab lands there for Marko.
Overdose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alistair Overdose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Marko does it's job there.
Cain Marko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Overdose tries to close the distance and clinch but Marko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overdose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overdose checks a leg kick.
Marko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overdose.
Overdose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marko.
Overdose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overdose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overdose punishes Marko's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Marko.
A low kick from Overdose is predictable there
letting Marko counter with a right hand.
Marko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Overdose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Marko as he connects with a hook.
Marko jabs Overdose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Overdose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Overdose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marko manages to break the clinch.
Marko lands with a straight right. Overdose didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a body kick.
Overdose takes a swing at Marko's ribcage but misses.
Overdose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
Overdose looks gassed!
Overdose lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overdose.
Marko lunges at Overdose with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overdose's hand.
Overdose looks to score with a jab to the body but Marko is just out of range.
Overdose throws a head kick that misses.
Overdose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marko connects with a jab.
Marko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Overdose is able to avoid easily.
Marko misses with a body kick.
Marko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marko finds it's way round the side to connect with Overdose's head.
Marko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko connects with a right hand. Overdose shakes it off.
Overdose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marko throws a head kick but Overdose moves out of range.
Marko avoids the head kick by Overdose.
Marko connects with the punch.
Marko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overdose. Overdose obviously looking to wear him down.
Marko misses with a few strikes there.
Overdose lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Overdose just misses with a punch to the body.
Overdose moves in looking to clinch but Marko pushes him off.
Overdose lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Overdose blocks a jab.
Overdose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Overdose's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marko looks to land a right hand but Overdose moved out of range.
Overdose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Overdose.
Overdose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Overdose there as he acknowledges the shot.
Overdose throws a lazy head kick
and Marko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marko misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marko.
Marko breaks from the clinch.
Overdose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marko rather than just go for the knockout.
Overdose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a hook to the side of Overdose's head but Overdose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marko looks to throw a body kick
so Overdose counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Overdose wants to stand but Marko is controlling his posture from full guard.
Overdose trying to control but Marko is working from the bottom.
Marko has his hands on Overdose's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose throws a strike but Marko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marko trying to control but Overdose is working from the bottom.
Cain Marko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marko misses with a hook.
Marko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overdose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Overdose.
Overdose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marko misses.
A jab from Marko misses.
Overdose checks a leg kick.
Marko throws a lazy right hand but Overdose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overdose swinging wildly here.
Marko lands with a kick to the temple. Overdose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marko misses with a hook.
Marko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marko misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Overdose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Overdose misses with a low kick as Marko jumps back.
Overdose misses with a looping right.
Marko moves out of range of the body kick from Overdose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Marko.
Marko lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overdose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overdose scores with a jab to the body.
Overdose misses with a straight right.
Marko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overdose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overdose walks into a straight right hand from Marko.
Marko throws a combination. Overdose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overdose. Marko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Overdose forces Marko back against the cage and clinches.
Overdose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overdose pushes Marko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that second round.
That's time! Marko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Marko jabs Overdose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marko lands with a hook. Overdose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Overdose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marko to score with a decent uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marko, right into the meat.
Overdose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Marko looks to land a right hand but Overdose moved out of range.
Marko swats away the attempt to clinch by Overdose.
Marko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overdose.
Overdose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marko.
Cain Marko is winning the standup battle so far.
Overdose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overdose lands the left hand.
Marko misses with a low kick as Overdose jumps back.
Marko throws a lazy right hand but Overdose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Overdose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws out a loose jab but Overdose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko misses with a hook.
Overdose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Overdose.
Marko lands with a shot to the body.
Overdose lands with a shot to the body.
Marko staying out of range there.
Marko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overdose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overdose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Overdose ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
Overdose wants to clinch up but Marko keeps it at a distance.
Marko misses with a wild body shot.
Overdose throws a leg kick
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
Overdose ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overdose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Overdose saw that one coming.
Marko keeps the fight on the outside.
Overdose throws a hook to the side of Marko's head but Marko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Overdose feints and then cracks Marko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marko down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overdose throws a head kick that misses.
Marko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Overdose.
Marko lands a glancing blow to the side of Overdose's head.
Marko just misses with a punch to the body.
Overdose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Overdose tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Marko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws a shot from downtown. Overdose moves away and avoids it.
Overdose throws an overhand right that lands on Marko's shoulder, as Marko tries to avoid the shot.
Cain Marko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Marko misses.
Marko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overdose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Overdose.
Overdose tries to clinch but Marko is having none of it.
Overdose throws a body punch but Marko moves out of range.
Overdose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marko.
Overdose moves out of range as Marko throws a body kick.
Marko lands with a good body shot.
Overdose rushes Marko and presses him up against the cage.
Overdose blocking some punches.
Overdose tries to throw a body punch but Marko avoids it by throwing Overdose back against the cage.
Overdose misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overdose swings wildly with an uppercut but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alistair Overdose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marko misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Marko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marko is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Overdose - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overdose pushes Marko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overdose lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Overdose.
Overdose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marko slaps away a takedown attempt from Overdose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marko throws a right hand that misses
and Overdose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Overdose.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Marko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
Cain Marko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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