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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrel Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrel Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett digs a good body shot into Burns Jr's ribs.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Burns Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns Jr checks the leg kick.
Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burns Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Burns Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Donk. Sackett catches Burns Jr right on the button with a cross.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Burns Jr misses
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns Jr walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns Jr is looking to clinch.
Burns Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Burns Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Burns Jr keeps Sackett at a distance using the push kick.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns Jr's head backwards.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns Jr looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.
Sackett cracks Burns Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett catches Burns Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns Jr blocks a jab.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
Burns Jr blocks a leg kick.
Burns Jr shoots in but Sackett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett scores with a nice head shot.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns Jr looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Burns Jr is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns Jr thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Sackett is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Burns Jr avoids it.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Burns Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Burns Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrel Sackett dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr misses with a double jab
and Burns Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Burns Jr throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Burns Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett trying to land knees to the body.
Burns Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns Jr breaks from the clinch.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Sackett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr cracks Sackett with a good jab.
Burns Jr throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
Simba Burns Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.
Burns Jr 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.
Burns Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Burns Jr's leg but Burns Jr calmly moves out of range.
Burns Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett counters with a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Burns Jr blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Burns Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns Jr tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns Jr.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Burns Jr avoids it.
Tyrel Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
A leg kick checked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Burns Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Burns Jr's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Burns Jr is breathing heavily.
Burns Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sackett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Burns Jr checks a low kick from Sackett.
Burns Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burns Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Burns Jr throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns Jr.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns Jr wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
Sackett jabs Burns Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Burns Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Burns Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Burns Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burns Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Burns Jr is predictable there
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Burns Jr didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett lands a front kick.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns Jr's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrel Sackett dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns Jr's sensitive parts.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burns Jr's head.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
A jab from Sackett does it's job there.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns Jr.
Sackett throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Sackett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burns Jr misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
Burns Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns Jr can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns Jr.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns Jr's sensitive parts.
Sackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns Jr tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burns Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Sackett tries to work over Burns Jr's front leg with a kick but Burns Jr checks it.
Sackett is looking to slow Burns Jr down with leg kicks.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr missing with knees to the body.
Burns Jr trying to control the position but instead, Sackett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burns Jr into the cage.
Sackett has Burns Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Burns Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns Jr looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Burns Jr blocks a jab.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Burns Jr.
Simba Burns Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Burns Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett cracks Burns Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Burns Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns Jr is just out of range.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Burns Jr saw that one coming.
Sackett feints and then cracks Burns Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns Jr down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Sackett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett lands the left hand.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrel Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sackett, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrel Sackett!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tyrel Sackett thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is F**kin Problems. Satan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Durham.
Satan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durham looks to score with a jab to the body but Satan is just out of range.
Durham misses with a hook. Satan ducked under it nicely.
Satan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durham.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Satan checks a leg kick.
Durham lands a jab to the nose.
Durham thows a body shot but no joy.
Satan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durham throws a nice looking combination but Satan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Durham. Those never looked like landing.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Satan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Durham backs up against the cage.
Durham stalks Satan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Satan's face. Satan staggers backwards, shaken.
Durham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Satan works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Satan.
Durham lands a nice hook to Satan's body. Satan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Durham misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Satan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durham.
Durham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Satan. Satan obviously looking to wear him down.
Mike Durham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durham wants to land a leg kick but Satan is out of range.
Good shot there by Satan.
Durham throws an off balance right hand
and Satan counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Satan taking a breather here.
Durham is trying to get back to half guard.
Satan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durham gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham wants to get back to his feet.
Durham is staying active underneath Satan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durham is trying to stand up here but Satan is controlling him well.
Satan is working for a submission of some sort.
Satan is pressing down on Durham's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durham is holding on for now.
Satan prevents Durham from improving his position.
Satan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Durham is looking to improve his position.
Durham pushes Satan off looking to stand but Satan dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan is working for a kimura but Durham is defending it quite comfortably.
Durham trying to control but Satan postures up.
Satan prevents Durham from improving his position.
Durham is working hard here to advance position.
Durham is trying to stand back up but Satan is controlling him
Durham manages to get to full guard.
Durham wants to stand up but Satan is controlling him.
Satan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan throwing strikes but missing.
Satan 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.
Durham is trying to control the position but Satan postures up.
Satan pushes down on Durham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Durham wants to get back to full guard.
Satan is trying to control. Durham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Satan has control of the leg.
Durham is in trouble now - Satan has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satan working Durham over with strikes here.
Satan controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan avoids the attempt from Durham to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Satan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Satan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Satan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mike Durham is winning the standup battle so far.
Satan misses with a head kick.
Satan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Satan thumps Durham with a low kick.
Durham tried to score with a low kick but Satan checks it.
Durham connects with a looping right hand.
Durham lands a jab to the nose.
Durham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Durham's calf.
Durham tries to clinch there but Satan circles away.
Satan throws a head kick but Durham moves out of range.
Satan scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Satan is able to avoid easily.
Durham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Durham misses with a double jab
and Satan counters with a low kick, right behind Durham 's knee.
Durham misses with a leg kick.
Durham throws a right hand that Satan ducks under and follows up with a left that Satan also avoids with ease.
Satan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durham.
Satan staying out of range there.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Durham looks to throw the jab but Satan is out of range.
Durham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Satan throws a head kick that misses.
Durham thows a body shot but no joy.
Mike Durham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Durham misses
and Satan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Durham!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durham is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durham keeps working.
Durham is looking for a sweep.
Satan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Satan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Durham is looking to reverse the position.
Durham is not content to let Satan control the position.
Durham is looking to reverse the position.
Satan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham wants to control but Satan postures up.
Satan trying to control the position but Durham is working away.
Satan works to advance to full mount. Durham defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Damien Satan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Durham can't escape the position.
Satan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Durham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Durham prevents Satan from improving position.
Durham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Durham is not content to let Satan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan working the ground and pound.
Durham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Satan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Satan controlling Durham's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan working for a triangle but Durham defends it easily.
Durham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Durham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Satan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Durham misses.
Satan defending well as Durham loads up on a big left hand.
Satan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durham scores with a punch to the head.
Durham tries to clinch but Satan is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Satan.
Satan misses the shot to the body.
Durham moves to clinch but Satan breaks away
and Satan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Durham misses.
Durham closes the distance but Satan moves to the side
and Satan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan lands with a slapping head kick.
Durham gets a clinch.
Satan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durham is keeping busy.
Come on Satan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durham working aggressively here.
Durham stops a takedown attempt from Satan.
Come on Satan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Satan goes for a takedown attempt but Durham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Durham misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Durham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durham.
Durham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satan momentarily.
Durham scores with a hook.
Durham lands a jab to the nose.
Satan looks for the body kick but Durham saw that one coming.
Satan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Durham.
Durham doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Durham throws a series of punches but Satan avoids them all with ease.
Satan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satan.
A solid body kick from Satan.
Satan lands with a hook. Durham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Satan feints and then cracks Durham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durham down.
Satan misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan cracks Durham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Satan counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durham throws a jab but it's blocked by Satan.
Durham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Satan on the side of the head.
Satan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Durham misses.
Durham avoids the body shot from Satan.
Durham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Satan feints and then cracks Durham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durham down.
Satan moves out of range of the strikes.
Durham misses with a low kick.
Durham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Satan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Durham to the mat! Durham manages to get full guard.
Damien Satan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durham is on top in guard.
Satan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satan keeping moving, preventing Durham from controlling successfully.
Satan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Satan pulls Durham in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mike Durham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durham throwing strikes from guard but Satan blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Satan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Satan!
A relieved looking Damien Satan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
200 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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31
200 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharghai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beef counters with an outside leg kick.
Beef circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kharghai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beef keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Beef is staying active underneath Kharghai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kharghai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kharghai.
Kharghai wants to take a breather but Beef is having none of it.
Kharghai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beef won't allow Kharghai to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef is trying to maintain the position but Kharghai is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beef manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kharghai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beef working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kharghai.
Kharghai preventing the sweep.
Kharghai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kharghai prevents Beef from getting back to his feet.
Kharghai trying to control the position from guard on top but Beef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vadim Kharghai.
Kharghai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beef manages to avoid it.
Beef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kharghai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharghai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kharghai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharghai wants to clinch
and Beef counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kharghai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beef momentarily.
Vadim Kharghai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharghai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kharghai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beef manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharghai scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kharghai with the ground and pound but Beef regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kharghai is looking to take a break and control but Beef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kharghai trying to mount his opponent but Beef defends it.
Beef avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kharghai.
Kharghai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beef gets full guard.
Kharghai is fighting to break Beef's control of his arms but Beef is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai trying to control but Beef is working from the bottom.
Beef looking to control.
Kharghai wants to control from the top but Beef keeps moving.
Kharghai 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.
Kharghai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beef has closed the distance and engaged Kharghai in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharghais head.
Kharghai is trying to drag Beef to the mat but Beef just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Beef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Kharghai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kharghai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beef - the referee stops the clock and Kharghai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beef. Kharghai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kharghai throws a head kick that misses.
Kharghai dives in and grabs Beef's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beef pushes down on Kharghai's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Kharghai or perhaps it was just good defense by Beef which made him look bad.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kharghai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beef - the referee stops the clock and Kharghai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beef. Kharghai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kharghai checks a leg kick.
Beef gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kharghai.
Kharghai tries to clinch up.
Beef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kharghai circles away quickly and effectively.
Beef slips under a jab from Kharghai.
Beef looks to throw the jab but Kharghai is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Beef.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharghai blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kharghai misses with a right hand
and Beef counters with a straight right hand.
Kharghai looks for a takedown but Beef sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Kharghai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharghai lands a nice shot to the body.
Beef throws out a loose jab but Kharghai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharghai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharghai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beef swivels and escapes.
Kharghai dives in and scores a takedown into Beef's guard.
Beef manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beef tries to control but Kharghai wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharghai wants to hold on but Beef pushes him away.
Beef is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kharghai is looking to improve his position but Beef isn't that keen on the idea.
Beef looking to control but Kharghai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beef in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kharghai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beef goes for an armbar but Kharghai turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kharghai.
Kharghai forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef is trying to stand back up but Kharghai is controlling him
Beef slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kharghai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kharghai trying to control but Beef is working from the bottom.
Kharghai is looking to work some ground and pound but Beef has wrist control.
Kharghai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharghai throws a strike but Beef rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beef is looking to stand up but Kharghai won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Beef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Beef scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kharghai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kharghai lands a glancing blow to the side of Beef's head.
Beef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kharghai's sensitive parts.
Kharghai misses the shot to the body.
Kharghai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beef quickly recovers to half guard.
Beef wants to get back to full guard but Kharghai has mounted him!
Beef manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharghai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beef is looking for a sweep. Kharghai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kharghai is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Beef to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Kharghai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharghai connects with a couple of short punches.
Beef is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kharghai is controlling him.
Beef pulls Kharghai in to control the position.
Beef escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kharghai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beef wants to sweep here but Kharghai controlling him for the moment.
Beef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai is looking to work some ground and pound but Beef has wrist control.
Kharghai won't allow Beef to sweep him here.
Kharghai throwing strikes but missing.
Kharghai trying to control but Beef is working from the bottom.
Beef lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kharghai!
Kharghai is desperately trying to improve his position but Beef has a good base and remains in mount.
Kharghai wants to hold on but Beef pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kharghai wants to control but Beef is having none of it.
Kharghai is trying desperately to improve position.
Beef trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beef controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharghai is in a horrible position here. Beef smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beef working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharghai tries to lock up and control but Beef gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beef is trying to control here but Kharghai has managed to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chicken Beef.
I think Beef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chicken Beef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo comes into the arena with I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Benedict Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Azevedo's chin.
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32
216 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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30
221 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo. That did some damage!
Azevedo slips a straight right by Cruz.
Azevedo wants to clinch.
Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azevedo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Azevedo's front leg but catches the back leg as Azevedo tries to avoid it.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azevedo takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Azevedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cruz wants to clinch but Azevedo slips to the side
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz lands a high kick!
Azevedo takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Azevedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Azevedo stays in close to Cruz's body and controls the position.
Azevedo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Azevedo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Azevedo working a defensive guard here.
Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Azevedo.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Azevedo wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Azevedo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benedict Cruz.
Azevedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cruz swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Azevedo's front leg but catches the back leg as Azevedo tries to avoid it.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo. That did some damage!
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo tries to score with some ground and pound. Cruz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cruz is not content to let Azevedo control the position.
A lull in the action here as Azevedo stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Azevedo is controlling him well.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cruz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azevedo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cruz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benedict Cruz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Azevedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz checks a low kick from Azevedo.
Azevedo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Benedict Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azevedo takes one on the button.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azevedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Cruz throws a head kick but Azevedo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Azevedo throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruz.
Azevedo punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Azevedo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cruz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Azevedo somewhat.
Azevedo misses with a body shot.
Azevedo throws a leg kick that misses.
Azevedo checks a leg kick.
Azevedo moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Azevedo's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz connects with a high kick.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azevedo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Azevedo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azevedo is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Azevedo there.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Azevedo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cruz looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Azevedo tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Azevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Azevedo loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Azevedo's belly button to the back.
Azevedo throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Azevedo misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz thows a body kick. Azevedo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Azevedo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Azevedo moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Azevedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Azevedo digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azevedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azevedo checks a low kick from Cruz.
Azevedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Azevedo should have avoided that one.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azevedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo misses with a looping left.
Cruz lands a front kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Azevedo.
Cruz thumps Azevedo with a low kick.
Azevedo wants to clinch up but Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Azevedo tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Azevedo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azevedo tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Azevedo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Azevedo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azevedo off to one side.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cruz throws the left hand but Azevedo avoids the punch easily.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azevedo blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Cruz.
A right hook to the body lands for Azevedo.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Azevedo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugo Azevedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Azevedo is out of range.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Azevedo misses
and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azevedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azevedo wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz looking to stall.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Azevedo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cruz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz trying to stall but Azevedo improves his position.
Azevedo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Azevedo's head.
Azevedo tries to pull guard but Cruz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz pushes Azevedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Azevedo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Azevedo misses with a body punch.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz connects with a body shot.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azevedo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedict Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azevedos head.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Azevedo is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Cruz as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Azevedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cruz jerks Azevedo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Azevedo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Cruz goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Cruz because Azevedo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Benedict Cruz!
A relieved looking Benedict Cruz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Fire It Up. Drabek has chosen Imagine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
157 lbs
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280 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Drabek!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drabek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull connects with a jab.
Bull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drabek gets full guard.
Drabek is looking for a triangle here but Bull uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The strikes coming from Bull are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drabek is not content to let Bull control the position.
Bull throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Drabek is looking for a sweep.
Drabek wants to control but Bull postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drabek is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bull off and has taken his back!
Drabek scores with punches and elbows.
Drabek lands punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull manages to reverse the position and now he's in Drabek's guard. Nice work there by Bull.
Bull connects with a couple of short punches.
Drabek looking for a sweep. Not yet Drabek, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drabek trying to keep a closed guard but Bull is proving a slippery customer.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drabek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bull won't allow Drabek to sweep him here.
Bull 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.
Bull slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bull works to advance to full mount. Drabek defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Drabek is desperately trying to improve his position but Bull has a good base and remains in mount.
Bull with the ground and pound from mount.
Drabek is bucking up trying to escape but Bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull landing punches.
Bull working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drabek slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Drabek is refusing to be controlled, as Bull sits in half guard.
Bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drabek has hold of Bull's hands but Bull slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bull wants to pass to mount but Drabek is defending the position.
Bull thows a huge punch but Drabek dodges it nicely.
Bull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drabek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bull is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drabek defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is thwarting Drabek's attempts to control the position.
Drabek tries to get to full guard but Bull has control of the leg.
Bull throwing shots but Drabek is blocking nicely.
Bull seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bull looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drabek is trying to maintain the position but Bull is very close to passing his half guard.
Drabek tries to get to full guard but Bull has control of the leg.
Drabek keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull prevents Drabek from improving his position.
Drabek is trying to maintain the position but Bull is very close to passing his half guard.
Bull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bull winds up and cracks Drabek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drabek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Drabek's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drabek wants to improve his position but Bull is controlling well.
Bull is trying to control. Drabek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drabek wants to improve his position but Bull is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bull fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drabek to the ground. Bull is now in Drabek's guard.
Drabek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
Bull wants to control from the top but Drabek keeps moving.
Drabek has his foot on Bull's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bull works his way back into a safe position though.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Drabek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Drabek!
Bull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drabek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bull is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Drabek rolls with it to try and escape but Bull cranks on the arm and Drabek is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Bull!
A pretty intense looking Roy Bull took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by Primus: John the Fisherman. Wilson has chosen Ennio Morricone - For A Few Dollars More as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolf.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolf throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Wolf's body. Wolf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson pushes Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wolf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Wolf has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf breaks from the clinch.
Wilson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Johnny Wolf has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wolf throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Wilson blocks the low kick.
Wilson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wolf to the canvas! Wolf doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wilson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Wilson!
Our winner, Shane Wilson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphons Draclau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
141 lbs
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29
143 lbs
20 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Zhirkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Draclau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhirkov. Zhirkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut. Draclau saw that one coming.
Draclau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zhirkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zhirkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhirkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zhirkov looks to land a right hand but Draclau moved out of range.
Draclau is looking to clinch but Zhirkov is avoiding it.
Draclau just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhirkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zhirkov connects with a body shot.
Draclau lands a leg kick that knocks Zhirkov off balance momentarily.
Zhirkov throws a shot from downtown. Draclau moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Zhirkov tenderised Draclau's leg. Draclau is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zhirkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhirkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhirkov misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau slips a straight right by Zhirkov.
Zhirkov misses with a hook.
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Draclau sprawls well. Draclau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zhirkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Draclau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhirkov moves out of range of the body kick from Draclau.
Zhirkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhirkov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draclau counters with a head kick.
Zhirkov avoids the head kick by Draclau.
Zhirkov misses with a hook
enabling Draclau to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draclau.
A jab from Zhirkov misses.
Draclau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Draclau throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zhirkov connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draclau misses the body punch
and Zhirkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draclau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhirkov circles away.
Zhirkov pushes Draclau away with a front kick.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draclau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draclau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhirkov can pounce on him.
Draclau is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Draclau is predictable there
and Zhirkov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Draclau!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Draclau gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draclau is looking to improve his position.
Zhirkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov working Draclau over with strikes.
Zhirkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhirkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zhirkov thows a huge punch but Draclau dodges it nicely.
Zhirkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zhirkov drops an elbow to the side of Draclau's head.
Zhirkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draclau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zhirkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhirkov working Draclau over with strikes.
Zhirkov 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.
Zhirkov lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau trying to control from the bottom.
Draclau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zhirkov.
Draclau is refusing to be controlled, as Zhirkov sits in half guard.
Zhirkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Draclau is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Draclau is defending against the submission attempts here by Zhirkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhirkov trying to control from half guard but Draclau is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zhirkov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Draclau throws a low kick but Zhirkov moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Zhirkov - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhirkov. Draclau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhirkov slips under a jab from Draclau.
Draclau is looking to chop away at Zhirkov's legs.
Draclau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhirkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draclau moves out of range of the body kick.
Draclau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draclau moves in looking to clinch but Zhirkov pushes him off.
Zhirkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zhirkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut.
Draclau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zhirkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zhirkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Zhirkov lands but Draclau takes it in his stride.
Draclau moves out of range as Zhirkov strikes.
Draclau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zhirkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draclau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhirkov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Draclau is trying to defend but Zhirkov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Draclau looking for submissions off his back.
Zhirkov works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau tries to buck Zhirkov off but Zhirkov is having none of it.
Zhirkov is working Draclau over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zhirkov cracks Draclau with a big right hand but Draclau just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirkov scores with punches from side control.
Zhirkov trying to control the action but Draclau is working from the bottom.
Zhirkov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Draclau has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zhirkov but great work by Draclau.
Draclau gets to mount! Zhirkov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau tries to control but Zhirkov wriggling away.
Draclau breaks from Zhirkov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Draclau looking to finish Zhirkov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zhirkov!
Zhirkov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Draclau working Zhirkov over with strikes.
Zhirkov tries to get to full guard but Draclau has control of the leg.
Zhirkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Draclau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau postures up.
Draclau with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhirkov looking to control but Draclau passes into half guard.
Zhirkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Draclau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhirkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Draclau prevents Zhirkov from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draclau landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zhirkov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Zhirkov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zhirkov misses with a straight right.
Draclau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhirkov takes one on the button.
Draclau throws a solid leg kick but Zhirkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draclau.
A jab from Zhirkov does it's job there.
Zhirkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhirkov lands in his opponent's guard.
Draclau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhirkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Draclau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov stands up over Draclau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zhirkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Draclau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draclau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhirkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhirkov wants to control from the top but Draclau keeps moving.
Draclau trying to keep a closed guard but Zhirkov is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Draclau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alphons Draclau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Zhirkov does no damage.
Draclau slips a jab from Zhirkov.
Draclau shoots in looking for a takedown but Zhirkov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draclau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Draclau avoids a kick to the body.
Draclau tried to score with a low kick but Zhirkov checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov scores with a punch to the head.
Zhirkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zhirkov sizes up Draclau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draclau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zhirkov shoots for a takedown but Draclau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draclau fails with the takedown.
Draclau throws a body punch but Zhirkov moves out of range.
Zhirkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draclau as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Zhirkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draclau.
Draclau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhirkov can pounce on him.
Zhirkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zhirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov lands a leg kick that knocks Draclau off balance momentarily.
Zhirkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draclau momentarily.
Draclau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zhirkov. Zhirkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zhirkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Robert Zhirkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draclau throws a chopping leg kick but Zhirkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draclau thows a leg kick but Zhirkov checks it
and Zhirkov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zhirkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draclau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Draclau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhirkov.
Draclau misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draclau.
Draclau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draclau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Zhirkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zhirkov 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Zhirkov!
Robert Zhirkov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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33
198 lbs
32 - 15 - 2 |
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31
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Benoit darts in trying to clinch
and Patterson moves into the clinch.
Benoit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Patterson moves out of range as Benoit strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Patterson.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Patterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Patterson scores with a one two! Benoit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benoit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Benoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Benoit. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson cracks Benoit with a good jab.
Benoit misses the body punch
and Patterson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benoit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Benoit misses with a right hand
and Patterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benoit's guard.
Patterson throwing strikes from guard but Benoit blocks nicely.
Patterson trying to control but Benoit is working from the bottom.
Benoit looking for a sweep. Not yet Benoit, not yet.
Patterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benoit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patterson has managed to get both his arms back between Benoit's legs - danger averted.
Benoit looking for a guillotine here but Patterson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit can't keep his opponent in guard - Patterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benoit wants to improve his position but Patterson is controlling well.
Patterson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benoit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Patterson is pressing down on Benoit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benoit is holding on for now.
Benoit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Patterson there.
Patterson uses his free foot to push down on Benoit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Benoit.
Patterson tries to control but Benoit wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scoring with strikes but Benoit is staying in there.
Patterson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Patterson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Benoit has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patterson with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Patterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benoit is looking to escape.
Patterson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Patterson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Benoit?
Benoit regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Patterson slips a nice elbow through Benoit's hands, connecting with Benoit's forehead.
Patterson drops an elbow to the side of Benoit's head.
Patterson is trying to work for a kimura but Benoit is defending well.
Benoit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Patterson is keen to just control but Benoit is a slippery customer.
Patterson is nestled in close to Benoit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patterson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benoit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patterson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson unloading with bombs!
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Patterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benoit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Patterson looking to control but Benoit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Patterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benoit connects with a solid leg kick.
Benoit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson looks for a takedown but Benoit sprawls well.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
Benoit takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Patterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benoit doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses with an uppercut
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Benoit.
Patterson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benoit is fending him off so far but Patterson persists. Nope, Benoit circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson moves out of range as Benoit throws a body kick.
Patterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Patterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benoit throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Benoit staying out of range there.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Benoit shows good takedown defense.
Matthieu Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Patterson.
Patterson misses the body punch
and Benoit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Benoit's head but Benoit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benoit throws a head kick but Patterson moves out of range.
Matthieu Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson checks a low kick from Benoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Patterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patterson swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Patterson ducks right into an uppercut from Benoit.
Horrible takedown by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.
Nice shot by Benoit.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson misses with a left hand
letting Benoit counter with a right hand.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a really nice looking cross but Benoit seems unphased.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
Patterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice sprawl there from Benoit as Patterson shoots in.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Benoit takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Benoit.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benoit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patterson somewhat.
Patterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthieu Benoit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benoit misses with a wild combination.
Patterson connects with a high kick.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Benoit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patterson's head backwards.
Benoit scores with a spinning back kick!
Benoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matthieu Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit tries to land a leg kick but Patterson saw it coming and moves away.
Benoit slips a jab from Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Benoit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson counters with a left to the body.
Benoit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Patterson was covering up waiting for the punch and Benoit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Benoit throws an elbow that misses. Patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benoit's guard. Nice move by Patterson!
Patterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benoit's head.
Patterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Patterson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throwing strikes but missing.
Patterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benoit wants to sweep but no luck.
Benoit keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Benoit trying to control the position.
Benoit working for a triangle but Patterson defends it easily.
Patterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benoit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patterson has managed to get both his arms back between Benoit's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson pushing down on Benoit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Patterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benoit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patterson pulls his head out easily.
Patterson is looking for a kimura here.
Patterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Patterson landing shots from mount.
Benoit is looking to get to half guard.
Benoit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Patterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patterson tries to control but Benoit wriggling away.
Patterson unloading with bombs!
Patterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benoit is rocked!
Pete Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patterson wants to control the pace but Benoit is squirming around nicely.
Oh Benoit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit tries to lock up and control but Patterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patterson controlling the pace for now.
Benoit seems to have got his legs back now.
Patterson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Benoit bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Patterson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Patterson!
Pete Patterson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Aggro?. Ky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TIAMAT - Gaia. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ky has his hands clasped together around Bishop's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop won't allow Ky to sweep him here.
Bishop being controlled here momentarily.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bishop 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.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Ky is keeping the position.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Ky.
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!
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop stops Ky from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Ky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop postures up in Ky's guard and throws a big left but Ky blocks it.
Bishop postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gaia Ky was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Ky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ky doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ky tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Ky throws a big shot that misses.
Ky tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Ky misses.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ky tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ky stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Ky counters with a right hand to the body.
Ky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Ky.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Ky slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ky manages to avoid it.
Ky just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Ky's front leg but catches the back leg as Ky tries to avoid it.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ky checks it well.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Ky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Ky circles away.
Gaia Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Ky misses.
Ky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ky tries a head kick but it misses.
Ky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ky sprawls well. Ky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaia Ky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ky thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Ky's body. Ky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ky misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bishop.
Bishop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ky smiles and moves away.
Ky lands a lovely overhand right.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Ky clinches up with Bishop and pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but Ky has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Ky forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Ky.
A left hand lands to the body for Ky.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Ky misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Ky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Ky tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Ky fails to land.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ky to keep the fight standing.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ky pushes Bishop back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop gets control of Ky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bishop will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ky trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky preventing the sweep.
Bishop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ky defends it easily.
Ky wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Bishop looking for subs off his back but Ky has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ky trying to control from half guard but Bishop is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ky prevents Bishop from improving his position.
Bishop has a hand on Ky's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ky takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bishop tries to improve his position but instead Ky has taken his back!
Ky doesn't have the hooks in and Bishop manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ky sprawls well. Ky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Ky lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Ky throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Ky swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Ky throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop jabs Ky right on the nose. Ky blinks but takes it well.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Ky wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ky looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ky can't do much from the bottom here.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Billy Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop working the ground and pound but Ky is defending the strikes.
Ky regains half guard.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ky tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Ky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ky is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ky avoid being mounted?
Bishop working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bishop with the ground and pound but Ky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Ky keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Ky from getting back to his feet.
Ky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Ky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ky keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Ky wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Bishop wants to stand up but Ky is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ky wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ky lands with a nice combination. Bishop backs away looking to recover.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ky misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Ky checks it.
Ky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Ky lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ky misses the target.
Ky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky lands a jab.
Ky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop throws the left hand but Ky avoids the punch easily.
Ky throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Ky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ky's waist but Ky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ky tries to clinch up
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ky won't be happy with that.
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.
Ky tries to bench press Bishop off him but Bishop keeps the position.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Ky tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Billy Bishop did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Ky doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Ky checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ky wants to clinch.
Ky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ky has managed to clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Ky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky misses with the head strike.
Bishop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bishop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ky just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop jumps guard but Ky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ky walks away with a smile on his face. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Ky pushes him off.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ky tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Ky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Ky's legs.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ky thows a body shot but no joy.
Bishop throws a body punch but Ky moves out of range.
Ky lands a two punch combo.
Ky misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Ky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bishop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop wants to clinch.
Ky tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ky rushes Bishop and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bishop stuns Ky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ky ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Ky slips the punch.
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
Ky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ky rushes Bishop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaia Ky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Ky saw that one coming.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Ky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop cracks Ky with a good jab.
Ky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bishop.
Ky tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky instigates a clinch.
Ky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ky or not.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
Ky pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Ky.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ky is keeping busy.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Ky.
Bishop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ky uses from the top position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bishop working for a triangle but Ky defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ky closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ky's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Ky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bishop no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bishop is looking to sweep but instead, Ky has passed into half guard.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard but Ky has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Ky is just out of range.
Ky manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bishop on his heels. He'll look to pass Bishop's guard now, I'm sure.
Ky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ky won't allow Bishop to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop being controlled here, momentarily.
Ky wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gaia Ky wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Ky circles away.
Ky fails to land with a series of punches.
Ky closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Ky.
Ky misses with some punches.
A short right from Ky on the inside.
Ky struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaia Ky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Billy Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ky.
Bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ky's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop stalling in the clinch but Ky improves position.
Ky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ky uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bishop looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ky passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaia Ky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky!
Gaia Ky is the new lightweight champion!
Gaia Ky made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Come on Lomax, stop ducking me. Let's fight and get this done. I will beat you, I will. Remember Joe Crippler back in the day? I think you do.. I remember that Clint Lomax, one that I will destroy. Set it up, please, I was promised this fight and I'm tired of waiting. Thanks everybody.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos comes to the cage accompanied by IF I DIE TONIGHT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos scores with a body shot.
José Nabijos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage misses with a low kick as Nabijos jumps back.
Nabijos lands a slapping body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nabijos.
Rampage avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Nabijos misses.
Nabijos throws a lazy body kick
and Rampage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nabijos's knee momentarily.
Nabijos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rampage pushes Nabijos away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Rampage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rampage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nabijos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rampage is out of range.
Nabijos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rampage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nabijos misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rampage.
Rampage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rampage struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabijos controls his hands.
Nabijos tries to work over Rampage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.
Nabijos misses with a knee strike.
Nabijos scores with a shoulder strike.
Rampage takes a shot to the head.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.
Rampage lands with a light punch inside.
Nabijos avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
Rampage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rampage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rampage can't find room to land a body shot as Nabijos controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nabijos prevents a body shot from Rampage.
Rampage missing with knees to the body.
Nabijos blocks the elbow strike.
Nabijos fails to pull guard.
Nabijos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampage lands an uppercut.
Nabijos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rampage scores with a shot to the side of Nabijos's head.
Nabijos blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nabijos's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rampage.
Rampage lands an uppercut.
Rampage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Nabijos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rampage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rampage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nabijos lands with a light punch inside.
Rampage lands an elbow that stopped Nabijos in his tracks for a moment.
Rampage misses with a punch on the inside.
Rampage lands a body punch.
Nabijos misses with a punch on the inside.
Nabijos avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
Nabijos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rampage struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabijos controls his hands.
Nabijos takes an elbow to the temple.
Nabijos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rampage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Rampage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nabijos prevents a body shot from Rampage.
Rampage misses with a punch on the inside.
Nabijos takes an elbow to the temple.
Rampage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos managing to block the knees to the body from Rampage.
Rampage swings wildly with an uppercut but Nabijos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampage misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rampage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rampage checks a leg kick.
Nabijos moves out of range of the body kick from Rampage.
Rampage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Nabijos tests Rampage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rampage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nabijos to score with a decent uppercut.
Nabijos tries to bum rush Rampage with a series of wild strikes but Rampage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nabijos looks to land a right hand but Rampage moved out of range.
Rampage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nabijos.
Nabijos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nabijos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rampage at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nabijos misses with a head kick.
Rampage lands a lovely overhand right.
Nabijos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nabijos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rampage misses with a low kick.
Nabijos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rampage's hands.
Rampage checks a leg kick nicely.
Nabijos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rampage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nabijos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Nabijos. That snapped Rampage's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nabijos lands with a hook. Rampage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Nabijos misses with a head kick.
Rampage checks the leg kick.
José Nabijos is winning the standup battle so far.
Rampage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nabijos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick by Nabijos misses
and Rampage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nabijos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nabijos misses with a punch to the body.
Nabijos dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage gets through Nabijos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rampage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rampage digs a right hand underneath Nabijos's ribcage. Nabijos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nabijos swings wildly with an uppercut but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.
Nabijos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rampage's elbow.
Kyle Rampage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rampage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabijos avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rampage fails to land.
Nabijos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nabijos misses with some punches.
Nabijos takes an elbow to the temple.
Nabijos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nabijos misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nabijos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rampage's brow.
Rampage lands with a right to the head.
Nabijos blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage lands with a left to the head.
Nabijos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
Nabijos blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nabijos - that landed with a thud.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabijos avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage swings wildly with an uppercut but Nabijos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampage misses with a punch on the inside.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Nabijos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nabijos dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rampage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rampage lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabijos fails to pull guard.
Nabijos misses with a knee to the head.
Nabijos blocks a body shot from Rampage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that José Nabijos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rampage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rampage.
Nabijos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nabijos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nabijos there.
Nabijos throws a lazy head kick
and Rampage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nabijos.
Nice body kick from Nabijos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos throws a shot from downtown. Rampage moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rampage misses with a head kick.
Rampage throws a head kick but Nabijos moves out of range.
Rampage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nabijos.
Nabijos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rampage's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nabijos can pounce on him.
Nabijos cracks a nice hook into Rampage's ribs.
Nabijos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nabijos lands with a straight right. Rampage didn't see that one coming.
Nabijos fakes the leg kick and cracks Rampage in the body.
Nabijos scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabijos throws a push kick but Rampage slaps the foot to one side.
Nabijos cracks a nice hook into Rampage's ribs.
Nabijos lands a nice hook to Rampage's body. Rampage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rampage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nabijos lands a jab to the head.
Nabijos is looking to land body kicks.
Nabijos thuds his shin into the meat of Rampage's side.
Rampage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nabijos.
Nabijos lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos scores with a decent looking hook.
Rampage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nabijos.
Nabijos scores with a leg kick.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Nabijos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nabijos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rampage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nabijos scores with a sloppy right hand. Rampage should have avoided that one.
Nabijos swings for the body but Rampage moves out of range.
Nabijos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rampage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nabijos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nabijos misses with a kick to the body.
Rampage misses with a head kick.
Nabijos lands a big head kick that sends Rampage tumbling to the mat! Nabijos takes a step backwards and waves Rampage back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rampage is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage walks straight into a right hand from Nabijos - that's dropped him! Nabijos jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rampage from any more punishment! Rampage 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 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). José Nabijos!
José Nabijos retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, José Nabijos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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