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ITFL 2 - Week 8/2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornel Develutian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Beckett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cornel Develutian's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cornel Develutian!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beckett cracks the inside of Develutian's front leg.
Develutian misses with a hook
and Beckett counters with a big head kick but Develutian shrugs it off.
Cornel Develutian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Develutian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beckett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Develutian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beckett is able to avoid easily.
Beckett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beckett circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Develutian to the canvas! Develutian doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Beckett keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Beckett!
After winning the bout, Robert Beckett 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Doomsday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday moves out of range as Vincent strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doomsday. Vincent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vincent was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
Doomsday connects with the punch.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Vincent moves out of range.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt - Doomsday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincent looks to throw the jab but Doomsday is out of range.
Vincent has a takedown stuffed.
Vincent gets a takedown into half guard.
Vincent looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Doomsday is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vincent is working for a submission of some sort.
Doomsday keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vincent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doomsday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doomsday is trying to maintain the position but Vincent is very close to passing his half guard.
Vincent is trying to control the action in half guard but Doomsday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vincent is looking to stall here but Doomsday recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doomsday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doomsday controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
Vincent landing with the ground and pound.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doomsday lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vincent!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Doomsday.
Doomsday is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vincent can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vincent is bucking up trying to escape but Doomsday cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Doomsday is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vincent is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent is desperately trying to improve his position but Doomsday has a good base and remains in mount.
Vincent is still in real trouble! Can Doomsday finish him?
Doomsday is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Vincent goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Doomsday!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Doomsday!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daba comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bawit Daba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Urahara walks into a left hand.
Urahara thows a body shot but no joy.
Daba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urahara.
Urahara 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.
Urahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daba.
Urahara misses with a straight right.
Urahara blocks a jab.
Daba lands a nice hook to Urahara's body. Urahara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daba misses with a series of wild punches.
Urahara throws a sloppy head kick and Daba moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Daba is predictable there
and Urahara counters with a nice uppercut.
Daba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Urahara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urahara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daba thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba tries to clinch up.
Daba misses with a low kick.
Daba moves away from the strike by Urahara.
Urahara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daba misses with a hook. Urahara ducked under it nicely.
Urahara checks a low kick from Daba.
Urahara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daba was well out of range. Poor timing from Urahara.
Bawit Daba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Daba misses.
Daba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Daba throws out a loose jab but Urahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urahara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urahara lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Daba misses.
Daba jabs Urahara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Urahara momentarily.
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!
Nice shot lands for Daba.
An inside leg kick lands from Daba.
Daba avoids the body shot from Urahara.
Daba avoids the body shot from Urahara.
Daba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urahara.
Urahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daba throws a hook but Urahara avoids it easily.
Urahara throws a leg kick
letting Daba counter with a right hand.
Urahara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daba rushes Urahara and presses him up against the cage.
Urahara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daba working aggressively here.
Urahara throws a head punch that misses.
Daba misses with a punch on the inside.
Daba has a couple of punches blocked by Urahara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daba throws a punch but it's blocked by Urahara.
Urahara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Daba.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urahara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daba walks away with a smile on his face. Urahara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Urahara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daba - the referee stops the clock and Urahara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daba. Urahara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urahara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urahara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daba rather than just go for the knockout.
Daba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
A jab lands there for Daba.
Daba throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urahara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daba moves out of range as Urahara throws a body kick.
Urahara forces Daba back against the cage and clinches.
Daba scores with a shot to the side of Urahara's head.
Urahara prevents a body shot from Daba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daba has a couple of punches blocked by Urahara.
Daba can't find room to land a body shot as Urahara controls the action.
Daba lands with a light punch inside.
Daba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urahara swings wildly with an uppercut but Daba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urahara is trying to maintain a safe position but Daba gets an underhook and turns Urahara into the cage.
Daba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Urahara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daba lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Daba.
Urahara misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uraharas head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Urahara.
Urahara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Daba fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bawit Daba dominated that round.
That's time! Daba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daba thuds a left hand into Urahara's body.
Urahara slips under a jab from Daba.
Daba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Urahara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daba lands with a right hand.
Urahara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Urahara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bawit Daba is winning the standup battle so far.
Daba lands with a cross.
Urahara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urahara manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urahara throws a leg kick which misses Daba's front leg but catches the back leg as Daba tries to avoid it.
Urahara throws the kick towards the body but Daba avoids it.
Urahara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urahara wants to slow Daba down by chopping away at his legs.
Urahara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daba's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Urahara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Daba thumps Urahara with a low kick.
Daba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daba misses the body punch
and Urahara counters with a leg kick.
Daba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urahara 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.
Daba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Urahara is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Urahara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Urahara.
Urahara throws a chopping leg kick but Daba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urahara. Daba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urahara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urahara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daba throws a hook to the side of Urahara's head but Urahara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urahara moves out of range of the body kick from Daba.
Daba connects with a nice looking jab.
Urahara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urahara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Urahara counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Daba catches Urahara right on the button with a cross.
Daba misses with a body shot.
Urahara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daba just misses with a punch to the body.
Urahara connects with a crisp jab.
Urahara checks a leg kick.
Urahara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urahara there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daba is able to avoid easily.
Urahara is looking to score with low kicks.
Daba ducks under a wild hook from Urahara.
A big left from Daba misses.
Daba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Urahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daba.
Urahara is looking to score with low kicks.
Daba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urahara throws a looping overhand right but Daba ducks down to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Daba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daba lands a jab.
It looks like Daba has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Urahara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urahara. Daba does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urahara tries to keep at a distance but Daba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Urahara tries to pull guard but Daba holds him up against the cage and eventually Urahara drops back down to his feet.
Urahara misses with a punch to the body.
Urahara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urahara backwards.
Daba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urahara's elbow.
Daba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Urahara backwards.
Daba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good body shot from Daba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daba scores with a shot to the side of Urahara's head.
Urahara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urahara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daba is pushing Urahara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bawit Daba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Urahara avoids a kick to the body.
Daba misses with an uppercut.
Urahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daba thuds a left hand into Urahara's body.
Daba blocks the body kick.
Daba slips a jab from Urahara.
That kick from Daba tenderised Urahara's leg. Urahara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daba scores with a punch to the head.
Daba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urahara.
Daba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urahara can do to turn this around?
Daba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urahara misses with a straight right.
Daba misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba lands a nice shot to the body.
Urahara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daba looks to throw the jab but Urahara is out of range.
Urahara checks a leg kick nicely.
Daba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daba scores with a jab to the head.
Daba slips under a jab.
Urahara wants to slow Daba down by chopping away at his legs.
Daba moves out of range as Urahara strikes.
Daba looks to score with a jab to the body but Urahara is just out of range.
Daba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Urahara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daba cracks Urahara with a good jab.
Urahara tries to move into range but Daba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kisuke Urahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara slips a straight right by Daba.
Daba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daba defending well as Urahara loads up on a big left hand.
Daba throws a leg kick but Urahara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Urahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daba.
Daba takes a kick to the side of the head.
Urahara misses with a straight right.
Daba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urahara.
Daba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daba lands with a nice body punch.
Daba throws a lazy right hand but Urahara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Urahara misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urahara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Urahara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Urahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urahara under the eye.
Daba scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Daba as he connects with a hook.
Daba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urahara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daba lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daba with a jab.
Daba scores with a jab to the body.
Daba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urahara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Urahara is rocked!
Daba lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Daba has knocked Urahara down with a huge combo! Daba steps away and waves a wobbly Urahara back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Urahara is still on wobbly legs! Can Daba finish him?
Urahara is looking to chop away at Daba's legs.
Daba connects with an inside leg kick.
Daba lands a big right hand that sends Urahara crashing to the mat! Daba stays standing though and waves Urahara back to his feet!
Urahara gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Daba gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bawit Daba!
Bawit Daba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Make Them Suffer. Nebi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Magic. Luis Garavito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito throws a looping overhand right but Nebi ducks down to avoid it.
Garavito shoots in and bounces Nebi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nebi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garavito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garavito is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garavito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nebi looking to control.
Garavito tries to free his leg and advance position but Nebi is retaining full guard.
Garavito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nebi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garavito controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garavito throws a strike but Nebi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nebi wants to control from the top but Garavito keeps moving.
Nebi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garavito is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garavito holds on and takes a little breather.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garavito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garavito checks a leg kick nicely.
Garavito misses the shot to the body.
Garavito throws a looping overhand right but Nebi ducks down to avoid it.
Nebi staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Nebi coming out on top.
Garavito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Garavito.
Garavito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Garavito has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daniyel Nebi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nebi cracks Garavito with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garavito looks to land a left hand but Nebi moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Garavito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garavito takes one to the chin there.
Nebi misses with a straight left.
Nebi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garavito.
Nebi scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Nebi.
Garavito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garavito throws a jab when Nebi was well out of range.
Garavito slips under a jab from Nebi.
Garavito tries to bum rush Nebi with a series of wild strikes but Nebi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garavito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nebi misses with an uppercut.
Nebi throws out a loose jab but Garavito uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nebi slips under a jab from Garavito.
A low kick from Garavito is predictable there
and Nebi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nebi lands a leg kick that knocks Garavito off balance momentarily.
Garavito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nebi misses with a hook.
Garavito connects with a single shot there.
Garavito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nebi throws a head kick that misses.
Garavito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garavito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nebi.
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nebi misses with a hook.
Nebi throws a head kick but Garavito moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Nebi blocks the low kick.
Garavito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garavito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nebi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garavito throws a hook but Nebi blocks it.
Garavito misses with a head kick.
Garavito throws a right hand that Nebi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nebi also avoids with ease.
Garavito misses with the body kick
and Nebi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garavito's knee momentarily.
Garavito throws a front kick aimed at Nebi's knee but Nebi avoids it well.
Garavito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nebi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nebi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nebi misses with an uppercut.
Garavito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nebi on the side of the head.
Garavito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garavito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nebi was well out of range. Poor timing from Garavito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garavito throws a looping overhand right but Nebi ducks down to avoid it.
Garavito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garavito lands a nice looking body kick.
Nebi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garavito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniyel Nebi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Garavito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Garavito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garavito feints and then cracks Nebi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nebi down.
Garavito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nebi doesn't seem bothered though.
Garavito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nebi thows a body shot but no joy.
Garavito swings for the body but Nebi moves out of range.
Garavito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nebi dodges the punch combination from Garavito.
Garavito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nebi.
Nebi scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nebi misses with a looping left.
Garavito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garavito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Garavito.
Nebi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nebi lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nebi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garavito misses with a two punch combination.
Nebi is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Nebi.
Nebi tries to land a front kick but Garavito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garavito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nebi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garavito scrambles back to his feet.
Nebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garavito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nebi connects with a looping right hand.
Garavito is rocked!
Garavito switches off momentarily and Nebi cracks him with a monster right hand! Garavito topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Nebi dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Nebi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniyel Nebi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Daniyel Nebi thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn tries to clinch but Warfist is having none of it.
Taphorn misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warfist.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warfist but Warfist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A bone on bone clash there as Warfist blocks the leg kick.
We've been told by Warfist's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warfist tries a head kick but it misses.
Taphorn moves into the clinch.
Warfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warfist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
Warfist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warfist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warfist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taphorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warfist's face.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Taphorn is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn digs a right hand into Warfist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warfist's gas tank.
Taphorn looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taphorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Warfist scores with a shot to the side of Taphorn's head.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Warfist.
Warfist trying to stall but Taphorn improves his position.
Warfist presses Taphorn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taphorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Warfist presses Taphorn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist pushes Taphorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taphorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taphorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist lands a nice uppercut.
Warfist tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warfist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Warfist avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn looking to stall.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Taphorn.
Warfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
A hook to the body from Warfist.
Warfist digs a right hand into Taphorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taphorn's gas tank.
Warfist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Warfist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taphorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warfist prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Warfist.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taphorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Warfist managing to block the knees to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warfist tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
Warfist lands an uppercut.
Warfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Taphorn controls the action.
Warfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warfist tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taphorn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Warfist seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taphorn can turn it around.
Taphorn missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warfist takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taphorn crunches a lovely knee into Warfist's ribcage.
Warfist cracks Taphorn with a nice body shot.
Warfist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Warfist controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Taphorn.
Warfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taphorn misses with a knee strike.
Warfist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warfist blocks an elbow strike from Taphorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Warfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taphorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Warfist misses the target.
Taphorn motions for Warfist to come forward. Taphorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taphorn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Warfist is out of range and Taphorn settles back down.
Taphorn takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Taphorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taphorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
A good leg kick by Warfist.
Warfist stuffs the takedown.
Warfist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warfist wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragon Warfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Taphorn.
Warfist scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist cracks Taphorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taphorn misses with a looping left.
Peter Taphorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warfist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warfist slips a jab from Taphorn.
Warfist has Taphorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Taphorn lands a left hand.
Warfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Warfist controls the action.
Warfist works on Taphorn's body with a couple of short punches.
Warfist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taphorn.
Taphorn is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn wants to stall.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taphorn up against the cage.
Warfist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warfist dodges an elbow strike from Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
Warfist tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn pushes off an throws an elbow but Warfist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Warfist lands a shoulder strike.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Nice body punch from Warfist - that landed with a thud.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Warfist avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from Warfist.
Taphorn takes a shot to the head.
Taphorn looking to throw knees to the head but Warfist is blocking nicely.
Warfist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Warfist tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taphorn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Warfist regains guard immediately.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Warfist.
Warfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taphorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warfist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warfist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taphorn landing some decent shots from guard.
Warfist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taphorn on the ground.
Taphorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warfist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warfist tries to get out of the position.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Warfist keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragon Warfist dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Warfist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taphorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warfist avoids it really well and circles away.
Warfist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Warfist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Taphorn misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn throws a leg kick
enabling Warfist to counter with a crisp jab.
Taphorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taphorn is out of range and Warfist settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warfist, right into the meat.
Taphorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taphorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warfist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taphorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taphorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Warfist.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warfist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist connects with an inside leg kick.
Warfist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taphorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warfist.
Warfist lands a high kick!
Taphorn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taphorn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist can't do much from the bottom here.
Warfist is looking to regain half guard here but Taphorn keeps moving and retains side control.
Taphorn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Taphorn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taphorn tries to score with some ground and pound. Warfist controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dragon Warfist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Warfist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taphorn misses with the ground and pound.
Taphorn advances to mount.
Warfist is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Taphorn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warfist's face.
Taphorn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Warfist blocking the ground and pound.
Taphorn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taphorn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Warfist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warfist, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Warfist!
An out of breath Dragon Warfist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Peter Taphorn spoke after the fight, saying 'Duphus thinks he is so fucking cool because he talked to Johny Hendricks. Hendricks sent him that shirt so he would wrap it over his ugly gollum like face with his greasy mountain dew stained teeth.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton has chosen Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go as his entrance music. Evgeniy Malkin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been hearing reports that Malkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Templeton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Malkin. Those never looked like landing.
Malkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Templeton throws out the jab.
Malkin dives in and scores a takedown into Templeton's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Malkin wants to pass the guard but Templeton is keeping the position.
Malkin is fighting to break Templeton's control of his arms but Templeton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Malkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Templeton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Globo Gym Rio - Team Purple Cobras inform us that Templeton has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Templeton has his hands on Malkin's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templeton moves away.
Malkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malkin lands a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Templeton blocks the low kick.
Templeton takes a swing at Malkin's ribcage but misses.
Malkin swings for the body but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton thumps Malkin with a low kick.
Templeton misses the jab.
Malkin 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.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malkin trying to control but Templeton is working from the bottom.
Templeton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malkin is one step ahead there.
Malkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malkin looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin looking to sit in guard and control but Templeton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkin being controlled here, momentarily.
Malkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Templeton content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Templeton throws a low kick but Malkin moves out of range easily.
Templeton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Templeton's head.
That kick from Malkin tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malkin throws the kick towards the body but Templeton avoids it.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Malkin dives in for a single leg takedown but Templeton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Templeton tries to circle away but Malkin has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton prevents the takedown attempt.
Templeton can't find room to land a body shot as Malkin controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Templeton.
Malkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Malkin.
Malkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Templeton's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton tries to work over Malkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malkin slows down the pace here.
Malkin is trying to pull guard but Templeton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeniy Malkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Templeton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Templeton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Malkin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malkin.
Templeton looks for the body kick but Malkin saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Malkin.
Templeton blocks a head kick by Malkin.
Templeton takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Malkin. Beautiful body shot.
Malkin blocks a jab.
Malkin shoots in for a double leg but Templeton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malkin checks a leg kick.
Malkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Malkin throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Malkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Templeton checks it well.
Templeton throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Templeton in the body.
Malkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malkin, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Malkin.
Malkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Templeton swivels and escapes.
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Malkin.
Malkin missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malkin 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.
Templeton throws a chopping leg kick but Malkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
Malkin checks a low kick from Templeton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malkin, right into the meat.
Templeton misses with a looping left.
Malkin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malkin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeniy Malkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Malkin blocks the leg kick.
Malkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Malkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malkin staying out of range there.
Lance Templeton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Templeton's head.
Templeton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Templeton throws a leg kick but Malkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Templeton tries to score with a low kick but Malkin moves his leg out of the way.
Templeton scores with a nice strike.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Templeton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Templeton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Malkin coming out on top.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body.
Templeton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malkin can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Malkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evgeniy Malkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Malkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malkin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Templeton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malkin is working away from the top position though.
Malkin is working for a kimura but Templeton is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Templeton is looking for a sweep. Malkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton gets back to full guard.
Templeton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Evgeniy Malkin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Malkin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malkin lands with a nice body kick.
Malkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Templeton throws a head kick but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Templeton counters with a straight right hand.
Templeton 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.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Malkin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malkin.
Malkin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses.
Malkin lands a really nice looking cross but Templeton seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Templeton scores with a hook to the body. Malkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malkin misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
Malkin blocks the body kick.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Templeton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malkin's calf.
Malkin punishes Templeton's body with a nice straight punch.
Malkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Templeton swivels and escapes.
Malkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Templeton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malkin at a distance.
Templeton thows a body kick. Malkin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Templeton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malkin moves out of range as Templeton strikes.
Malkin dives in for a single leg takedown but Templeton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeniy Malkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malkin misses with some punches.
Malkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Templeton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lance Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evgeniy Malkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin prevents a body shot from Templeton.
Malkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templeton lands a right hand.
Templeton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Templeton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Templeton is trying to force a seperation but Malkin has the dominant position.
Templeton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Malkin back against the cage.
Templeton is stalling here.
Malkin prevents a body shot from Templeton.
Templeton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Templeton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Templeton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Templeton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Templeton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Templeton working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Templeton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Templeton.
Templeton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Evgeniy Malkin!
An out of breath Evgeniy Malkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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264 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Burke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badoyan scores with a nice right hand.
Badoyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Badoyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like James Burke has been cut.
Badoyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burke.
Burke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badoyan manages to avoid it.
Badoyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badoyan misses with a kick to the body.
Badoyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burke. Burke obviously looking to wear him down.
Badoyan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Badoyan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Badoyan.
Badoyan drives through with a takedown into Burke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Burke working a defensive guard here.
Burke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Badoyan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Badoyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burke keeps working.
Burke moves into full guard.
Badoyan trying to control but Burke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Badoyan controls the pace.
Badoyan is working Burke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burke is trying to control the position but Badoyan postures up.
Badoyan 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.
Burke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badoyan.
Badoyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Badoyan defends well.
Burke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badoyan passes into side control.
Badoyan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badoyan trying to control the position but Burke is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Badoyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Badoyan staying calm.
Burke tries to buck Badoyan off but Badoyan is having none of it.
Burke has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Badoyan scoring with punches and elbows.
Burke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Badoyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Burke.
Badoyan wants to improve his position but Burke is controlling well.
Badoyan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burke stops Badoyan from getting back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan trying to control but Burke postures up.
Burke thows a huge punch but Badoyan dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Burke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badoyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Burke misses with a body kick.
Badoyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan throws a looping overhand right but Burke ducks down to avoid it.
Badoyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Badoyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Burke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burke misses with a head kick.
Badoyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burke was well out of range. Poor timing from Badoyan.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
Burke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badoyan's head.
Badoyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burke checks a leg kick.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badoyan throws the left hand but Burke avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Badoyan misses.
Tigran Badoyan is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Burke misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badoyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burke looks to land a right hand but Badoyan moved out of range.
Burke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Burke staying out of range there.
Badoyan thuds his right hand into Burke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badoyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burke.
Burke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burke 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.
Burke lands a jab to the nose.
Badoyan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Badoyan there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badoyan lands with an overhand left.
Badoyan is looking to land body kicks.
Burke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Badoyan. No joy for Burke on that attempt.
A clash of legs there as Badoyan blocks the low kick.
Badoyan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badoyan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burke finds it's way round the side to connect with Badoyan's head.
Burke throws an overhand right that lands on Badoyan's shoulder, as Badoyan tries to avoid the shot.
Burke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burke wants it to stay on the feet.
Badoyan thuds his shin into the meat of Burke's side.
Badoyan scores with a hook to the body. Burke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burke swings for the body but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan throws a chopping leg kick but Burke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Burke sees coming a mile off.
Burke ducks right into an uppercut from Badoyan.
Badoyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badoyan throws a body kick that misses.
Badoyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burke. Burke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Badoyan connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badoyan. Burke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badoyan slips under a jab from Burke.
Badoyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badoyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burke blocks the body kick.
Badoyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Badoyan misses.
Burke slips a jab from Badoyan.
Badoyan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan misses with a looping right.
Badoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Burke.
Badoyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burke momentarily.
Badoyan misses the shot to the body.
Burke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badoyan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Badoyan's guard.
Burke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badoyan looking to control.
Burke wants to pass the guard but Badoyan is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan is trying to control the position but Burke postures up.
Badoyan keeping full guard, as Burke tries to pass.
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 Tigran Badoyan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Burke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Badoyan connects with a single shot there.
Burke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badoyan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burke is out of range and Badoyan settles back down.
Badoyan lands a head kick!
Burke misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badoyan.
Burke moves out of range as Badoyan strikes.
Badoyan cracks Burke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burke looks to land a right hand but Badoyan moved out of range.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burke manages to avoid it.
Burke misses with the combination.
A big right from Burke misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke misses with a hook.
Burke moves out of range of the body kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Badoyan misses with a leg kick.
Badoyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burke.
Badoyan works the jab nicely.
Badoyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badoyan wants to take a breather but Burke is having none of it.
Badoyan is taking a breather. Burke says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Badoyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badoyan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burke is trying to control but can't.
Burke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Burke keeping moving, preventing Badoyan from controlling successfully.
Tigran Badoyan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burke is pulling down on Badoyan's head. It's preventing any offense from Badoyan, at least for the moment.
Burke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is looking for a sweep. Burke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Badoyan tries to get to full guard but Burke has control of the leg.
James Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badoyan is working hard here to advance position.
Badoyan trying to control from the bottom.
Burke is looking for a kimura but Badoyan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burke to get the leverage.
Badoyan is trying to get back to full guard.
Burke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Badoyan defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan trying to control here.
Badoyan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Badoyan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badoyan moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tigran Badoyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badoyan 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Badoyan!
Tigran Badoyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 5 - 0 |
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223 lbs
10 - 3 - 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz catches Drogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thesz scores with a hook.
Thesz connects with an inside leg kick.
Drogo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drogo scores with a head kick.
It looks like Aloysius Martin Thesz has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drogo throws a series of punches but Thesz moves out of range.
Drogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Drogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thesz with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thesz.
Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thesz manages to avoid it.
Drogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thesz lands a right hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thesz.
Thesz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drogo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thesz wants to take a breather but Drogo manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Thesz.
Thesz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo managing to control the position.
Thesz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Thesz from controlling successfully.
Aloysius Martin Thesz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Drogo with a hook.
Drogo throws a low kick but Thesz moves out of range easily.
Thesz moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thesz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thesz lands a right hook to the body.
Drogo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thesz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogo. Drogo obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
Drogo walks into a stiff left hand from Thesz.
Drogo is looking to chop away at Thesz's legs.
Drogo slips a jab from Thesz.
Thesz avoids the body shot from Drogo.
A big left from Thesz misses.
Thesz connects with a body shot that sends Drogo's belly button to the back.
Drogo is looking to wear down Thesz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Thesz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drogo defends well and Thesz ends up having to push Drogo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo scores with a shoulder strike.
Drogo lands a nice uppercut.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Thesz.
Thesz can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Thesz is rocked!
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Thesz is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thesz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Thesz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thesz or not.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thesz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by Thesz.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thesz.
Drogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thesz or not.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thesz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thesz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thesz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aloysius Martin Thesz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drogo cracks Thesz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thesz falls backwards against the cage. Drogo follows up with more strikes that drop Thesz to his knees. Drogo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thesz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Drogo!
A very excited looking Conan Drogo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wild has chosen Type O Negative - Love You to Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Excellent 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
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jared Wild!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen blocks a jab.
Wild walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Wild throws a head kick that misses
and Allen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wild's guard.
Our spies down at at The Original Nemesis Gym inform us that Wild has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wild working a defensive guard here.
Allen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've been hearing that Allen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jared Wild.
Wild connects with a crisp jab.
Wild attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Allen throws a low kick, looking for Wild's leg but Wild calmly moves out of range.
Jared Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild looks to throw a body kick
so Allen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Allen postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wild can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Barry Allen just wasn't active enough.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen throws a low kick but Wild moves out of range easily.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Wild punishes Allen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Wild's head.
Allen checks a low kick from Wild.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Wild - that landed with a thud.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wild lands a nice shot to the body.
Wild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wild scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Wild lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Wild misses with a punch to the body.
Wild lands with a light punch inside.
Wild lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Wild avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Wild wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen jumps into guard, dragging Wild to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wild wants to stand but Allen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Allen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allen has a closed guard, preventing Wild from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen trying to control the position.
Wild trying to stand up but can't free himself from Allen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Allen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wild on the side of the head.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Allen throws a leg kick but Wild moved away.
Wild misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen thuds a left hand into Wild's body.
Wild gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen blocks a body shot from Wild.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is trying to trip Wild. He has hold of a leg but Wild is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Allen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wild trying to keep a closed guard but Allen is proving a slippery customer.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Allen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Allen connects with a couple of short punches.
Allen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry Allen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wild feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wild.
Wild throws a low kick, looking for Allen's leg but Allen calmly moves out of range.
Wild misses with a looping left.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
Wild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wild.
Wild throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Wild avoids it.
Wild scores with a leg kick.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Wild there.
Allen connects with a right hand. Wild shakes it off.
Wild buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wild works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Wild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wild. That did some damage!
Allen throws a sloppy body shot
and Wild counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Wild.
Wild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wild tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wild lands a right hook to the body.
Wild lands a big uppercut and Allen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Allen looks OK. Wild waves Allen back to his feet!
Wild connects with a stiff jab that staggers Allen - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jared Wild!
Jared Wild made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Is this over yet?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Dj Nosferatu - When Angels Cry as his entrance music. 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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209 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Borschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Borschev's front leg.
Borschev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
A leg kick checked by Borschev.
Borschev is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov lands a jab to Borschev's midsection.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Borschev loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Borschev scores with a punch to the head.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Borschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschev.
Kersikov jabs Borschev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov throws a hook but Borschev blocks it.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borschev.
Borschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov works Borschev's body with a nice hook.
Borschev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov lands a nice hook to Borschev's body. Borschev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Borschev avoids them all with ease.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Borschev saw that one coming.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borschev.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Borschev.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Borschev.
Borschev dodges the punch combination from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kersikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borschev throws a shot to the body.
Borschev throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borschev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Borschev moved out of range.
Borschev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Borschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kersikov's hands.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Borschev avoids it.
Borschev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Borschev's head but Borschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borschev jabs Kersikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Borschev stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev misses with a low kick.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Borschev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borschev - that will leave a mark!
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Borschev is out of range.
Borschev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kersikov's sensitive parts.
Kersikov looks winded!
Borschev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Borschev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Borschev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Borschev thows a body kick. Kersikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Borschev as he connects with a hook.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borschev lands the left hand.
It looks like Vitali Kersikov has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borschev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borschev.
Borschev lands with a nice body punch.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Borschev's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Borschev's head but Borschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borschev dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Borschev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Borschev catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Borschev throws a head kick that half lands.
Borschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Borschev saw that one coming.
Kersikov is looking to slow Borschev down with leg kicks.
Borschev lands the left hand.
Borschev walks into a left hand.
Borschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitali Kersikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Borschev misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borschev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Borschev is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Borschev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borschev.
Borschev moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Borschev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kersikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Borschev has got the better of the exchanges.
Borschev scores with a hook.
Dmitry Borschev is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borschev.
Borschev ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
Borschev misses with a looping right.
Kersikov throws a hook but Borschev blocks it.
Borschev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Borschev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borschev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Borschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends Borschev stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borschev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borschev throws a leg kick that misses.
Borschev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borschev.
Borschev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borschev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borschev.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Borschev keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Kersikov is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Borschev saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov 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 Borschev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Borschev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Borschev connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Borschev catches Kersikov right on the button with a cross.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Borschev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borschev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Borschev is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Borschev connects with a high kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borschev.
Borschev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Borschev.
Borschev thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borschev checks a leg kick.
Borschev scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borschev.
Borschev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Borschev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borschev lands an overhand right.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borschev.
Borschev swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borschev connects with a solid leg kick.
Borschev cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
Borschev feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Borschev misses with a low kick.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Borschev moves away and avoids it.
Borschev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Borschev finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Borschev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Borschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borschev throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Kersikov lands but Borschev takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Borschev throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
Borschev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borschev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Borschev looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Borschev moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borschev doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Borschev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitali Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Borschev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Borschev avoids the punch easily.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Borschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Borschev 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.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Borschev.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borschev scores with a nice right hand.
Borschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Borschev.
Kersikov 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.
Borschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
The fighters circling - Borschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Borschev scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Borschev avoids it.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Borschev slips the punch.
Borschev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borschev.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Borschev's knee but Borschev avoids it well.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Borschev moves out of range.
Borschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Borschev.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Borschev at a distance.
Borschev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kersikov.
Vitali Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmitry Borschev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borschev.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borschev tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No joy there for Kersikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borschev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Borschev scores with a jab to the head.
Borschev scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Borschev's belly button to the back.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Borschev scoring well with a low kick there.
Borschev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borschev.
Borschev throws a front kick that sends Kersikov stumbling back into the cage.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Borschev looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov slips a jab from Borschev.
Kersikov throws a hook but Borschev blocks it.
Borschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Borschev throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Borschev avoids it.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Borschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borschev misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Borschev moves out of range.
A cross from Kersikov lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Borschev.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borschev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Borschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Borschev.
Kersikov takes a swing at Borschev's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borschev connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitali Kersikov.
Well Borschev 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Borschev!
Our winner, Dmitry Borschev, 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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