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ITFL 2 - Individual Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Violent Soho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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16
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Great elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Violent Soho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soho scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Soho.
Soho darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soho takes one to the chin there.
Jones scores with the left hand. Soho knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soho wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soho takes one on the button.
Soho moves into the clinch.
Soho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soho avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soho pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soho.
Jones tries to circle away but Soho has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Soho.
Soho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soho looks winded!
Soho lands a nice elbow.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soho is defending well for now.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Violent Soho has been cut.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Soho.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Soho has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soho throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soho misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Soho keeps him there for the moment.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Soho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Soho, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Soho won't want to take too many of those.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Soho is blocking nicely.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Soho gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Soho has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Soho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Soho improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Soho throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones trying to stall but Soho improves his position.
Soho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Soho is struggling to control the position.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Soho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Soho lands a damaging elbow.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Soho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Jones would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soho misses with an elbow strike.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Soho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soho misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soho.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Violent Soho's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soho tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soho.
Soho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soho, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soho blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is pushing Soho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soho.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soho throws an elbow but misses.
Soho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Soho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Soho lands a damaging elbow.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Soho is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Soho lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Soho lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Soho.
Soho lands a nice elbow.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soho lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Soho lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Henry Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Soho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Soho avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Soho throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Soho shrugs off.
Soho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soho.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Soho.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Soho lands a nice elbow.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Soho.
Jones lands a left hand.
Soho tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is looking to control Soho's arms but Soho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Soho blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Soho is working Jones over against the cage.
Soho throws an elbow but it misses.
Soho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Soho.
Soho lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Soho pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soho lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soho backwards.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Soho, against the cage.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A hook to the body from Soho.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Soho keeps him there for the moment.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Soho, against the cage.
Soho lands a nice elbow.
Jones 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!
Soho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Soho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Violent Soho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Soho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones blocks a jab.
Soho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Soho is just out of range.
Henry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a jab when Soho was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Soho connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones moves away from the strike by Soho.
Soho misses the jab.
Jones throws a leg kick but Soho checks it.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Soho is controlling him.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Soho.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Soho.
Soho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soho cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Soho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Soho blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Soho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Soho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soho dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Nice elbow from Soho.
Soho blocking some punches.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Soho lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Soho on the inside.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soho avoids it.
Jones taking a breather.
Come on Soho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Soho lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soho.
Soho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soho comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Soho blocks an uppercut.
Soho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soho lands a body shot.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soho avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Soho lands a nice elbow.
Jones is trying to stall.
Soho lands an elbow inside.
Soho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Soho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Soho is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soho has his back to the cage.
Soho lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Soho takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soho is defending well for now.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Soho.
Soho presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Soho gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Soho lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soho is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soho's brow.
Soho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Soho being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Violent Soho.
I think Soho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Soho!
Our winner, Violent Soho, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Kilkenny has chosen Murder was the case as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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24
255 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilkenny lands with a kick to the temple. Templeton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kilkenny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Templeton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lance Templeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilkenny is looking to land body kicks.
Kilkenny throws a good cross that connects.
Kilkenny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Templeton momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilkenny throws a low kick, looking for Templeton's leg but Templeton calmly moves out of range.
Templeton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Templeton is rocked!
Templeton scores with the left hand. Kilkenny knows he should have avoided that one.
Templeton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilkenny is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Templeton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilkenny to score with a decent uppercut.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Templeton misses with a low kick.
Templeton looks for the body kick but Kilkenny saw that one coming.
Templeton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Templeton needs to keep his hands up - Kilkenny had a free shot at his head there.
Kilkenny misses with a right hand
and Templeton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Kilkenny wants to slow Templeton down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilkenny.
Kilkenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilkenny throws a head kick but Templeton moves out of range.
Kilkenny throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Templeton on the side of the head.
Kilkenny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Templeton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kilkenny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kilkenny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Templeton is out of range and Kilkenny settles back down.
Kilkenny darts in trying to clinch
and Templeton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Templeton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kilkenny will feel that in the morning.
Kilkenny connects with an inside leg kick.
Templeton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Templeton throws a body punch but Kilkenny moves out of range.
Templeton is looking to wear down Kilkenny with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kilkenny lands a slapping body shot.
Templeton misses with a leg kick
and Kilkenny counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilkenny.
A good leg kick by Templeton.
Templeton walks into a straight right hand from Kilkenny.
Both fighters circling a little - Kilkenny finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kilkenny is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Templeton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Templeton tries to work over Kilkenny's front leg with a kick but Kilkenny checks it.
Templeton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a hook to the body
and Templeton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Templeton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton throws a front kick aimed at Kilkenny's knee but Kilkenny avoids it well.
Kilkenny throws a shot from downtown. Templeton moves away and avoids it.
Kilkenny misses with an uppercut. Templeton saw that one coming.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. Kilkenny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilkenny lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton lands a body shot.
Kilkenny scores with a push kick.
Templeton misses with a low kick.
Kilkenny stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Kilkenny misses.
Kilkenny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Templeton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Templeton throws a head kick that Kilkenny semi-blocks.
Templeton throws a wild body kick that Kilkenny sees coming a mile off.
Templeton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a body punch
and Templeton counters with an inside leg kick.
Kilkenny connects with a leg kick. Templeton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilkenny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Templeton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilkenny is just out of range.
Kilkenny throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Templeton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilkenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Kilkenny throws a right hand that Templeton ducks under and follows up with a left that Templeton also avoids with ease.
Kilkenny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Templeton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilkenny counters with a nice leg kick.
Templeton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Kilkenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Templeton scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilkenny should have avoided that one.
Templeton scores with a body shot.
Templeton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Templeton lands a leg kick that knocks Kilkenny off balance momentarily.
Kilkenny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Kilkenny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Templeton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Templeton checks a low kick from Kilkenny.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Templeton.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kilkenny in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick but Templeton moved away.
Templeton throws a leg kick
letting Kilkenny counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templeton. That's going to slow Kilkenny down.
Templeton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Templeton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Templeton swings for the body but Kilkenny moves out of range.
Templeton throws a leg kick but Kilkenny checks it.
Templeton thumps Kilkenny with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilkenny dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Templeton. That did some damage!
Kilkenny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilkenny throws a front kick that sends Templeton stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Templeton.
Templeton throws a sloppy head kick
and Kilkenny counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Templeton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilkenny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that misses.
Templeton checks a low kick from Kilkenny.
Templeton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilkenny misses with a looping left.
Kilkenny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Kilkenny.
Templeton is looking to slow Kilkenny down with leg kicks.
Kilkenny lands a jab to Templeton's midsection.
Kilkenny feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Templeton's calf.
Kilkenny explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilkenny throws out a loose jab but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
Templeton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kilkenny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Templeton. Templeton obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilkenny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilkenny throws a lazy right hand but Templeton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilkenny lands an overhand right.
Kilkenny lands a jab to the nose.
Kilkenny moves in looking to clinch but Templeton pushes him off.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Kilkenny looks to land a body kick but Templeton moved away.
Templeton tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Kilkenny misses
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Templeton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton lands a body shot.
Kilkenny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kilkenny misses with a body kick.
Kilkenny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilkenny is breathing heavily.
Templeton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilkenny throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilkenny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kilkenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Templeton.
Templeton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Templeton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Templeton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kilkenny counters with a body kick that stops Templeton in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Kilkenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kilkenny misses.
Templeton missing with a left hand there. Kilkenny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilkenny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Templeton.
Kilkenny missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that misses.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilkenny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Templeton.
Templeton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilkenny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Templeton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Templeton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kilkenny cracks Templeton with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilkenny.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton scores with a push kick.
Kilkenny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Templeton.
Kilkenny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kilkenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Lance Templeton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilkenny throws a chopping leg kick but Templeton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilkenny avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Templeton 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 Kilkenny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilkenny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kilkenny misses with a body kick.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick but Templeton moved away.
Templeton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Templeton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilkenny manages to avoid it.
Kilkenny connects with a leg kick. Templeton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilkenny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Templeton throws out a loose jab but Kilkenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilkenny tries to score with a low kick but Templeton moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilkenny. That snapped Templeton's head back.
Kilkenny lands a leg kick that knocks Templeton off balance momentarily.
Kilkenny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilkenny scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny throws out a leg kick but Templeton moves out of range and Kilkenny only half commits.
Kilkenny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Templeton. Templeton obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilkenny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilkenny lands with a slapping head kick.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Templeton tenderised Kilkenny's leg. Kilkenny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Templeton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilkenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilkenny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Templeton finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilkenny's head.
Kilkenny misses with an uppercut.
Templeton slips under a jab.
Kilkenny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Templeton counters with a three punch combo that has Kilkenny backing up. Kilkenny nods at Templeton to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilkenny gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Templeton counters with a solid body kick.
Kilkenny blocks a head kick by Templeton.
Kilkenny throws an overhand right that lands on Templeton's shoulder, as Templeton tries to avoid the shot.
Templeton lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilkenny on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Templeton throws a head kick but Kilkenny moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Templeton.
Kilkenny throws a chopping leg kick but Templeton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Templeton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kilkenny takes a step back to recover.
Templeton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Templeton scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Kilkenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kilkenny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilkenny avoids a kick to the body.
Kilkenny checks the leg kick.
Templeton feints and then cracks Kilkenny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilkenny down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kilkenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Templeton moves away.
Templeton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilkenny's sensitive parts.
Kilkenny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kilkenny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Templeton is out of range.
Templeton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Templeton.
Kilkenny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Kilkenny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Templeton.
Templeton throws a lazy body kick
and Kilkenny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kilkenny.
Templeton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Templeton.
A right hook to the body lands for Templeton.
Templeton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Templeton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Templeton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Templeton scores with a hook to the body.
Templeton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilkenny controls his hands.
Templeton can't break the clinch.
Kilkenny breaks the clinch.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Templeton with a nice cross.
Templeton lands a big head kick that sends Kilkenny tumbling to the mat! Templeton takes a step backwards and waves Kilkenny back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kilkenny is rocked!
It looks like Lance Kilkenny has been cut.
Kilkenny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilkenny is still on wobbly legs! Can Templeton finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilkenny looks up at the clock. Bad move! Templeton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kilkenny. Templeton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Templeton!
During a confident post fight interview, Lance Templeton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daba has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bawit Daba!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daba misses with a wild body shot.
Lazarus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lazarus lands with a kick to the temple. Daba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lazarus avoids the body shot from Daba.
Lazarus throws a leg kick but Daba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lazarus.
Lazarus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daba.
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!
Daba avoids the head kick by Lazarus.
Daba lands a nice looking body kick.
Daba avoids a kick to the body.
Daba misses with a straight right.
Daba misses with a body punch
and Lazarus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daba swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazarus.
An inside leg kick lands from Daba.
Jab from Daba.
Daba fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lazarus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lazarus.
Lazarus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lazarus 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.
Lazarus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lazarus rather than just go for the knockout.
Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
Daba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Daba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lazarus on the side of the head.
Daba's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lazarus throws a body punch but Daba moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazarus tries to score with a low kick but Daba moves his leg out of the way.
Daba lunges at Lazarus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lazarus's hand.
Lazarus looks for the body kick but Daba saw that one coming.
Daba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lazaruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Daba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daba clobbers Lazarus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daba tries to score with a low kick but Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daba lands a big right hand that sends Lazarus crashing to the mat! Daba stays standing though and waves Lazarus back to his feet!
Lazarus is rocked!
Daba fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lazarus square on the jaw! Damn, Lazarus is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bawit Daba!
A victorious Bawit Daba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Kirk Lazarus had this to say: 'It's a tough loss for sure. I still want to challenge myself. I call out Knight and his big mouth manager Stu next round. He picks first, so if it doesnt happen, he's a coward.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (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 fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov tries to bum rush Thesz with a series of wild strikes but Thesz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thesz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kersikov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Thesz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thesz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thesz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz content to control rather than advance.
Thesz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thesz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thesz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thesz is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kersikov is defending against the submission attempts here by Thesz.
Kersikov trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz wants to take a breather but Kersikov is having none of it.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Thesz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kersikov!
Thesz landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Thesz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thesz looking to control but Kersikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz throws some wild stikes that Kersikov manages to avoid easily.
Thesz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thesz tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Thesz looking to finish with strikes here!
Thesz looking to ground and pound but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Kersikov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thesz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kersikov is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov wants to control but Thesz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Martin Thesz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thesz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Thesz scores with a jab to the head.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Thesz moves out of range.
Thesz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thesz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thesz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Thesz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kersikov seems keen to control Thesz's posture.
Thesz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thesz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thesz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thesz controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aloysius Martin Thesz just wasn't active enough.
Thesz shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thesz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thesz slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kersikov 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.
The fighters circling - Thesz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Thesz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kersikov defends it nicely.
Thesz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aloysius Martin Thesz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov stuns Thesz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vitali Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thesz looks for a takedown but Kersikov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aloysius Martin Thesz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Thesz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Thesz.
Thesz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vitali Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thesz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thesz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thesz throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Thesz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Thesz misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thesz is defended easily by Kersikov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
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 Aloysius Martin Thesz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thesz is looking to land body kicks.
Thesz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kersikov tries to avoid it but Thesz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kersikov to the ground. Kersikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Thesz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thesz preventing the sweep.
Thesz advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Thesz.
Kersikov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thesz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Thesz punching from mount but Kersikov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thesz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Kersikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thesz wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Thesz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thesz keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
Kersikov trying to control but Thesz is working from the bottom.
Thesz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kersikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kersikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vitali Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Aloysius Martin Thesz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thesz looking for a sweep. Not yet Thesz, not yet.
Thesz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kersikov!
Thesz throws a wild left hand from mount and Kersikov manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Kersikov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets back to full guard.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thesz.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thesz stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kersikov is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control the position here.
Kersikov trying to control but Thesz is working from the bottom.
Kersikov passes Thesz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kersikov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thesz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
Kersikov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloysius Martin Thesz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thesz, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloysius Martin Thesz!
After winning the bout, Aloysius Martin Thesz 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 Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wild's choice of entrance music: Type O Negative - Love You to Death. Evgeniy Malkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jared Wild!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Malkin's shoulder, as Malkin tries to avoid the shot.
Wild tries to clinch but Malkin moves away
and Malkin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Malkin.
Wild trying to keep a closed guard but Malkin is proving a slippery customer.
Wild seems keen to control Malkin's posture.
Malkin wants to pass the guard but Wild is keeping the position.
Wild looking to control but Malkin passes into half guard.
Malkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wild doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malkin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wild preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Wild is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wild trying to hold on to Malkin's head to control him but Malkin postures up.
Wild wants to improve his position but Malkin is controlling well.
Wild is trying to control but can't.
Malkin is working for a kimura but Wild is defending it quite comfortably.
Wild is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild trying to control but Malkin postures up.
Wild is defending against the submission attempts here by Malkin.
Wild is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malkin is pressing down on Wild's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wild is holding on for now.
Wild is refusing to be controlled, as Malkin sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wild tries to roll over but Malkin keeps him under control.
Wild wants to control but Malkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wild does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wild makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wild.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wild working a defensive guard here.
Wild is pulling down on Malkin's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wild keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wild is just riding it out for now. Malkin eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild wants to control but Malkin is keeping busy.
Wild is staying active underneath Malkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wild is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Malkin has latched onto it... Big trouble! Malkin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Wild is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Malkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evgeniy Malkin!
During a confident post fight interview, Evgeniy Malkin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jared Wild stepped up to the mic, saying 'I feel faint'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever comes to the cage accompanied by X-Files Theme. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griever connects with a body shot.
Beckett punishes Griever's body with a nice straight punch.
Griever keeps Beckett at a distance using the push kick.
Griever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
Beckett is looking to slow Griever down with leg kicks.
Griever looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beckett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griever defending well as Beckett loads up on a big left hand.
Beckett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griever.
Griever takes a jab right on the kisser.
Griever checks the leg kick.
Beckett throws a body kick that misses.
Beckett throws out a leg kick but Griever moves out of range and Beckett only half commits.
Griever 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.
Griever checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckett tries a low kick but Griever avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beckett.
Griever misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Griever.
Beckett throws a jab but it's blocked by Griever.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beckett misses with a low kick.
Beckett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griever misses the jab.
Beckett thumps Griever with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beckett.
Griever keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griever scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Beckett is predictable there
and Griever counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Griever throws a series of punches but Beckett avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beckett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griever.
Griever lands a left and a right that send Beckett crashing to the mat, dazed. Griever thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Beckett is rocked!
Beckett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beckett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griever takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griever avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beckett feints and then cracks Griever's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griever down.
Good work by Griever as he checks the leg kick.
Beckett cracks Griever with a good jab.
Griever slips under a jab.
Griever checks a leg kick.
Beckett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griever counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griever ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Griever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robert Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griever connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beckett scrambles back to his feet.
Griever cracks Beckett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beckett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Griever finish him?
Beckett is still on wobbly legs! Can Griever finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beckett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griever steps in with a hook that catches Beckett right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Griever follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Beckett looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever 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 Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (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
16 - 7 - 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conan Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Drogo shoots in and drives through. Makinwa sprawls well.
Drogo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Drogo pushes Makinwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Makinwa is trying to push Drogo away but Drogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makinwa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Drogo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Makinwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Drogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drogo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Makinwa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick from Makinwa lands but Drogo takes it in his stride.
It looks like Conan Drogo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drogo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drogo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa throws an off balance right hand
letting Drogo counter with a right hand.
Drogo knocks Makinwa to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo tries to advance to mount but Makinwa denies him.
Makinwa is trying to control Drogo's posture but Drogo avoids it.
Drogo trying to control the position but Makinwa is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Drogo.
Drogo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Makinwa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is looking to take a break and control but Makinwa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogo controlling the pace.
Conan Drogo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drogo tries to clinch there but Makinwa circles away.
Ugor Makinwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Drogo.
Makinwa tries to clinch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo wants to clinch but Makinwa slips to the side
and Makinwa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.
Makinwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogo throws out a loose jab but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makinwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa motions for Drogo to come forward. Makinwa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Makinwa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drogo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Drogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makinwa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drogo is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa successfully pulls guard.
Makinwa keeping full guard, as Drogo tries to pass.
Drogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makinwa keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Drogo throwing strikes but missing.
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 Conan Drogo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Drogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drogo tried to score with a low kick but Makinwa checks it.
Drogo tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogo.
Makinwa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drogo connects with a single shot there.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Conan Drogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Drogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Makinwa is just out of range.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa jabs Drogo right on the nose. Drogo blinks but takes it well.
Drogo lands a body shot.
Makinwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makinwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Makinwa.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Drogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drogo's calf.
Makinwa tests Drogo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makinwa manages to avoid it.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Makinwa off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Makinwa but Makinwa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Makinwa misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a leg kick which misses Drogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Drogo tries to avoid it.
Drogo wants to slow Makinwa down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Makinwa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Makinwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drogo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Drogo misses.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Makinwa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drogo.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Makinwa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makinwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo.
Drogo tries to clinch there but Makinwa circles away.
Drogo tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa scores with a shot to the body.
Drogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Makinwa circles away.
Makinwa lands a jab to the head.
Drogo checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makinwa.
Drogo checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa thumps Drogo with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Makinwa cracks Drogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Makinwa.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Drogo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Makinwa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drogo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makinwa sends Drogo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Makinwa is motioning to the referee to let Drogo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Drogo is rocked!
Drogo tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Makinwa closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Drogo out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ugor Makinwa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobashi comes into the arena with DJ Krush - Kemuri blaring out of the sound system. Kenta Kobashi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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198 lbs
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170 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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taphorn misses with a body shot
and Kobashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Taphorn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kobashi tries to clinch but Taphorn is having none of it.
Kobashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taphorn throws a shot to the body.
Kobashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Taphorn tries to work over Kobashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kobashi.
Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Kobashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobashi has a couple of punches blocked by Taphorn.
Kobashi throws a head punch that misses.
Kobashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taphorn blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taphorn throws an elbow but misses.
Kobashi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobashi blocks an uppercut.
Kobashi throws a head punch that misses.
Taphorn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taphorn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kobashi escapes and throws Taphorn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kobashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kobashi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kobashi trying to control the position but Taphorn is working away.
Taphorn is looking for a sweep.
Kobashi 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.
Taphorn regains half guard.
Taphorn wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taphorn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Taphorn looking for submissions off his back.
Taphorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Kobashi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taphorn actively working from the bottom here.
Taphorn actively working from the bottom here.
Kobashi wants to free his trapped foot but Taphorn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi wants to advance to full mount but Taphorn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Taphorn keeping moving, preventing Kobashi from controlling successfully.
Kobashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taphorn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kobashi passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobashi is looking to take a break and control but Taphorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kobashi tries to clinch there but Taphorn circles away.
Kobashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobashi is looking to clinch.
Taphorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taphorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Kobashi moves in looking to clinch but Taphorn pushes him off.
Kobashi blocks a jab.
Taphorn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Kobashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taphorn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taphorn.
Kobashi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Taphorn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to roll over but Taphorn keeps him under control.
Taphorn is thwarting Kobashi's attempts to control the position.
Taphorn lands strikes from half guard.
Kobashi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taphorn.
Kobashi wants to get back to full guard.
Kobashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kobashi keeps working.
Peter Taphorn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taphorn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kobashi defending well though.
Taphorn stalling away here and it's allowed Kobashi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Kobashi.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Kobashi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kobashi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taphorn throwing strikes from guard but Kobashi blocks nicely.
Taphorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kobashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taphorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taphorn is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No luck for Taphorn with that takedown attempt.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
Kobashi tries to clinch up but Taphorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Kobashi has closed the distance and engaged Taphorn in a clinch.
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobashi slips a jab from Taphorn.
Taphorn tried to score with a low kick but Kobashi checks it.
Taphorn catches Kobashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taphorn 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.
Kobashi closes the distance looking to clinch
so Taphorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kobashi has control of Taphorn's left arm, preventing Taphorn from doing any damage.
Taphorn looking to pass the guard.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taphorn preventing the sweep.
Taphorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taphorn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taphorn is one step ahead there.
Taphorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Taphorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi gets a clinch.
Kobashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kobashi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Kobashi controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kobashi.
Taphorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kobashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a head punch that misses.
Taphorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kobashi avoids it.
Kobashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Kobashi on the inside.
Kobashi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kobashi misses with some punches.
Taphorn drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kobashi wants to control from the top but Taphorn keeps moving.
Kobashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobashi stands and throws Taphorn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Taphorn is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taphorn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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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). Burke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manish Boy. Tigran Badoyan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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264 lbs
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183 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent 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
14 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Badoyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burke will feel that in the morning.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Burke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Badoyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Badoyan misses.
Badoyan thows a leg kick but Burke checks it
and Burke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Badoyan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badoyan trying to keep a closed guard but Burke is proving a slippery customer.
Badoyan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Burke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan has control of Burke's left arm, preventing Burke from doing any damage.
Tigran Badoyan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Badoyan throws a front kick that sends Burke stumbling back into the cage.
Badoyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badoyan checks a low kick from Burke.
Badoyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Burke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burke misses with a low kick.
Burke avoids a kick to the body.
Burke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badoyan.
Badoyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burke's sensitive parts.
Burke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badoyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Burke.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Burke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burke goes for a double leg but Badoyan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Badoyan continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands with a left to the head.
Badoyan lands an uppercut.
Badoyan avoiding damage.
Badoyan blocking some punches.
Burke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Badoyan.
Burke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badoyan throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Burke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Badoyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burke looks to land a right hand but Badoyan moved out of range.
Badoyan tests Burke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badoyan.
Badoyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Badoyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burke. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan cracks a nice hook into Burke's ribs.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burke manages to avoid it.
Badoyan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burke's guard.
Burke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burke keeping moving, preventing Badoyan from controlling successfully.
Badoyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan lands a couple of elbows.
Badoyan trying to control but Burke is working from the bottom.
Burke trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tigran Badoyan just wasn't active enough.
Badoyan throws a body punch but Burke moves out of range.
Badoyan misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Badoyan!
Burke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tigran Badoyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Badoyan throws an overhand right that lands on Burke's shoulder, as Burke tries to avoid the shot.
Badoyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Badoyan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badoyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
Badoyan throws a leg kick
and Burke counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badoyan can't do much from the bottom here.
Burke scores with punches from side control.
Burke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badoyan keeps working.
Burke is trying to ground and pound but Badoyan uses the momentary lack of control by Burke to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burke wants to free his trapped foot but Badoyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burke prevents Badoyan from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Badoyan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Burke wants to control from the top but Badoyan keeps moving.
Burke looking to pass the guard.
Badoyan is trying to keep Burke in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan has Burke pulled in close to control his posture.
Burke throwing strikes but missing.
Burke throws a big elbow that misses.
Burke trying to control the position from guard on top but Badoyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badoyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badoyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is pulling down on Burke's head. It's preventing any offense from Burke, at least for the moment.
Badoyan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tigran Badoyan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badoyan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Badoyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.
Burke throws a jab but it's blocked by Badoyan.
Burke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badoyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burke.
Burke throws a body punch but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan slips under a jab from Burke.
Badoyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Badoyan thuds his right hand into Burke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burke scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Badoyan lands with a kick to the temple. Burke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Badoyan connects with a leg kick. Burke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Badoyan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burke is looking to slow Badoyan down with leg kicks.
Burke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badoyan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badoyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burke moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badoyan connects with a leg kick. Burke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Badoyan.
Burke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Burke.
Badoyan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burke is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tigran Badoyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Badoyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Burke.
Badoyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burke swings for the body but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan throws a push kick but Burke slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Burke finds it's target.
Badoyan ducks under a wild hook from Burke.
Burke throws a lazy uppercut
and Badoyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Burke blocks a head kick by Badoyan.
Burke throws a shot from downtown. Badoyan moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Burke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan throws a leg kick which misses Burke's front leg but catches the back leg as Burke tries to avoid it.
Burke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badoyan.
Burke misses with a low kick.
Burke shoots in for a double leg but Badoyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Badoyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burke's calf.
Burke misses with a hook. Badoyan ducked under it nicely.
Burke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Badoyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burke drops his hands momentarily and Badoyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badoyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Badoyan misses with a hook. Burke ducked under it nicely.
Badoyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Badoyan.
Burke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Burke or perhaps it was just good defense by Badoyan which made him look bad.
Badoyan loads up on a big right hand but Burke slips the punch.
Badoyan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badoyan is looking to take a break and control but Burke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke can't do much from the bottom here.
Badoyan throws a strike aimed at the side of Burke's head but Burke avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burke is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Burke is looking to reverse the position.
James Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Burke is not content to let Badoyan control the position.
Burke avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Badoyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan is staying tight to Burke's torso, preventing him from escaping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tigran Badoyan.
Badoyan throws the left hand but Burke avoids the punch easily.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burke throws an overhand right that lands on Badoyan's shoulder, as Badoyan tries to avoid the shot.
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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Badoyan!
Tigran Badoyan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conquer for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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