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HEROIC148 KERSIKOV v RUA PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newbomb Turk (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Newbomb Turk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano slips under a jab from Turk.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
Turk connects with a crisp jab.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Luciano misses
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano throws a shot to the body.
Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk slaps away a takedown attempt from Luciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Luciano is looking to wear down Turk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turk throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk blocks a head kick by Luciano.
Luciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luciano thinking.
Luciano swinging wildly here.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Luciano takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
Luciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turk.
Turk throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turk.
We've been hearing reports that Luciano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turk throws a right and a left that Luciano avoids nicely.
Turk avoids the head kick by Luciano.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luciano on the side of the head.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luciano swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Turk misses with an uppercut.
Turk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turk throws out the jab.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Turk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano 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.
Luciano lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turk moves away.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turk as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk connects with the punch.
Turk missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turk connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Turk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turk.
A combination from Turk does no damage.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Turk ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Luciano misses.
Turk misses with a low kick.
Turk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turk as he avoids it easily.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Turk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Turk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luciano on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luciano scores with a takedown into Turk's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luciano wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano won't allow Turk to sweep him here.
Luciano drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Turk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Luciano has Turk in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luciano tries to bum rush Turk with a series of wild strikes but Turk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luciano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Newbomb Turk has been cut.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Turk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano checks a low kick from Turk.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turk moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Luciano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Luciano looking to score a takedown here. Turk is defending well but Luciano drives through and ends up in Turk's guard.
Turk is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Luciano has his hands clasped together but Turk extends and breaks Luciano's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Turk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Newbomb Turk!
A very excited looking Newbomb Turk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Last Dragon. 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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180 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuraimo Rassi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rassi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Rassi as Wilson shoots in.
Wilson 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.
Wilson jabs Rassi right on the nose. Rassi blinks but takes it well.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rassi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rassi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at COBRA-KAI. DO-JO in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson wants to clinch
and Rassi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rassi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson's coach down at Me Myself and I Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rassi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Rassi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rassi.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Rassi's defenses.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Rassi keeps it at a distance.
Rassi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rassi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Rassi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson misses with a hook.
A big right from Wilson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rassi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rassi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rassi slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samuraimo Rassi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Wilson.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Rassi is out of range.
Wilson wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Rassi is controlling him.
Rassi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rassi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rassi working Wilson over with knees to the body.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rassi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rassi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rassi lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.
Wilson looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Rassi.
Rassi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Rassi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rassi throws an elbow that misses.
Rassi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rassi.
Rassi crunches a lovely knee into Wilson's ribcage.
Rassi lands with a right to the head.
Wilson dodges an elbow strike from Rassi.
Rassi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rassi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rassi lands an uppercut.
Rassi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Rassi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rassi keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Rassi.
Rassi missing with knees to the body.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rassi avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Rassi moves away and avoids it.
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 Samuraimo Rassi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rassi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Rassi blocking some punches.
Rassi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rassi lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Rassi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson has Rassi pushed against the cage.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
Wilson dives in for a single leg takedown but Rassi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rassi blocking some punches.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Rassi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson wants to break free but Rassi has control.
Samuraimo Rassi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rassi pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rassi scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rassi.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the head but Wilson blocks with his arms.
Rassi lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rassi moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rassi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Rassi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Rassi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rassi tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rassi in his tracks.
Rassi throws a combination that misses
and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi stalling in the clinch.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rassi.
Rassi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rassi missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rassi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson throws a hook but Rassi avoids it easily.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rassi finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rassi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Rassi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rassi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wilson to his knees! Rassi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuraimo Rassi!
A less than humble Samuraimo Rassi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napalm Chief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Volkov's choice of entrance music: The Trooper by Iron Maiden. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Napalm Chief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chief is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chief looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Chief thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Chief throws a leg kick which misses Volkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkov tries to avoid it.
Chief with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Chief.
Chief throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chief swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chief pushes Volkov away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chief keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov throws a low kick but Chief avoids it.
Chief feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down.
Chief closes the distance and pushes Volkov back into the cage.
Chief turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chief manages to end up in side control.
Volkov manages to get back to half guard.
Chief controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chief looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkov is looking to control Chief's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Volkov avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Napalm Chief.
Volkov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chief quickly recovers to half guard.
Chief regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Volkov.
Volkov looking to sit in guard and control but Chief gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov working a defensive guard here.
Chief throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Volkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chief looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov controls Chief momentarily but Chief frees himself.
Volkov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chief not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Volkov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Volkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chief!
Chief clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chief gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chief pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chief prevents Volkov from breaking the clinch.
Volkov tries for a takedown but Chief manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Napalm Chief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Volkov.
Chief breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Chief was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Napalm Chief is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chief just misses with a punch to the body.
Chief connects with a body shot.
Volkov misses with a takedown attempt - Chief sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chief feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chief.
Volkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napalm Chief dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chief scoring well with a low kick there.
Chief throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Volkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chief moves away.
Chief lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov throws a body punch but Chief moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Chief counters with a low kick, right behind Volkov 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chief throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Chief moves his leg out of the way.
Chief tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Chief is looking to wear down Volkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chief tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Chief.
Chief takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chief clinches with his opponent.
Volkov trying to control the position but instead, Chief has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volkov into the cage.
Chief tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chief swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chief pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chief swivels and escapes.
Volkov swings for the body but Chief moves out of range.
Napalm Chief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Volkov jabs at Chief's body.
Chief lands a nice looking kick to the body. Volkov takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chief.
Chief tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
Chief misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Chief there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chief throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov throws a low kick but Chief avoids it.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Chief is just out of range.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief swinging wildly here.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Chief moved out of range.
Chief throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chief lands a head kick. Volkov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chief fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov throws a low kick but Chief moves out of range easily.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chief can pounce on him.
Chief clinches with his opponent.
Chief just leaning against Volkov, taking a breather.
Volkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chief pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Volkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chief goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chief manages to break the clinch.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chief is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chief moves into the clinch.
Chief stops a takedown attempt from Volkov.
Napalm Chief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Volkov.
A short uppercut from Chief.
Chief gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Volkov regains guard.
Volkov is looking to sweep but instead, Chief has passed into half guard.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Chief content to control rather than advance.
Volkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Volkov is pressing down on Chief's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chief is fighting to break Volkov's control of his arms but Volkov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chief controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Napalm Chief.
Chief ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napalm Chief dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chief moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov thows a leg kick but Chief checks it
and Chief counters with a two punch combo.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chief throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volkov on the side of the head.
Chief fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Napalm Chief is winning the standup battle so far.
Chief scores with a shot to the body.
Chief throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov slips a straight right by Chief.
Chief moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Chief gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chief doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chief just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chief.
Volkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chief takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Volkov darts in looking for a takedown but Chief gets double underhooks and turns Volkov into the cage.
Chief wants to stall.
Chief stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chief.
Chief ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chief no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Volkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chief working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Chief.
Napalm Chief is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chief has control of Volkov's left arm, preventing Volkov from doing any damage.
Chief has his feet on Volkov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Volkov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chief.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Chief closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chief thuds a left hand into Volkov's body.
Chief delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chief throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Chief sees coming a mile off.
Chief changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chief scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkov scores with a jab. Chief acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chief fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Chief keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Volkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chief moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Volkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chief on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chief stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chief fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Chief scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volkov takes a swing at Chief's ribcage but misses.
Volkov tries a low kick but Chief avoids it.
Vincent Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Chief lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chief throws a head kick that Volkov semi-blocks.
Chief swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Chief blocks the low kick.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chief was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Volkov throws a body punch but Chief moves out of range.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chief gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chief closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Chief blocking some punches.
Volkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chief pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chief lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chief stalling against the cage.
Chief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chief fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napalm Chief showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chief 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napalm Chief!
Napalm Chief decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
30 - 20 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kendall tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kendall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Kendall catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee works Kendall's body with a nice hook.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Kendall throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kendall throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Kendall has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bricktop's House of Hard Knocks in the buildup to the fight.
Lee connects with a right hand. Kendall shakes it off.
It looks like Chris Kendall has been cut.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Kendall's ribs.
Chris Kendall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kendall thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Barney Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kendall lands a front kick.
Kendall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kendall lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kendall lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee moves out of range as Kendall throws a body kick.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a hook but Kendall avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kendall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Kendall.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Kendall sees coming a mile off.
Kendall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kendall is rocked!
Lee weaves into range and cracks Kendall right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kendall goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Lee is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Lee!
A relieved looking Barney Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson has chosen Dr. Dre - The Watcher as his entrance music. Aaron Davidson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Marsh's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson misses with a low kick as Marsh jumps back.
Davidson moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Davidson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Davidson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick but Marsh moves out of range.
Davidson forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.
Marsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davidson has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Marsh tries to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling the position.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson working aggressively here.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh is trying to break free.
Davidson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marsh.
A head punch on the inside from Davidson fails to land.
Marsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Davidson won't allow it.
Marsh is trying to push Davidson away but Davidson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Davidson won't allow it.
A short left from Davidson.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson lands a nice uppercut.
Davidson misses with the head strike.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is leaning against Marsh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davidson swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsh is trying to drag Davidson to the mat but Davidson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch but Davidson keeps him there for the moment.
Davidson lands a left hand.
Davidson lands a right hand.
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson lands a shot to the body.
Marsh wants to get back to striking at distance but Davidson won't allow it.
Davidson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to break free but Davidson has control.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Davidson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsh is trying to force a seperation but Davidson has the dominant position.
Davidson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidson.
Davidson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Davidson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marsh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Davidson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davidson misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsh tries to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davidson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh has clasped his hands together around Davidson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Davidson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
Marsh working the ground and pound from side control.
Marsh wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsh tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marsh is trying to ground and pound but Davidson uses the momentary lack of control by Marsh to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davidson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davidson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Davidson misses the shot to the body.
Davidson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davidson. Davidson obviously looking to wear him down.
Marsh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
Davidson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh fails to land the takedown.
Marsh swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Davidson lands with a right hand.
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Davidson moves forwards but Marsh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davidson.
A jab from Marsh does it's job there.
Davidson lands a nice shot that snaps Marsh's head back.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidson lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to clinch.
Davidson wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Aaron Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsh lands an overhand right.
Davidson ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Davidson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsh's sensitive parts.
Marsh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aaron Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Davidson is out of range.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
Davidson scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marsh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davidson.
Davidson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davidson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davidson throws a poor cross that misses
so Marsh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Davidson has his foot on Marsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marsh works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsh postures up in Davidson's guard and throws a big left but Davidson blocks it.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
Marsh trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Training Hive (msg to rent a coach). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davidson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davidson.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davidson.
Marsh tries to break free but Davidson pushes him back against the cage.
Davidson gets through Marsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davidson keeps control of Marsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marsh working hard to break the clinch.
Marsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Marsh avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
Davidson misses with some punches.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Marsh looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson keeps control of Marsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davidson.
Davidson tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Davidson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davidson misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh misses with a double jab.
Davidson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davidson pushes Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Davidson has Marsh pressed against the cage, preventing Marsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davidson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Davidson.
Davidson tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
Davidson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Davidson stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Davidson on the inside.
Marsh is rocked!
Aaron Davidson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davidson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Marsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davidson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Davidson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh wants a takedown.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Davidson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Marsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Davidson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Davidson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsh is looking to break free of the clinch but Davidson has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson misses with some punches.
Marsh seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Davidson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsh.
Marsh letting Davidson take a breather here.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson has Marsh pressed against the cage, preventing Marsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling him.
Davidson trying to control the position but instead, Marsh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davidson into the cage.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aaron Davidson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Davidson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson is looking to control Marsh's arms but Marsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davidson has his back to the cage.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Davidson has him pressed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davidson throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davidson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Davidson!
A very excited looking Aaron Davidson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ehrmantraut might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to non existent. Nambara has chosen This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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31
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Ehrmantraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Nambara blocks the low kick.
Ehrmantraut throws a looping overhand right but Nambara ducks down to avoid it.
Nambara slips a jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut tries to bum rush Nambara with a series of wild strikes but Nambara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nambara looks to throw the jab but Ehrmantraut is out of range.
Ehrmantraut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nambara loads up on a big right hand but Ehrmantraut slips the punch.
Nambara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nambara connects with a body shot that sends Ehrmantraut's belly button to the back.
Ehrmantraut scores with a takedown into Nambara's guard.
Nambara wants to stand but Ehrmantraut is controlling the position.
Nambara keeping full guard, as Ehrmantraut tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ehrmantraut throws a big elbow that misses.
Ehrmantraut wants to pass the guard but Nambara is keeping the position.
Nambara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ehrmantraut won't allow Nambara to get back to his feet.
Nambara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ehrmantraut. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ehrmantraut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ehrmantraut seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nambara keeping moving, preventing Ehrmantraut from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ehrmantraut controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ehrmantraut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nambara told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nambara wants to stand but Ehrmantraut is controlling the position.
Nambara is wriggling around but Ehrmantraut manages to pass to half guard.
Nice strikes from Ehrmantraut there.
Ehrmantraut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ehrmantraut scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara is trying to stand up here but Ehrmantraut is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ehrmantraut passes to side control.
Ehrmantraut postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ehrmantraut working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nambara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nambara is not content to let Ehrmantraut control the position.
Nambara wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ehrmantraut has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nambara!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands a big elbow.
Nambara tries to buck Ehrmantraut off but he can't manage it.
Ehrmantraut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrmantraut working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ehrmantraut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ehrmantraut is landing with some decent strikes but Nambara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ehrmantraut looking to finish Nambara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nambara!
Nambara is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ehrmantraut working the ground and pound effectively.
Nambara is rocked!
Ehrmantraut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Ehrmantraut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ehrmantraut tries to clinch up but Nambara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ehrmantraut cracks Nambara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nambara is still on wobbly legs! Can Ehrmantraut finish him?
Ehrmantraut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ehrmantraut moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Nambara goes down! Can Ehrmantraut finish him!?
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!
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut loads up on a big left hand. Nambara felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ehrmantraut looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Nambara can't hide his disappointment, as Ehrmantraut celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Ehrmantraut!
After winning the bout, Michael Ehrmantraut 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 Bagful Donkeys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donkeys kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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291 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagful Donkeys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
England shoots in looking for a takedown. Donkeys tries to sprawl out of it but England keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donkeys manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from England.
England fails to land with a series of punches.
England lands a really nice looking cross but Donkeys seems unphased.
It looks like Bagful Donkeys has been cut.
Donkeys goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from England.
England throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donkeys throws a hook but England blocks it.
England chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donkeys can pounce on him.
Donkeys keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
England throws a big shot that misses.
Donkeys lands a head kick!
England throws a nice looking combination but Donkeys bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
England stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donkeys.
Donkeys jabs at England's body.
England misses with a body punch
and England takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
England connects with a right hand. Donkeys shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
England fails to land with a series of punches.
Donkeys throws a head kick that misses.
Donkeys fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches England on the side of the head.
England throws a series of punches but Donkeys avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Donkeys - just one landing.
England misses with a wild combination.
Donkeys keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by England misses
and Donkeys counters with a crisp right hand that drops England! Donkeys lets England back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
England looks winded!
England showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donkeys.
England swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donkeys uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from England.
England throws a right and a left that Donkeys avoids nicely.
England throws an overhand right that lands on Donkeys's shoulder, as Donkeys tries to avoid the shot.
England misses with a straight left.
Donkeys ducks under a wild hook from England.
Donkeys throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Donkeys coming out on top.
Donkeys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by England.
England looks to land a combination but Donkeys avoids it well.
England throws a big shot that misses.
England moves forwards but Donkeys connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Donkeys finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
England misses with a straight right.
England throws a sloppy head kick and Donkeys moves out of range easily.
England throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
England avoids a punch combination nicely.
England throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looks like Donkeys has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Donkeys catches England with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Donkeys.
England throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John England seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donkeys lands with a nice body punch.
Donkeys lands with a nice body kick.
England takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
England has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donkeys.
Bagful Donkeys is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
England takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Donkeys.
England misses with a lunging right hand
and Donkeys counters with a crisp one two that drops England! Donkeys thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves England to his feet! England is in big trouble!
England is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donkeys lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks England out cold! England is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bagful Donkeys!
Bagful Donkeys 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kosovskiy front. Washington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Queen - I Want It All. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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223 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Miloshevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a right and a left that Miloshevich avoids nicely.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miloshevich misses with a straight right.
Miloshevich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cavemen Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Washington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miloshevich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Washington landing with the ground and pound.
Miloshevich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Miloshevich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Washington wants to control from the top but Miloshevich keeps moving.
Miloshevich is pulling down on Washington's head to control his posture.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miloshevich trying to keep a closed guard but Washington is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miloshevich is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zoran Miloshevich.
A nice combination there by Miloshevich.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Miloshevich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miloshevich has managed to clinch.
Miloshevich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Washington 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.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Washington lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miloshevich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Washington stands and throws Miloshevich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miloshevich defending against the ground and pound.
Miloshevich can't do much from the bottom here.
Miloshevich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miloshevich is trying to stand.
Washington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Washington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miloshevich is refusing to be controlled, as Washington sits in half guard.
Miloshevich tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
Miloshevich trying to hold on to Washington's head to control him but Washington postures up.
Miloshevich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington.
Miloshevich wants to control but Washington is keeping busy.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miloshevich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington thows a huge punch but Miloshevich dodges it nicely.
Miloshevich is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Washington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miloshevich kicks Washington off and gets back to his feet.
Washington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miloshevich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miloshevich trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miloshevich holds on and takes a little breather.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
Washington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Washington is working Miloshevich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington is fighting to break Miloshevich's control of his arms but Miloshevich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Washington trying to control but Miloshevich is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miloshevich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miloshevich is trying to keep Washington in close.
Miloshevich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miloshevich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miloshevich managing to control the position.
Miloshevich has momentary wrist control but Washington slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
That's time! Miloshevich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Miloshevich misses.
Zoran Miloshevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Miloshevich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington lands with a right hand.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Miloshevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Miloshevich misses.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington shoots in but Miloshevich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Miloshevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miloshevich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Miloshevich misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miloshevich dodges the punch combination from Washington.
Washington throws a head kick but Miloshevich moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miloshevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miloshevich throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Miloshevich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Washington doesn't seem phased though.
Miloshevich throws a big shot that misses.
Miloshevich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Washington.
Miloshevich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Washington on the side of the head.
That has opened up Leonard Washington's cut even more.
Washington lands a jab to the head.
Washington slips a jab from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington lands a lovely overhand right.
Miloshevich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Washington. Washington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miloshevich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Miloshevich wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Miloshevich.
Washington cracks Miloshevich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Washington lands with a good body shot.
Miloshevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
Washington throws a leg kick that misses.
Miloshevich connects with a right hand. Washington shakes it off.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miloshevich back to the cage. Washington follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miloshevich.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Miloshevich's shoulder, as Miloshevich tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich misses with a hook.
Miloshevich wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Miloshevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miloshevich counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Washington badly! He tries to strike back but Miloshevich puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Washington out cold! Oh man, Washington will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zoran Miloshevich!
During a confident post fight interview, Zoran Miloshevich 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
182 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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36
181 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter feints and then cracks Okabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okabe down.
Nice body punch from Okabe.
Okabe lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunter off the cage and back into range.
Okabe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Okabe with a hook.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Okabe throws a shot to the body.
Hunter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Okabe blocks the low kick.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okabe lands with a shot to the body.
Hunter throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Okabe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Okabe.
Okabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is looking for a triangle here but Okabe uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Okabe connects with a nice short shot to Hunter's temple.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okabe is one step ahead there.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Okabe manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunter defends well.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Okabe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okabe looking to sit in guard and control but Hunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Okabe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunter defends well.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Okabe.
Okabe is trying to keep Hunter in close.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunter distracts Okabe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okabe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Okabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter stands up over Okabe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter won't allow Okabe to sweep him here.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Okabe keeps moving.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Okabe.
Okabe controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
Okabe keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Okabe is trying to keep Hunter in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Okabe keeps moving.
Okabe wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenji Okabe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunter is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Okabe misses.
Okabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okabe.
Hunter throws out a leg kick but Okabe moves out of range and Hunter only half commits.
Okabe misses with a body shot
and Okabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Okabe is looking to regain half guard here but Hunter keeps moving and retains side control.
Hunter has hold of Okabe's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Okabe seems comfortable defending it but Hunter has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Okabe is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Okabe is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hunter couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Jay Hunter 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 Lyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by AVANTASIA-Seven Angels. Kersikov has chosen Hollywood Undead - Undead as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a head kick.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Lyoto Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Lyoto Rua has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rua misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rua's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kersikov stays in close to Rua's body and controls the position.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua controls Kersikov momentarily but Kersikov frees himself.
Kersikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Kersikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rua looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
Kersikov postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kersikov's guard.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Rua connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov looking to control.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rua manages to get himself to full guard.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua pulls Kersikov in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kersikov keeping full guard, as Rua tries to pass.
Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet.
Kersikov looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Kersikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
Rua with a hook.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Rua lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kersikov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Kersikov tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
Kersikov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marko Kersikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep.
Rua trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Rua stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kersikov keeps working.
Rua grinds an elbow into Kersikov's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kersikov some visible discomfort.
Rua tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kersikov regains half guard.
Rua thows a huge punch but Kersikov dodges it nicely.
Rua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kersikov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kersikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua is looking to work some ground and pound but Kersikov has wrist control.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov is adopting a defensive guard.
Rua is in close to Kersikov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kersikov is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Rua wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kersikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
Kersikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kersikov, not yet.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Rua's cut.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rua finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
It looks like Marko Kersikov has been cut.
Nice shot by Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Rua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kersikov is keeping the position for now.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Kersikov trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Rua sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kersikov.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rua forces his way into half guard.
Rua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kersikov trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is not content to let Rua control the position.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rua with the ground and pound but Kersikov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov is trying to keep Rua in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Rua lands a couple of elbows.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kersikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua working some strikes from top position.
Rua 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.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Kersikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Rua postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Rua!
Lyoto Rua 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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